Research Assistant Hande DEMİR

Phone: +90 (232)-750 62 96

Fax   : +90 (232)-750 61 96

email : handegenckal[at]iyte.edu.tr

 B.S., Food Engineering, Ege University, Department of Food Engineering, İzmir, TURKEY (2000)

 M.Sc., Biotechnology, Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, İzmir, TURKEY (2004)

 PhD., Food Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Food Engineering, İzmir, TURKEY (2007-present)

     Research Interests 

• Enzyme production from bacterial and fungal fermentations

• Solid-state fermentation

• Enzyme characterizatioın

• Scale up and statistical optimization

          Congress and Workshops

• Hande Demir*, Nihan Göğüş*, Canan Tarı, “The comparison of biochemical properties of exo-polygalacturonases produced by solid-state and submerged fermentations using an Aspergillus sojae mutant strain” The International Conference on Enzyme Science and Technology (ICEST 2011), 31 October – 04 November 2011, Kuşadası , Turkey (poster)

• H. Demir, C. Tarı, “Bioconversion of wheat bran into polygalacturonase using Aspergillus sojae in solid-state fermentation” IV. International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology (Biomicroworld2011), 14-16 September, 2011, Torremolinos, Malaga , Spain (oral)

• H. Demir, C. Tarı, C. Üçüncü, N. Göğüş, “Production of a pectinase from Aspergillus sojae by solid-state fermentation: Screening of the agro-industrial residues of food industry” Novel Approaches in Food Industry (NAFI 2011), Çeşme, İzmir, Turkey, 26-29 May, 2011 (poster)

• C. Üçüncü , C. Tarı, B. Özen, H. Demir, “Optimization of phosphoric acid hydrolysis of fruit pomaces; potential candidates for bioethanol production” Novel Approaches in Food Industry (NAFI 2011), Çeşme, İzmir, Turkey, 26-29 May, 2011 (poster)

• Buyukkileci, A.O., Tari, C., Lahore, M.F., Genckal Demir, H., Göğüş, N. (2010) Optimization of exo-polygalacturonase production from orange peel by Aspergillus sojae. 14th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition 14-18 September 2010, Palacongressi, Rimini, Italy (poster)

• Tarı, C., Gogus, N., Demir, H., Lahore, M.F., Heerd, D. Optimization of Medium Composition for the production of polygalacturonase from a new mutant Aspergillus sojae strain by submerged fermentation.  2nd International Confrence of Food Science and Technology. 22-24 March 2010 Chester, UK. (poster)

• Demir, H., Baysal, N., Tarı, C., Heerd, D., Lahore, M.F., “Portakal Kabuğu Rendesi Kullanılarak Aspergillus sojae’den Pektinaz Üretiminin Optimizasyonu” 6. Gıda Mühendisliği Kongresi, Antalya, Türkiye: 2009 (sözlü)

• H. Demir, N. Baysal, D. Heerd, M. Fernandez-Lahore, C. Tari, “Optimization of polygalacturonase production from Aspergillus sojae by using orange peel” EFFoST, 11-13 November 2009, P331, 2009 (poster)

• Tarı, C. Genckal, H., Tokatli, F. “Optimization of growth medium for the production of alkaline protease from a newly isolated Bacillus sp. L21” 3rd Central European Congress on Food, Sofia, Bulgaria: 2006 (poster)

• Tarı, C., Genckal, H. “Alkalifilik Bacillus Suşlarından Elde Edilen Alkali Proteaz Enzimin Karakterizasyonu” Gıda Kongresi 2005, İzmir, Türkiye: 2005 (sözlü)

• Genckal, H., Tarı, C., Tokatli, F. “Bacillus L21 Suşundan Alkali Proteaz Üretmek Üzere Geliştirilen Endüstriyel Besi Ortamının Yüzey Tepki Metodu ile Optimize Edilmesi” 14. Ulusal Biyoteknoloji Kongresi,  Eskişehir, Türkiye: 2005 (poster)

• Gençkal, H., Tarı, C., Akbalık, G., Yenidünya, A. F., Güneş, H., Harsa, Ş. “Alkalifilik Bacillus Suşlarından Alkali Proteaz Üretimi ve Fermantasyon Koşullarının Optimizasyonu” Türkiye VIII. Gıda Kongresi, Bursa, Türkiye: 2004 (sözlü)