Prof. Ilkay YILDIZ, Ph.D. (Former Member)

Tel : + 90 (312) 203 30 69

Educational and Administrative Background

July 1986: B. Sc. at Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy
April 1989: M. Sc. degree at Ankara University Faculty of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
July 1995: Ph.D. at University of Ankara, Faculty of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ismail Yalcin
May 1996: Assistant Professor at Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
November 1998: Associated Professor at Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
March 2004: Professor at Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Language Background

  •  Turkish (Native Language)
  •  English (Fluent)
  •  German

Research Interests

  •  Computer-aided drug design (2D QSAR (Free-Wilson and Hansch analysis), 3D QSAR CoMFA, CoMSIA, HipHop, HypoGen, molecular modelling, conformational analysis, molecular dynamics)
  •  Computational Chemistry (Ab initio, DFT) 
  •  I am involved in some softwares such as Gaussian98, Sybyl, Macromodel, Maestro, Cerius4.10, Catalyst 4.10, APOLLO, PrGen, FlexS, SEAL, HyperChem, ChemDraw. I can use Unix, Windows 98 and Macintosh.
  •  Microbiological, Antitumoral, Antiviral, and Antioxidant activities
  •  Structure Analysis (IR, 1H NMR, Mass) and Synthesis of heterocyclic compounds
  •  HPLC

Work Experience

1986-1996: I worked at Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry as research assistant in various subjects given below:

  •  Instrumental methods (UV, IR, NMR, Mass)
  •  Pharmacopoeia analysis
  •  Crystallization, distillation, extraction, chromatography (TLC, Column chromatography)
  •  Qualitative and Quantitative Drug Analysis
  •  Organic Chemistry, Synthesis of drug

Since May 1996: I have been lecturing to B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph. D. students at Ankara University Faculty of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Postdoctoral Studies

  • 2000-2002 Visitor professor at Emory University, Department of Chemistry (Fellowships from TUBITAK and Emory Emerson Center)
  •  DFT studies on Taxol Biosynthesis 
  •  Molecular modelling of NMDA Antagonists

Master Theses Supervised

  • Tugba ERTAN, 2005, "The Synthesis of Possible Metabolites, Structure Elucidation, Antimicrobial Activity and Molecular Modelling of Some New 2-Phenyl/benzylbenzoxazole derivatives"

Editorial Board Memberships

  •  Journal of Faculty of Pharmacy of Ankara University , Editorial Assistant (2002-Present)

Symposium and Meeting Organizations

  •  ISOPS 7th International Symposium on Pharmaceutical Sciences, Social Committee, June 24-27, 2003, Ankara.
  •  Member of the Organizing Committee of the “15th European Symposium on Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships”, Istanbul, 05-10 September 2004.
  •  Member of the Organizing Committee of the "Workshop on Computer Aided Drug Design & Development", Istanbul-TURKEY, February 02-05, 2007.
  •  Member of the Organizing Committee of “6th AFMC International Medicinal Chemistry Symposium", Istanbul-TURKEY, July 08-11, 2007.

Memberships

  •  Ankara Chamber of Pharmacists
  •  Turkish Association of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
  •  Development Association of Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy
  •  Computer Aided Drug Design and Development Society (CADD&D Society) in Turkey