M.Sc. Nurcan Haştar
Nurcan completed her bachelor degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics at the Izmir Institute of Technology. After, she participated in the international Master program “ Material Science and Nanotechnology” at Bilkent University and received Master degree. Since July 2018, Nurcan is a member of Knaus lab. Her Ph.D. project focuses on the role of apical polarity scaffolding membrane proteins on endothelial cells in the context of BMP signaling.
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Biochemistry
PhD Candidate
Signal Transduction
Brunner P, Hastar N, Kaehler C, Burdzinski W, Jatzlau J, Knaus P. AMOT130 drives BMP-SMAD signaling at the apical membrane in polarized cells. Mol Biol Cell. 2020 Jan 15;31(2):118-130. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E19-03-0179. Epub 2019 Dec 4.
Isiksacan, Z., Hastar, N., Erel, O., & Elbuken, C. An optofluidic point-of-care device for quantitative investigation of erythrocyte aggregation during coagulation. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2018, 281: 24-30.
Hastar N, Arslan E, Guler MO, Tekinay AB. Peptide-Based Materials for Cartilage Tissue Regeneration. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017;1030:155-166. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-66095-0_7. Review.
Yergoz F, Hastar N, Cimenci CE, Ozkan AD, Tekinay T, Guler MO, Tekinay AB. Heparin mimetic peptide nanofiber gel promotes regeneration of full thickness burn injury. Biomaterials. 2017 Jul;134:117-127. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.04.040. Epub 2017 Apr 22.