My research interests focus on the roles mitochondria play in aspects of eukaryotic life, ranging from their origin, metabolism, biogenesis and role they play in cell death pathways. These are interrogated using biochemical, molecular biology, genetic and cell biology techniques. I incorporate these interests into classes I teach to provide an understanding of practical techniques and also the current literature in the field. I studied biochemistry at the University of Leeds, with an industrial placement at Astra Charnwood, followed by a PhD at the University of Bristol, supervised by Professor Andrew Halestrap, to characterise the molecular composition of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore, with support from MitoKor. My post-doctoral training on the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis supervised by Dr Doug Green was at the La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology in San Diego, California and St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. I then was an associate research scientist working in the laboratory of Professor Alexander Tzagoloff at Columbia University in New York to study biogenesis of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase in budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. I held independent positions as assistant professor at the New York Institute of Technology in New York and Staffordshire University in Stoke-on-Trent where I continued my research and taught subjects related to biochemistry, cell biology, genetics and molecular biology. I am now a senior lecturer in biotechnology at Liverpool John Moores University.  I am a strong supporter of scientific communications and outreach to disseminate scientific developments and knowledge to a broader audience with the goal of increasing the general support of the scientific process. I also direct Biomed News, a free biomedical research literature discovery platform that uses machine learning.

The mission of the Turkish Biochemical Society (TBS) is to advance and promote biochemistry research and education in Türkiye. TBS unifies scientists in basic and applied biochemistry, supporting interdisciplinary collaboration and professional cooperation. To achieve its mission, TBS promotes biochemistry education in universities and hospitals by organizing workshops, seminars, and courses for both undergraduate and graduate levels. Notably, five international workshops were held with the IUBMB Educational Committee between 1987 and 2012. TBS supports its members with bursaries, fellowships, awards, and by facilitating local and international research collaborations. It organizes national and international scientific congresses and meetings, and publishes the Turkish Journal of Biochemistry (TJB) bimonthly since 1976. TJB, indexed in major databases like SCI-Expanded and Scopus, has been open-access online via deGruyter since 2015. TBS has been a member of FEBS and IUBMB since 1977, and has joined other prestigious organizations like IFCC, FESCC, BCLF, and EFLM. TBS hosted the 27th and 31st FEBS Congresses in 2002 and 2006 in Istanbul, and will host the 49th FEBS Congress on July 5-10, 2025, also in Istanbul.