Irfan Turetgen is a Full Professor at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Turkey. He received his PhD degree in Environmental Microbiology discipline from Istanbul University (2005). His major area of research is disinfection of heterotrophic biofilms in man made water systems, Legionella ecology in cooling towers and anti-biofilm coatings. He has authored research papers published in reputed journals and conference proceedings regarding biofilm topic. Recently, he is supervising thesis projects as a mentor. His current interest is modelling man-made water systems to mimic their function at laboratory scale and test disinfectants under conditions as close as possible to real life. He is an active member of “American Society of Microbiology” and “European Working Group of Legionella Infections” since 1998.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Biofilms
Cooling Towers
Disinfection
Legionella
Short Biography
Irfan Turetgen is a Full Professor at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, Turkey. He received his PhD degree in Environmental Microbiology discipline from Istanbul University (2005). His major area of research is disinfection of heterotrophic biofilms in man made water systems, Legionella ecology in cooling towers and anti-biofilm coatings. He has authored research papers published in reputed journals and conference proceedings regarding biofilm topic. Recently, he is supervising thesis projects as a mentor. His current interest is modelling man-made water systems to mimic their function at laboratory scale and test disinfectants under conditions as close as possible to real life. He is an active member of “American Society of Microbiology” and “European Working Group of Legionella Infections” since 1998.
