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Education
2020 - 2024
2020 - 2024Doctorate
The University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Scotland
2017 - 2020
2017 - 2020Postgraduate
Yildiz Technical University, Faculty Of Chemıcal And Metallurgıcal Engıneerıng, Department Of Bioengineering, Turkey
2012 - 2016
2012 - 2016Undergraduate
Yildiz Technical University, Faculty Of Chemıcal And Metallurgıcal Engıneerıng, Department Of Bioengineering, Turkey
Dissertations
2024
2024Doctorate
Protein kinases as potential drug targets against the infectious disease Human Leishmaniasis
University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
2020
2020Postgraduate
Acinetobacter baumannii enolazının klonlanması ve in silico analizi
Yildiz Technical University, Graduate School Of Natural And Applied Sciences
Foreign Languages
B2 Upper Intermediate
B2 Upper IntermediateEnglish
Research Areas
Avesis Research Areas:
Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Basic Pharmaceutics Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bioengineering
WoS Research Areas:
Life Sciences (Life), Cell Biology, Biology & Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Scopus Research Areas:
Cell Biology, Biochemistry (medical), Molecular Biology, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Research Areas Based on Academic Activities
Avesis Research Areas
WoS Research Areas
Scopus Research Areas
Academic Positions
2025 - Present
2025 - PresentLecturer PhD
Ankara University, Eczacılık Fakültesi, Temel Eczacılık Bilimleri Bölümü
Articles
All (3)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (3)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (3)
Scopus (3)
2026
20261. A comprehensive review of CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome editing in Leishmania strains: methodologies, applications, challenges and future directions.
Ata A., Topuz Ata D.
Molecular biology reports , vol.53, no.1, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2026
20262. Role of Microbiome and Bacterial Biofilms in the Pathogenesis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Topuz Ata D., Ata A.
ACTA PARASITOLOGICA , vol.71, pp.172, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2026
20263. Leishmaniasis vaccine research: current status and new directions.
Topuz Ata D., Ata A., Carter K. C.
Parasitology , pp.1-37, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2024
20241. Targeting LmxMKKK19 for better understanding of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase cascades in Leishmania mexicana
Ata A., Wiese M., Burchmore R.
BSP Spring Meeting, Liverpool April 2-4 2024, , Liverpool, England, 2 - 05 April 2024, pp.105-106, (Summary Text)
2023
20232. An investigation into LmxMKKK19, a putative Mitogen-Activated Protein kinase kinase kinase of Leishmania mexicana
Ata A., Burchmore R., Wiese M.
Protein Kinases of Parasitic Protozoa V, Florida, United States Of America, 20 - 23 March 2023, pp.14, (Summary Text)
2019
20193. Cloning of The Gene Encoding the Enolase from Acinetobacter baumannii
Ata A., Uğurel E., Uğurel O. M., İnci T. G., Balık D.
Eurasian Congress on Molecular Biotechnology (ECOMB2019), Trabzon, Turkey, 19 September 2019, pp.109, (Summary Text)
Books
2025
20251. CRISPR-CAS9 GENOME EDITING TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN THE FIELD OF PARASITOLOGY
Ata A.
in: ECZACILIKTA YENİLİKLER 5, Prof. Dr. Asuman BOZKIR,Prof. Dr. Ceyda Tuba ŞENGEL TÜRK, Editor, Ankara Üniversitesi, Ankara, pp.143-154, 2025
Funded Projects
2026 - Present
2026 - PresentAML Hücrelerinde Mitokondriyal Stres Yanıtları ile İmmünojenik Hücre Ölümü Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Guided
AKTAN F. (Executive), ATA A., KARABAY A. Z., ÖZKAN T., KOÇ A., KAYA SEZGİNER E., et al.
2025 - Present
2025 - PresentLeishmaniasis'e Karşı Moleküler Düzeyde İlaç ve Aşı Hedeflerinin Araştırılması
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Guided
BOZKIR A. (Executive), ATA A., TOPUZ ATA D.
Awards
April 2024
April 2024British Society for Parasitology Student Travel Award
British Society For Parasitology
Congress and Symposium Activities
02 April 2024 - 05 April 2024
02 April 2024 - 05 April 2024British Society for Parasitology Spring Meeting 2024
Attendee
Liverpool-England
20 March 2023 - 23 March 2023
20 March 2023 - 23 March 2023Protein Kinases of Parasitic Protozoa V Conference
Invited Speaker
Florida-United States Of America
14 March 2023 - 14 March 2023
14 March 2023 - 14 March 2023SIPBS CBD Research Group Seminar
Invited Speaker
Glasgow-England
19 September 2019 - 21 September 2019
19 September 2019 - 21 September 2019Eurasian Congress on Molecular Biotechnology (ECOMB2019)
Attendee
Trabzon-Turkey
Invited Talks
March 2023
March 2023An investigation into LmxMKKK19, a putative Mitogen-Activated Protein kinase kinase kinase of Leishmania mexicana.
Conference
Protein Kinases of Parasitic Protozoa V Conference-United States Of America
March 2023
March 2023An investigation into LmxMKKK19, a putative Mitogen-Activated Protein kinase kinase kinase of Leishmania mexicana.
Seminar
SIPBS CBD Research Group Seminar-Scotland
Scholarships
2018 - 2024
2018 - 2024