Research Projects

University-supported research projects in physiology, stem-cell biology, and regenerative biology.

Ongoing Projects

Green fluorescence microscopy image supplied for the KEAP1/NRF2/ARE project, with a 500 μm scale bar

Epigenetic and transcriptional regulation of the KEAP1/NRF2/ARE pathway in the oxidative stress response of cardiomyocytes

Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects Unit

Rapid Support Project

Principal Investigator: Esin Akbay Çetin

FHD-2026-22757

Started 4 August 2026

Recent Projects

Green fluorescence microscopy image with a 200 μm scale bar, supplied for the muscle atrophy project

Investigation of the effects of supernatant derived from induced mesenchymal stem cells on recovery in an in vitro muscle atrophy model

Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects Unit

Rapid Support Project

Principal Investigator: Esin Akbay Çetin

20 February 2025 – 22 August 2026

Microscopy photograph of a rounded cell cluster, supplied for the SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 project

Investigation of the effects of SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 protein and the neuropilin-1 inhibitor EG00229 on neuronal cell physiology in vitro

Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects Unit

University-Supported Scientific Research Project

Principal Investigator: Esin Akbay Çetin

12 January 2023 – 18 November 2024

Fluorescence microscopy image with red and blue staining and a 200 μm scale bar, supplied for the daidzein project

Investigation of daidzein in an in vitro Alzheimer’s disease model

Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects Unit

University-Supported Scientific Research Project

Principal Investigator: Esin Akbay Çetin

Started 27 May 2022 · Completed

Microscopy image of a cell culture, supplied for the stem cell exosome wound healing project

Investigation of the effects of exosomes derived from induced mesenchymal stem cells on healing in an in vitro wound model

Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects Unit

University-Supported Scientific Research Project

Principal Investigator: Esin Akbay Çetin

8 February 2022 – 18 October 2023

Earlier Projects

Microscopy image with a 1.0 mm scale bar, supplied for the UVA-induced stem cell project

Investigation of the effects of UVA-induced adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells on healing in an in vitro wound model

Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects Unit

Rapid Support Project

Principal Investigator: Esin Akbay Çetin

FHD-2021-19583

Fluorescence microscopy image with green and red staining and a scale bar, supplied for the bee venom photoprotection project

In vitro investigation of the photoprotective effects of different bee venom components against UVA and UVB radiation

Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects Unit

Rapid Support Project

Principal Investigator: Esin Akbay Çetin

FHD-2020-18650

Tissue sample held by a suture and forceps, supplied for the ectopic cell migration project

Ectopic migration of labelled cells differentiated from mesenchymal stem cells

Hacettepe University Scientific Research Projects Unit

Comprehensive Research Project

Assistant Researcher: Esin Akbay Çetin

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Completed in 2015

Recent Publications

Our findings are published across peer-reviewed journals in cell biology, physiology, biomaterials, and regenerative medicine.

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