Professional Acitivities

Posıtıons Held

March 2002 to present Professor
University of Hacettepe, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
June 1995 – March 2002 Assoc. Professor University of Hacettepe, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
August 1992 – June 1995     Assist. Professor
University of Hacettepe, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
September 1991- June 1993  Research Fellow
University of Kentucky, College of Pharmacy
Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics
KENTUCKY - U S A.              
Project Topic :
Development and Evaluation of Biodegradable
Microspheres for Peptide Delivery
Adviser Professor : Patrick P. DeLuca
September 1989- September 1991 Research Assistant (Ph.D.)
University of Hacettepe, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
March 1985 – September 1989 Research Assistant (M.Sc.)
University of Hacettepe, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
September 1981- September 1984 Graduate Student
University of Hacettepe, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology

Awards

  1. 2007 Hacettepe Teknokent Inc. Project Competition (Primary Place)
    “Development and İn-Vitro Studies for The Evaluation of The Biodegradable Stent Formulations Intended for Use In Angioplasty”
    Project Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Sema ÇALIŞ
  2. 2005 Travel Grant Award - 15th International Symposium on Microencapsulation, September 18-21, 2005 Parma / Italy
    “Biphosphonate Loaded PLGA (50:50) Microspheres for Implantation in Osteolysis”
    Şamdancıoğlu, S., Çalış, S., Şumnu, M., Hıncal, A. A.
  3. 2004 Best M.Sc. Thesis Award in Pharmaceutical Technology - 12th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, Problems and Problem Solving Strategies In Pharmaceutical Formulation and Drug Delıvery, September 12-15, 2004 Istanbul / Turkey
     “Implantation of Antibiotic Impregnated Allografts and Biopolymeric Microparticles to Infected Bone Defects and Determination of Their Efficiency“ Pharm. Burcu Sayın
    Adviser Professor: Prof. Dr. Sema ÇALIŞ
  4. 1999-2000 Novartis Pharmaceutical Technology Research Award (Secondary Place)
    Doğru, S.T., Çalış, S., Öner, F.,   
    "Oral Multiple W/O/W Emulsion Formulation and In Vitro/In Vivo Evaluation of a Peptide Salmon Calcitonin", J. Clin. Pharm. Ther.,  25 (6) 435-443, 2000.  
  5. 1999-2000 Eczacıbaşı Scientific Research and Award Fund:
    “Development and Evaluation of Implantable Formulations of Antibiotic Incorporated Biodegradable Microspheres  for Treatment of Osteomyelitis in Orthopoedical   Applications”
    Project Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Sema ÇALIŞ
  6. 1998-1999 Hacettepe University Scientific Group Award
    Member of Microparticulate Drug Delivery System: “Research on Antiinflammatory Drugs Incorporated Microparticulate Systems Used in Treatment of Romatoid Arthiritis”
  7. 1990 Mustafa Nevzat Pharmacy Prize
    The Best Ph.D. Thesis of  the year
    Sema Çalış, Ph.D. "Preformulation Studies on C31G Mixture", Ankara-Ağustos 1989 
    Hacettepe University, Faculty of Pharmacy, 
    Department of Pharmaceutical Technology
    Adviser Professor: Prof. Dr. Murat Şumnu 

Membership in societes:

  1. Turkish Pharmacists’ Association  (TEB)
  2. Pharmacists' Chamber of Ankara (AEO)
  3. Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ankara  (FABAD)
  4. American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS) 
  5. International Microencapsulation Society  (IMS)
  6. Turkish Cosmetic Scientists' Association (TÜKAD)
  7. Turkish Pharmaceutical Technology Scientists' Association (TÜFTAD)
  8. Hacettepe Pharmaceutical Technology Association (HETEK)
  9. Association of Controlled Release Society (Founder member)
  10. Alumni Association of Hacettepe University Faculty of Pharmacy
  11. EUFEPS (Eur Fed Pharm Sci)
  12. DIA (Drug Information Assocation)

Attended Scientific Meetings

  1. 2nd International  Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, October 3-5, 1984, Ankara.
  2. 3rd International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 9-11,1986, Ankara.
  3. 4th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 12-14, 1988, Ankara.
  4. 1st International Conference on Antimicrobial Activity of Non-Antibiotics, May 1990, Copenhagen-Denmark.
  5. 5th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 10-13, 1990, Ankara.
  6. 50th International Congress of F.I.P., September 3-7, 1990, İstanbul.
  7. 2nd Pharmaceutical Sciences Symposium with International Participation, June 11-14, 1991, Ankara.
  8. AAPS Seventh Annual Meeting, November 15-19, 1992, San Antonio, Texas-U.S.A.
  9. Eighteenth Symposium on Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Protein Folding, April 1992, Lexington, Kentucky-U.S.A.
  10. 24th Annual Pharmaceutics Graduate Students Research Meeting, July 1992, Lawrance, Kansas-U.S.A.
  11. Pharmaceutics Graduate Students Research Meeting, October, 1992, Lexington, Kentucky-U.S.A.
  12. 6th International  Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 7-10, 1984, Ankara.
  13. 9th International Symposium on Microencapsulation, September 13-15, 1993, Ankara.
  14. 7th International  Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 12-14, 1994, Ankara
  15. First International Meeting on Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, September 4-7, 1994, İstanbul.
  16. 4th International Symposium on Pharmaceutical Sciences, June 27-30, 1995, Ankara.
  17. İstanbul Medical Faculty Post-Graduate Symposium and Educational Course, September 27-30, 1995, İstanbul.
  18. 8th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium (IPTS-96), September 9-11, 1996, Ankara.
  19. NATO Advanced Studies Institute, Targeting of Drugs: Strategies for Stealth Therapeutic Systems, June 24 – July 5, 1997, Cape Sounion Beach, Greece.
  20. 2nd Central European Symposium on Pharmaceutical Technology, September 25-26, 1997, Portorož-Slovenia.
  21. The 4th International Symposium on Biomedical Science and Technology, September 15-17, 1997, İstanbul.
  22. The 5th European Symposium on Controlled Drug Delivery, April 1-3, 1998, Netherlands.
  23. The 9th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 7-9, 1998, Ankara.
  24. First Japanese Turkish Workshop, September 16-19, 1998, TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center, Gebze.
  25. Controlled Release Systems First Symposium, September 29, 1999, İstanbul.
  26. The 6th European Symposium on Controlled Drug Delivery, April 12-14, 2000, The Netherlands.
  27. The 6th European Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences, September 16-19, 2000, Budapest, Hungary.
  28. 10th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 11-13, 2000, İstanbul.
  29. World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 61st International Congress of FIP, September 1-6, 2001, Singapore.
  30. 11th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 9-11, 2002, İstanbul.
  31. APGI and APV 10th International Conference on Pharmaceutical Technology,  4th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Technology, April 8-11, 2002, Florence, Italy.
  32. 15th Annual Euro DIA Meeting, March 5-7, 2003, Rome, Italy.
  33. 7th International Symposium on Pharmaceutical Sciences-ISOPS, June 24-27, 2003, Ankara.
  34. 30th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society, July 19-23, 2003, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
  35. 1st EUFEPS Conference on Optimizing Drug Delivery and Formulation: New Challenges in Drug Delivery, 29 September-1 October, 2003, Paris, France.
  36. 16th Annual DIA Euro Meeting, March 9-12, 2004, Prague, Czech Republic.
  37.  12th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 12-15, 2004, İstanbul.
  38. 2nd EUFEPS Conference on Optimizing Biotech Medicines: Rational Development of Therapeutic Proteins, October 14-15, 2004, Brussels, Belgium.
  39. EUFEPS 2004 New Safe Medicines Towards Mechanistic Prediction, October 17-20, 2004, Brussels, Belgium.
  40. 17th Annual Euro Meeting, March 7-9, 2005, Lisbon, Portugal.
  41. PharmSciFair, June 12-17, 2005, Nice, France.
  42. 15th International Symposium on Microencapsulation, September 18-21, 2005, Pharma, Italy.
  43. APGI and APV- 5th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, March 27-30, 2006, Geneva.
  44. 18th Annual DIA Euro Meeting, March 6-8, 2006, Paris, France.
  45. 8th International Symposium on Pharmaceutical Sciences-ISOPS, June 13-16, 2006, Ankara.
  46. 13th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 10-13, 2006, Antalya.
  47. Drug Information Association's (DIA) 19th Annual Euro Meeting, March 26-28, 2007, Vienne, Austria.
  48. Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress, April 22-25, 2007, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  49. EUFEPS Workshop on Optimizing Biotech Medicines, January 11-12, 2007, Munich, Germany.
  50. International Symposium on Drug Research and Development from Chemistry to Medicine, May 17-20, 2007, Antalya.
  51. The 2nd BBBB Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences, September 13-15, 2007, Tallinn-Tartu, Estonia.
  52. Fourth Congress of Pharmacy of Macedonia with International Participation, September 26-30, 2007, Ohrid, Macedonia.
  53. 2nd PharmSciFair, Organization Committee Meeting, 2007, Amsterdam.
  54. Controlled Release Society - Turkish Chapter 5th Symposium, October 26,  2007, İstanbul.
  55. TÜFTAD, Unresolved Issues in BA/BE Studies, (Retirement Ceremony of Prof. Atilla Hıncal) February 7-10, 2008, Denizli, Turkey.
  56. Drug Information Association's (DIA) 20th Annual Euro Meeting, March 3-5, 2008, Barcelona, Spain.
  57. 6th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, April 7-10, 2008, Barcelona, Spain.
  58. 7th Central European Symposium on Pharmaceutical Technology and Biodelivery Systems, September 18-20, 2008, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
  59. Satellite Symposium: Challenges and Opportunities in Multiparticulate Drug Delivery, September 18, 2008, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
  60. 14th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, IPTS-2008, September 8-10, 2008, Antalya.
  61. TÜBİTAK “3rd Workshop on Science and Technology Human Resources Strategy”, September 23-25, 2008, Gebze.
  62. Intellectual Property, May 15-16, 2008, Skopje, Macedonia.
  63. Innovation “Quality by Design” November 21, 2008, Ankara.
  64. DIA 21st Annual Euro Meeting, March 23-25, 2009, Berlin.
  65. Patent in Pharmaceutical Industry, March 26-27, 2009, Ankara.
  66. Impurities in Pharmaceutical: Scientific and Regulatory Aspects, April 3, 2009, İstanbul.
  67. Pfizer-Hacettepe University R&D Cooperation Search Conference, April 17 -19, 2009, Antalya.
  68. International Symposium on Drug Research and Development 2009, From Chemistry to Medicine & Educational Fair on "GLP and Laboratory Safety: New Approaches", May 4-7, 2009, Ankara.
  69. 2nd PharmSciFair 2009-Premier European Platform for Advancing Pharmaceutical Sciences, June 8-12, 2009, Nice.
  70. 3rd BBBB International Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences, October 26-28, 2009, Antalya.
  71. TÜFTAD TÜFTAD Half-Day Scientific Meeting, The Importance of Novel Drug Delivery Systems in Cancer Therapy, December 24, 2009, Ankara, Turkey.
  72. DIA 22nd Annual Euro Meeting, March 8-10, 2010, Monaco.
  73. TÜFTAD, 19th Traditional Training Meeting, Quality by Design in Development & Manufacturing of Pharmaceutical Formulations, March 26-28, 2010, Çeşme, Ilıca.
  74. 15th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 13-15, 2010, Antalya.
  75. United States Pharmacopeia ve Ekin Kimya, 4th Science&Standards Symposium, Exploring the Latest Advances & Trends in Standards & Regulations, October 15, 2010, İstanbul.
  76. GMP Workshop, Hacettepe University, Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Sciences Technology Research and Application Center (FATUM), Ministry of Health of Turkey General Directorate of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacy (IEGM), November 12, 2010, Trabzon.
  77. TÜFTAD, TÜFTAD-General GMP Education Pragramme, National and International Applications, December 3-4, 2010, Ankara University Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara.
  78. DIA 23th Annual Euro Meeting, March 28-30, 2011, Cenevre.
  79. International Symposium on Drug Research and Development “From Chemistry to Medicine” DRD 2011 and New Horizons and Job Opportunities for Young Scientists– MAGUM DRD 2011, May 27-29, 2011, Antalya.
  80. 18th International Symposium on Microencapsulation, September 12-14, 2011, Antalya.
  81. 5th Congress of Pharmacy of Macedonia, September 21-25, 2011, Ohrid, Macedonia.
  82. 4th BBBB-Bled International Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences, September 29 – October 1, 2011, Bled, Slovenia.
  83. 2011 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition, October23-27, 2011, Washington, D.C., USA.
  84. United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), 5th Science & Standards Symposium, December 1-2, 2011, İstanbul.
  85. Ankara University Faculty of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, “Quality by Design” Meeting, January 13-14, 2012, Ankara.
  86. 8th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, March 19-22, 2012, İstanbul.
  87. TÜFTAD-Capsugel, “2nd Open Forum on Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics”, April 26-27, 2012, İstanbul.
  88. TÜFTAD, “Tıbbi Cihazlar: Ürün Geliştirme, Regülasyonlar ve Klinik Uygulamalar” July 4, 2012, Ankara.
  89. 16th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 10-12, 2012, Antalya.
  90. 9th Central European Symposium on Pharmaceutical Technology, September 20-22, 2012, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
  91. 17th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 8-10, 2014, Antalya.
  92. İEİS, İlaçta Ar-Ge;Kamu-Üniversite-Sanayi İşbirliğinin Önemi, 23-24 October, 2014, İstanbul.
  93. 2014 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition, 2-6th November, 2014, San Diego, USA.
  94. Biyoteknolojik Ürünler & Biyobenzerler Kursu/Sempozyumu/Çalıştayı, 21-23 November, 2014, Antalya.
  95. İVEK, Uluslararası İlaç ve Eczacılık Kongresi, 28-30 November, 2014, İstanbul.
  96. Kozmetik Analizleri Konferansı, 4 December, 2014, Ankara.
  97. FATUM, Türkiye’de İlaç Araştırmaları Nasıl Geliştirilir? Nasıl Desteklenmelidir?, 13 Ocak 2015, Ankara.

Chairs on International Meetings

  1. 17th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 8-10, 2014, Antalya.
  2. 16th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 10-12, 2012, Antalya.
  3. TÜFTAD-Capsugel, “2nd Open Forum on Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics”, April 26-27, 2012, İstanbul.
  4. 8th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, March 19-22, 2012, İstanbul.
  5. 4th BBBB-Bled International Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences, September 29 – October 1, 2011, Bled-Slovenia.
  6. 5th Congress of Pharmacy of Macedonia, September 21-25, 2011, Ohrid-Macedonia.
  7. 18th International Symposium on Microencapsulation, September 12-14, 2011, Antalya.
  8. International Symposium on Drug Research and Development “From Chemistry to Medicine” DRD 2011 and New Horizons and Job Opportunities for Young Scientists – MAGUM DRD 2011, May 27-29, 2011, Antalya.
  9. 15th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 13-15, 2010, Antalya.
  10. 3rd BBBB International Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences, October 26-28, 2009, Antalya.
  11. International Symposium on Drug Research and Development 2009, From Chemistry to Medicine & Educational Fair on "GLP and Laboratory Safety: New Approaches", May 4-7, 2009, Ankara.
  12. Patent in Pharmaceutical Industry, March 26-27, 2009, Ankara.
  13. 14th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, IPTS-2008, September 8-10, 2008, Antalya.
  14. 6th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, April 7-10, 2008, Barcelona, Spain.
  15. Fourth Congress of Pharmacy of Macedonia with International Participation, September 26-30, 2007, Ohrid-Macedonia.
  16. The 2nd BBBB Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences, September 13-15, 2007, Tallinn-Tartu, Estonia.
  17. International Symposium on Drug Research and Development from Chemistry to Medicine, May 17-20, 2007, Antalya.
  18. APGI and APV- 5th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, March 27-30, 2006, Geneva.
  19. 13th International Pharmaceutical Technology Symposium, September 10-13, 2006, Antalya.
  20. Kontrollü Salım Sistemleri 5. Sempozyumu 26 Ekim 2007, İstanbul.

TOTAL CITATION: (Up to Scopus) 806 (h index: 17)

 

Sema Çalış

Professor

 

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  • DEPARTMENTDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy,
    University of Hacettepe
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