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Dr. Yildirim received a Discovery Grant from American Brain Tumor Association!
I’m thrilled to announce that my lab at the Cleveland Clinic has been awarded a Discovery Grant from the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA)! 🧠We are deeply honored to be supported by such a prestigious organization and to join the ABTA Alumni Research Network (AARN). This award will help us advance our research on how glioblastoma disrupts brain networks and how targeted circuit modulation can restore function and improve outcomes. Grateful to the ABTA for recognizing
Nov 6
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A Proud PI Moment at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Annual Retreat
The past two days at the Annual Retreat were truly inspiring- filled with insightful talks, innovative science, and the vibrant energy of our Cleveland cancer research community. I am incredibly proud of my students for their outstanding achievements:  🎓 Kemal Ozdemirli, whose abstract was selected among the Top 3 presentations — an exceptional recognition for an undergraduate researcher.  🎓 Frederick Bell and 🎓 Tenesha Connor, who both received Best Poster Presentation Aw
Oct 30
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Celebrating Excellence at the Kent State Brain Health Research Symposium
Our lab had an exciting and productive day at the Kent State University Brain Health Research Symposium, where we presented multiple posters highlighting our latest advances in neurophotonics, computational neuroscience, and brain-behavior analysis across neurological disorders. We are especially proud of our graduate student Tenesha Connor , who was recognized with one of the Best Graduate Student Poster Awards  for her outstanding work. This achievement reflects her dedicat
Oct 27
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Our new paper is online!
We’re excited to share our latest work: DeepFace , an ultrafast and highly precise deep learning tool for orofacial tracking and...
Jun 19
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Our stellar graduate student received two best poster awards at Cleveland State University!
So proud of my first-year PhD student, Tenesha, for winning TWO poster awards today at the 8th Annual Thomas Bell Lecture at Cleveland...
Apr 24
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Our undergraduate students presented their research at CWRU Research Day
A truly proud PI moment today! 🎉Two of my incredible undergraduate students presented their research at the Intersections – Case Western...
Apr 23
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New paper on Quantum Tensor Decomposition is online
Tensor decomposition has emerged as a powerful framework for feature extraction in multi-modal biomedical data. In this review, we...
Feb 20
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Tenesha's new paper got the cover page!
Excited to share a major milestone for my graduate student! Their review paper on quantum dots (QDs) for advancing multiphoton microscopy...
Jan 26
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A Proud PI Moment at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Annual Retreat
A Proud PI Moment at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Annual Retreat
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