Yildiz, Ph.d. Dincer

Prof. Yildiz Dincer (PhD) is senior scientist in Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Istanbul TR. She received her master degree (1996) and PhD (2000) from the same department. Dr. Dincer was a fellow at Imperial Research Fund-Clare Hall Laboratories, UK in 1999, and has gained experience in the field of DNA repair by working in the team of Dr. Tomas Lindahl who shared the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on DNA repair. Dr. Dincer maintains an active research program studying on oxidative DNA damage, DNA repair/apoptosis, antioxidants and epigenetics. Dr. Dincer has published many articles and book chapters. She has served as the editor of various edited collections on topics such as iron deficiency, chemical carcinogens, chemotherapeutics and epigenetics. Dr. Dincer lives with her husband in Istanbul, Turkey.