17th Dr Aysun Ahmet Kucukel Medical Awards Results
Since 2008, Güven Education and Health Foundation has been giving Dr. Aysun and Dr. Ahmet Küçükel Medical Awards to encourage Turkish physicians to conduct high quality scientific research and support their studies. This year, for the 17th time, an evaluation was carried out by the Güven Health Group Scientific Committee to determine the winners. As a result of the rigorous evaluation, the names deemed worthy of the award were unanimously determined.
Since 2008, Güven Education and Health Foundation has been giving Dr. Aysun and Dr. Ahmet Küçükel Medical Awards to encourage Turkish physicians to conduct high quality scientific research and support their studies. This year, for the 17th time, an evaluation was carried out by the Güven Health Group Scientific Committee to determine the winners. As a result of the rigorous evaluation, the names deemed worthy of the award were unanimously determined.
Award Winners
Güven Health Group Honor Award
Prof. Dr. Erhan Onuk
He was deemed worthy of this special award for his valuable contributions in the field of medicine.
Güven Health Group 50th Anniversary Honor Award
Prof. Dr. Dikmen Aribal
This year, this honorary award, which is given for the first time for our 50th anniversary, will be presented to Prof. Dr. Dikmen Arıbal for his important work in the field of medicine.
Best Scientific Research Award
Şeyda Gökyer
He received this prestigious award for his work titled “Surface Modification of Biodegradable MgCa Alloys and its Effects on Bone Regeneration”.
Digital Transformation in Health and Innovative Perspective Award
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aslıhan Taşkıran Sağ
He was deemed worthy of the award with his project “An Artificial Intelligence Supported Preliminary Evaluation Model that can be used in Dizziness Patients”.
Young Researcher Project Support Awards
First Prize
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seçil Aksoy
“Targeting Ferroptosis Mechanisms in Pancreatic Cancer with CRISPR/Cas9: New Approaches to Overcome FOLFIRINOX Resistance” project.
Second Prize
Dr. Koray Görkem Saçıntı
“Smart Pregnancy Pad: An Innovative Technology for Personalized and Sensitive Health Monitoring during Pregnancy”.
Third Prize
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gamze Güney Eskiler
“Ubiquitin Activating Enzyme 1 (UBA1) Inhibition in Overcoming Drug Resistance to PARP Inhibitors in Triple Negative Breast Cancer: New Generation Molecular Based Treatment Strategies”.
We congratulate all scientists who have carried out valuable studies in the field of science and health and wish them continued success. Güven Education and Health Foundation will continue to support Turkish physicians and researchers.