AWARDS AND PROJECTS
2014- Year of the book award by British Medical Association for Emerging Infectious 2015 Diseases: Clinical Case Studies, Elsevier
2013-2014 Principal Investigator, Collaborative initiation of a Human Monoclonal Antibody, Development Initiation Project for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis and Treatment. NIH, NIAID. Koc University and University of Massachusetts
2012-2017 Co-Principal Investigator, International Research Ethics Award, NIH, Fogarty. Harvard-Turkey-Eastern Europe-Central Asia (PAR-10-174), Harvard Medical School, Koç University School of Medicine.
2007- Turkish Medical Association, Nusret Fişek Public Health Scientific Excellence
2008-2011 Steering Committee member, International Network for Capacity. Building for the Control of Emerging Viral Vector Borne Zoonotic Diseases, (ARBOZOONET), European Commission, FP7
2007- Principal Investigator, “Transmission Dynamics of Acinetobacter baumannii, Infections in Intensive Care Units”, Turkish National Science Foundation (TUBITAK)
2006- Principal Investigator, “Impact of Climatic Parameters on Malaria Prevalence”, UNDP-GEF
2005- Co-investigator, “The Prevalence of Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella among Health Care Workers”, Turkish National Science Foundation (TUBITAK)
2004- Principal Investigator, “The Role of QuantiFERON®-TB-Gold Test in Detection Occupational Tuberculosis”, Bayındır Hospital, Research Award
2001- Co-investigator, “Computer based support tools in Decision Making for Antibiotics” University of Utah, LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, USA.
1996- Co-investigator, “Assessment of Widal Test in Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever”, Turkish National Science Foundation (TUBITAK)
1979- Scholarship in High School, The Best student in Mathematics in Southeastern, Region of Turkey, Turkish National Science Foundation (TUBITAK)
CONTINOUS EDUCATION
“Introduction to Infectious Diseases Modelling” London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, 17-28 July 2006.
“Cost Effectiveness Analysis Course”, University of Utah, School of Medicine & University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Haziran 2002, Salt Lake City.
“Biostatistical Methods in Medical Research”, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Nisan 2002, Salt Lake City.