Education

• 2001, Ph.D. of Molecular and Cell Biology, Pasteur Institute and Necker Hospital, Paris (Christian Brechot Lab).
• 1997, M.Sc. (French D.E.A. degree) of Biochemistry, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris (Andrea Parmeggiani Lab).
• 1995, Medical Doctor (M.D.) Degree, Hacettepe Medicine Faculty, Ankara.
• 1994, Research Fellow, Tumor Biology Dept., Erasmus University, Rotterdam (Anne Hagemeijer Lab).

Work Experience

• 2011-today, Associate Professor (YÖK) and Lab Head, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul.
• 2006-2011, Assistant Professor and Lab Head, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul.
• 2001-2006, Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot (Adi Kimchi Lab).
• 1995-1996, Part-time researcher, TUBITAK DNA and Cell Bank of Genetic Diseases, Hacettepe Children?s Hospital, Ankara.

Professional Services

• Board of Directors Member of the International Cell Death Society (ICDS).
• Editorial Board Member of the Autophagy journal
• Referee of the Cell Death and Differentiation journal
• Referee of the Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBİTAK)
• External referee of Cancer Research, UK
• External referee of Wellcome Trust, UK
• Founding member of the Turkish Molecular Biology Association
• Founding member of the Turkish Cell Death Research Associaton
• Founding member of the MolBioTurk (MBT) National Research Network

Memberships

• EMBO Young Investigators Programme (EMBO-YIP) Member
• TUBA Outstanding Young PI Program (TUBA-GEBIP) Member

• Member of the International Cell Death Society
• Member of the European Cell Death Organization
• Member of the European Microscopy Society
• Member of the Turkish Electron Microscopy Association (Türk Elektron Mikroskopi Derneği)