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Presentation of the Centre

Dokuz Eylul University Oncology Institute plays a pioneering role in combating cancer by providing advance prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment methods, conducting state-of-art research, and training well-equipped scientists in line with our mission. Dokuz Eylul University Oncology Institute, established on July 11, 1992, in Izmir, Türkiye, is the only oncology institute in the Aegean Region and one of three in the country. Located within the Muzaffer M. Kayhan Oncology Hospital, the institute provides advanced care for adult and pediatric hematology and oncology patients. The institute comprises the Departments of Clinical Oncology (with sub-disciplines of Medical Oncology, Pediatric Oncology, Tumor Pathology, and Radiation Oncology, Adolescent and Young Adult Tumors and Geriatric Oncology), Basic Oncology, Preventive Oncology and Translational Oncology.

Main Research Activities

The institute conducts extensive research in cancer etiology, prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment, with a strong focus on translational research. Departments within the institute specialize in various oncology fields, utilizing a “bench-to-bedside” approach to accelerate the application of basic science discoveries to clinical practice.

Core Facilities

The institute’s hematology-oncology, basic oncology, and translational oncology laboratories are equipped for multidisciplinary research, with advanced capabilities in cell culture, molecular, genomic, and proteomic analyses.

Education

The institute offers master’s and Ph.D. programs in Basic Oncology, Cancer Epidemiology, and Translational Oncology, aiming to train qualified researchers for the scientific community.

Presentation of the Centre

Türkiye Cancer Institute (TKE) is one of the institutes of Health Institute of Türkiye (TÜSEB), a related entity of the Ministry of Health.

• to develop strategies to fight against cancer by working in collaboration with national authorities, national and international initiatives, academia, health sector and private sector in life sciences and medicine,
• to conduct and support R&D activities within the framework of the European Cancer Mission and the European Plan to Beat Cancer,
• to support the development of National Cancer Plan and
• to contribute to the development of accreditation guidelines for cancer-related health services.

The administrative affairs of TKE are conducted in Istanbul, whereas the primary research activities take place at the Aziz Sancar Research Center in Ankara. Many national and international research projects are currently progressing in Ankara in which one of the most important projects that is being conducted is the Cancer Genome project. Through this project, TKE aims to identify potential genomic differences in different cancer types in Turkish population and establish a cancer genome database that can be used by all researchers that have authorization.

TKE has established core facilities including confocal microscopy and mass spec in addition to laboratories such as mammalian cell culture, bacteria, and molecular biology and genetics in Aziz Sancar Research Center. Furthermore, TKE has access to genome core facility of the research center.