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2025
Our Faculty Members Elected to the Board of the Turkish Dietetic Association
Our faculty member, Prof. Dr. Hülya Gökmen Özel, has been elected as the Minister of the Turkish Dietetic Association, while Prof. Dr. Aslı Akyol Mutlu and Dr. Funda Tamer have been elected as board members.
We congratulate our faculty members and wish them continued success.
2024
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fisunoğlu has been appointed as the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences.
As of November 4, 2024, our faculty member, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fisunoğlu, has been appointed as the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences. We congratulate him and wish him continued success.
To share the latest findings and expert insights in the field, our journal, Current Research in Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics Journal, is launching!
The international, peer-reviewed, open-access online journal Current Research in Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics Journal, planned to be published by our department, was approved by the Hacettepe University Executive Board on October 31, 2024.
Assist Prof. Dr. Aslıhan Özdemir Awarded TÜBİTAK 2219 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Assist Prof. Dr. Aslıhan Özdemir has been awarded the TÜBİTAK 2219 International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship and is currently conducting postdoctoral academic activities at the University of Leeds, UK.
She will continue her research at the University of Leeds from August 2024 to August 2025. We congratulate her on her academic achievements and contributions to the scientific community and wish her continued success.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Merve Tengilimoğlu Metin Awarded TÜBİTAK 2219 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Our faculty member, Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Merve Tengilimoğlu Metin, has been awarded the TÜBİTAK 2219 International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship and conducted postdoctoral academic activities at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark from April to September 2024.
We congratulate her on her academic achievements and contributions to the scientific community and wish her continued success.
Prof. Dr. Derya Dikmen Appointed as Director of the Vocational School of Health Services
Our faculty member, Prof. Dr. Derya Dikmen, has been appointed as the Director of the Vocational School of Health Services as of January 17, 2024.
We congratulate her and wish her continued success.
2023
Our YouTube Channel is Now Live!
Our department's YouTube page is now active! Don't forget to follow our channel for the latest content and nutrition tips.
Hacettepe Nutrition and Dietetics YouTube Channel
10 Student Projects from Our Department Receive Support from TÜBİTAK 2209-A
In the first term of the 2023 TÜBİTAK 2209-A University Students Research Projects Support Program, 10 projects led by our students have been granted support.
We congratulate our students and their advisors and wish them continued success.
Click here to see the supported projects.
Report Prepared by Prof. Dr. Derya Dikmen Published by WHO
The report "USE OF NUTRIENT PROFILE MODELS FOR NUTRITION AND HEALTH POLICIES", prepared with contributions from our faculty member Prof. Dr. Derya Dikmen, has been published by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe.
The WHO Regional Office for Europe developed a nutrient profile model in 2015 to restrict the marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children. In 2019, a draft nutrient profile model was introduced to address the inappropriate marketing of complementary foods for infants and young children. Nutrient profiling is defined as the science of classifying or ranking foods based on their nutrient composition for disease prevention and health promotion.
This newly published report summarizes an expert meeting organized in September 2021 by the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases. The report proposes revisions to the regional nutrient profile model, including restricting unhealthy food marketing, finalizing the infant formula model, exploring the use of nutrient profile models for front-of-pack labeling, and assessing their application in health taxation for nutritious and sustainable diets.
This significant achievement reflects our professor’s academic success and contributions to the scientific community. We congratulate her and wish her continued success.
https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/363379
Prof. Dr. Aslı Akyol Mutlu Appointed as an Editor for Scientific Reports
Our faculty member, Prof. Dr. Aslı Akyol Mutlu, has been selected as an editor for Scientific Reports, an internationally prestigious journal published by Nature Publishing Group, covering a wide range of scientific research.
This significant role reflects our professor’s academic success and contributions to the scientific community. We congratulate her and wish her continued success.
https://www.nature.com/srep/about/editors
Assist Prof. Dr. Fatma Ilgaz Conducted Academic Activities as a Visiting Researcher at Birmingham Children's Hospital
Our faculty member, Assist Prof. Dr. Fatma Ilgaz, participated in academic activities as a Visiting Researcher at Birmingham Children's Hospital, United Kingdom, upon the invitation of Prof. Anita MacDonald. She conducted research there for two weeks in September 2018 and for six months between March and August 2023.
We congratulate her on her academic achievements and contributions to the scientific community and wish her continued success.
Prof. Dr. Aslı Akyol Mutlu Appointed as Editor-in-Chief of Beslenme ve Diyet Dergisi, with Assist. Prof. Dr. Damla Gümüş as Associate Editor
Our faculty members, Prof. Dr. Aslı Akyol Mutlu and Assist. Prof. Dr. Damla Gümüş, have been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editor, respectively, of Beslenme ve Diyet Dergisi, the official journal of the Turkish Dietetic Association.
The journal publishes original research, review articles, interesting case reports, letters to the editor, conference reports, announcements, and abstracts presented at Nutrition and Dietetics Congresses.
This significant appointment reflects their academic achievements and contributions to the scientific community. We congratulate them and wish them continued success.
Prof. Dr. Derya Dikmen’s Joint Project with Portugal and Croatia Accepted under the PRIMA Program
Our faculty member, Prof. Dr. Derya Dikmen, has successfully secured funding for the project "Promoting Stakeholder Adherence to Mediterranean Diet on Campus through Menu Interventions and Social Marketing Strategies" as part of the 2022 PRIMA Program (Section 2) in collaboration with Portugal and Croatia. The project was approved for support in January 2023.
We congratulate her on this achievement and her contributions to the scientific community and wish her continued success.
PRIMA Section 2 – 2022 Results
2022
Prof. Dr. Hülya Gökmen Özel Elected as Chair of the SABDEK Executive Board
Our faculty member, Prof. Dr. Hülya Gökmen Özel, was elected as the Chair of the Executive Board of the Health Sciences Faculty Deans Council (SABDEK) during the 13th SABDEK Meeting on May 22, 2022.
We congratulate her and wish her continued success.
2021
Dr. Damla Gümüş Conducted Academic Activities as a Visiting Researcher at JUNIA ISA, France
Our faculty member, Dr. Damla Gümüş, participated in academic activities as a Visiting Researcher at the Nutrition Sciences Department of JUNIA ISA, France, from September 2021 to March 2022.
We congratulate her on her academic achievements and contributions to the scientific community and wish her continued success.
2020
TÜBİTAK 1001 Project Led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Göktaş Approved
The TÜBİTAK 1001 project titled "Investigation of the Effects of Free and Nanoencapsulated Naringenin and Berberine Phytochemical Compounds on the Browning of Adipose Tissue in C57BL/6J Mice," led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Göktaş, was approved in December 2020.
We congratulate her on this achievement and her contributions to the scientific community and wish her continued success.
Prof. Dr. Hülya Gökmen Özel Appointed as Coordinator of the National Nutrition and Dietetics Core Education Program (ÇEP) Group
Our faculty member, Prof. Dr. Hülya Gökmen Özel, served as the Coordinator of the National Nutrition and Dietetics Core Education Program (ÇEP) Group from 2020 to 2023.
We congratulate her and wish her continued success.
2019
Prof. Dr. Hülya Gökmen Özel Appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences
Our faculty member, Prof. Dr. Hülya Gökmen Özel, was appointed as the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences on August 8, 2019.
We congratulate her and wish her continued success.
Dr. Funda Tamer Conducted Postdoctoral Research at Maastricht University with TÜBİTAK 2219 Fellowship
Our faculty member, Dr. Funda Tamer, was awarded the TÜBİTAK 2219 International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship and conducted postdoctoral academic activities at Maastricht University, Netherlands, from October 2019 to October 2020.
We congratulate her on her achievements and contributions to the scientific community and wish her continued success.