in vivo 25: 467-576 (2011)
ABSTRACTS OF THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE
27-30 June, 2011 Istanbul, Turkey
Under the Auspices and Support of
Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK) The Turkish Society of Molecular Medicine The International Institute of Anticancer Research, Athens, Greece
Congress President Turgay İsbir, Istanbul, Turkey
Honorary Presidents Nurcan Baç, Istanbul, Turkey Ülker Turgut, Istanbul, Turkey Ayça Vitrinel, Istanbul, Turkey
Vice Presidents Nezih Hekim, Istanbul, Turkey Necip İlhan, Elazig, Turkey Mehmet İsbir, Antalya, Turkey İlhan Yaylım Eraltan, Istanbul, Turkey
467 Welcome to the 4th International Congress of Molecular Medicine
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 4th International Congress of Molecular Medicine.
The congress has brought together recognized scientists and physicians from all around the world to discuss trends, technologies and clinical applications in Molecular Medicine. For the clinician, this is an opportunity to focus on advances in the basic sciences forming the basis of clinical practice. For the scientist, there is a perspective to appreciate the wide- reaching clinical relevance of scientific discovery.
Istanbul is such a vibrant and fascinating city, ancient and modern, religious and secular, Asian and European, mystical and earthly. Therefore, we hope that during the congress you will enjoy a rich scientific program and feel the spirit of Istanbul.
We encourage every participant to be active and use this occasion to exchange ideas, and build collaborations; and we hope that your stay in Istanbul will be academically, educationally and socially rewarding.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee,
Prof. Turgay Isbir Chairperson of the Turkish Society of Molecular Medicine Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey Abstracts of the 4th International Congress of Molecular Medicine, 27-30 June, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey
Congress Secretariat Hüveyda Başağa, Istanbul, Turkey Bedia Ağaçhan, Istanbul, Turkey Aslı Baykal, Antalya, Turkey Burak Dalan, Istanbul, Turkey Bülent Bayraktar, Istanbul, Turkey Arzu Ergen, Istanbul, Turkey Ahmet Belce, Istanbul, Turkey Oğuz Öztürk, Istanbul, Turkey Yusuf Özgür Çakmak, Istanbul, Turkey Hülya Yılmaz, Istanbul, Turkey Mahmut Çarin, Istanbul, Turkey Ümit Zeybek, Istanbul, Turkey Gülden Çelik, Istanbul, Turkey Triga Tourism Congress and Organization Reha Cengizler, Istanbul, Turkey Feyza Darendeliler, Istanbul, Turkey Congress Assistant Secretariat Gülnür Deniz, Istanbul, Turkey Ahmed El-Sohemy, Toronto, Canada Canan Cacına, Istanbul, Turkey Nesrin Emekli, Istanbul, Turkey Alev Cumbul, Istanbul, Turkey Özcan Erel, Ankara, Turkey Berna Demircan, Istanbul, Turkey Zehra Eren, Istanbul, Turkey E. Çiğdem Kaspar, Istanbul, Turkey Bora Farsak, Istanbul, Turkey Deniz Kıraç, Istanbul, Turkey Ece Genç, Istanbul, Turkey Özlem Küçükhüseyin, Istanbul, Turkey Mehmet Güven, Istanbul, Turkey Özlem Timirci Kahraman, Istanbul, Turkey Tuncay Hatun, Istanbul, Turkey Bahar Toptaş, Istanbul, Turkey Osman Hayran, Istanbul, Turkey Serap İnal, Istanbul, Turkey Organizing Committee Selim İsbir, Istanbul, Turkey Alper Tunga Akarsubaşı, Istanbul, Turkey Cem İyibozkurt, Istanbul, Turkey Rukset Attar, Istanbul, Turkey Güldal İzbırak, Istanbul, Turkey Makbule Aydın, Istanbul, Turkey Gülçin Kantarcı, Istanbul, Turkey Nesrin Erçelen, Istanbul, Turkey Kubilay Karşıdağ, Istanbul, Turkey Uzay Görmüş, Istanbul, Turkey Güldal Kırkali, Istanbul, Turkey Yeşim Gürol, Istanbul, Turkey Emine Kökoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey Nevin İlhan, Elazig, Turkey Ömer Küçük, Atlanta, USA Ayten Kandilci, Istanbul, Turkey Cihat Küçükhüseyin, Istanbul, Turkey