The 5th Suna Kıraç Workshop, "From Genetic Models of Neurodegenerative Disease to Therapies," was held at Koç University between February 20-23, 2024. The meeting with Brown University was scheduled as part of the NDAL structured collaboration with Brown University's Departments of Neuroscience and Molecular and Cell Biology/Biochemistry.
The first three days of the four-day scientific program were held at KUH-AIMES. Academics from Brown University gave didactic presentations on "Model Organisms, New Technologies" and "Diseases and Developed Therapies". On the last day, they shared their research in detail with the students at Rumeli Feneri Campus.
Hasan Demirci from Koç University Structural Biology Laboratory and A. Nazlı Başak from NDAL also presented their research in the last session. In addition, on the second day of the meeting, Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation / Brown University PhD students Doruk Savaş and Ezgi Memiş discussed how to do a PhD at Brown University, USA, in an interactive session with the students. 120 people attended the workshop, and certificates were presented to those who attended regularly.
The Pera Museum received the award at the "Best of 2023" ceremony organized by Ekonomi Newspaper Kitap Magazine to recognize its contributions to literature and publishing. The award was presented to the Pera Museum, which has garnered attention from art lovers for its periodical exhibition and collection catalogues, symposium series, and small book series.
Calculations and Coincidences brings together three pioneers of algorithmic art; Vera Molnár, Dóra Maurer and Gizella Rákóczy. The publication accompanying the exhibition features Kinga Rózsa Hamvai's curatorial text and Kerem Ozan Bayraktar's essay, interviews by Hans Ulrich Obrist, and a series of questions by Jon McCormack, Oliver Bown, Alan Dorin, Jonathan Mccabe, Gordon Monro, and Mitchell Whitelaw.
In the event, Body Mapping and Fantastic Beasts workshops were organised for girls between the ages of 11 and 14 at IBB Cibali Neighbourhood House. Afterwards, a coastal walk was organised in Cibali, and the neighbourhood was viewed from a girl-focused perspective.