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Biotech Researcher with 10+ years of experience | Nano&Photo therapies | STEM Science Communicator & Educator

Profile Summary

I bridge the gap between chemistry, medical microbiology, and advanced nanotechnology to develop innovative solutions against antimicrobial resistance and biofilm-associated infections. My research focuses on photodynamic/phototherapy platforms, target-specific drug delivery, and smart biomaterials—transforming bench discovery into real-world translational impact. ​Beyond the lab, I am deeply passionate about science communication, educator training (Train the Trainer / STEM), and environmental health & safety. I actively work to demystify complex research, mentor the next generation of scientists, and advocate for sustainable biomedical practices. ​🔬 Core Expertise: Antibacterial Nano/Phototherapies • Targeted Antibiotic Delivery • Biofilm Eradication • STEM Education • Science Communication • Environmental Health & Sustainability ​📩 Open to interdisciplinary collaborations, science outreach initiatives, and consulting opportunities.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Nanobiotechnology
• ★ Photomedicine/Phototherapy
• ★ Science Communication
• ☆ Microbiology
• ☆ Microbiological Assays
• ☆ Bacteriology
• ☆ Gram-Negative Bacteria
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Electron Microscopy
• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Antibiotic Resistance Research
• ☆ Antibiotic Stewardship
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Creative Writing, Newswriting, Translation

Research Technology Scouting, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Post Doctoral Fellow, Lecturer, Senior Researcher

Koç University

May 2024 - August 2026

Academic Visitor

University of Oxford

May 2025 - July 2025

PostdoctoralResearcher

Koç University

September 2019 - May 2024

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Koç University - Turkey

September 2014 - August 2019

Masters of Science

Koç University - Turkey

September 2012 - August 2014

Bachelors, Chemistry

Koç University - Turkey

September 2007 - June 2012

Certifications

• A starter’s guide to Open Science

  Erasmus University Rotterdam

  June 2026 - Present

• Train the trainers

  Biruni University

  October 2024 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Pelin İrkören, Sinem Civriz Bozdağ, Ümit Barbaros Üre, Nazlı Ataç, Füsun Can, Meltem Akay, Önder Ergönül (2026). Infection-related mortality after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a high antimicrobial resistance setting . European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.

Cansu M. Yenici, Nazlı Atac, Melih Uygun, Mina Mustafazade, Haluk Samet Kocak, Berke Ayevi, Hande Gunduz, Alphan Sennaroglu, Fusun Can, Safacan Kolemen (2026). PEGylated Hemicyanine-Based Dual-Mode Phototherapy Platform with Robust Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity against High Priority Pathogens . ACS Applied Bio Materials.

Mahir Kapmaz, Şiran Keske, Süda Tekin, Özlem Doğan, Pelin İrkören, Nazlı Ataç, Cansel Vatansever, Özgür Albayrak, Zeliha Genç, Bahar Madran, et al. (2025). The Analysis of Missed Antibiotic De-Escalation Opportunities in Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections . Antibiotics.

İrem Koç, Kubra Onbasli, Cem Kurt, Nazli Atac, Francis K. Cooper, Kübra Çam, Ece Cakir, Rawana Yagan, Fusun Can, Alphan Sennaroglu, et al. (2025). Rational control of combined photothermal and photodynamic therapy for effective eradication of biofilms . Nanoscale.

İrem Koç, Kubra Onbasli, Cem Kurt, Nazli Atac, Francis K. Cooper, Kübra Çam, Ece Cakir, Rawana Yagan, Fusun Can, Alphan Sennaroglu, et al. (2025). Rational control of combined photothermal and photodynamic therapy for effective eradication of biofilms . Nanoscale.

Nazli Atac, Hande Gunduz, Irem Koc, Kubra Onbasli, Minahil Khan, Samira Savani, Alphan Sennaroglu, Fusun Can, Havva Yagci Acar, Safacan Kolemen (2024). Selective antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of chlorinated hemicyanine against gram-positive bacteria . Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy.

Saad Ullah Khan, Guncem Ozgun Eren, Nazli Atac, Asim Onal, Mohammad Haroon Qureshi, Francis Korshe Cooper, Toghrul Almammadov, Safacan Kolemen, Mehmet Sahin, Fusun Can, et al. (2024). Antibacterial type-II InP/ZnO quantum dots via multimodal reactive oxygen species . Chemical Engineering Journal.

Nazli Atac, Kubra Onbasli, Irem Koc, Havva Yagci&#160;Acar, Fusun Can (2023). Fimbria targeting superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles enhance the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of ciprofloxacin against quinolone‐resistant <i>E. coli</i> . Microbial Biotechnology.

Cansel Vatansever, Berna Ozer, Nazlı Atac, Orhan Ulas Guler, Bilge Kaan Kilicoglu, Metehan Berkkan, Defne Baskurt, Egemen Sever, Ozlem Dogan, Fusun Can (2022). Efficacy of Amikacin and Meropenem on Colistin-Induced <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Persisters . Microbial Drug Resistance.

Ozlem Dogan, Nazlı Atac, Gizem Babuccu, Fusun Can (2021). Comparison of Crystal Violet Staining Assay and XTT Methods in the Evaluation of Biofilm Formation in Candida parapsilosis Candidemia Isolates . Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology.

Ozlem Dogan, Cansel Vatansever, Nazli Atac, Ozgur Albayrak, Sercin Karahuseyinoglu, Ozgun Ekin Sahin, Bilge Kaan Kilicoglu, Atalay Demiray, Onder Ergonul, Mehmet G&#246;nen, et al. (2021). Virulence Determinants of Colistin-Resistant K. pneumoniae High-Risk Clones . Biology.

&#214;zlem Doğan, Ayşeg&#252;l Yeşilkaya, Şirin Menekşe, &#214;zlem G&#252;ler, &#199;ağla Karako&#231;, G&#252;le &#199;ınar, Mahir Kapmaz, Mehtap Aydın, Şiran Keske, Suzan Şahin, et al. (2020). Effect of initial antifungal therapy on mortality among patients with bloodstream infections with different Candida species and resistance to antifungal agents: A multicentre observational study by the Turkish Fungal Infections Study Group . International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents.

K. Bilici, N. Atac, A. Muti, I. Baylam, O. Dogan, A. Sennaroglu, F. Can, H. Yagci Acar (2020). Broad spectrum antibacterial photodynamic and photothermal therapy achieved with indocyanine green loaded SPIONs under near infrared irradiation . Biomaterials Science.

N. Atac, O. Kurt-Azap, I. Dolapci, A. Yesilkaya, O. Ergonul, M. Gonen, F. Can (2018). The Role of AcrAB–TolC Efflux Pumps on Quinolone Resistance of E. coli ST131 . Current Microbiology.

Fusun Can, Sirin Menekse, Pelin Ispir, Nazlı Atac, Ozgur Albayrak, Tuana Demir, Doruk Can Karaaslan, Salih Nafiz Karahan, Mahir Kapmaz, Ozlem Kurt Azap, et al. (2018). Impact of the ST101 clone on fatality among patients with colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection . Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

Mukaddes Sinan, Nesrin Zeynep Ertan, Bengusu Mirasoglu, Ozlem Yalcin, Nazlı Atac, Akin Savas Toklu, Canan Basaran-Kucukgergin, Oguz Kerim Baskurt (2016). Acute and long-term effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on hemorheological parameters in patients with various disorders . Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation.

Michael J. Simmonds, Nazli Atac, Oguz K. Baskurt, Herbert J. Meiselman, Ozlem Yalcin (2014). Erythrocyte deformability responses to intermittent and continuous subhemolytic shear stress . Biorheology.

Ece Meram, Bahar D. Yilmaz, Ceren Bas, Nazlı Atac, O. Yalcin, Herbert J. Meiselman, Oguz K. Baskurt (2013). Shear stress-induced improvement of red blood cell deformability . Biorheology.