Javaid Jabbar

Accomplished researcher with a PhD from the University of Melbourne (Dec 2025), specializing in protein biochemistry and structural biology. Proficient in cryo-electron microscopy and protein purification, I excel in collaborative environments, driving impactful discoveries in mitochondrial biology.

• Bilkent University travel awards, 1300 USD, Travel to Harvard University for Sabri Ulker Center 'Metabolism & Life' Symposium, 2018
• Melbourne Research Scholarship, 2022-2026
• Graduate Travel Award from the University of Melbourne, 2023, 2024, 2025
• ASBMB student travel award, 2025

• Lysine acetylation modulates s-OPA1 GTPase activity and oligomerization in mitochondrial membrane remodelling. Javaid Jabbar, Bakht Afroze, Naomi X Y Ling, Jonathan S Oakhill, Isabelle Rouiller, Protein Science, 2025.
• N-terminal Half of MED14 is critical for Mediator-RNA Polymerase II Interaction and the Resulting Transcription. Yasemin Baris, Javaid Jabbar, Yasemin Yozgat, Ege Cigirgan, Sadik Bay, Merve Erden, Volkan Aslan, Melike Dinccelik-Aslan, Murat Alper Cevher, JBC, 2025.
• Genome-wide promoter assembly in E. coli measured at single-base resolution. Jordan John*, Javaid Jabbar*, Nitika Badjatia*, Mathew J. Rossi, K.M. Lai, B. Franklin Pugh, Genome Research, 2022.
• * indicates equal contribution
• Ankaferd Hemostat Affects Etoposide Resistance of the Malignant Melanoma Cells. Mehdi GHASEMI, Mufide OKAY, Umit Yavuz MALKAN, Seyhan TURK, Javaid JABBAR, Helin HOCAOGLU, Ibrahim Celalettin HAZNEDAROGLU, International Journal of Hematology and Oncology, 2020.
• Hexokinase 1b is a Novel Target for Metabolic Therapy Against Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Yasemin Yozgat, Emre Karakoc, Adil Mardinoglu, Ihsan Gursel, Seyma Kablan, Mehmet Serif Aydin, Olgu Enis Tok, Ekrem Musa Ozdemir, Ozge Sensoy, Samman Mansoor, Asli Cakir, Yusuf Bayrak, Mehmet Zeki Gunluoglu, Muzaffer Yildirim, Tugce Canavar Yildirim, Javaid Jabbar, Serif Senturk, Hasan Korkaya, Ozgur Sahin, Gurkan Ozturk, Woonghee Kim, Huveyda Basaga, Murat Alper Cevher, Submitted to Cancer Research

• ASBMB 2025, Brisbane, Australia, 09/29/25 - 10/01/25, Best poster presentation award
• 23rd Melbourne Protein Group (MPG) student symposium, Melbourne, Australia, 07/16/25, 1st prize for the best poster presentation
• The 49th Lorne Conference on Protein Structure and Function, Lorne, Australia, 02/04/24 - 02/08/24, Poster presentation
• The 48th Lorne Conference on Protein Structure and Function, Lorne, Australia, 02/05/23 - 02/09/23, Poster presentation
• COMBIO2022, Melbourne, Australia, 09/27/22 - 09/30/22, Poster presentation
• European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Sectoral Meeting on Structural Biology and RNA Biology, Ebsdorfergrund, Germany, 06/04/19 - 06/06/19, Gave a 25-minute scientific talk on reconstitution of human mediator complex
• Organelle Biogenesis and Function in Cell Biology and in Disease conference, Istanbul, Türkiye, 05/27/19 - 05/28/19, Awarded second prize for the poster presentation