BARÜ's Endemic Species and Sustainability Studies Receive Support from TÜBİTAK

Yayın Tarihi : 03/01/2025
Bartın University (BARÜ) will conduct studies on the differentiation of endemic species and sustainable lignin isolation through two projects approved under TÜBİTAK-ARDEB 1002 program.

Two projects from Bartın University (BARÜ) have been granted support under TÜBİTAK Research Support Programs Directorate (ARDEB) 1002-A Rapid Support Module. These projects, led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Karaismailoğlu from the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at the Faculty of Science and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sezgin Koray Gülsoy from the Department of Forest Industrial Engineering at the Faculty of Forestry, will yield both theoretical and practical results.

Endemic Species Will Be Differentiated Using Innovative Methods

The project titled “Differentiation of Closely Related Endemic Thlaspi Syriacum and Thlaspi Microstylum Species Using Molecular, Micromorphological, and Anatomical Techniques,” led by Karaismailoğlu, will sequence the entire chloroplast genomes of endemic species T. syriacum and T. microstylum using next-generation platforms for the first time. The project will conduct phylogenetic classification using innovative and comprehensive methods. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vahap Eldem from the Department of Biology at Istanbul University and Prof. Dr. Behcet İnal from the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology at Siirt University will contribute as researchers.

High-Value Lignin Will Be Isolated from Sunflower Seed Hulls

The project titled “Sustainable Lignin Isolation from Sunflower Seed Hulls Using Green Solvents,” led by Gülsoy, aims to obtain high-value lignin from sunflower seed hulls using green (eco-friendly) chemicals.

This project, prepared under the priority areas of Sustainable Environment (Waste, Recycling, Pollutant Impacts and Prevention) determined by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), and within TÜBİTAK’s “2024-2025 European Green Deal and Climate Change Adaptation Research and Innovation Topics,” will focus on “Clean and Circular Economy.” The project will use sunflower waste seed hulls for lignin isolation.


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