09.30-10.30 “Biosensors-42 years and Counting” George, G, Gilbaut (Marco Mascini) 10.30-10.50 Coffee Break 10.50-11.20 “Electrochemical Based Biosensors” Atilla Yıldız 1 Hacettepe University, Department of Chemistry, 06532 Ankara, TURKEY 11.20-11.50 “Nucleic Acid Sensors” M Şengün Özsöz Arzum ERDEM, Dilsat OZKAN, Pinar KARA, Hakan KARADENIZ and Burcu KARASAHIN 1 Department of Analytical Chemistry Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University 35100, Bornova, IZMIR, TURKEY 11.50-12.20 “The New Approaches to Electrochemical Genosensors Based on DNA-Drug Interactions and DNA Hybridization” Arzum Erdem Ege University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Analytical Chemistry Department 35100 Bornova, Izmir, TURKEY 1 12.20-14.00 Lunch + Poster Presentation 14.00-14.30 “Conducting Block and Graft Copolymers as Intermediates for Enzyme Immobization and Biosensor Applications” Yusuf Yağcı1, Levent Toppare2 1 Istanbul Technical University, Department of Chemistry, Maslak, Istanbul 80626, Turkey 2 Middle East Technical University, Department of Chemistry, Ankara 06531, Turkey 14.30-15.00 “AFM Based Biosensors” Cengiz Koçum1 Doğutan Ülgen1, Emrecan Çubukçu1, Erhan Pişkin1 1 Hacettepe University, Chemical Engineering Department, Bioengineering Division, 06532 Ankara, TURKEY 15.00-15.30 Coffee Break 15.30-16.00 “Amperometric Enumeration of Escherichia coli using Antibody-coated Paramagnetic Beads” İsmail H. Boyacı1, Zoraida P. Aguilar2, Mahmud Hossain2, H. Brian Halsall2, Carl J. Seliskar2 and William R. Heineman2 1 Department of Food Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, 06532 TURKEY 2 Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA 16.00-16.30 “Detection of Telomerase with Quartz Crystal Microbalance Biosensors” Kamile Öztürk1, M. Durusoy1, E. Bişkin2 1 Hacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology, 06532 Ankara, TURKEY 2 Hacettepe University, Chemical Engineering Department, Bioengineering Division, 06532 Ankara, TURKEY 16.30- Closing Remark