Photograph Exhibition

OML

The experimental setup was developed in the Optical Microsystems Laboratory for measuring the density of liquids using fiber-optic methods.

OML

The experimental setup was developed in the Optical Microsystems Laboratory for measuring the density of liquids using fiber-optic methods.

MARC

Koç University Tower manufactured by by 5-Axis CNC Machining Center.
Hamed Rahmatavar Charandabi

MARC

Koç University Tower manufactured by by 5-Axis CNC Machining Center.
Hamed Rahmatavar Charandabi

MARC

Impeller with free-form surfaces manufactured by by 5-Axis CNC Machining Center.
Hamed Rahmatavar Charandabi

MARC

Impeller with free-form surfaces manufactured by by 5-Axis CNC Machining Center.
Hamed Rahmatavar Charandabi

KUTTAM
Adipogenic induction of human mesenchymal stem cells.

Chemical induction of the stem cells leads to formation of lipid droplets (red) that change spatial orientation of vimentin (green) intermediate filaments. Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope, Leica dmi8/SP8; Oil red O (red), Alexa 488 (green). KUTTAM CMIC, 2018.

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Adipogenic induction of human mesenchymal stem cells.

KUTTAM
Luteinized human granulosa cells

The stimulation of granulosa cells for IVF treatments increases the amount lipid droplets (red) that store cholesterol, which will be used for synthesis of steroidogenic hormones. Cytoskeleton is in green. Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope, Leica dmi8/SP8; Oil red O (red), FITC-phalloidin (green). KUTTAM CMIC, 2018.

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Luteinized human granulosa cells

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Histones in human cells.

Histones (green) are proteins that function in the packaging of DNA in the cell nucleus (blue) as chromatin. Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope, Leica dmi8/SP8, Alexa 488 (green), DAPI (blue) KUTTAM CMIC, 2018.

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Histones in human cells.

KUTTAM
Neurons in mouse brain cortex.

Cortical neurons that have been silenced for a certain gene (red) and the nuclei of all other cells in the cortex (blue) are depicted.Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope, Leica dmi8/SP8; tdTomato (red), DAPI (blue). KUTTAM CMIC, 2018.

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Neurons in mouse brain cortex.

KUTTAM
Protocadherin 7 (green) interaction with the actin microfilaments (red) in a retinal pigment epithelial cell

Actin filaments run through the cell cytoplasm and bend over the nucleus (blue). Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope, Leica dmi8/SP8; Alexa 555 (red), GFP (green), DAPI (blue). KUTTAM CMIC, 2018.

KUTTAM
Protocadherin 7 (green) interaction with the actin microfilaments (red) in a retinal pigment epithelial cell

Actin filaments run through the cell cytoplasm and bend over the nucleus (blue). Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope, Leica dmi8/SP8; Alexa 555 (red), GFP (green), DAPI (blue). KUTTAM CMIC, 2018.

KUTTAM
The vascular network of mouse brain cortex.

In this cleared tissue, cortical microvasculature (green) can be followed to very deep parts of cortex. Multiphoton Microscope, Leica. FITC-albumin (green).KUTTAM CMIC, 2018.

KUTTAM
The vascular network of mouse brain cortex.

In this cleared tissue, cortical microvasculature (green) can be followed to very deep parts of cortex. Multiphoton Microscope, Leica. FITC-albumin (green).KUTTAM CMIC, 2018.

KUTTAM
A section of mouse testis

Spermatogenic cells (red) are located in the seminiferous tubules decorated with laminin (green). Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope, Leica dmi8/SP8; 7AAD (red), Alexa 488 (green). KUTTAM CMIC, 2018.

KUTTAM
A section of mouse testis

KUTTAM
Mouse endometrial epithelial (red) and stromal (green) cells that construct a three-dimensional orientation in an extracellular matrix gel

The image is the maximum projection of consecutive z-stacks. The nuclei (blue) represent the overlaying of the cells in this 3D volume. Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope, Leica dmi8/SP8; mCherry (red), GFP (green), Hoechst (blue). KUTTAM CMIC, 2018.

KUTTAM
Mouse endometrial epithelial (red) and stromal (green) cells that construct a three-dimensional orientation in an extracellular matrix gel

KUTTAM
The mouse blastocyst

Tubulin (red) decorates all cells and forms the mitotic spindles that hold chromosomes. In the nuclear region (blue) of dividing cells the chromosomes are evident. The cavity inside, enables the orientation of the cells to be involved in formation of fetus or placenta. Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope, Leica dmi8/SP8; Alexa 594 (red), Hoechst (blue). KUTTAM CMIC, 2018.

KUTTAM
The mouse blastocyst

KUTTAM
Tubulin decoration of human mesenchymal stem cell.

Tubulin (yellow) that makes up the skeleton of the cell has been imaged at high resolving power to show the intermingling structure. Super resolution microscope, Leica STED; Alexa 555 (yellow). KUTTAM CMIC, 2018.

KUTTAM
Tubulin decoration of human mesenchymal stem cell.

KUISCID

Immunofluorescent image of SARS-CoV-2 infected VERO E6 Cells. Nuclei stained with DAPI (Blue: 405nm) , SARS-CoV-2 Virus stained with FITC (Green: 488 nm).

KUISCID

Immunofluorescent image of SARS-CoV-2 infected VERO E6 Cells. Nuclei stained with DAPI (Blue: 405nm) , SARS-CoV-2 Virus stained with FITC (Green: 488 nm).

KUISCID

Biosafety Level-3 Lab Facility with the KUISCID BSL-3 team

KUISCID

Biosafety Level-3 Lab Facility with the KUISCID BSL-3 team

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Viral research in the gas tight cabin -1

KUISCID

Viral research in the gas tight cabin -1

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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of Pseudomonas aeruginosa planktonic cells for morphological analysis (10000 X magnification).

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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of Pseudomonas aeruginosa planktonic cells for morphological analysis (10000 X magnification).

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Scanning Electron Microscope(SEM) image of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm for morphological analysis (10000 X magnification).

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Scanning Electron Microscope(SEM) image of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm for morphological analysis (10000 X magnification).

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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm for morphological analysis (10000 X magnification).

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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm for morphological analysis (10000 X magnification).

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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of Staphylococcus epidermidis planktonic cells for morphological analysis (10000 X magnification).

KUISCID

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of Staphylococcus epidermidis planktonic cells for morphological analysis (10000 X magnification).

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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of Candida albicans for morphological analysis (2000 X magnification).

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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of Candida albicans for morphological analysis (2000 X magnification).

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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) image of Candida albicans for morphological analysis (10000 X magnification).

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Rectum epitelium in crypt, infected with monkeypox (MPX) virus by immunofluorescent staining for anti-vaccina (FITC with DAPI counterstaining). Nuclei stained with DAPI (Blue: 405nm), MPX virus stained with FITC (Green: 488 nm).

KUISCID

Colourful murals throughout the Barrio Egipto neighbourhood in Bogota, currently in transformation and carrying the legacy of gang violence, painted by local artists and celebrating AfroColombian and Indigenous women.
İlayda Eskitaşçıoğlu

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The front steps of Capitolio Nacional, the house of the Colombian National Congress. Protestors coming from all over the company camp in front of the building, marching and chanting against the socioeconomic reforms promoted by the government.
İlayda Eskitaşçıoğlu

The Saartje Baartman Centre for Women and Children in Manenberg, Cape Town, is a one-stop centre for women and children who are survivors of abuse, functioning as a 24-hour emergency shelter, providing short and medium term residential care, childcare services and counselling.
İlayda Eskitaşçıoğlu

Guga Sthebe Cultural Centre, the welcoming mural was built by socio-economically disadvantaged local women residing in the Langa Township in Cape Town, South Africe. The Guga S’Thebe Cultural Centre is used as a vibrant public space where local women can come together and enjoy art, design and performance, and support their households financially by selling their craftswork.
İlayda Eskitaşçıoğlu

Geophysical research & South Pacific ; 1000 km south of New Zealand
Geophysical research, near-Earth Space Physics Electromagnetic wave-particle interactions.
Umran S. İnan

Geophysical research & Palmer Station
Geophysical research, near-Earth Space Physics Electromagnetic wave-particle interactions.
Umran S. İnan

Geophysical research & Antarctica 2006
Geophysical research, near-Earth Space Physics Electromagnetic wave-particle interactions.
Umran S. İnan

Geophysical research & Alaska 2007
Geophysical research, near-Earth Space Physics Electromagnetic wave-particle interactions.
Umran S. İnan

Quantum Dots

Cervical cancer cells with folate receptors cannot hide from tiny silver sulfide quantum dots with near-infrared luminescence.
Eda Çelikbaş, Mahshid Hashemkhani

Quantum Dots

Cervical cancer cells with folate receptors cannot hide from tiny silver sulfide quantum dots with near-infrared luminescence.
Eda Çelikbaş, Mahshid Hashemkhani

Resilience in Shadows Characterizing the Echoes of Carretta Carretta Extinction through Electron Microscopy

TEM image of Au NPs decorated 2D nanomaterials. This image was used to get attention towards the ignorance of Caretta Caretta's extinction.
Zafer Eroğlu-Önder Metin

Resilience in Shadows Characterizing the Echoes of Carretta Carretta Extinction through Electron Microscopy

TEM image of Au NPs decorated 2D nanomaterials. This image was used to get attention towards the ignorance of Caretta Caretta's extinction.
Zafer Eroğlu-Önder Metin

Beauty of the low symmetry

BaGe5 is a new type of intermetallic clathrate compound comprising slightly disoriented micro-sized grains. These grains exhibit remarkable optical activity upon exposure to polarized light in agreement with the compound's non-cubic symmetry.
Umut Aydemir

Beauty of the low symmetry

Enchanted Elixir: Capturing the Soul of Chemistry

This photograph describes a chemical frozen in liquid nitrogen. Wisps of nitrogen gas weave an enchanting dance, swirling like mystical spirits. In this frozen moment, alchemy and wonder merge, casting a spell upon the observer, beckoning them to explore the depths of science.
Tuana Aksu

Enchanted Elixir: Capturing the Soul of Chemistry

Phoenix Rebirth

Our modified catalyst, synthesized by annealing graphitic carbon nitride, was illustrated using the metaphor of the rebirth of the phoenix. This artwork was chosen for the inside cover of our publication in Catalysis Science & Technology (DOI: 10.1039/d3cy00046j), titled 'The effect of N-vacancy on the photocatalytic activity of graphitic carbon nitride in the oxidative Mannich reaction.' The research focuses on investigating the impact of N-vacancies on the photocatalytic activity of graphitic carbon nitride in the context of the oxidative Mannich reaction.
Temirlan Kubanaliev, Zafer Eroğlu, Melek Şermin Özer, Önder Metin

Phoenix Rebirth

Cervical cancer cells with folate receptors cannot hide from tiny silver sulfide quantum dots with near-infrared luminescence.
Funda Acar Yağcı

High resolution TEM image of CsPbI3 Perovskite Quantum Dots

CsPbI3 quantum dots are nanoscale crystals made up of cesium lead iodide. They exhibit exceptional optoelectronic properties due to their quantum confinement effects, enabling precise control over their bandgap and emission wavelengths. These quantum dots have promising applications in various fields such as solar cells, light-emitting devices, and optoelectronic devices.
Naime Sadat

High resolution TEM image of CsPbI3 Perovskite Quantum Dots

Glowy Whirls: a Journey Through Rickardite's Radiant Realms

Optical microscopy images of the surface of as-synthesized Cu2.9Te2 ingot via solid-state synthesis method. The rings/halos are formed during the synthesis as a result of solvation of the copper beads into the main phase.
Müjde Yahyaoğlu

Glowy Whirls: a Journey Through Rickardite's Radiant Realms

The Digital Mineral, Rickardite

The fine and lamellar domains of Cu2.8Te2, rickardite mineral inside irregular primary large grains showing strong orientation contrast under polarized light. The shape and the very regular orientation of the domains strongly indicate a solid-state formation of the targetted phase during sample preperation. The very fine lamellae may originate from a polymorphic phase transformation from the primary high-temperature phase.
Müjde Yahyaoğlu

The Digital Mineral, Rickardite

Silvered Splendor of Rickardite

Optical microscopy images of Ag-substituted Cu2.9Te2 (Ag0.1Cu2.8Te2) showing strong contrast under polarized light. Ag-substitution helps to form smaller grains in the solidification process with slightly different angles.
Müjde Yahyaoğlu

Silvered Splendor of Rickardite

Luminescent Kaleidoscope

Colorful looking grains of Cu2.8Te2 after sintering and polishing process under polarized light. The color variations are result of the various reflection angles of the polarized light reflected from differently oriented grains.
Müjde Yahyaoğlu

Luminescent Kaleidoscope

Aurora Prismaticum, Chromatic Needles of Rickardite

Optical microscopy images of Cu2.9Te2, rickardite mineral after the fast sintering process showing strong orientation contrast under the polarized light. Needle like domains in larger grains are generally the consequence of a peritectoid decomposition of minor portions of the high temperature phase.
Müjde Yahyaoğlu

Aurora Prismaticum, Chromatic Needles of Rickardite

Gulls Reproduction

Here is an island where different species of Gulls are reproducing, almost every 20 cm there is a nest with eggs. Interestingly, this behaviour reduces the risk of predation by predators because more ayes reduce the risk of predation by predators because more ayes take care of eggs. Interestingly, the species are territorial and they do not like to share the habitat with each other but they prefer to reproduce together in the same very small island.
Morteza Naderi

Gulls Reproduction

Black headed gull hatching

At the same time and habitat, a Black-headed Gull egg is hatching, the birth time of new newborn.
Morteza Naderi

Black headed gull hatching

At the same time and habitat, a Black-headed Gull egg is hatching, the birth time of new newborn.
Morteza Naderi

Bear and dog

This photo was taken this summer at Sarıkamış. There is an open garbage dump there and every night tens of bears come there and feed on the garbage. This is a tragedy for wildlife and shows how waste management can be important for wildlife welfare and survival.
Morteza Naderi

Bear and dog

Bear taking shower

This is a bear playing in the water. This picture has been taken during the TÜBİTAK 1001 project 's field work.
Morteza Naderi

Bear taking shower

This is a bear playing in the water. This picture has been taken during the TÜBİTAK 1001 project 's field work.
Morteza Naderi

Gold Chalcogenides

TEM images showing the anisotropic structure of gold chalcogenides.
Mine Demir

Gold Chalcogenides

TEM images showing the anisotropic structure of gold chalcogenides.
Mine Demir

The Hodja Reading the Qoran (Osman Hamdi Bey)

Cross-section of the paint sample taken from the yellow writing on the calligraphy tile. The image is recorded with a stereo microscope at 110x magnification.
Gülsu Şimşek Franci

The Hodja Reading the Qoran (Osman Hamdi Bey)

Cross-section of the paint sample taken from the yellow writing on the calligraphy tile. The image is recorded with a stereo microscope at 110x magnification.
Gülsu Şimşek Franci

Portrait of Hanzade Sultan (1936, Abdülmecid Efendi)

Cross-section of the paint sample taken from the dress of Hanzade Sultan showing different painting layers. The image is recorded with a stereo microscope at 110x magnification.
Gülsu Şimşek Franci

Portrait of Hanzade Sultan (1936, Abdülmecid Efendi)

Smiley Aliens

Porous structure of polyethyleneimine and poly(acrylic acid) coatings on silicon wafer.
Ghazaleh Azizi Saadatlou

Smiley Aliens

Porous structure of polyethyleneimine and poly(acrylic acid) coatings on silicon wafer.
Ghazaleh Azizi Saadatlou

Observing defects in primary cilium by ultrastructure expansion microscopy

Ultrastructure expansion microscopy (U-ExM) of primary cilium in HEK293T cells. Acetylated tubulin (magenta) marks the microtubule structure in primary cilium and centrin (yellow) marks the core of the basal body (centriole). Image was acquired by Leica SP8 Confocal microscopy. U-ExM is a sample preparation tool for biological samples that allows investigators to identify small structures by expanding them using a polymer system (Sahabandu et al, 2019) . Here you see two primary cilia in one cell. This is actually a defect for the cells. Supernumerary centrioles cause more than one primary cilia with signaling defects (Mahjoub et al, 2012). Defects in the structure and function of cilia lead to complex diseases called ciliopathies (Hildebrandt et al, 2011). As you can see, the cilium in the right hand side of the image has structural defects. U-ExM allows us to observe structural defects in tubulin structure of primary cilia by expanding cells without the need of electron microscopy usage. Imaging technologies enable researchers to understand the complexity of ciliopathies and help to improve therapeutic approaches to cure the disease.
Ezgi Odabaşı

Observing defects in primary cilium by ultrastructure expansion microscopy

Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles 2

Carbon/Iron based nanoparticle, x1600k BF 200kV, FE-S/TEM system.
Ece Çakır, Ahmet Ferid Fırat

Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles 2

Carbon/Iron based nanoparticle, x1600k BF 200kV, FE-S/TEM system.
Ece Çakır, Ahmet Ferid Fırat

NiMo/CoMoO4@NF

In-situ growth of NiMo/CoMoO4 heterojunction on the Nickel Foam substrate under polarized light.
Ebrahim Sadeghi-Sanaz Chamani

NiMo/CoMoO4@NF

In-situ growth of NiMo/CoMoO4 heterojunction on the Nickel Foam substrate under polarized light.
Ebrahim Sadeghi-Sanaz Chamani

Cu-coated NF

Electrodeposited Copper on the heat-treated Nickel Foam under polarized light.
Ebrahim Sadegi

Cu-coated NF

Electrodeposited Copper on the heat-treated Nickel Foam under polarized light.
Ebrahim Sadegi

Stereo image of a structure named 'nodule' over a root of a model legume

Medicago truncatula caused by the infection of Sinorhizobium melliotti which helps with the nitrogen fixation of the plant. Plant's genotype is LYM2-4 and this is a mutant plant. Length of the nodule is about 1.4 mm. It is taken with Leica S9i microscope.
Ceren Özdemir

Stereo image of a structure named 'nodule' over a root of a model legume

Himantopus himantopus

A Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) recorded at the Ornithological Research Stations in Kars Kuyucuk Lake and Iğdır Aras River Bird Sanctuary in the project 'Effects of climate change on the community ecology and population dynamics of Kars, Iğdır and Ardahan wetland birds' since 2006.
Çağan Şekercioğlu

Himantopus himantopus

Bubbles of The Cell

Enlarged endosomal vesicles are evident in HeLa S3 cells when PI(3,5)P2 activity is inhibited. PI(3,5)P3, a crucial phosphoinositide involved in endosomal trafficking regulation. Depletion of PI(3,5)P2 disrupts the transition from early to late endosomes, leading to the enlargement of endosomal vesicles. The image shows a HeLa S3 cell at interphase treated with 1.6 μM PI(3,5)P2 inhibitor (YM201636) for 5 hours, actin (phalloidin, red), and DNA staining (Hoechst, blue). Scale bars, 10 μm.
Beste Senem Değirmenci

Bubbles of The Cell

Landscape

Branched flow refers to a phenomenon in wave dynamics that produces a tree-like pattern, involving successive mostly forward scattering events by smooth obstacles deflecting traveling rays or waves. Branched flow is ubiquitous in nature: so far it has been reported from the micron scale in semiconductors to hundreds of kilometres in tsunami waves travelling through the ocean. The freedom we have to display data is enormous, and we do it differently both for artistic reasons and to highlight different aspects of the science. Branched flow, as seen elsewhere on Blochbusters, is a ubiquitous wave and particle phenomenon coming from travel over a smooth but (typically) random landscape. It can also happen traversing a smooth but periodic landscape, as in a crystal.
Alhun Aydın

Landscape

Crossroads

The picture shows the density of classical trajectories in a square lattice. Despite the periodicity of the potential, the chaotic dynamics can generate branched flow: aperiodic structures arise from regular lattices. In random potentials branches decay exponentially fast from the origin, but in periodic potentials the stable branches (pink tones) can remain stable indefinitely. We ran classical trajectories from the center with the same initial energy and a uniform distribution of angles. The potential in which they evolve is made by bumps arranged in a square lattice. As usual, we employed a symplectic integrator and represented the density of trajectories. Quantum simulations in superlattices (lattice constant much larger than the wavelength) display similar patterns.
Alhun Aydın

Crossroads