Ahmet Sacan

Ahmet Sacan is an Associate Teaching Professor at Drexel University's School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems. His academic journey includes a PhD in Computer Engineering from Middle East Technical University (Turkey, 2008) and dual BSc degrees in Computer Science and Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Michigan (2001).

His research spans the interdisciplinary fields of bioinformatics and biomedical engineering, with particular focus on:

• Structural Bioinformatics and protein structure analysis
• Imaging Informatics and automated cell tracking
• Genomic and proteomic database analysis
• Machine learning applications in biomarker discovery
• MicroRNA expression and target analysis

Dr. Sacan's publication record demonstrates a strong trajectory in computational biology, with recent work increasingly focused on pain research, particularly inflammatory pain mechanisms and microRNA involvement in pain syndromes. His research shows a clear evolution from foundational bioinformatics tools development to more specialized applications in pain and cancer research.

Among his notable scientific contributions are several widely used bioinformatics software tools including:

• CellTrack: An Open-Source Software for Cell Tracking and Motility Analysis
• LFM-Pro: A Tool for Detecting Significant Local Structural Sites in Proteins
• ImmunoTar: Integrative prioritization of cell surface targets for cancer immunotherapy
• MicroarrayDesigner: An online search tool for microarray experimental designs

While currently holding a teaching position, Dr. Sacan is actively involved in research through co-advising graduate students in other labs at Drexel and neighboring institutions where research projects involve Bioinformatics analysis. His laboratory website indicates a focus on gene expression analysis, microRNA research, and machine learning applications in biomedical contexts.