TÜBITAK Marmara Research Center, Food Institute (FI) is looking for co-operation partners for the announced calls under Theme 2: Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology in FP7. During the Sixth Framework Programme, our Institute gained a good experience through participation to 9 different FP6 projects (1 IP, 2 Noe, 1 STREP, 1 ERA-Net, 3 SSA, 1 CRAFT) most of which are still on-going.

For the FP7, considering our experience, research capacity, infrastructure and strategic plan, our research teams are interested in the below listed topics under the 'Theme 2: Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Call FP7-KBBE-2007-1'. We would appreciate it, if you could inform us whether you are planning to propose a project under one of the below topics or you are aware of the teams that are planning to do so, and consider our possible participation to these groups.

Thank you in advance for your co-operation.

THEME 2: FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

KBBE-2007-1-2-01: Annual Food crops with improved tolerance to multiple abiotic stresses.
(Ibrahim.Yaman@mam.gov.tr, Halil.Kocer@mam.gov.tr, Abdullah.Turkmenler@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-1-2-14: The structure of fish populations and traceability of fish and fish products.
(Cesarettin.Alasalvar@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-1-4-02: Enabling efficient transfer of technology in the knowledge-based bio-economy.
(Mehmet.Bahar@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-1-4-04: GMO cost effective and crop specific co-existence measures.
(Ibrahim.Yaman@mam.gov.tr, Halil.Kocer@mam.gov.tr, Abdullah.Turkmenler@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-1-4-17: Models for the extrapolation of MRLs from one species to another.
(Nihat.Ozcan@mam.gov.tr, Fatih.Tuncay@mam.gov.tr, Elmas.Oktem@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-1-4-18: External costs of pesticides.
(Nihat.Ozcan@mam.gov.tr, Fatih.Tuncay@mam.gov.tr, Elmas.Oktem@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-2-1-03: Food labelling and consumer behaviour.
(Gul.Loker@mam.gov.tr, Birdem.Cetinkaya@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-2-2-02: Impact of diet on ageing.
(Gul.Loker@mam.gov.tr, Birdem.Cetinkaya@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-2-2-03: Malnutrition in developing countries.
(Gul.Loker@mam.gov.tr, Birdem.Cetinkaya@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-2-2-04: Optical technologies for monitoring the human nutrition status and the onset of nutrition-related health problems.
(Gul.Loker@mam.gov.tr, Birdem.Cetinkaya@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-2-3-01: Smart control for improved food and feed technologies.
(Hulya.Olmez@mam.gov.tr, Aylin.Kusumler@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-2-3-02: Assessment and improvement of existing food and feed technologies.
(Banu.Bahar@mam.gov.tr, Ayse.Bakan@mam.gov.tr, Ferda.Seyhan@mam.gov.tr, Hulya.Olmez@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-2-3-04: Nano-devices for quality assurance, food safety and product properties.
(Sena.Ayyildiz@mam.gov.tr, Banu.Bahar@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-2-4-01: Exposure to food additives, flavourings, and migrants coming from food contact materials - Dietary intake models.
(Sena.Ayyildiz@mam.gov.tr, Aylin.Kusumler@mam.gov.tr, Nihat.Ozcan@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-2-4-02: Detecting contaminants in the food and feed chain.
(Gulcin.Satir@mam.gov.tr, Nihat.Ozcan@mam.gov.tr, Fatih.Tuncay@mam.gov.tr, Elmas.Oktem@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-2-4-03: New methods for the monitoring and control of food-borne viruses.
(Esra.Agel@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-2-4-04: Innovative and safe packaging.
(Sena.Ayyildiz@mam.gov.tr, Aylin.Kusumler@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-2-5-01: Assessment of short and long term effects of GMOs on human and animal health.
(Ibrahim.Yaman@mam.gov.tr, Halil.Kocer@mam.gov.tr, Abdullah.Turkmenler@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-2-5-02: Converging technologies and their potential for the food area.
(Sena.Ayyildiz@mam.gov.tr, Banu.Bahar@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-2-5-03: Development and application of computational biology as a complementary tool to in vivo and/or in vitro trials.
(Hulya.Olmez@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-3-1-02: ENERGY PLANTS - Novel plants for energy production.
(Ozge.Keskin@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-3-1-03: GREEN OIL - Plants providing oils of the future.
(Erdal.Ertas@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-3-1-06: BIOPOLYMERS - Biological Polymers from plants.
(Mehlika.Borcakli@mam.gov.tr, Halil.Kocer@mam.gov.tr, Ozge.Keskin@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-3-1-08: BIOMASS SUPPLY - Identification of optimal terrestrial and aquatic biomass and waste for Bioproducts.
(Mehlika.Borcakli@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-3-2-01: LIGNOCELLULOSIC ENZYMES - Development of cellulases for lignocellulosic biomass pre-treatment.
(Ferda.Seyhan@mam.gov.tr )

KBBE-2007-3-2-02: LIPID ENZYMES - Development of enzymes for lipid modification and activation.
(Ferda.Seyhan@mam.gov.tr )

KBBE-2007-3-2-03: DESIGNER ENZYMES - Improved biocatalysts for bioprocesses.
(Ferda.Seyhan@mam.gov.tr )

KBBE-2007-3-2-05: IMPROVED MICROBES - Metabolic engineering and modelling.
(Hulya.Olmez@mam.gov.tr)

KBBE-2007-3-3-02: IMPROVED MICROBES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT - Microbial gene expression under condition of stress.
(Ibrahim.Yaman@mam.gov.tr, Halil.Kocer@mam.gov.tr, Abdullah.Turkmenler@mam.gov.tr, Esra.Agel@mam.gov.tr )

KBBE-2007-3-3-03: ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS - Novel methods of treatment of animal by-products for the production of substances with biologically valuable functional properties.
(Cesarettin.Alasalvar@mam.gov.tr )

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