Asst. Prof. SERAP SANCAR


Faculty of Science, Depertment of Biology

Department of Molecular Biology


WoS Research Areas: Life Sciences (Life), Molecular Biology & Genetics, Cell Biology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology


Avesis Research Areas: Life Sciences, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Moleculer Biology of Cancer, Natural Sciences


Names in Publications: SERAP SANCAR-BAŞ

Email: ssancar@istanbul.edu.tr
Office Phone: +90 212 455 5700 Extension: 15133
Fax Phone: +90 212 528 0527
Web: http://aves.istanbul.edu.tr/ssancar/
Office: Fen Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü
Address: İstanbul Üniversitesi, Fen Fakültesi, Biyoloji Bölümü, Moleküler Biyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Vezneciler-34134, Fatih, İSTANBUL

Metrics

Publication

78

Publication (WoS)

36

Publication (Scopus)

28

Citation (WoS)

303

H-Index (WoS)

10

Citation (Scopus)

358

H-Index (Scopus)

11

Citation (Scholar)

492

H-Index (Scholar)

13

Project

35

Intellectual Property

12

Open Access

1
UN Sustainable Development Goals

Education

2006 - 2013

2006 - 2013

Doctorate

Istanbul University, Institute of Graduate Studies In Sciences, Biyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey

2003 - 2006

2003 - 2006

Postgraduate

Istanbul University, Institute of Graduate Studies In Sciences, Biyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey

1999 - 2003

1999 - 2003

Undergraduate

Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Depertment of Biology, Turkey

Dissertations

2006

2006

Postgraduate

Tiruturus karelini'nin erkek bireylerinde kloak yapısı ve kloak bezleri fonksiyonunun hormonal kontrolü

Istanbul University, Institute of Graduate Studies In Sciences, Biyoloji Bölümü

Foreign Languages

B2 Upper Intermediate

B2 Upper Intermediate

English

Certificates, Courses and Trainings

2010

2010

Cell Culture Seminar

Education Management and Planning

LGC Standards

2008

2008

Mikroskopi Teknikleri ve Uygulamaları

Education Management and Planning

Leica Microsystems DSA

2004

2004

İleri Moleküler Hücre Biyolojisi Teknikleri Uygulamalı Eğitim Kursu

Education Management and Planning

TÜBİTAK Gen Mühendisliği ve Biyoteknoloji Araştırma Enstitüsü

Research Areas

Life Sciences

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Moleculer Biology of Cancer

Natural Sciences

Academic Positions

2015 - Present

2015 - Present

Assistant Professor

Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Depertment of Biology

2005 - Present

2005 - Present

Research Assistant PhD

Istanbul University, Faculty of Science, Depertment of Biology

Courses

Postgraduate

Postgraduate

Molecular Cancer Biology

Undergraduate

Undergraduate

Hücre ve Moleküler Biyolojide Araştırmalar-II

Introduction to Neurobiology

The Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression

General Biology-II

Articles

All (34)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (28)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (29)
ESCI (1)
Scopus (28)
TRDizin (6)
Other Publications (1)

Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences

2024

2024

1. Synthesis and anticancer activities of 5-nonsubstituted/methyl-2-indolinone derivatives

Cinek T., Cihan Üstündağ G., Sancar Baş S., Özen Eroğlu G., Yıldırım M., Genç Akar Ö., et al.

12th International Drug Chemistry Congress, Antalya, Turkey, 7 - 10 March 2024, pp.42-46, (Full Text)

2022

2022

3. Slight increase in reactive oxygen species production reduces the cancer stem cell population of human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells

Sancar S., Erçin M., Oktayoğlu S., Özden S., Bolkent H. S., Bolkent Ş.

5th International Eurasian Conference on Biological and Chemical Sciences (EurasianBioChem 2022), Ankara, Turkey, 23 - 25 November 2022, pp.1729, (Summary Text)

2022

2022

4. Tiroid Kanseri Hücrelerinde N-bağlı Glikoproteinlerin Glikomik Analizi Yeni Potansiyel Terapötik ve Tanısal Hedefleri İşaret Eder

Bektaş S., Pekmez M., Şanlı K., Sancar S., Arda Pirinççi B. P., Arda E. Ş. N., et al.

11. ULUSAL MOLEKÜLER BİYOLOJİ VE BİYOTEKNOLOJİ KONGRESİ, İstanbul, Turkey, 7 - 09 October 2022, pp.67, (Summary Text) Sustainable Development

2022

2022

5. Isolation and Characterisation of Fish Skin Collagen from Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bektaş S., Kesiktaş M., Yemişken E., Avaz Seven S., Sancar S., Yıldız T., et al.

11. ULUSAL MOLEKÜLER BİYOLOJİ VE BİYOTEKNOLOJİ KONGRESİ, İstanbul, Turkey, 7 - 09 October 2022, pp.64, (Summary Text)

2022

2022

6. Alternative Source for Marine Bioactive Compounds from Black Sea: Isolation andCharacterisation of Fish Skin Collagen from Neogobius melanostomus (Pallas 1814)(Perciformes: Gobiidae)

Yemişken E., Jiménez-Rosado M., Perez-Puyana V., Romero A., Bektaş S., Sancar S., et al.

IX Jornadas de I+D+i & 1st International Workshop on STEM y VI JORNADA del PROGRAMA de Doctorado en Instalaciones y Sistemas para la Industria, Sevilla, Spain, 03 October 2022, (Summary Text)

2021

2021

8. Aspartame Induces Cancer Stem Cell Enrichment Through P21, NICD And GLI1 In Human Pancreas Adenocarcinoma Cells

Erçin M., Sancar S., Çelik E., Koyutürk M., Bolkent H. S., Oktayoğlu S., et al.

İstinye Üniversitesi Kök Hücre ve Doku Mühendisliği Sempozyumu, İstanbul, Turkey, 27 - 28 February 2021, pp.91-92, (Summary Text) Sustainable Development

2021

2021

9. Glucotoxicity Causes Pancreatic Beta and Duct Cells to Mutually Suppress Each Other's Function via miR -335 Targeted Runx2 and Insulin-Mediated Mechanism

Oktayoğlu S., Sancar S., Karatuğ Kaçar A., Bolkent Ş.

İstinye Üniversitesi Kök Hücre ve Doku Mühendisliği Sempozyumu, İstanbul, Turkey, 27 - 28 February 2021, pp.86-87, (Summary Text)

2019

2019

10. The effects of Maackia amurensis leukoagglutinin on the expressions of some extracellular matrix proteins in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cell line, 8505C

SANCAR BAŞ S., KAPTAN E.

1st INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY CANCER RESEARCH CONGRESS, Diyarbakır, Turkey, 18 September - 22 October 2019, pp.116, (Summary Text)

2018

2018

11. The effects of some plant lectins on anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cell line 8305C

SANCAR BAŞ S., KAPTAN E.

7. Multidisipliner Kanser Araştırma ve 1. Temel Onkoloji Kongresi, İzmir, Turkey, 11 - 14 October 2018, pp.85, (Summary Text)

2017

2017

14. mTOR inhibitörü everolimusun sirkadiyan saat sistemi üzerine etkisi ve farelerdeki kronotoksisitesi

ÖZTÜRK N., Öztürk D., PALA KARA Z., KAPTAN E., SANCAR BAŞ S., ÖZSOY N., et al.

24. Ulusal Farmakoloji Kongresi, Trabzon, Turkey, 17 October - 21 September 2017, pp.10, (Full Text)

2017

2017

16. Relevance of dosing time for everolimus toxicity on thyroid gland and hormones in mice.

Öztürk D., ÖZTÜRK N., PALA KARA Z., KAPTAN E., SANCAR BAŞ S., ÖZSOY N., et al.

19th International Conference on Biomedicine and Medical Pharmacology (ICBMP 2017), Lizbon, Portugal, 17 - 18 August 2017, vol.4, no.8, pp.12, (Full Text)

2017

2017

18. Ascorbic Acid Protects Human Lung Epithelial Cells In Vitro From Tobacco Smoke-Induced Oxidative Damage

Pekoz A. Y., Akbal O., Sancar S., Selo M., Clerkin C. G., Nickel S., et al.

International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), Washington, Kiribati, 19 - 24 May 2017, vol.195, (Summary Text) identifier

2016

2016

19. Fluorescence microscopic detection of some terminal sugar moieties on the cell surface of human thyroid carcinoma cell lines

SANCAR BAŞ S., KAPTAN E., SANCAKLI A., BOLKENT Ş.

6. Multidisipliner Kanser Araştırma Kongresi, Konya, Turkey, 27 - 30 October 2016, pp.133, (Summary Text)

2016

2016

22. The Role of a New Vanadium Complex on the Kidney of Streptozotocin Diabetic Rtas

SANCAR BAŞ S., TUNALI S., BAL DEMİRCİ T., ÜLKÜSEVEN B., YANARDAĞ R., BOLKENT Ş.

The 33 rd World Congress of Internal Medicine WCIM Bali 2016, Denbasar Bali, Indonesia, 22 - 25 August 2016, vol.PO 037, pp.463, (Full Text) Sustainable Development

2016

2016

23. Esculentin2PLa, a frog skin antimicrobial peptide, causes necrotic cell death in breast cancer cell lines

SANCAR BAŞ S., Bolkent S.

European Journal of Cancer/24th Biennial EARC Congress/Elsevier, Manchester, United Kingdom, 9 - 12 July 2016, vol.61, no.1, pp.132-133, (Full Text) Sustainable Development

2016

2016

25. The circadian timing system as a toxicity target of the anticancer mTOR inhibitor everolimus in mice.

ÖZTÜRK N., Öztürk D., PALA KARA Z., KAPTAN E., SANCAR BAŞ S., ÇINAR S., et al.

7. Avrupa Farmakoloji Kongresi (EPHAR 2016 – 7th European Congress of Pharmacology), İstanbul, Turkey, 26 June - 30 July 2016, pp.196, (Summary Text)

2016

2016

26. Chronotoxicity of Everolimus on the Immune System.

Öztürk D., ÖZTÜRK N., PALA KARA Z., KAPTAN E., SANCAR BAŞ S., ÇINAR S., et al.

Society for Research of Biological Rhythms 2016 (SRBR 2016), Florida, Palm Harbor, United States Of America, 21 - 25 May 2016, pp.172-173, (Full Text)

2016

2016

27. Dosing-Time Dependent Reproductive Toxicity of Everolimus in Male Mice.

ÖZTÜRK N., Öztürk D., PALA KARA Z., KAPTAN E., SANCAR BAŞ S., Li X., et al.

Society for Research of Biological Rhythms 2016 (SRBR 2016), Florida, Palm Harbor, United States Of America, 21 - 25 May 2016, pp.208, (Full Text)

2015

2015

28. Exendin-4 Attenuated Diabetes-Mediated Lung Injury in Mice

BOLKENT Ş., ÖZTAY F., SANCAR BAŞ S., OKTAYOĞLU S.

XXVIII. World Congress World Association of Societies of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (WASPALM): on the forefront of personalized medicine, Cancun, Mexico, 18 - 21 December 2015, pp.91, (Full Text) Sustainable Development

2015

2015

29. Edaravone Prevents Kidney Injury Induced By Valproic Acid

YANARDAĞ R., Bayrak B. B., Baş S. S., HACIHASANOĞLU ÇAKMAK N., Bolkent Ş., SANCAR BAŞ S.

Waspalm 2015 pathology and Laboratory Medicine:on the forefront of Personalized Medicine, Cancun, Mexico, 18 - 21 November 2015, pp.44, (Full Text)

2015

2015

30. The curative effects of exendin-4 on renal oxidative damage, inflammation and fibrosis in diabetic mice

OKTAYOĞLU S., SANCAR BAŞ S., BOLKENT Ş.

40th FEBS Congress, Berlin, Germany, 4 - 09 July 2015, vol.282, no.1, pp.148, (Full Text) Sustainable Development

2014

2014

32. Pretreatment of Chard (Beta vulgaris L. var.cicla) extract Decrases Liver Injury Induced by Antiarrhytmic Agent , Amiodarone

Bolkent Ş., Türkyılmaz İ. B., Sancar Baş S., YANARDAĞ R.

III World Congress of Public health Nutrition, Kanarya Adaları, Spain, 9 - 12 November 2014, vol.PM-116, pp.118, (Full Text)

2014

2014

33. Protective effects of vitamin U on amiodarone-induced liver injury of rats

Sancar Baş S., Türkyılmaz İ. B., Bolkent Ş., Yanardağ R.

FEBS EMBO 2014 Conference, Paris, France, 30 August - 04 September 2014, vol.281, no.1, pp.158, (Summary Text)

2013

2013

34. 4-Methylcatechol suppresses liver injury through blocking ROS production in the liver of hyperglycemic rats

Sancar-Bas S., Gezginci-Oktayoglu S., Bolkent S.

38th Congress of the Federation-of-European-Biochemical-Societies (FEBS), Saint Peter, Guernsey And Alderney, 6 - 11 July 2013, vol.280, pp.290, (Summary Text) identifier

2012

2012

35. Exendin-4 ameliroates renal injury by decreasing inflammation and ROS production in diabetic mice

Sancar-Bas S., Gezginci-Oktayoglu S., Bolkent S.

22nd IUBMB Congress/37th FEBS Congress, Sevilla, Spain, 4 - 09 September 2012, vol.279, pp.295, (Summary Text) Sustainable Development identifier

2010

2010

37. Lectin staining patterns in metamorphosing organs of the frog (Rana ridibunda)

Kaptan E., Inceli M. S., Bas S. S.

35th Congress of the Federation-of-European-Biochemical-Societies, Gothenburg, Sweden, 26 June - 01 July 2010, vol.277, pp.246, (Summary Text) identifier

2010

2010

38. Relationship between apoptosis and total sialic acid level in regressing and remodeling organs during amphibian metamorphosis

Kaptan E., Bas S. S., Inceli M. S.

35th Congress of the Federation-of-European-Biochemical-Societies, Gothenburg, Sweden, 26 June - 01 July 2010, vol.277, pp.245, (Summary Text) identifier

2009

2009

39. Immunological Response of Frog (Rana ridibunda) Skin Exposed to Continuous Dark

Sengezer-Inceli M., Sancar-Bas S., Kimiran-Erdem A., Kaptan E., Arslan-Aydogdu E. Ö., Inceli A. L.

34th Congress of the Federation-of-European-Biochemical-Societies, Prague, Czech Republic, 4 - 09 July 2009, vol.276, pp.221, (Summary Text) identifier

2008

2008

40. Prolactin receptor distrubution in the dorsal skin of non-hibernating and hibernating frog (Rana ridibunda)

İNCELİ M., SANCAR BAŞ S., KAPTAN E.

XIII. International Conference of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, Poland, 1 - 04 August 2008, vol.46, no.2, pp.52, (Full Text)

Books

2025

2025

1. Marine Bivalve-Derived Bioactive Compounds: Anticancer and Antimicrobial Effects

Bektaş S., Ahamada Rachıd N., Kılıç Ö., Sancar S.

in: Marine Biotechnology Studies and Applications, Shaju S. S.,Vipin P.M.,Visakh P. M., Editor, Scrivener Publishing Llc, New Jersey, pp.287-314, 2025

Funded Projects

2020 - 2022

2020 - 2022

Yeni Bir Antimikrobiyal Peptidin A549 Hücre Soyunda Olası Etkilerinin Araştırılması

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP MSc

BOLKENT Ş. (Executive), HUSEYNZADA A., SANCAR BAŞ S.

2018 - 2022

2018 - 2022

Balıkçılıkta Iskarta Av Grubu Türlerin Kollajen Karakterizasyonu ve Potansiyel Kullanımı

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Research Project

YEMİŞKEN E. (Executive), SANCAR BAŞ S., PEKMEZ M., MENCELOĞLU Y., AVAZ M. S.

2019 - 2020

2019 - 2020

İntrapankreatik Yağlanmada Kanal Hücrelerinin Rolünün İn Vitro Araştırılması

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

BOLKENT Ş. (Executive), OKTAYOĞLU S., SANCAR BAŞ S., KARATUĞ KAÇAR A.

2017 - 2019

2017 - 2019

Everolimusun sıçan karaciğerindeki kronotoksisitesi

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

OKYAR A. (Executive), ÖZTÜRK N., SANCAR BAŞ S., ÖZTÜRK D., KAPTAN E., PALA KARA Z.

2017 - 2019

2017 - 2019

Farklı kanser türlerinde hücre ölümünü indüklemek için bir ya da daha fazla antimikrobiyal peptidin kullanımSustainable Development

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

SANCAR S. (Executive), BOLKENT Ş.

2016 - 2018

2016 - 2018

Kriptoninin Meme Kanseri Tedavisinde KullanımıSustainable Development

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

SANCAR S. (Executive), BOLKENT Ş.

2016 - 2017

2016 - 2017

Zearalenonun Kromatin Modifiye Eden Genler Üzerine Epigenetik Etkilerinin İncelenmesi

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Research Project

ÖZDEN S. (Executive), KARAMAN E. F., ARDA PİRİNÇÇİ B. P., ŞENYILDIZ M., ZEYBEL M., SANCAR BAŞ S., et al.

2016 - 2017

2016 - 2017

Dosing-Time Dependent Reproductive Toxicity of Everolimus in Male Mice

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

ÖZTÜRK SEYHAN N. (Executive), KAPTAN E., Lİ X., LÉVİ F., PALA KARA Z., ÖZTÜRK D., et al.

2015 - 2017

2015 - 2017

Alcian Blue Boyasına Alternatif Katyonik Ftalosiyaninlerin Sentezi ve Biyolojik Kullanımı

TUBITAK Project , 1001 - Program for Supporting Scientific and Technological Research Projects

Sancar Baş S., Bolkent Ş.

2016 - 2016

2016 - 2016

Esculentin2PLa, a frog skin antimicrobial peptide, causes necrotic cell death in breast cancer cell linesSustainable Development

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

SANCAR S. (Executive), BOLKENT Ş.

2014 - 2014

2014 - 2014

PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF VITAMIN U ON AMIODARONE-INDUCED LIVER INJURY OF RATS

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

SANCAR S. (Executive)

2013 - 2013

2013 - 2013

4-methylcatechol suppresses liver injury through blocking ROS production in the liver of hyperglycemic rats

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

SANCAR S. (Executive)

Patent

2024

2024

Farklı kanser türlerinde hücre ölümünü indüklemek için bir ya da daha fazla antimikrobiyal peptidlerin kullanımı

Patent

Registered / Approved, The Invention Registration Number: 2014 15474 , Standard Registration Sustainable Development

2022

2022

ALCIAN BLUE BOYASINA ALTERNATİF KATYONİK FTALOSİYANİN BİLEŞİKLERİ VE BU BİLEŞİKLERİN BİYOLOJİK VE TIBBİ KULLANIMI

Patent

Registered / Approved, The Invention Registration Number: 2017 08050 , Standard Registration

2022

2022

BAZI PEPTİDLERİN DİYABET, OBEZİTE VE İLİŞKİLİ TÜM METABOLİK HASTALIKLARIN TANISINDA KULLANIMI (BAŞVURU)

Patent

Registered / Approved, The Invention Registration Number: 2021 021580 , Standard Registration Sustainable Development

2021

2021

BETA HÜCRE OLUŞUMUNU SAĞLAMAK İÇİN BAZI PEPTİDLERİN KULLANIMI (BAŞVURU)

Patent

Registered / Approved, The Invention Registration Number: 2016 19391 , Standard Registration Sustainable Development

2021

2021

Use of Some Peptides in Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolic Diseases Associated Thereto (BAŞVURU)

Patent

Registered / Approved, The Invention Registration Number: EP3366306B1 , Standard Registration Sustainable Development

2016

2016

DİYABET, OBEZİTE VE İLİŞKİLİ TÜM METABOLİK HASTALIKLARIN TEDAVİSİNDE BAZI PEPTİDLERİN KULLANILMASI (BAŞVURU)

Patent

Pending / Applied, The Invention Recourse Number: 2016/19394 , Standard Registration Sustainable Development

Memberships and Roles in Scientific Organizations

2012 - Present

2012 - Present

Türk Biyokimya Derneği

Member

2011 - Present

2011 - Present

Moleküler Kanser Araştırma DerneğiSustainable Development

Member

2010 - 2012

2010 - 2012

Türk Elektron Mikroskobu Derneği

Member

Peer Reviews in Scientific Publications

May 2020

May 2020

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BİOLOGY

National Scientific Refreed Journal

October 2019

October 2019

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BİOLOGY

National Scientific Refreed Journal

September 2016

September 2016

JOURNAL OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN-ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM

SCI Journal

Awards

October 2010

October 2010

BİLİMSEL YAYIN TEŞVİK ÖDÜLÜ

TÜBİTAK



Congress and Symposium Activities

01 July 2015 - 01 July 2015

01 July 2015 - 01 July 2015

40th FEBS Congress

Attendee

Berlin-Germany

01 August 2014 - 01 August 2014

01 August 2014 - 01 August 2014

FEBS EMBO 2014

Attendee

Paris-France

01 May 2014 - 01 May 2014

01 May 2014 - 01 May 2014

İyon Kanalları ve Kanser SempozyumuSustainable Development

Attendee

İstanbul-Turkey

01 April 2014 - 01 April 2014

01 April 2014 - 01 April 2014

2nd Anticancer Agents Congress and 5th Multidisciplinary Cancer Research CongressSustainable Development

Attendee

Bodrum-Turkey

01 February 2014 - 01 February 2014

01 February 2014 - 01 February 2014

1. Uluslararası Katılımlı Kök Hücre ve Hücresel Tedaviler Kongresi

Attendee

Kocaeli-Turkey

01 July 2013 - 01 July 2013

01 July 2013 - 01 July 2013

38th FEBS

Attendee

St Petersburg-Russia

01 September 2012 - 01 September 2012

01 September 2012 - 01 September 2012

37th FEBS Congress

Attendee

Sevilla-Spain

01 October 2011 - 01 October 2011

01 October 2011 - 01 October 2011

EACR-Anticancer Agents Research Congress

Attendee

Antalya-Turkey

01 July 2009 - 01 July 2009

01 July 2009 - 01 July 2009

34th FEBS Congress

Attendee

Prague-Czech Republic

01 August 2008 - 01 August 2008

01 August 2008 - 01 August 2008

XIII International Congress of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Attendee

Gdansk-Poland

01 June 2008 - 01 June 2008

01 June 2008 - 01 June 2008

19. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi

Attendee

Trabzon-Turkey

Scholarships

2007 - 2011

2007 - 2011

YURT İÇİ DOKTORA ÖĞRENCİLERİNİ DESTEKLEME BURSU

TUBITAK

2000 - 2003

2000 - 2003

LİSANS ÖĞRENCİLERİNİ DESTEKLEME BURSU

TUBITAK

Citations

Total Citations (WOS): 279

h-index (WOS): 10