Assist. Prof. Nihan Verimli
[email protected]Dr. Nihan Verimli holds a BSc degree in Biology from Hacettepe University and an MSc degree in Medical Biochemistry from Marmara University Institute of Health Sciences. She completed her master’s thesis in the Department of Biochemistry, focusing on metabolic and genetic disorders and genetic polymorphisms.
Following her MSc studies, she joined the University of Houston, Department of Biochemistry, as a Postgraduate Fellow, where she worked for two years on molecular mechanisms underlying metabolic dysfunctions. During the same period, she also enrolled as a medical student at the University of Texas Medical School.
She earned her PhD in Medical Biochemistry from Istanbul Medipol University. Her doctoral research and current academic work focus on metabolic disorders—particularly diabetes mellitus—as well as targeted drug delivery systems, nanoparticles, and personalized treatment approaches in cancer and chronic metabolic diseases.
She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Biochemistry at the International School of Medicine, Istanbul Medipol University.
Her ongoing research centers on the development of nanoparticle-based systems for the treatment of insulin resistance and cancer, and the integration of nanotechnology with biochemical approaches to improve therapeutic efficacy.
Selected Publications;
Glow in the dark tumor: Enhanced near-IR visualization and destruction of cancer with a self-quenched theranostic.
Güler, S. İrem, et al. "Glow in the dark tumor: Enhanced near-IR visualization and destruction of cancer with a self-quenched theranostic." European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics 208 (2025): 114632.
Development of light and pH-dual responsive self-quenching theranostic SPION to make EGFR overexpressing micro tumors glow and destroy
Verimli, N., Goralı, S. İ., Abisoglu, B., Altan, C. L., Sucu, B. O., Karatas, E., ... & Erdem, S. S. (2023). Development of light and pH-dual responsive self-quenching theranostic SPION to make EGFR overexpressing micro tumors glow and destroy. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 248, 112797.
Stimuli-responsive theranostic system: A promising approach for augmented multimodal imaging and efficient drug release
Demiral, A., Goralı, S. İ., Yılmaz, H., Verimli, N., Çulha, M., & Erdem, S. S. (2022). Stimuli-responsive theranostic system: A promising approach for augmented multimodal imaging and efficient drug release. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 177, 9-23.
A Rational design of multi-functional nanoplatform: Fluorescent-based “off-on” theranostic gold nanoparticles modified with D-α-Tocopherol succinate
Demiral, A., Verimli, N., Goralı, S. İ., Yılmaz, H., Çulha, M., & Erdem, S. S. (2021). A Rational design of multi-functional nanoplatform: Fluorescent-based “off-on” theranostic gold nanoparticles modified with D-α-Tocopherol succinate. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 222, 112261.
Design of dense brush conformation bearing gold nanoparticles as theranostic agent for cancer
Verimli, N., Demiral, A., Yılmaz, H., Çulha, M., & Erdem, S. S. (2019). Design of dense brush conformation bearing gold nanoparticles as theranostic agent for cancer. Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 189(3), 709-728.
Association Between the Growth Arrest-Specific 6 (Gas6) Gene Polymorphism c. 834+ 7G> A and Preeclampsia
Ozakpinar, O. B., Sahin, S., Verimli, N., Simsek, G. G., Maurer, A. M., Eroglu, M., ... & Uras, F. (2016). Association between the growth arrest-specific 6 (Gas6) gene polymorphism c. 834+ 7G> A and preeclampsia. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine, 29(7), 1149-1153.
Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in a Group of Postmenopausal Turkish Women: Association Wıth Bone Mineral Density
Yoldemir T, Yavuz DG, Anik G, Verimli N, Erenus M. (2011). Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms in a group of postmenopausal Turkish women: association wıth bone mineral density. Climacteric, 14(3), 384-391.