International award for a Turkish scientist! A new era in health technologies
Doç. Dr. Sema Dumanlı Oktar was awarded the IEEE AP-S 2026 Lot Shafai Mid-Career Distinguished Achievement Award for her pioneering research on bio-hybrid implant antennas. The study, aimed at wirelessly detecting molecular changes inside the body, stands out in terms of future health technologies.
Dr. Sema Dumanlı Oktar, who conducts research in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, has won the IEEE AP‑S 2026 Lot Shafai Mid‑Career Distinguished Achievement Award, one of the most important awards of the international engineering community.
Oktar's receipt of this award was driven by her research on wirelessly detecting molecular changes in the human body via bio‑hybrid implant antennas. The work, which could pave the way for new applications in health technology, is significant for developing innovative methods to monitor diseases.
Molecular Changes in the Body Can Be Tracked Wirelessly.
Dr. Sema Dumanlı Oktar's research focuses on bio‑hybrid implant antennas that combine biological systems with electronic technology. In this approach, the goal is to detect biological and chemical changes inside the body by leveraging living cells, especially bacteria.
The developed technology aims to enable wireless tracking of changes occurring at the molecular level. If such a system becomes usable in the health sector in the future, it could help monitor patients' bodily changes more closely.
Promising Early Diagnosis and Disease Monitoring.
Studies on bio‑hybrid implant antennas are drawing attention for their potential to develop next‑generation detection systems that could help identify diseases at an early stage.
To translate the technology into clinical practice, research, development, and validation processes must be completed. Moreover, combining biological systems with electronic sensing technologies creates an important research area for innovative solutions that could be used in future healthcare services.
Research Continues with TÜBİTAK Support
It was noted that Associate Professor Dr. Sema Dumanlı Oktar’s work is also supported under the TÜBİTAK 2247-A National Leaders in Research Program.
The research, crowned with an international award, has once again highlighted the potential of scientific work carried out in Turkey in the fields of engineering and health technologies. It is expected that the studies on bio‑hybrid implant antennas conducted by Associate Professor Dr. Sema Dumanlı Oktar and her colleagues will contribute to future health technologies.
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