Curriculum Viate Name: ALPER TUNGA AKARSUBAŞI Date of Birth

Curriculum Viate Name: ALPER TUNGA AKARSUBAŞI Date of Birth

Curriculum Viate
Name: ALPER TUNGA AKARSUBAŞI
Date of Birth: 01 January 1969
Education:
Degree
BSc
MSc
PhD
Department/Program
Biology
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Institute of Environmental Sciences
University/Institution
Boğaziçi University
Boğaziçi Univeristy
Boğaziçi University
Year
1992
1995
2004
Title of MSc thesis and Thesis advisor: Analysis of Turkish Cystic Fibrosis Chromosomes, Prof. Dr. Aslıhan
Tolun
Title of PhD thesis and thesis advisors: Determination of Archaeal Populations in Anaerobic Reactos Using
Molecular Techniques, Prof. Dr. Bahar İnce ve Prof. Dr. Betül Kırdar
Work Experience:
Job title
Location
Years
Research
Assistant
Product Manager
Dept. of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Boğaziçi University
1992-1995
Synthelabo (Porges ) Catheter Group Distributor, INTRA Medikal Ltd.
1995-1996
Country sales
manager
Country sales
manager
Research
Assistant
Post-Doctoral
researcher
Part time lecturer
British Medical Journal /CCM Group, Tıp Dergisi
1996-1997
Bio-Rad Life Science Group Distributor, Medtek A.Ş.
1998-2001
Environmental Sciences Institute, Boğaziçi University
2002-2004
Newcastle Üniversity, Civil Eng. and Geosciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2004-2005
Molecular Biology and Genetics Dept., Haliç University
Molecular Biology and Genetics Dept.,İstanbul Teknik University
2005-2006
Assist Prof.
Molecular Biology and Genetics Dept., İstanbul Teknik University
2006-2013
Assoc. Prof.
Molecular Biology and Genetics Dept., İstanbul Teknik University
2013-
Administrative appointments:
March 2011 - May 2013
February 2010 - October 2012
April 2008 - June 2012
August 2006 – May 2007
Director, Dr. Orhan Öcalgiray Center for Research on Molecular Biology,
Biotechnology and Genetics
Department Chair, İTÜ Department of Physical Education (PE)
Member of İTÜ Alumni Higher Council
Vice director, Dr. Orhan Öcalgiray Center for Research on Molecular
Biology, Biotechnology and Genetics
Publications
Articles in refereed international journals:
A1. Teksoy Başaran, M. Aysel, H. Kurt, İ. Ergal, A. Akarsubaşı, N. Yağcı, S. Doğruel, E. Ubay Çokgör, B.
Keskinler, S. Sözen, D. Orhon Kinetic characterization of acetate utilization and response of microbial
population
in
super
fast
membrane
bioreactor
Ms.
No.
JMS-13-1434
kabul
edildi,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2013.12.035
A2. Murat Budakoğlu, Halil Kurt, Muhittin Karaman, Mert Kumru, Mustafa Kumral , Alper Tunga Akarsubaşı
"Archaeal Microbial Diversity of Hypersaline Lake Acıgöl, Denizli, Turkey" Geomicrobiology Journal (ID:
866994 DOI:10.1080/01490451.2013.866994)
A3. Hakan Bermek, Tunc Catal, S Süha Akan, Mehmet Sefa Ulutaş, Mert Kumru, Mine Ozgüven, Hong Liu,
Beraat Ozçelik, Alper Tunga Akarsubaşı "Olive mill wastewater treatment in single-chamber air-cathode
microbial fuel cells." (DOI: 10.1007/s11274-013-1541-8)
A4. S. Teksoy Başaran, M. Aysel, H. Kurt, İ. Ergal, M. Kumru, A. Akarsubaşı, S. Sözen, D. Orhon "Removal of
readily biodegradable substrate in super fast membrane bioreactor." Journal of Membrane Science Volumes
423–424, Pages 477–48615 (2012)
A5. Mert Kumru, Hilal Eren, Tunc Catal, Hakan Bermek and Alper Tunga Akarsubaşı, "Study of azo dye
decolorization and determination of cathode microorganism profile in air-cathode microbial fuel cells,"
Environmental Technology. Vol. 33:18, 2167–2175, (2012)
A6. D. Agaogullari, D. Kel, H. Gökçe, I. Duman, M.L. Öveçoglu, A.T. Akarsubasi, D. Bilgiç and F.N. Oktar,
"Bioceramic Production from Sea Urchins," ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA A 121:23-26 (2012)
A7. Nihat Aydemir, Nilgun Tokman, Alper Tunga Akarsubasi, Asli Baysal and Süleyman Akman,
"Determination of some trace elements by flame atomic absorption spectrometry after preconcentration and
separation by Escherichia coli immobilized on multiwalled carbon nanotubes" Microchim Acta., 175:185-191
(2011)
A8. Akarsubasi, A. T., O. Eyice, I. Miskin, I. M. Head ve T. P. Curtis, “Effect of Sludge Age on the Bacterial
Diversity of Bench Scale Sequencing Batch Reactors,” Environ. Sci. Technol., 43, 2950–2956 (2009)
A9. Akarsubasi A. T., O. Ince, N. A. Oz, B. Kırdar ve B. K. Ince, “Evaluation of Performance, Acetoclastic
Methanogenic Activity and Archaeal Composition of Full-scale UASB Reactors Treating Alcohol Distillery
Wastewaters,” Process Biochemistry, 41, 28-35 (2006)
A10. Akarsubasi AT, Ince O, Kirdar B, Oz NA, Orhon D, Curtis TP, Head IM, Ince BK. Effect of wastewater
composition on archaeal population diversity. Water Res. Apr;39(8):1576-84. (2005)
A11. Oz, N. A., O. Ince, B. Ince, A. T. Akarsubasi ve O. Eyice, “Microbial Population Dynamics in an
Anaerobic CSTR Treating a Chemical Based Pharmaceutical Wastewater,” Journal of Environmental Science
and Health, 38, 2029-2042 (2003)
A12. Angelicheva D., K. Boteva, A. Jordanova, A. Savov, A. Kufardijeva, A. Tolun, M. Telatar ve A. T.
Akarsubasi , vd, “Cystic Fibrosis Patients From The Black Sea Region: the 1677delTA Mutation, Human
Mutation,” 3, 353-357 (1994)
A2. Articles in refereed national journals:
A1. Batıoğlu M., P. J. Sallis, E. U. Çokgör, C. Tamerler ve A T, Akarsubasi, “Quantitative FISH of Acetoclastic
Methanogens in Two Different Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment Reactors,” Advances in Molecular Medicine, 3,
(2007)
A2. Akarsubasi A. T., O. Ince, N. Sayı, O. Eyice, S. Ovez ve B. K. Ince, “Analysis of Anaerobic Microbial
Diversity in Halic (marine inlet) Sediments by Molecular Tools,” Advances in Molecular Medicine, 2(2), 71-77
(2006)
B. Proceedings, presented during international scientific meetings:
B1. S. Teksoy Başaran, M. Aysel, H. Kurt, İ. Ergal, A. Akarsubaşı, N. Yağcı, S. Sözen, D. Orhon (2013)
Towards a Novel Biological Wastewater Treatment Concept – Fate of Acetate in Superfast Membrane
Bioreactor. IWA (International Water Association) 2nd Water Research Conference, January 20-23, 2013,
Singapore.
B2. Halil Kurt, Aslıhan Demircan, Mert Kumru, Alper Tunga Akarsubaşı Microbial community dynamics of
İSTAÇ landfill leachate wastewater treatment plant in İstanbul, Turkey. ISME14 - 14th International
Symposium on Microbial Ecology THE POWER OF THE SMALL 19-24 August 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark
B3. Halil Kurt, Özgür melih Çelik, Mert Kumru, Alper Tunga Akarsubaşı The existence of ammonia-oxidizing
archaea in wastewater treatment plants. ISME14 - 14th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology THE
POWER OF THE SMALL 19-24 August 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark
B4. Mehmet Sefa Ulutas*, Meltem Tatlı, Mert Kumru, Halil Kurt, Salih Süha Akan, Hakan Bermek, Alper
Tunga Akarsubaşı Characterization and evolution of microbial communities in olive mill wastewater degrading
microbial fuel cells. ISME14 - 14th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology THE POWER OF THE
SMALL 19-24 August 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark
B5. Ipek Ergal*, Mert Kumru, Halil Kurt, Senem Teksoy Başaran, Seval Sözen, Derin Orhon, Alper Tunga
Akarsubaşı Effects of extremely short sludge retention time and short hydraulic retention time on microbial
community in an external membrane bioreactor. ISME14 - 14th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology
THE POWER OF THE SMALL 19-24 August 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark
B6. Elif Esen, Duygu Dityapak, Halil Kurt, Mert Kumru, Bilge Alpaslan Kocamemi, Neslihan Semerci, Alper
Tunga Akarsubaşı Molecular characterization of partial nitrification followed by anammox process. ISME14 14th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology THE POWER OF THE SMALL 19-24 August 2012,
Copenhagen, Denmark
B7. Mehmet S. Ulutaş, Mert Kumru, Halil Kurt, Hakan Bermek, Alper Tunga Akarsubaşı, "Characterization of
microbial communities in olive oil wastewater degrading microbial fuel cells" The International Conference on
Enzyme Science and Technology (ICEST2011) İzmir, Turkey, pp72.
B8. Budakoglu M., Kumru M., Kurt H., Karaman M., Kular A., Esen E., Akarsubasi A.T. "Halophilic Mcrobial
Diversity of Alkaline Soda Lake Acigöl" Turkey. 20th International Symposium on Environmental
Biogeochemistry, ISEB 2011, Istanbul, Turkey, 2011
B9. Budakoglu M., Karaman M., Kumral M., Akarsubasi A.T., Bulbul A., Kurt H., Kumru M., Karabel S.B. "
Recent Sulfur Cycle of Lake Acıgöl (Denizli) Basin, SW Turkey". 20th International Symposium on
Environmental Biogeochemistry, ISEB 2011, Istanbul, Turkey, 2011
B10. Akarsubasi A.T., Kurt H., Kumru M., Kular A., Esen E., Karaman M, Budakoğlu M. "Bacterial Diversity of
Hypersaline Soda Lake Acigöl Turkey" 20th International Symposium on Environmental Biogeochemistry,
ISEB 2011, Istanbul, Turkey
B11. Eren H., Kumru M., Catal T., Akarsubasi A.T., Bermek H. "Azo Dye Decolorization and Its Effect On
Electricity Generation In Sıngle-Chamber Air-Cathode Microbial Fuel Cell" 2010 International chemical
Congress of Pacific Basin Societies Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 2010
B12. Çelik M.Ö., Kurt H., Kumru M., Akarsubasi A.T. "Screening of Ammonia-oxidazing Archaea Abundance
in Domestic and Industrial Wastewater Treatent Plants" 13th internatioanl symposium on microbial ecology,
ISME13 Seattle, WA,USA, 2010
B13. Kumru M., Eren H., Catal T., Bermek H., Akarsubasi A.T. "Characterization of Microbial Community of
Cathode Biofilm in Single-chember Air-cathode Microbial Fuel Cells Degradating Textile Dyes" 13th
internatioanl symposium on microbial ecology, ISME13 Seattle, WA,USA, 2010
B14. Durrer I., Develioğlu Ö.N., Günes H., Külekci M, Celik M.Ö., Kumru M., Akarsubasi A.T. "Use of Culture
Independant Methodology to Assess Bacterial Communities in Chronic Tonsillitis" 13th internatioanl
symposium on microbial ecology, ISME13 Seattle, WA,USA, 2010
B15. Haczeyni F., Kumru M., Akarsubasi A.T. "Effects of DNA Extraction Methods on Culture Independant
Microbial Community Analysis of Wastewater Treatment Plant Samples" 13th internatioanl symposium on
microbial ecology, ISME13 Seattle, WA,USA, 2010
B16. San B., Akarsubasi A.T., Bermek H. "Production of MnP-less Mutants Via UV Mutagenesis in
Bjerkandera adusta (Willdenow) P. Karsten" International Enzyme Engineering Symposium "IEES'08, İzmir,
Türkiye, 2008
B17. Akarsubasi A.T., Öz N.A., İnce O., İnce B.K. "Determination of Activity and Methanogenic Population
Structure of an Anaerobic Sludge from a Full-Scale Anaerobic Reactor Treating Alcohol Distillery Effluents",
11. International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Viyana (Poster sunumu), 2006
B18. Batıoğlu M., Sallis P.J., Çokgör E.U., Behar C.T., Akarsubasi A.T. "Quantitative Flourescent in SITU
Hybridiaation of Acetoclastic Methanogens in Two Different Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment Reactors"
Molecular Biomimetics and Bionano Technology Protein based materials and systems for Science and
Technology, İstanbul, Türkiye, 2006
B19. Ince, O., A. T. Akarsubasi, N. A. Oz, O. Yenigün, O. Eyice ve B. K. Ince, “Archaeal Diversity in a Full
Scale Anaerobic reactor using 16S rDNA Based Techniques,” 10th Anaerobic Digestion World Congress, IWA,
Kanada, 2004.
B20.
Akarsubasi A. T., O. Ince, N. Sayı, O. Eyice, S. Ovez ve B. K. Ince, “Analysis of Anaerobic Microbial
Diversity in Halic (marine inlet) Sediments by Molecular Tools,” Environmental Biotechnology
Conference,
IWA;Advancement on Water and Wastewater Applications in the
Tropics, Kuala Lumpur, Malezya, 2003.
B21. Oz, N. A., O. Ince, B. Ince, A. T. Akarsubasi ve O. Eyice, “Microbial Population Dynamics in an Anaerobic
CSTR Treating a Chemical Based Pharmaceutical Wastewater,” Small Water and Wastewater Treatment
Systems Conference, IWA, Vol V, İstanbul, 2002.
B22. Tolun, A., A. T. Akarsubasi, M. Telatar, F. Köprübasi, S. Aydogdu, E. Dagli, G. Kurdoglu ve M.
Demirkol, “ DNA Analysis in Turkish CF Patients,”Asian-European Workshop on Inborn Errors of
Metabolism, Vl II, İstanbul, 1994.
C. Proceedings, presented during national scientific meetings:
C1. Bilge Alpaslan Kocamemi, Duygu Dityapak, Neslihan Semerci, Cansu Tepe, Birgül Bilgin, Halil Kurt,
Mert Kumru , Alper Tunga Akarsubaşı Türkiye’deki bir evsel atıksu arıtma tesisinden alınan aktif çamur ile
Anaeorobik Amonyum Oksidasyon (ANAMMOX) prosesinin işletmeye alınması. Türkiye'de Çevre
Kirlenmesi Öncelikleri Sempozyumu VII 22-23 KASIM 2012. Kocaeli, Türkiye (Sözlü Sunum)
C2. Çakmak A.İ. Kumru M., Alper Tunga Akarubaşı, Özçelik B. Türkiye piyasasındaki bazi gıda ürünlerinde
genetik modifiye bileşenlerin aranması ve genetik modifiye gıdalar için yapılan uluslararası yasal
düzenlemeler. 2. Gıda Güvenliği kongresi 9-10 aralık 2010(Sözlü Sunum)
C3. İlaç Atıksularını Arıtan Bir Anaerobik Reaktörde Metan Arkeyal Kompozisyonun Değişiminin DGGE
Yöntemi İle Belirlenmesi, 10. Endüstriyel Kirlenme Sempozyumu, İstanbul (Makale sunumu), 2006
C4. Biyomedikal Mühendisliği Ulusal Kongresi, BİYOMUT, Taguchi Applications on PCR Optimization,
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi (Makale sunumu), 1997
C5. Comparison of Archaeal Diversity in Two Full Scale Reactors using 16S rDNA Based Techniques, 1.
Ulusal Moleküler Tıp Kongresi, İstanbul (Poster sunumu), 2005
C6. 10th.International Medical Sciences Student Congress, İÜ, Çapa Tıp Fakültesi, İstanbul (Poster ve Makale
sunumu), 1994