CRISPR\/Cas9 teknolojisi kullan\u0131larak koyunlardaki ekonomik kay\u0131plar\u0131 \u00f6nlemek amac\u0131yla geli\u015ftirilen yerli a\u015f\u0131 projesi, TEKNOFEST\u2019ten hem ikincilik hem de \u201cTicarile\u015fme Potansiyeli\u201d \u00f6d\u00fcl\u00fcyle d\u00f6nd\u00fc.<\/p>\n
Ege \u00dcniversitesi, bilim ve teknoloji d\u00fcnyas\u0131n\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fck organizasyonlar\u0131ndan biri olan TEKNOFEST\u2019te \u00f6nemli bir ba\u015far\u0131ya daha imza att\u0131. E\u00dc A\u015f\u0131 Geli\u015ftirme Uygulama ve Ara\u015ft\u0131rma Merkezi’nde g\u00f6rev yapan Dr. \u00d6zlem G\u00fcnay E\u015fiyok\u2019un dan\u0131\u015fmanl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 y\u00fcr\u00fctt\u00fc\u011f\u00fc, Tak\u0131m Kaptan\u0131 Gizem Mutlu ve Tak\u0131m \u00dcyesi Ay\u015fe \u00c7ar\u015fanl\u0131\u2019n\u0131n yer ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u201cProVax-T\u201d ekibi, hayvanc\u0131l\u0131k sekt\u00f6r\u00fcnde ciddi ekonomik zararlara yol a\u00e7an \u201cToxoplasma gondii\u201d parazitine kar\u015f\u0131 yenilik\u00e7i bir a\u015f\u0131 projesi geli\u015ftirdi.<\/p>\n
Genetik m\u00fchendisli\u011fi y\u00f6ntemlerinin en g\u00fcncel teknikleriyle haz\u0131rlanan projeyle yar\u0131\u015fmaya kat\u0131lan ekip; 2026 Biyoteknoloji \u0130novasyon Yar\u0131\u015fmas\u0131 Proje Kategorisi \u00dcniversite ve \u00dczeri Seviyesi Final Yar\u0131\u015fmas\u0131nda Diyarbak\u0131r\u2019da gelece\u011fe d\u00f6n\u00fck etkisiyle \u201cTicarile\u015ftirme Potansiyeli \u00d6d\u00fcl\u00fc\u201d al\u0131rken, \u015eanl\u0131urfa\u2019da ise yar\u0131\u015ft\u0131klar\u0131 kategoride \u201cT\u00fcrkiye \u0130kincili\u011fine\u201d lay\u0131k g\u00f6r\u00fclerek iki b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00f6d\u00fcl kazand\u0131.<\/p>\n
Ege \u00dcniversitesi Rekt\u00f6r\u00fc Prof. Dr. Musa Alc\u0131, Dr. \u00d6zlem G\u00fcnay E\u015fiyok\u2019u ve ekibini tebrik ederek \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131nda ba\u015far\u0131lar diledi.<\/p>\n
Projenin detaylar\u0131 hakk\u0131nda bilgi veren Dr. \u00d6zlem G\u00fcnay E\u015fiyok, T\u00fcrkiye\u2019de hayvanc\u0131l\u0131k sekt\u00f6r\u00fcn\u00fcn en b\u00fcy\u00fck problemlerinden biri olan toksoplazmozis hastal\u0131\u011f\u0131na odakland\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 belirtti.\u00a0Dr. G\u00fcnay E\u015fiyok, \u201cTEKNOFEST\u2019ten iki \u00e7ok de\u011ferli \u00f6d\u00fclle ayr\u0131lman\u0131n gururunu ya\u015f\u0131yoruz. Temel amac\u0131m\u0131z, \u00fclkemizde h\u00e2l\u00e2 ciddi ekonomik kay\u0131plara ve hayvan \u00f6l\u00fcmlerine yol a\u00e7an ‘Toxoplasma gondii’ parazitine kar\u015f\u0131 koyunlarda virulans\u0131 zay\u0131flat\u0131lm\u0131\u015f canl\u0131 bir a\u015f\u0131 geli\u015ftirmekti. T\u00fcrkiye’de bu hastal\u0131\u011fa kar\u015f\u0131 ticarile\u015fmi\u015f bir a\u015f\u0131 bulunmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 i\u00e7in bu alana y\u00f6neldik. Genetik m\u00fchendisli\u011fi y\u00f6ntemlerini ve CRISPR\/Cas9 teknolojisini kullanarak, parazitin hastal\u0131k yapma yetene\u011finden (vir\u00fclans\u0131ndan) sorumlu bir geni genomdan tamamen \u00e7\u0131kard\u0131k ve h\u00fccre k\u00fclt\u00fcr\u00fc \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131m\u0131zda konak h\u00fccreyi enfekte etme \u00f6zelli\u011finin \u00f6nemli \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcde azald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6zlemledik\u201d dedi.<\/p>\n
Y\u00fczde 100 koruma sa\u011fl\u0131yor<\/strong><\/p>\n Projelerinin ticarile\u015fme vizyonundan bahseden Dr. E\u015fiyok, \u201cGeli\u015ftirdi\u011fimiz a\u015f\u0131y\u0131 fare modeli \u00fczerinde test etti\u011fimizde, ba\u011f\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131k yan\u0131t\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7ok g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc bir \u015fekilde uyard\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 tespit ettik. A\u015f\u0131lanm\u0131\u015f denekleri ger\u00e7ek parazitlerle kar\u015f\u0131la\u015ft\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131zda ise y\u00fczde 100 oran\u0131nda bir koruma sa\u011flad\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 g\u00f6rd\u00fck. Bu ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131 sonu\u00e7lar sayesinde projemiz hem ikincilik \u00f6d\u00fcl\u00fcne lay\u0131k g\u00f6r\u00fcld\u00fc hem de ‘ticarile\u015fme potansiyeli olan proje’ se\u00e7ilerek ikinci bir \u00f6d\u00fcl daha kazand\u0131. Rekt\u00f6r\u00fcm\u00fcz Prof. Dr. Musa Alc\u0131 ve \u00fcniversite y\u00f6netimimizin destekleriyle projemizi ticarile\u015fmi\u015f bir biyoteknolojik \u00fcr\u00fcne d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcrme yolunda kararl\u0131l\u0131kla ilerlemeye devam edece\u011fiz\u201d diye konu\u015ftu.<\/p>\n
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