Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

Professor Dr. Oguzhan Gunduz is a globally recognized expert in the field of biomaterials and tissue engineering, with over 20 years of experience as a researcher, teacher, and mentor. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from University College London in 2013 and has since conducted groundbreaking research on the design and development of advanced biomaterials, tissue engineering, and drug delivery systems. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed research papers, 10 book chapters, and more than 100 national and international conference papers. He has also obtained two international patents and has two patent applications pending. As the Director and founder of the Nanotechnology-Based Advanced Materials Research Center (NBUAM) at Marmara University, Dr. Gunduz has established a world-class research program that attracts talented students and researchers from around the globe. He has supervised over 25 M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses, many of which have been recognized with prestigious awards from leading professional organizations. His research has led to numerous collaborations with R&D departments of prominent health companies, resulting in the commercialization of several innovative products. Dr. Gunduz played a key role in the establishment of two startup companies, Nanortopedi Inc. and Inomtech Inc., poised to revolutionize the field of biomaterials and medical devices. He is also currently leading more than 10 international and national projects focused on biomaterials and tissue engineering, as well as educating future generations of biomaterials experts.

Christophe Egles is, since 2022, at University of Rouen Normandy. He holds a Normandy Region research chair of excellence entitled: Heterogeneous Bioinspired Macromolecular Supports Applied to Tissue Regeneration. Between 2010 and 2022, he was Professor at Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France). He earned his B.S. in Biochemistry and his Ph.D. in Neurobiology at the University Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France. From 2001 to 2004, he served as Associate Professor at the University Louis Pasteur, School of Dentistry, where he studied the biomedical applications of biomaterials modifying cell/support interface. From 2005 to 2010, he joined Tufts University in the Division of Cancer Biology and Tissue Engineering as Assistant Professor and served as Associate Director of the Center for Integrated Tissue Engineering. He is an expert of tridimensional culture systems for regenerative medicine. His research focuses on regenerative medicine and the various tools available to help the body repair itself. Central to this effort is the development of new biomaterials, biocompatible, and bioactive (artificial skin or nerves or ligaments) as well as the fabrication of human tissue equivalent using innovative scaffolds (interpenetrated polymer scaffolds, fibrin-containing scaffolds, algae proteins for tissue engineering).

Román A. Pérez graduated from the University of Barcelona with a bachelor's degree in Chemistry (2006) and carried out his doctoral degree in the field of Calcium Phosphate Cement at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (2011). As a doctoral student, he spent nine months working in a research lab at Harvard University. After completing his Ph.D., he worked as Postdoctoral Researcher at a number of institutions, including the Institute of Tissue Regeneration Engineering in South Korea (2011-2013), University College Dublin (2013), and Ryerson University (2013-2014). In 2014, he became Tenure-Track Lecturer at Dankook University in South Korea (2014-2016). His research interests include the design and fabrication of biomaterials that incorporate biological molecules and cells to regenerate tissue.

Assoc. Prof. PhD. Eng. Denisa Ficai (U-1700-038K-1540) is Associate Professor focusing her research interest in the field of nanostructured organic and inorganic polymers and composite materials with various applications. She graduated from the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science at University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest in 2005, the master course in 2007, the Ph.D. stage in 2010, and the postdoctoral stage in 2013. Since 2014, she is Associate Professor being involved in teaching and research activities. The best scientific results were published in over 120 scientific papers in ISI-indexed journals (H=21), 5 books, and two book chapters, while the number of citations is 1199. She substantially contributed, as member of the research team, in 21 national projects and as project manager in other 5 projects to which an Erasmus project is added as responsible. She has expertise in several characterization tools such as chromatography, spectroscopy, and microscopy.

Dr. Cem Bulent Ustundag is Associate Professor in the Bioengineering department at Yildiz Technical University. He received a B.Sc. degree in Ceramic Engineering from Dumlupinar University, Turkey, in 1999, and M.Sc. in Materials Science & Engineering from Gebze Technical University in 2003, and he has a dual Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering from Yildiz Technical University (YTU), Turkey, in 2011, and Biomaterials from Tohoku University, Japan, in 2013. He has authored/co-authored over 35 papers, 5 book chapters, 6 patents, and 10 patent applications, and over 100 national and international conference papers. He is Organizing Committee Member of the International Congress on 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) Technologies and Digital Industry Congress series (2018, 2019, and 2020) and also Advisory Board Member of the International Journal of 3D Printing Technologies and Digital Industry.

奧古尚·君杜茲教授（Professor Dr. Oguzhan Gunduz）是生物材料和組織工程領域的全球知名專家，擁有超過20年的研究、教學和指導經驗。他於2013年在倫敦大學學院獲得機械工程博士學位，並自此展開了關於先進生物材料、組織工程和藥物傳遞系統設計與開發的開創性研究。他已發表超過200篇經過同行評審的研究論文、10篇書籍章節以及超過100篇國內外會議論文。他還獲得了兩項國際專利，並有兩項專利申請正在審核中。作為馬爾馬拉大學納米技術基礎先進材料研究中心（NBUAM）的主任和創始人，君杜茲博士建立了一個世界級的研究計劃，吸引了來自全球的優秀學生和研究人員。他指導了超過25篇碩士和博士論文，其中許多獲得了來自領先專業組織的榮譽獎項。他的研究促成了與知名健康公司的研發部門的多次合作，並實現了幾項創新產品的商業化。君杜茲博士在兩家初創公司Nanortopedi Inc.和Inomtech Inc.的成立中發揮了關鍵作用，這些公司有望徹底改變生物材料和醫療設備領域。他目前還領導著超過10個專注於生物材料和組織工程的國際和國內項目，並致力於培養未來的生物材料專家。

克里斯托夫·埃格勒斯（Christophe Egles）自2022年起在諾曼第大學（University of Rouen Normandy）任職。他擔任諾曼第地區的卓越研究主席，題為「應用於組織再生的異質生物啟發大分子支撐物」。在2010年至2022年間，他是法國康皮涅技術大學（Université de Technologie de Compiègne）的教授。他在法國斯特拉斯堡的路易·巴斯德大學獲得生物化學學士學位和神經生物學博士學位。2001年至2004年，他在路易·巴斯德大學牙醫學院擔任副教授，研究生物材料在細胞/支撐界面上的生物醫學應用。2005年至2010年，他在塔夫茨大學的癌症生物學與組織工程部門擔任助理教授，並擔任綜合組織工程中心的副主任。他是再生醫學三維培養系統的專家，研究重點在於再生醫學及幫助身體自我修復的各種工具。這項工作的核心是開發新的生物材料，這些材料具有生物相容性和生物活性（如人工皮膚、神經或韌帶），以及使用創新支架（如交錯聚合物支架、含纖維蛋白的支架、用於組織工程的藻類蛋白）製造人類組織等效物。

羅曼·A·佩雷斯（Román A. Pérez）於2006年在巴薩隆納大學獲得化學學士學位，並於2011年在加泰羅尼亞理工大學獲得磷酸鈣水泥領域的博士學位。作為博士生，他在哈佛大學的研究實驗室工作了九個月。完成博士學位後，他在多個機構擔任博士後研究員，包括韓國的組織再生工程研究所（2011-2013）、都柏林大學（2013）和瑞爾森大學（2013-2014）。2014年，他成為韓國檀國大學的終身教職講師（2014-2016）。他的研究興趣包括設計和製造結合生物分子和細胞以再生組織的生物材料。

丹尼莎·菲凱（Assoc. Prof. PhD. Eng. Denisa Ficai）是副教授，專注於納米結構有機和無機聚合物及複合材料的研究，並應用於各種領域。