Project Name:

Investigation of the mucilage source and the organism groups it contains in the Sea of Marmara by 16s Amplicon sequencing and metabarcoding methods.

Funding Scheme:

TÜBİTAK 1001 Mucilage

Type:

National

Coordinator Organisation:

METU-IMS

Contact Point:

Asst. Prof. Arzu Karahan

Duration:

9 Months

Start-End Date:

2021-2022

Aim:

The aim of the study is to determine the prokaryotic (archaea and bacteria) and eukaryotic organisms (fungi, protist, plant and animal) in the structure of mucilage using genetic techniques and to give their relative abundance.

Website:

 

Project Name:

Marine Animal Forest of the world (MAF-WORLD)

Funding Scheme:

COST

Type:

International

Coordinator Organisation:

Università del Salento Lecce

Contact Point:

Asst. Prof. Arzu Karahan

Duration:

48 Months

Start-End Date:

2021-2025

Aim:

Strengthen the global research community centered on the MAFs to foster the management, conservation and restoration of these marine ecosystems.

Website:

 maf-world.eu

Project Name:

Stem cells of marine/aquatic invertebrates: from basic research to innovative applications (MARISTEM (Marine invertebrate stem cells)

Funding Scheme:

COST

Type:

International

Coordinator Organisation:

Università di Padova

Contact Point:

Asst. Prof. Arzu Karahan

Duration:

55 Months

Start-End Date:

2017 - 2022

Aim:

The primary objective is to foster the study of marine/aquatic invertebrate stem cells (MISCs) for innovative ideas relevant to various biomedical disciplines. The Action aims at consolidating and strengthening the European MISC community, and integrating the MISC field with biomedical disciplines

Website:

maristem.eu/