TÜBİTAK 2209-A Funding for Cervical Cancer Research

A research project titled “Repositioning the Antibacterial Nisin Peptide with Gold Nanoparticles (AuNP)” has been awarded funding under the TÜBİTAK 2209-A University Student Research Projects Support Program.

The project aims to develop safe and innovative biotechnological approaches to address systemic toxicity (side effects) and emerging drug resistance—two of the major limitations of traditional cancer treatments. Accordingly, the project aims to re-engineer the natural “Nisin” peptide—known for its potent antimicrobial effect but whose therapeutic potential is limited due to its short half-life and low cellular permeability—using nanotechnological methods based on gold nanoparticles and pectin.

Based on the results obtained, an innovative nanobioconjugate (AuNP@NisPec) candidate system with high target specificity in cervical cancer cell lines will be developed and introduced to the scientific community.

We congratulate our student and her advisor and wish them continued success.