Nedime Serakinci

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Presidency, Special Health Adviser

Title: Identification of genetic biomarkers in urine for early detection of prostate cancer

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Biography

Her research focused on telomere-telomerase biology, cancer and stem cell biology in connection with aging.  Her research expertise is in telomerase-immortalized mesenchymal stem cells and their use in gene therapy and development of tissue models for drug discovery. Prof. Dr Serak?nc?’s research program is focused on the molecular, cellular and developmental biology of the adult mesenchymal stem cell and aging diseases. The principle aim of the program is to develop strategic and technical approaches necessary to acquire an understanding of the mechanisms underlying stem cell self-renewal and differentiation processes. Ultimately the objective is to provide rational scientific foundations for the application of cell and gene-based therapies to the treatment of human disease and injury.

She has established two class II laboratories and 4 fully equipped genetic diagnosis and genetic research laboratories.

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