1. Turgay Kaçar
Email: kacart@uw.edu, kacart@itu.edu.tr
Mobile: +90 532 576 9465
Address: Istanbul Technical University (I.T.U.)
Molecular Biology-Biotechnology & Genetics
Research Center, Maslak 34469 Istanbul, Turkey
Education:
 I.T.U. Molecular Biology-Genetics and Biotechnology (Ph.D., January 2010)
 I.T.U. Polymer Science and Technology (M.Sc., 2002)
 Marmara University, Chemistry (B.Sc., 2000)
 Haydarpaşa College (1996)
Professional Experience:
 Graduate Student and Teaching and Research Assistant (2003-2010)
Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical
University, Maslak, Istanbul 34469 TURKEY, http://www.bio.itu.edu.tr/English/index.htm
 Visiting Graduate Student and Research Assistant (2004-2009)
Materials Science and Engineering, Roberts Hall, Box 352120, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA 98195 USA, http://depts.washington.edu/gemsec/
Research Interests:
 Protein expression and purification,
 Peptide based molecular constructs for applications in biotechnology:
 Biosensors, protein arrays, drug delivery,
 Micro/Nano Fabrication: soft lithography, nano sphere lithography, and photolithography,
 Bioinspired nanophotonic systems using genetically engineered polypeptides for
inorganics.
Publications:
 Kacar, T., 2010: Inorganic Binding Polypeptides as Molecular Constructs. Ph.D. thesis.
 Tamerler, C., Khatayevich, D., Gungormus, M., Kacar, T., Oren, EE., Hnilova, M.,
Sarikaya, M., 2010: Molecular Biomimetics: GEPI-Based Biological Routes to
Technology. Peptide Science, 94 (1) 78-94.
 Kacar, T., Zin, MT., So, C., Wilson, B., Ma, H., Gul-Karaguler, N., Jen, AK-Y., Sarikaya,
M. and Tamerler, C., 2009: Directed Self-Immobilization of Alkaline Phosphatase on
Micro-patterned Substrates via Genetically-Fused Metal-Binding Peptide. Biotechnology
and Bioengineering 103, 696-705.
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2.  Wei, JH., Kacar, T., Tamerler, C., Sarikaya, M. and Ginger DS., 2009: Nanopatterning
peptides as Bi-functional Inks for Templated assembly. Small, 5 689-693.
 Kacar, T., Ray, J., Gungormus, M., Oren, EE., Tamerler, C., Sarikaya, M., 2009: Quartz
Binding Peptides as Molecular Linkers Towards Fabricating Multifunctional
Micorpatterned Substrates. Advanced Materials, 21 295-299.
 Tamerler, C., Kacar, T., Sahin, D., Fong, H., Sarikaya, M., 2007: Genetically Engineered
Polypeptides for Inorganics: A Utility in Biological Materials Science and Engineering.
Materials Science & Engineering C-Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems 27 (3) 558-
564.
 Tamerler, C., Duman, M., Oren, EE., Gungormus, M., Xiong, XR., Kacar, T., Parviz,
BA., Sarikaya, M., 2006: Materials Specificity and Directed Assembly of a Gold-Binding
Peptide. Small 2 (11) 1372-1378.
 Serhatli, IE., Kacar, T., 2006: Synthesis of Liquid Crystalline-Amorphous Block
Copolymers by Combination of CFRP and ATRP Mechanisms. Journal of Applied
Polymer Science 99 (6) 3187–94.
 Serhatli, IE., Kacar, T., Onen, A., 2003: Synthesis of Liquid Crystalline-Amorphous
Block Copolymers by the Combination of Atom Transfer and Photoinduced Radical
Polymerization Mechanisms. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 41
(13) 1892-1903.
 Kacar, T., 2002: New Synthetic Approach for the Liquid Crystalline-Amorphous Block
Copolymers. M.Sc. thesis.
Oral and Poster Presentations:
 Kacar, T., Gungormus, M., Hnilova, M., Oren, EE., Tamerler, C., and Sarikaya, M. 2009:
Nanoparticle Assembly via Bifunctional Genetically Engineered Peptides for Inorganics.
Material Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, USA (Oral presentation).
 Kacar, T., Gungormus, M., Hnilova, M., Oren, EE., Ginger, DS., Tamerler, C., and
Sarikaya, M. 2009: LSPR Based Nanosensors Composed of Bifunctional Inorganic
Binding Peptides and Molecular Constructs. Material Research Society Fall Meeting,
Boston, USA (Oral presentation).
 Kacar, T., Ray, J., Gungormus, M., Oren, EE., Tamerler, C., and Sarikaya, M. 2009:
Inorganic Surface Functionalization by Genetically Engineered Peptides for
Bionanotechnology. American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Salt Lake City, USA
(Oral presentation).
 Kacar, T., Ray, J., Gungormus, M., Oren, EE., Tamerler, C., and Sarikaya, M. 2009:
Quartz Binding Peptides as Molecular Linkers Towards Fabricating Multifunctional
Micropatterned Substrates. Foundations of Nanoscience 6th Annual Conference, Snowbird,
USA (Poster presentation).
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3.  Kacar, T., Gungormus, M., Hnilova, M., Oren, EE., Tamerler, C., and Sarikaya, M. 2008:
Optically Active Metal Nanoparticle and Quantum Dot Co-immobilization using
Genetically Engineered Peptides for Inorganics. Material Research Society Fall Meeting,
Boston, USA (Oral presentation).
 Kacar, T., Gungormus, M., Hnilova, M., Oren, EE., Tamerler, C., Sarikaya, M. 2008:
LSPR Based Nanophotonic Detection of Biomolecules through Genetically Engineered
Peptides and Molecular Constructs. Material Research Society Spring Meeting, San
Francisco, USA (Poster presentation).
 Kacar, T., So, C., Hnilova, M., Wilson, B., Galan, M., Fong, H., Tamerler, C., and
Sarikaya, M. 2007: Sensing of Biomolecules by Molecular Constructs Based on
Genetically Engineered Peptides. American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Chicago,
USA (Poster presentation).
 Kacar, T., Zin, MT., So, C., Wilson, B. Jen, A., Tamerler, C., and Sarikaya M. 2005:
Addressable Assembly and Enzymatic Function of Gold Binding Protein/Alkaline
Phosphatase Molecular Constructs For Retained Activity. Material Research Society Fall
Meeting, Boston, USA (Poster presentation).
Personal:
 Nationality: Turkish
 Marital Status: Single
 Place and date of birth: Istanbul, Turkey – May 9, 1979
 Foreign Language: English
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