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