Murat PEKMEZ

Murat PEKMEZ is an Associate Professor at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University. His research spans Life Sciences, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology of Cancer, focusing on stress responses, heat shock proteins, and their roles in cancer progression and neurodegenerative diseases.

• Education: PhD in Molecular Biology and Genetics (Istanbul University, 2010), MSc in Molecular Biology (Istanbul University, 2004), BSc in Biology (Istanbul University, 2001).
• Research Trends: Recent work highlights nanoparticle drug delivery for glioblastoma, oxidative stress mechanisms in cancer, and environmental toxicology studies on microplastics.
• Scientific Contributions: 66 WoS-indexed publications, 461 WoS citations, H-index 11, and leadership in projects funded by TUBITAK and Higher Education Institutions.
• Advising: Supervised theses on glioma cell stress, exosomal proteins, and plant compounds in cancer therapy.
• Labs & Collaborations: Active in molecular oncology and environmental stress research at Istanbul University, collaborating on projects like Nuclear Techniques to Assess Coastal Stressors (IAEA-supported).