Resume - Nesrin Özören

Date of Birth: July 25, 1972
Place of Birth: Paisievo (Silistra district), Bulgaria

Education

• 1990-1995 Degree: Bachelor of Science
  Second rank among graduates
  Bogaziçi University, Istanbul-Turkey
  Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
• 1996-2002 Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
  University of Pennsylvania (UPENN), Philadelphia-USA
  Department of Biology
  Thesis advisor: Wafik S. El-Deiry, M.D. Ph.D. (UPENN-Medical School)
  Thesis title: "Involvement of TRAIL-Death Receptors in Human Tumorigenesis and Mechanisms of TRAIL-Induced Apoptosis Signaling"

Post-doctoral training

• 7/2002-6/2005 University of Michigan (UMICH), Ann Arbor-Michigan, USA
  Department of Pathology
  Advisor: Gabriel Nunez, MD

Academic Appointments

• Assistant Professor
  8/2005-7/2008 Bogazici University, Istanbul-Turkey
  Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
• Associate Professor
  8/2008-7/2015 Bogazici University, Istanbul-Turkey
  Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
• Professor
  8/2015-..... Bogazici University, Istanbul-Turkey
  Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
• Vice President
  7/2011-7/2014 Molecular Biology Association of Turkey
  http://www.molbioturk.org/Molekuler_Biyoloji_Dernegi/Hosgeldiniz.html
• President
  7/2014-7/2017 Molecular Biology Association of Turkey
  http://www.molbioturk.org/Molekuler_Biyoloji_Dernegi/Hosgeldiniz.html
• Vice Director
  6/2012- 6/2015 Bogazici University Center for Life Sciences and Technologies
  http://www.lifesci.boun.edu.tr/en/

Areas of Research

• Apoptosis
• Innate Immune Signaling
• Behçet's Disease
• Melanoma

Awards and Grants

• 1999 American Association for Cancer Research-AACR Janssen Research Foundation Young Investigator Award
• 2005 Tubitak - Career Grant
• 2006 Turkish Academy of Sciences- Outstanding Young Scientist Award
• 2006 EMBO Strategic Development and Integration Grant