معرفی
Pınar ÖZ is an Associate Professor at Uskudar University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, since 2015. Her research spans neurobiology, computational neuroscience, and neurodevelopmental disorders, with a focus on membrane properties, adult neurogenesis, and orexin system dynamics.
- Boğaziçi University, Institute of Biomedical Engineering (2012–2014)
- Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-organization (2011–2012)
Research Interests:
- Computational modeling of neuronal excitability
- Neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism models
- Role of orexin in sleep deprivation and sensorimotor gating
- Neuroprotective agents (e.g., zeatin) in ischemic models
- Evolutionary bioinformatics of neurochemical pathways
- Applications of agent-based modeling in neurogenesis
Recent Trends: Publications from 2015–2025 emphasize interdisciplinary approaches combining in vitro and in vivo models with computational tools to study hippocampal plasticity, neurodegeneration, and pharmacological interventions.
Scientific Awards:
- Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Scholarship (Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture, Germany, 2008–2009)
Projects: Investigates personalized drug monitoring, neuroprotective effects of zeatin, orexin system's role in psychosis models, and computational frameworks for neurogenesis. She also supervises graduate theses on topics like neurodevelopmental inhibition networks and age-dependent simulations.
