Prof. Dr. Metin KAPAN completed his primary education at Kalaba Elementary School in 1975 and his secondary and high school education at TED Ankara College in 1982. He graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1988, earning the title of Medical Doctor. After successfully passing the national residency examination, he completed his specialization in General Surgery at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1994. He was awarded the title of Associate Professor at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in 1999 and the title of Professor in 2005. Between 2006 and 2007, he served as Deputy Director responsible for Administrative and Financial Affairs at Istanbul University School of Health Sciences. In 2014, he served as Vice Chair of the Department of Surgical Medical Sciences at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. From 2003 to 2017, he worked in the Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery and Transplantation Services at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine. Between 2017 and 2021, he served as a Professor at İstinye University Hospital.

Prof. Dr. Duygu ŞAHİN

Prof. Dr. Duygu Şahin graduated from the Department of Biology at Ankara University Faculty of Science in 2003. After completing her master's degree in 2007 at the Department of Medical Biochemistry, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, she obtained her Ph.D. in 2013 with her dissertation titled “Possible Effects of Diabetes Mellitus on Brain Insulin-PI3K Signaling Pathway and Tau Hyperphosphorylation,” earning the title of “Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).” During her doctoral studies, she spent three months at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark as a visiting doctoral researcher, participating in a scientific research project on DNA damage. Between 2005 and 2013, she served as a Research Assistant at Gazi University Institute of Health Sciences/Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry. From 2014 to 2017, she worked as an Instructor Dr. at Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry. In 2017, she joined Istanbul Aydın University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, as an Assistant Professor. She received the title of Associate Professor in 2018 and Professor in October 2023. Her research interests include oxidative DNA damage, molecular links between diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases, and nutrition-metabolism.