Our Vision and Practices on Partnerships & Collaboration
Near East University DESAM Research Institute operates as an institute that attaches great importance to international collaboration and manages large-scale projects within this framework. The projects we are conducting cover different fields and research and development studies, especially for the benefit of society, are among our primary goals.
DESAM Research Institute cooperates with foreign institutions and organizations in many fields with its laboratories and expert researcher portfolio. Within the framework of collaboration , the development of researchers, product-oriented research, studies that affect social welfare and public health are targeted. As a result of the collaboration carried out to date, R&D products such as diagnostic kits and protective sprays that guide the way especially in pandemic conditions have met with the public and thus had a direct impact on public health. Our Institute also contributes to studies for the benefit of society by collaboating in food safety, energy, environment, technology and many other fields.
Such collaboration can accelerate the development of new products, the improvement of existing technologies and the search for solutions to social problems. At the same time, through international collaboration , scientists and experts from different countries come together to share their knowledge and experience, enabling more effective solutions to be found. This is of great importance for the prosperity and progress of societies. With this vision, Near East University DESAM Research Institute is open to both local and international collaboration .
MAGI INSTITUTE (ITALY) AND NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY DESAM RESEARCH INSTITUTE COLLABORATION
Within the scope of the collaboration between the Near East University DESAM Research Institute and the Italian MAGI Group, education, scientific research, and joint projects are being carried out to drive new innovations in healthcare and improve health conditions. In this context, Dr. Erdal Şanlıdağ, a researcher at the Near East University DESAM Research Institute, participated in joint project work at the MAGI Group laboratories in Italy from July 2024 to September 2024.
HIBRIGEN BIOTECH COMPANY (25/11/2021- Still continuing)
A partnership agreement has been signed with HİBRİGEN BİYOTEKNOLOJİ AR-GE SAN. TİC. AŞ. located in the Republic of Turkey for the promotion, marketing and sales of the SARS-CoV-2 VARIANT REAL TIME PCR KIT, which we developed within the Near East University, in all countries outside the TRNC. In this way, countries outside the TRNC will also be able to benefit from this kit, which will guide them in pandemic conditions.
IISTANBUL UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY DESAM RESEACRH INSTITUTE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL (09/05/2023- Still continuing)
Istanbul University Institute of Child Health and Near East University DESAM Research Institute have a protocol aiming to cooperate to carry out joint projects, conduct joint scientific research and publications, exchange graduate students and faculty members, organize joint scientific and technical trips and scientific meetings in the fields of education, science and all fields of education and training. As an outcome of the protocol, the prenatal diagnosis kit project on rare diseases is carried out jointly by the two institutes. This kit would enable the diagnosis of prenatal rare diseases in the near future.
Research Collaboration
Our institute members collaboration with respected scientists and institutions abroad. Some of the on going international research collaboration are listed below.
| Researcher Name | Collaborator /Network | Institution | Project | Starting / Endingdate |
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| Dr. Ferdiye Taner | Assoc. Prof. Steve Petrovski | Latrove University (Victoria /Australia) | Isolation of Bacteriophages Targeting Pseudomonas Aeruginosa | July 2023 / ongoing |
| Dr. Ferdiye Taner | Dr. Sam Manna | Murdock Children’s Research Institution (Victoria / Australia) | Streptococcus PneumoniaeCarriage in Children | 2022 / Ongoing |
| Prof. Dr. Pınar Tülay | Magi Grup Araştırmacıları | Magi Group (Italy) | PCOS Syndrome | 2022 / Ongoing |
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Dr. Gülten Tuncel Dr. Gökçe Akan |
Prof. Dr. Seda Vatansever | Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversity (Manisa / Turkey) | HDV Diagnosis Kit Research and Development | October 2024 (completed) |
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Dr. Gülten Tuncel Dr. Gökçe Akan Dr. Hasan Huseyin Kazan |
Prof. Dr. Fatma Gülden Gökçe | İstanbul University (İstanbul / Turkey) | Oxford Nanopore-Based Sequencing Kit for Rare Inherited Metabolic Diseases | 2023 / Ongoing |
| Prof. Dr. Dilber Uzun Özsahin | Prof. Dr. Ayşe Kalkancı | Gazi University (Ankara / Turkey) | Using Machine Learning in Analyzing Biocide and Antifungal Susceptibility of Candida auris | 2022 / Ongoing |
Collaborations with Non-Governmental Organizations
COOPERATION PROTOCOL SIGNED WITH THE TURKISH CYPRUS DIABETES ASSOCIATION (14/11/2023- Still continuing)
Near East University DESAM Research Institute and Turkish Cypriot Diabetes Association; signed a cooperation protocol with the aim of increasing diabetes awareness in society by conducting scientific research on diabetes. Within the scope of the protocol, training and social events will be organized for diabetic patients and their relatives.
The diabetes camp, organized within the framework of a protocol signed between the Near East University DESAM Research Institute and the Cyprus Turkish Diabetes Association, was held at the Mimoza Hotel from September 2-5, 2024. The camp was successfully conducted to raise awareness about diabetes in society, providing information on nutrition, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation for diabetic patients.
