Nur Başak Sürmeli

Nur Başak Sürmeli is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at Izmir Institute of Technology. She holds a B.S. in Chemistry from İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Princeton University, and completed postdoctoral work in Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research focuses on protein engineering, biocatalysis, and heme protein systems.

Educational Background:

• B.S. in Chemistry, Bilkent University (Turkey)
• Ph.D. in Chemistry, Princeton University (USA)
• Post-Doc in Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley (USA)

Her scholarly work targets thermophilic cytochrome P450 systems, emphasizing rational design of enzymes for industrial and pharmaceutical applications. Publications highlight innovations in assay development, protein stability analysis, and biocatalytic potential exploration of CYP119 mutants. This includes structural modifications to enhance catalytic efficiency and computational modeling for substrate specificity.