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Nezaket Türkel, PhD

Molecular Oncology Researcher and Genetic Engineer
I started my molecular biology and genetics adventure at Boğaziçi University, not only because it was a professional field but also because it was my passion. Ever since I can remember, I have always been a child who loved details and the toy I wanted the most was a microscope. During my PhD studies at the University of Melbourne in Australia, I had the opportunity to do all kinds of experiments with all kinds of microscopes after meeting many types of microscopes that I could not even imagine. I think I enjoyed this part the most throughout my entire education life. This passion for microscopes also turned into painting what I saw after a while. The fact that science and art have always been the freest fields where you can reflect while challenging your imagination has always made me feel that I have achieved the perfect harmony in my mind.

Being a scientist is an incredibly liberating feeling. I think it is one of the greatest blessings of the modern world that you can dream and then pursue those dreams anywhere in the world with other scientists who have the same dream as you. Thanks to this, I had the opportunity to work at EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratories) in Heidelberg during my undergraduate and graduate education, CSIC in Barcelona, LSI at the University of Michigan, and in many laboratories in Australia for the longest time for my PhD studies. Finally, after my return to Turkey, I joined the Department of Genetics and Biotechnology at Yeditepe University. During my academic life, I have worked in many different but related fields from stem cells to aging, from the most basic causes of cancer to the discovery of a new cancer-causing gene, and I have published many publications and even patented some of my studies. In addition to all these studies, I also give lectures on genetic counseling and nutrigenomics. It is very valuable for me to be able to share both my own knowledge in these different but related fields and the increasing knowledge pool in the scientific world with new publications.

Apart from the important roles of science and art in my life, I am also a wellness coach affiliated to the Ministry of Sports, teaching healthy living and especially fascia stretching modules.

I like to balance science, art, sports and family. Discovering the beauty of life in every moment is a passion for me and I enjoy sharing this passion with others.

Boğaziçi Üniversitesi’nde başladığım moleküler biyoloji ve genetik macerasına, sadece mesleki bir alan değil aynı zamanda tutkum olduğu için seçmiştim. Kendimi bildim bileli detayları seven bir çocuk oldum. En çok istediğim oyuncak ise mikroskoptu. Avustralya’da Melbourne Üniversitesi’ndeki doktora çalışmalarım sırasında o çok istediğim mikroskobun hayal dahi edemediğim birçok çeşidiyle tanıştıktan sonra her türlü mikroskopla envai çeşit deney yapma fırsatı buldum. Sanırım bütün eğitim hayatım boyunca da en çok bu kısmından keyif aldım. Bu mikroskop tutkunluğu bir süre sonra gördüklerimi resmetmek şekline de dönüştü. Bilim ve sanatın her zaman bir yandan hayal gücünüzü zorlarken diğer yandan yansıtabileceğiniz en özgür alanlar olması kafamdaki mükemmel uyumu yakaladığımı hissettirdi hep.

Bilim insanı olmak insanı inanılmaz özgürleştiren bir duygu. Hayal edip, sonra o hayallerin peşinden dünyanın istediğiniz herhangi bir yerinde sizinle aynı hayale sahip başka bilim insanlarıyla koşabiliyor olmak sanırım modern dünyanın da en büyük nimetlerinden biri. Bu sayede hem lisans hem de lisansüstü eğitimim boyunca Heidelberg’te EMBL ‘de (Avrupa Moleküler Biyoloji Laboratuvarları), Barcelona’da CSIC’te, Michigan Üniversitesi’nde LSI’da ve doktora çalışmalarım en için en uzun süre Avustralya’da birçok laboratuvarda çalışma imkanı buldum. En son olarak ta Türkiye’ye dönüşümüm ardından Yeditepe Üniversitesi bünyesinde bulunan Genetik ve Biyoteknoloji bölümüne katıldım. Akademik yaşamım boyunca kök hücreden, yaşlanmaya, kanserin en temel nedenlerinden, yeni bir kanser yapıcı genin keşfine kadar birçok farklı ama aynı zamanda birbiriyle çok ta ilintili alanlarda çalışıp, birçok yayın yaptım ve hatta bazı çalışmalarımı da patentledim. Bütün bu çalışmalarımın yanı sıra genetik konsültasyon ve nutrigenomik konularında da dersler veriyorum. Bu farklı ama aynı zamanda ilintili alanlardaki hem kendi bilgimi hem de bilim dünyasında sürekli yeni yayınlarla artan bilgi havuzunu burada paylaşabilecek olmak benim için çok değerli.

Bilim ve sanatın hayatım içerisindeki önemli rolleri haricinde aynı zamanda Spor Bakanlığı’na bağlı bir wellness antrenörü olarak sağlıklı yaşam ve özellikle fasya esnetme modülleri konularında eğitmenlik yapıyorum.

Bilim, sanat, spor ve aile arasında denge kurmayı seviyorum. Hayatın güzelliklerini her anında keşfetmek benim için bir tutku ve bu tutkuyu başkalarıyla paylaşmaktan keyif alıyorum.

Articles by Nezaket Türkel, PhD

The Genetic Legacy of Energy

Nezaket Türkel, PhD

We examine comprehensive information about mitochondrial DNA and heredity, which is passed from mother to child, and the effects of exercise at the cellular level. 

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How about a good cleaning as we head into winter? And on a cellular level!

Nezaket Türkel, PhD

In my previous article, I talked about cellular senescence (aging), cell division and control mechanisms. Right there, I briefly mentioned the TP53 protein, an important cellular guardian that leads to apoptosis, which is controlled cell death, and how it plays an important role in cancer. Today, I will specifically mention the mTOR pathway, another intracellular signaling pathway that this cellular guardian communicates with, and ‘autophagy’, which is intracellular cleaning.

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Cancer and Aging: The critical link in between

Nezaket Türkel, PhD

In this series, we will first take a broad look at the relationship between aging and cancer. Then, each week, we will focus on one of the sub-topics of this important topic in detail. Thus, by examining these relationships more closely, we aim to get closer to the longevity formulation each week. 

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The Genetic Legacy of Energy

Nezaket Türkel, PhD

We examine comprehensive information about mitochondrial DNA and heredity, which is passed from mother to child, and the effects of exercise at the cellular level. 

Read More »

How about a good cleaning as we head into winter? And on a cellular level!

Nezaket Türkel, PhD

In my previous article, I talked about cellular senescence (aging), cell division and control mechanisms. Right there, I briefly mentioned the TP53 protein, an important cellular guardian that leads to apoptosis, which is controlled cell death, and how it plays an important role in cancer. Today, I will specifically mention the mTOR pathway, another intracellular signaling pathway that this cellular guardian communicates with, and ‘autophagy’, which is intracellular cleaning.

Read More »

Cancer and Aging: The critical link in between

Nezaket Türkel, PhD

In this series, we will first take a broad look at the relationship between aging and cancer. Then, each week, we will focus on one of the sub-topics of this important topic in detail. Thus, by examining these relationships more closely, we aim to get closer to the longevity formulation each week. 

Read More »

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