Asst. Prof. TALHA ZAHİD YEŞİLOĞLU

Dr. Talha Zahid Yeşiloğlu, Pharm.D.

Dr. Talha Zahid Yeşiloğlu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the Ankara Üniversitesi Faculty of Pharmacy. He completed his undergraduate education in pharmacy and obtained his Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.

His research interests include computer-aided drug design (CADD), molecular modeling, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations. He particularly focuses on the design and development of inhibitors targeting histone deacetylases (HDAC), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), and cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes. In this context, his work involves the rational design of novel small molecules, structure–activity relationship (SAR) analysis, and computational investigation of ligand–protein interactions.

Dr. Yeşiloğlu conducts interdisciplinary research by integrating theoretical and experimental approaches in the drug discovery process and contributes to the development of new biologically active compounds.

In addition, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses such as “Drug Design and Methods” and “Computational Applications in Medicinal Chemistry,” contributing to the training of young researchers.