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Engin Ozkan is an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, leading the Özkan Lab. His research focuses on structural biology and molecular mechanisms of neuronal development, particularly protein interactions governing axon guidance, synaptogenesis, and cell surface signaling.
- B.Sc. in Molecular Biology & Genetics from Bilkent University
- Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics from UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Postdoctoral training in Biochemistry at Stanford University
Key research areas include:
- Decoding extracellular protein interaction networks
- Structural modeling of axon guidance complexes
- Biophysical methods in synaptic development
Recent articles highlight:
- Structural insights into Netrin complexes (2024)
- Evolution of neuronal receptors in Bilaterians (2019)
- Immunoglobulin superfamily interactions in Drosophila (2019)
Notable awards:
- 2016 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
- 2015 Klingenstein-Simons Neuroscience Fellow
His lab combines x-ray crystallography, cryo-EM, and protein engineering to study nervous system development, with current NIH funding for projects on neuronal wiring and synapse formation until 2030.
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