HACER MURATOĞLU

HACER MURATOĞLU is a Professor at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Karadeniz Technical University. Her research focuses on Microbiology, Virology, and Molecular Biology, particularly the study of entomopoxviruses and iridoviruses. She has contributed significantly to understanding viral protein functions, including protein kinases, glycosyltransferases, and nucleases, with applications in biological control and host-pathogen interactions.

Her research spans several subfields:

• Viral Protein Kinases and Their Substrate Specificity
• Glycosyltransferase Enzymatic Activities
• Baculovirus Vector Engineering
• Bacterial Pathogens in Insect Pests
• Transcriptome-Based Pathogen Discovery
• Viral Pathogenesis Mechanisms

She has received funding from TUBITAK and Higher Education Institutions for projects such as:

• Vaccine Development for SARS-CoV-2
• Functional Analysis of AMEV Protein Kinases
• Iridovirus Gene Expression Studies

Her work has been peer-reviewed for journals like Turkish Journal of Biology and Turkish Journal of Botany.