Education

PUBLICATIONS

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Publications (* shows publications indexed in SCI or SCI expanded)

• *20 Dilan Akagunduz, Rumeysa Cebecioglu, Fatih Ozenc, Murat Ozdemir, Hakan Bermek, Nevzat Tarhan, Ayla Arslan, Tunc Catal (2021) Effects of psychoactive pharmaceuticals found in wastewaters on electricity generation in microbial fuel cells. CLEAN Soil, Air, Water. (Science Citation Index Expanded) (under revision).
• 19 Lejla-Nur Smajovic, Furkan Enes Oflaz, Ayla Arslan (2021). A study of the CaCl2 induced E. coli DH5-Alpha transformation by heat shock accompanied by vibration. CMBEBIH 2021, IFMBE Proceedings 84.
• *18 Ayla Arslan (2021). Extrasynaptic δ-subunit containing GABAA receptors. Journal of integrative neuroscience, 20(1), 173–184.  (Science citation index expanded, impact factor: 1.14).  
• * 17 Pinar Unal-Aydin,  Orkun Aydin, O., & Ayla Arslan (2021). Genetic Architecture of Depression: Where Do We Stand Now?. Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 1305, 203–230.  (Science citation index expanded, impact factor: 2.4).  
• * 16 Furkan Enes Oflaz, Çağdaş Devrim Son, Ayla Arslan (2019) Oligomerization and cell surface expression of recombinant GABA (A) receptors tagged in the delta subunit, J. of Int. Neurosci. 18 (4): 341-350   (Science citation index expanded, impact factor: 1.14).  
•  * 15 Orkun Aydin, Pinar Unal Aydin, Ayla Arslan (2019) Development of neuroimaging-based biomarkers in psychiatry In: Kim YK (eds) Frontiers in Psychiatry. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1192:159-195 Springer, (Science citation index expanded, impact factor: 2.126).  
• *  14 Ayla Arslan (2018) Imaging genetics of schizophrenia in the post-GWAS era. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. Jan 3;80(Pt B):155-165. doi:10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.06.018. Epub 2017 Jun 20. (Science Citation Index, impact factor: 4.320)  
• * 13 Ayla Arslan (2018) Mapping the schizophrenia genes by neuroimaging: The promises and the challenges, International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Jan 11;19(1). (Science Citation Index Expanded, impact factor: 3.226)   
• 12 Ayla Arslan (2018) A Molecular Biologist’s View on Halal Food Authenticity, Proceedings of the World Halal Summit (WHS)  2018, p 167-170, Istanbul Turkey.
• 11 Ayla Arslan (2016)‘Alcohol Modulation of Extra-synaptic Gamma-aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptors’, Periodicals of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 4(1):29-36.    
• * 10 Ayla Arslan  (2015) Genes, Brains and Behavior: Imaging Genetics for Neuropsychiatric Disorders, J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. Spring; 27(2):81-92. doi:10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13080185. (Science Citation Index, impact Factor: 2.765)
• 9 Ayla Arslan  (2015) The Biological Revolution, Periodicals of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 3(1): 36-37.  
• 8 Ayla Arslan (2015) Distinct roles of gamma-amino butyric acid type A receptor subtypes: A focus on phasic and tonic inhibition, Journal of Neurobehavioral Sciences 2(2) 72-76 Aug 2015 Epub ahead of print (Turk Psikiyatri Dizini)  
• 7 Ayla Arslan (2015) The Complexity of Mental Disorders, Periodicals of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 3(1): 3335.  
• 6 Ayla Arslan (2015) Clustering of GABA (A) receptors, Periodicals of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 3(1): 28-32 .
• * 5  Ayla Arslan, Jakob von Engelhardt, William Wisden (2014) Cytoplasmic domain of delta subunit is important for the extra-synaptic targeting of GABA (A) receptor subtypes, Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 13(4): 1–15. (Science Citation Index Expanded, Impact factor: 1.1)  
• 4 Müge Aslankara, Ali Bayram, Nevzat Tarhan, Ayla Arslan  (2014) Effect of ovarian hormones on memory suppression, Journal of Neurobehavioral Sciences, 1(3):63-66. (Turk Psikiyatri Dizini)
• 3 Ayla Arslan Selahattin Gultekin (2013) “Kinetics of Sodium Borohydride hydrolysis in Alkaline Solution for the Production of Hydrogen in PEM Fuel Cells” ICWEE 2nd International Conference on Water, Energy, Environment, September 21-24 2013, Kusadasi, Turkey -Abstract-
• 2 Ayla Arslan, Jakob von Engelhardt, William Wisden (2008) Molecular determinants of synaptic and extrasynaptic GABA (A) receptors, Neuroanatomy 2008/7 Suppl 1 p2, O5 (Scopus) -Abstract-
• * 1 Thomas Götz, Ayla Arslan, William Wisden, Peer Wulff (2007) GABA (A) receptors: structure and function in the basal ganglia, Progress in Brain Research, 160:21-41. (Science Citation Index, impact factor: 3.256) 

BOOK CHAPTERS

• Ayla Arslan (2018) Application of neuroimaging in the diagnosis of depression, -invited book chapter- In: Kim YK (eds). “Understanding Depression- Volume 2. Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis and Treatment,  Springer

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Conferences, Seminars and Panels

• Ayla Arslan (2019) ESIB 2019 European Summit of Industrial Biotechnology, "Fostering biotech entrepreneurship" (invited speaker) 18-20 November, Graz, Austria
• Ayla Arslan (2018) World Halal Summit, "A molecular biologist's view on halal food authenticity," 29 Nov-1 Dec. Istanbul, Turkey 
• Ayla Arslan (2017), “Genethics Today”, Round Table Discussion, World Bioethics Day, 27 October 2017, IUS, Sarajevo, BiH.
• Ayla Arslan (2015) "The Meaning of Human Genome Project", International Congress on Engineering and Natural Sciences, 9.9.2015, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Ayla Arslan (2015) ‘Clustering of GABA (A) receptors’ The Fourth Regional Conference on Soft Computing: IUSSCRG 2015, 26-27 June, 2015, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Ayla Arslan, Jakob von Engelhardt, William Wisden (2008) Molecular determinants of synaptic and extrasynaptic GABA (A) receptors, Neuroanatomy 2008/7 Suppl 1 p2, O5. https://neuroanatomy.org/
• Ayla Arslan (2004) ‘Synaptic and extrasynaptic GABA (A) Receptors’, Oral presentation, Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences Seminar Program, March 2004, Heidelberg, Germany.
• Ayla Arslan (2002) Building Inhibitory Synapses, Oral presentation University of Heidelberg, Graduiertenkolleg 791 Annual Retreat, Kloster Schöntal, February, 2002, Schöntal/Germany
• Other Publications
• Ayla Arslan, ‘Islamic Era Science, Timeline’, Nature Vol. 444/2: 23-25. November 2006
• Ayla Arslan, ‘Even black-and-white bananas look yellow’, Nature, published online, Oct. 2006, 

AWARDS

• Ph.D. Scholarship awarded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Graduiertenkolleg 791, Neural Developmental and Degenerative Processes, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 2002-2005.
• Visiting scholar fellowship for travel and research awarded by Section of Neurobiology Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA, 01/08/2007-07/10/2007.
• Travel Grant for WCN Practical course on Applied bioinformatics and methodologies in SNP genotyping, Uppsala University and Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 09/03/2007.
• TÜBİTAK Incentive Award for International Scientific Publications (TÜBİTAK Uluslararasi Bilimsel Yayin Tesvik Odulu, UBYT), 2015
• IUS Incentive Award for International Scientific Publications, 2015
• IUS Incentive Award for International Scientific Publications, 2017
• IUS Incentive Award for International Scientific Publications, 2018
• TÜBİTAK Incentive Award for International Scientific Publications (TÜBİTAK Uluslararasi Bilimsel Yayin Tesvik Odulu, UBYT), 2019