High Technology and Research Center

Hello, I am Research Assistant Ayşe Üstün and I am one of the first graduates of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Erzurum Technical University. I am currently working on my PhD dissertation on Nano-Biotechnology Guided Drugs—which has been defined as a priority areas of YÖK (the Higher Education Council)—in the Advanced Technology and Development Center. The Center was founded in 2004 by the Turkish Ministry for Development to encourage, to plan and to realize scientific and technological research for the development and growth of our country and the region as a whole. To this purpose, the Center provides 22 laboratories which are fully equipped in order to meet the analysis, measurement and production demands of private organizations and public institutions during the production and synthesis stages. In order to achieve these objectives, TUBITAK (the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) in accordance with the 2023 vision document, formed research groups in Photonics and Solar Energy Technology, Nano-Micro Fluid Mechanics and Biomaterials Production and Biotechnology. YÜTAM (the Advanced Technology and Research Center), which started its operations in 2017, has been designed in accordance with the latest technology and the creation of this infrastructure has been supported by our faculty members who are experts in their fields. YÜTAM not only supports R&D activities, but also provides internship and graduation projects for undergraduate students. The reason I chose Erzurum Technical University is that instead of a rigid system, there is a constantly changing and developing, young and dynamic approach to education. Finally, I can say—as one of the first graduates of Erzurum Technical University and a member of the YÜTAM staff—you can choose this University as the place to achieve your dreams. Come, let's shape the future together!