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Prof. Dr. Nazlı Ece Güngör Aksoy — portrait

Chair of the Board

Prof. Dr. Nazlı Ece Güngör Aksoy

Biruni University Faculty of Medicine, Head of the Department of Histology and Embryology

Responsible for scientific direction, project design and academic collaborations.

  • 54 peer-reviewed articles
  • 70 conference papers
  • 8 supervised theses
  • 1 patent
CV (PDF) Scientific Journey (PDF)

About

Founding partner and Chair of the Board at NeoPreklinik, she also heads the Department of Histology and Embryology at Biruni University's Faculty of Medicine.

Her academic grounding in histology, embryology and reproductive biology guides the scientific direction of NeoPreklinik's cell culture modelling, tissue analysis and preclinical evaluation work. She mentors researchers all the way from first idea to publication.

Career

  1. 2003–2007

    Istanbul University, Faculty of Science

    Reproductive Biology — BSc

  2. 2008–2010

    Akdeniz University School of Medicine

    Histology and Embryology — MSc

  3. 2010–2016

    Akdeniz University School of Medicine

    Histology and Embryology — PhD. Thesis: signalling pathways in blood–testis barrier regulation.

  4. 2013–2014

    Rockefeller University, New York

    Predoctoral fellow, Male Contraceptive Laboratory. TÜBİTAK 2214-A international doctoral research fellowship.

  5. 2016–2019

    Biruni University School of Medicine

    Department of Histology and Embryology, faculty member

  6. 2018

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    Postdoctoral fellow, Roger Kamm Laboratory — microfluidic chip design and 3D cell culture.

  7. 2020 – present

    Biruni University School of Medicine

    Head of the Department of Histology and Embryology

  8. 2020 – present

    Institute of Health Sciences

    Head of the Clinical Embryology programme

  9. 2020 – present

    Biruni University School of Medicine

    Erasmus Coordinator. Visiting lecturer at the medical schools of Lublin (2018) and Zagreb (2023).

Awards

  • 2022

    TÜBA-GEBİP Young Scientist Award

    Turkish Academy of Sciences, Ankara

  • 2021–2022

    Springer Nature Best Reviewer Award

    Springer Nature Group

  • 2014

    Turkish Society of Histology & Embryology Best Paper Award

    12th National Histology and Embryology Congress, Ankara

  • 2012

    Turkish Society of Reproductive Medicine Best Poster Award

    5th National Reproductive Medicine Congress, İzmir

  • 2009

    Prof. Dr. Alpay Kelami Male Infertility Award

    8th National Andrology Congress, İzmir

Selected publications

  1. Reduced GEN1 expression is associated with elevated DNA damage and impaired proliferation in endometriosis-derived endometrial organoids

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 27(7) 2026

  2. In vitro evaluation of cytotoxicity of fixed functional appliances

    BMC Oral Health, 25 2025

  3. Impact of electromagnetic field radiation on blood–testis barrier regulatory protein levels in rat testes

    Acta Scientific Medical Sciences, 8(8) 2024

  4. Cytotoxicity evaluation of different clear aligner materials using MTT analysis

    Australasian Orthodontic Journal, 38(2): 348–354 2022

  5. Prediction of the extent of germ cell loss utilising a noninvasive spectroscopy method in rat testicular damage model

    Andrologia, 53 2021

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Memberships

  • ASRM
  • ESHRE
  • MEFS
  • TSRM
  • THED
  • KED
  • SEUD

Topics they work on

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