Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology was established on 20 September 1988 by Prof.Dr. Sabri Güngör. Asst.Prof.Dr. İclal Balcı was appointed to the department as the first lecturer on 28 December 1989. Following the death of our founder Prof.Dr.Sabri Güngör on 26 August 1995 as a result of a deplorable traffic accident in Ankara, İclal Balcı who appointed to associate professor on 4 October 1995 began to perform the headship of the department and sustained this duty until she retired on 10 August 2011. Academic staff sustains educational services successfully with Dr. Tekin Karslıgil appointed in 1996, Dr. Ayşen Bayram appointed in 2003, Dr. Fahriye Ekşi appointed in 2006, Dr. Yasemin Zer appointed in 2009 and Aslıhan Turhan in 2013.

Researches continue since 1990 in mycology, serology, immunology, bacteriology and tuberculosis and since 1999 in molecular microbiology laboratories. In addition routine laboratory service is given in Şahinbey Research and Application Hospital, Center Laboratory, Department of Microbiology.

By this time (July 2013), 23 postgraduate, 9 doctorate and 14 specialty students graduated, currently educational services continued with  4 specialty and 19 postgraduate students that 6 of them foreign nationality.

The duration of education of research assistants is 4 years and a total of 30 months internal rotation present:

-                                 Bacteriology 12 months,

-                                 Serology 6 months,

-                                 Virology,  3 months

-                                 Mycology, 3 months

-                                 Molecular microbiology 3 months

-                                 Parasitology 3 months.

One month for Child Health and Diseases at the second year of the specialty education, one month Clinical Biochemistry and 6 months Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at the third year of the specialty education and one month Public Health as for the fourth year of the specialty education is being applied as external rotation.

Department of Medical Microbiology currently sustain academic researches with 2 professors, 2 associate professors and 1 assistant professor.

ACADEMIC STAFF
Prof.Dr. TEKİN KARSLIGİL (Anabilim Dalı Başkanı)
Prof.Dr. YASEMİN ZER
Prof.Dr. FAHRİYE EKŞİ
Prof.Dr. OMAR BALACH
Dr. Öğr. Üye. DENİZ GAZEL