Gonca Bülbül
Thesis: Development of Nanoceria-based Aptasensors for
Biomolecular Recognition
Research: - ssDNA functional nanoceria, a redox active aptaswitch for biomolecular recognition
Awards and honors:
Outstanding research accomplishments award, the 54th Annual Eastern Analytical Symposium, Somerset, NJ, 2015
Publications:
[10] DNA assay based on Nanoceria as fluorescence Quenchers (NanoCeracQ DNA assay)
G. Bülbül, A. Hayat, F. Mustafa, and S. Andreescu
Sci. Rep., 8(1), 2018, 2426
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-20659-9
[9] Chapter 10 - Nanotechnology-Enabled Approaches for the Detection of Antioxidants by Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Methods
Ryan T. Rauhut, Gonca Bülbül, and Silvana Andreescu
in: in Measurement of Antioxidant Activity and Capacity: Recent Trends and Applications , (Eds. R. Apak, E. Capanoglu, F. Shahidi), Wiley, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119135388.ch10
[8] Reactivity of nanoceria particles exposed to biologically relevant catechol-containing molecules
G. Bülbül, A. Hayat, X. Liu, and S. Andreescu
RSC Adv., 6, 2016, 60007-60014
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA07279H
[7] ssDNA-functionalized nanoceria : A universal redox active aptaswitch for biomolecular recognition
G. Bülbül, A. Hayat, and S. Andreescu
Adv. Healthc. Mater., 5(7), 2016, 822-828, (cover page)
https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201500705
[6] Portable Nanoparticle-Based Sensors for Food Safety Assessment
G. Bülbül, A. Hayat, and S. Andreescu
Sensors, 15, 2015, 30736-30758
https://doi.org/10.3390/s151229826
[5] A generic amplification strategy for electrochemical aptasensors using a non-enzymatic nanoceria tag
G. Bülbül, A. Hayat, and S. Andreescu
Nanoscale, 7, 2015, 13230-13238
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5NR02628H
[4] Evaluation of the oxidase like activity of nanoceria and its application in colorimetric assays
A. Hayat, J. Cunningham, G. Bülbül, and S. Andreescu
Anal. Chim. Acta, 885, 2015, 140-147
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2015.04.052
[3] Applications and Implications of Nanoceria Reactivity: Measurement Tools and Environmental Impact
D. Andreescu, G. Bülbül, E.R. Ozel, A. Hayat, N.P. Sardesai, and S. Andreescu
Environ. Sci. Nano, 1, 2014, 445-458
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4EN00075G
[2] Probing phosphatase activity using redox active nanoparticles: A novel colorimetric approach for the detection of enzyme activity
A. Hayat, G. Bülbül, and S. Andreescu
Biosens. Bioelectron., 56, 2014, 334-339
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2014.01.003
[1] Redox reactivity of cerium oxide nanoparticles against dopamine
A. Hayat, D. Andreescu, G. Bülbül, and S. Andreescu
J. Colloid Interface Sci., 418, 2014, 240-245
Conferences:
Oral presentations:
- "Portable Technologies for point of care testing"
Chemistry & Biomolecular Science Department Seminar Series, Clarkson University, February 19, 2016
- "Development of a Universal Aptasensor for Ultrasensitive Quantification of Molecular Recognition"
Chemistry & Biomolecular Science Department Seminar Series, Clarkson University, April, 2015
- "Probing Phosphatase activity using redox active nanoparticles: a novel colorimetric approach for the detection of enzyme activity"
PITTCON, New Orleans, LA, March 9, 2015
- "NanoCerac: an inexpensive portable assay for point-of-care diagnosis, food quality control and environmental monitoring"
PITTCON, New Orleans, LA, March 9, 2015
Meetings with poster presentations:
- CAMP Annual Technical Meeting, Canandaigua, NY, May 21, 2015
- The 6th ACS-NNY Local Section Research Symposium, SUNY Potsdam, NY, March 28, 2015
- PITTCON, New Orleans, March 15, 2015
March 2015 - Poster presentation - The 6th ACS-NNY Local Section Research Symposium
Outstanding research accomplishments award, the 54th Annual Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS), 2015
Thesis defense: September 26, 2016, Committee: Profs: Silvana Andreescu, Evgeny Katz, Costel Darie, Paul Goulet, Selma Mededovic Thagaard. Congratulation Dr. Bülbül !
Thesis defense: September 26, 2016, BIOsem group picture
Commencement day: May 10, 2017