Engin Ulukaya

Prof. Dr. Engin Ulukaya graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine in 1987 and completed his Medical Biochemistry specialization at Uludag University. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Leeds (UK), School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He works in the fields of basic cancer research, cell death, cancer drug development, and personalized oncology. In addition to the presidency of the Molecular Cancer Research Association (MOKAD), he is a Council Member of the EACR (European Association for Cancer Research) and a full member of the EORTC Pathobiology subgroup. He has published 137 articles in international journals (Google Scholar H index: 32, Citation number: 3385). He received the “promising laboratory physician” award at the world association of pathology and laboratory medicine (WASPALM) congress held in South Korea in 2003 and was awarded the WASPALM medal. In addition, he has 32 awards in various categories, 3 of which are abroad. He is also the Director of the Molecular Cancer Application and Research Center (İSÜMKAM) of the same university.