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

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2013.12.007

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