Vural Yılmaz

Asst. Prof. Dr. VURAL YILMAZ

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Telephone number +90 392 671 11 11
Extension 2617
Office ST256
Other information

CURRICULUM VITAE

Education
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland Doktora Immunology & Microbiology Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Switzerland 2018 (PhD, 2018)
  • Uni. of Utrecht Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences (Master, 2012)
  • Uni. of Bradford Biomedical Science (Undergraduate, 2010)
Publications

Papers presented in international conferences and printed as proceedings

  • Gregoriou, Y., Vangeli, D., Gregoriou, G., McColman, S., Yilmaz, V., Athanasiou, E., Strati, K., Constantinou, A.I., Cramb, D., Dietis, N., Andreou, C. (2023). Coumarin-6 loaded polymeric nanoparticles: physicochemical characterisation, cancer cellular uptake and in vivo toxicokinetic assessment. - 2023

Articles published in peer reviewed international journals (SCI,SSCI,Arts and Humanities)

  • V. Yilmaz & K Strati (2023). Protocol for in vivo lineage tracing of the mouse-papillomavirus-type 1-infected cells in mice. STAR protocols 4 (1), 101994. - 2023
  • Y. Gregoriou, G. Gregoriou, V. Yilmaz, et al. (2023) Photophysical and biological assessment of coumarin-6 loaded polymeric nanoparticles as a cancer imaging agent. Sensors & Diagnostics, Volume 2, Issue 5, Pages 1277-1285 - 2023
  • V. Yilmaz, P. Louca, L. Potamiti, M. Panayiotidis, K. Strati (2022). A novel lineage-tracing mouse model for studying early MmuPV1 infections. Elife 11, e72638. - 2022
  • E. Charidemou, M.A. Tsiarli, A. Theophanous, V. Yilmaz, C. Pitsouli, K. Strati, J.L. Griffin, A. Kirmizis (2022). Histone acetyltransferase NAA40 modulates acetyl-CoA levels and lipid synthesis. BMC biology 20 (1), 1-18. - 2022
  • Y. Gregoriou, G. Gregoriou, V. Yilmaz, K. Kapnisis, M. Prokopi, A. Anayiotos, K. Strati, N. Dietis, A.I. Constantinou, C. Andreou (2021). Resveratrol loaded polymeric micelles for theranostic targeting of breast cancer cells. Nanotheranostics 5 (1), 113. - 2021
  • S.P.M. Welten, J. Oderbolz, V. Yilmaz, S.R. Bidgood, V. Gould, J. Mercer, R. Spörri, A. Oxenius. (2021) Influenza-and MCMV-induced memory CD8 T cells control respiratory vaccinia virus infection despite residence in distinct anatomical niches. Mucosal immunology 14 (3), 728-742. - 2021
  • V Yilmaz & K Strati (2019). Regulating cellular plasticity to persist: a way for tumor viruses to triumph. Current Opinion in Virology 39, 1-7. - 2019
Awards
  • Vincent Medasil Award for Achievement in Cellular Pathology. -. Jul 2010. Highest academic score of the year in cellular pathology (2010)
Research Areas
  • Immunology
  • Microbiology
Administrative Duties
  • Head of Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities (2024-ONGOING)