Gizem Ayna Duran

Gizem Ayna Duran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Izmir University of Economics. With a background in bioengineering and medical genetics, she specializes in autophagy, cell death mechanisms, and bioinformatics-driven cancer research.

• B.Sc., Bioengineering, Ege University (2000-2004)
• M.Sc., Medical Biology and Genetics, Dokuz Eylul University (2004-2006)
• Ph.D., Biomedicine, University of Debrecen (2007-2012)
• Postdoctoral Research, Neuroscience, Dokuz Eylul University (2012-2014)

Her research bridges autophagy and cancer immunology, focusing on cell death-based immune responses, gene expression profiling, and survival analysis in cancer patients. She employs bioinformatics to identify differentially expressed genes and pathways across cancers, particularly in multiple myeloma, colon cancer, and leukemia.

Recent publications highlight her work in drug repurposing for breast and gynecological cancers, deciphering circulating tumor cell biomarkers in multiple myeloma, and analyzing inflammatory gene signatures impacting survival in leukemia and colon cancer. Her studies often integrate pan-cancer analyses, in silico screening, and hub gene identification.