Research Assistant Canan (CENGİZ) CANAL

Phone: +90 (232)-750 62 76

Fax   : +90 (232)-750 61 96

email : canancengiz[at]iyte.edu.tr

 

 B.S., Ankara University , Department of Food Engineering, Ankara, TURKEY (2002 - 2006)

 M.Sc., Hacettepe University , Department of Food Engineering, Ankara, TURKEY (2006 - 2008)

 PhD., Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Food Engineering, Izmir, TURKEY (2009 - ...)

     
     Research Interests 
  • Molecular Biology and Microbial Genetics

  • Food Microbiology

  • Foodborne Pathogens

  • Biotechnology

  • Molecular Isolation and Identification Methods

 

     Work Experiences  
  • Research Assistant in Food Engineering Department, IYTE, İzmir, TURKEY (12/2009 - ...)

       Publications
  • Cengiz, C., Determination of the Contamination Level of Listeria monocytogenes Using by Molecular Techniques on Vegetables with Green Leaves Grown Around Ankara, 2008, M.Sc. Thesis

  • Evaluation of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes Contamination on Leafy Green Vegetables, Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, S.A. Aytac, U. Ben, C. Cengiz, B. Mercanoglu Taban, (2010)

      Congress and Workshops 
  • Karslı G., Canal C., Baysal H., Özen B. Characterizaton of microbial flora of ‘Hurma’ olives grown in Karaburun Peninsula in Turkey. 1st North European Congress on Food, 22-24 April 2012, St.Petersburg/Russia.

  • Canal C., Özen B. Monitoring of Wine Process with Mid-IR Spectroscopy. 35th World Congress of Vine and Wine, 18-22 June 2012, Izmir/Turkey.

  • Canal C., Karslı G.S., Baysal H., Özen B. Şarap Fermantasyonu ve Hurma Zeytinin Olgunlaşması Sürecinde Mikrobiyel Değişimin İncelenmesi. Türkiye 11. Gıda Kongresi, 10-12 Ekim 2012, Hatay.

  • IUFoST 15th World Congress of Food Science and Technology, Cape Town, South Africa, B. Mercanoglu Taban, C. Cengiz Canal, S.A. Aytac, 2010

  • Cengiz, C. ve Aytac, S.A. Bazı gıdalardan izole edilen L. monocytogenes izolatlarının virülanslık özelliğinin moleküler yöntemle belirlenmesi. Türkiye 10. Gıda Kongresi, 21-23 Mayıs, Erzurum, 2008. (Oral Presentation)

  • Ben, U., Cengiz, C. ve Aytac, S.A. Kanatlı etlerinde immünomanyetik ayırma (İMA) ve polimeraz zincir reaksiyonu (PZR) kombine yöntemleri ile Salmonella spp. izolasyonu ve tanımlanması. Türkiye 10. Gıda Kongresi, 21-23 Mayıs, Erzurum, 2008. (Poster Presentation)

  • Cengiz, C. ve Aytac, S.A. Determination of Listeria monocytogenes on green leaves vegetables grown around Ankara, by using immunomagnetic separation and molecular techniques. The 21st International ICFMH Symposium “Evolving Microbial Food Quality and Safety” (Food Micro), 1-4 September, Scotland, 2008. (Poster Presentation)

      Projects Involved
  • Overexpression of the genes encoding the enzymes ‘cutinase and esterase’ by using Aspergillus niger (06/2005 - 09/2005; researcher, Wageningen University/Netherlands)

  • Helichrysum plicatum bitki ekstraktının metisiline dirençli Staphylococcus aureus gelişimi üzerine etkisi ve MIC (minimum inhibitör konsantrasyonu) değerinin hesaplanması (2006; researcher, funded by Gazi University)

  • Ankara ve Çevresinde Yetiştirilen Çiğ Tüketilen Yeşil Yapraklı Sebzelerin Salmonella spp. ve Listeria monocytogenes İçeriklerinin Moleküler Teknikler Kullanılarak Belirlenmesi (06/2006 - 06/2008; researcher, funded by The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, project # TOVAG 106 O 108)

  • Influence of O-glycosylation on yield and proteolysis in heterologous protein production in Pichia pastoris (02/2008-05/2008; researcher within Erasmus programme, Universitat für Bodenkültür-Wien/Austria)

  • Camplyobacter jejuni varlığının Kitli Nükleik Asit (LNA) molekülleri kullanılarak saptanması. 04/2010-12/2010, researcher, funded by Izmir Institute of Technology, project # 2010 IYTE 10.

  • Karaburun Yarımadasında Yetişen ‘Hurma’ Zeytininin Bazı Kimyasal ve Mikrobiyolojik Özelliklerinin Karakterizasyonu. (06/2011-06/2013, researcher, funded by The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, project # 110O780)

      Honors
  • 06/2005-09/2005: Research scholarship given by Wageningen University.

  • 2002-2006: B.S. Graduated at the third place of department and faculty.

  • 2006-2008: MSc. Scholarship given by The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey.

  • 2009-: PhD. Scholarship given by The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey