Gül Akdoğan

Gül Akdoğan is a Professor in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences at Izmir University of Economics School of Medicine. She holds a BS and MSc in Biochemistry from Geneva University (Switzerland) and a PhD from Istanbul University (1980). She has held significant leadership roles including Director of Dokuz Eylül University's Graduate School of Health Sciences (2000-2010), founder and director of Dokuz Eylül Medical School's Central Research Laboratory (2002-2016), and Director of IEU Graduate School of Health Sciences (2016-2019). She served on ORPHEUS Executive Committee (2010-2016) and has been Co-Chair of ORPHEUS Labeling Committee since 2017.

• BS/MSc: Geneva University
• PhD: Istanbul University (1980)
• Faculty roles: Istanbul University, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir University of Economics
• Research leadership: ECFMG Fellowship (1996), WVU Visiting Professor (1996, 2001)

Her research focuses on extracellular matrix (ECM) biology and its communication with fibroblasts and endothelial cells, particularly in fibrotic diseases like scleroderma and aging skin. With over 95 publications in SCI/extended SCI/Index Medicus journals, she has explored antioxidant interventions (e.g., melatonin, EGCG, alpha-lipoic acid) and signaling pathways (TGF-β, JNK/AP-1, p38 MAPK) in fibrosis and oxidative stress.

She has organized over 60 international workshops through FEBS and IUBMB, served on editorial boards of BAMBED and Bioscience Education, and was Chair of FEBS Education Committee (2009-2019). Her scientific contributions include the FEBS Diplome d'Honneur (2018) and leadership in European doctoral education initiatives through EUA Doctoral Council and ORPHEUS.