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Mailing Address |
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Bilkent University
Faculty of Science, B Building
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
06800 Ankara, TURKEY |
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Telephone |
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+90-312-290 21 23 |
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Fax |
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+90-312-266 50 97 |
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e-mail |
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Research
Interests |
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- Gene networks involved in nicotine’s pharmacological effects
- Statistical and functional analysis of microarray experiments
- Molecular, physiological and morphological correlates of development and
feeding behavior in zebrafish.
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Academic Degrees
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- Faculty member at the Dept. of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bilkent
Univ., Ankara, Turkey (2002-)
- Postdoctoral research trainee, Department of Pharmacology, University of
Tennessee, Memphis, TN, USA (2000-2002)
- Ph.D. in Biology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA (1996-1999)
- M.Sc. in Biology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA (1990-1992)
- B.Sc. Department of Biology, METU Ankara, Turkey (1987)
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Publications |
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- Wang
J, Gutala R, Hwang YY, Kim JM, Konu
O, Ma JZ, Li MD (2007). Strain- and region-specific gene expression
profiles in mouse brain in response to chronic nicotine treatment.Genes
Brain Behav. PMID:17504244
- Aydin
TI, Tokcaer Z, Dalgic A, Konu O,
Akcali KC (2007) Cloning and expression profile of FLT3 gene during rat
progenitor cell dependent liver regeneration. Accepted J Gastroenterol
Hepatol.
- Dalkic
E, Kuscu C, Sucularli C, Aydin TI., Akcali KC, Konu O. (2006) Alternatively Spliced Robo2 Isoforms in
Zebrafish and Rat. Dev Genes Evol. 216(9):555-63. PMID:16625395
- Kane
JK, Hwang Y, Konu O, Loughlin
SE, Leslie FM, Li MD (2005). Regulation of Homer and group I metabotropic
glutamate receptors by nicotine. Eur J Neurosci. 21(5):1145-54. PMID: 15813924
- Kane
JK, Konu O, Ma JZ, Li MD (2004). Nicotine coregulates multiple pathways
involved in protein modification/degradation in rat brain. Brain Res Mol
Brain Res. 132(2):181-91. PMID:15582157
- Konu* O, Xu* X, Ma JZ, Kane J, Wang J,
Shi SJ, Li MD (2004). Application of a customized pathway-focused
microarray for gene expression profiling of cellular homeostasis upon
exposure to nicotine in PC12 cells. Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 121:102-13.
*Equal contribution. PMID:14969741
- Li MD, Kane JK, Konu O (2003).
Nicotine, body weight and potential implications in the treatment of
obesity. Curr Top Med Chem. 2003;3(8):899-919. PMID:12678939
Li MD, Konu O, Kane JK,
Becker KG (2002). Microarray technology and its application on nicotine
research. Mol Neurobiol.
25(3):265-85. PMID:12109875
Konu O, Li MD (2002). Correlations
between mRNA expression levels and GC contents of coding and untranslated
regions of genes in rodents. J Mol Evol. 54(1):35-41. PMID:11734896
Konu O, Kane JK, Barrett T, Vawter
MP, Chang R, Ma JZ, Donovan DM, Sharp B, Becker KG, Li MD (2001).
Region-specific transcriptional response to chronic nicotine in rat brain.
Brain Res. 909(1-2):194-203. PMID:11478936
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