Mehmet Can Atayik Editor

Dr. Ufuk Çakatay is a tenured professor of medical biochemistry and a senior scientist at Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, in Istanbul, Turkey. His research interests include the optimization of various bioanalytical methods to measure the levels of redox status biomarkers in aging tissues as well as anti-aging interventions, establishment experimental animal models for aging studies and redoxtasis in age-related disorders. He has a long-standing interest in oxidative protein damage and proteostasis biomarkers. In addition, Professor Çakatay has a deep interest in mentoring medical students and fostering their research career. Professor Çakatay has authored more than 100 publications in several leading journals, which include research papers, book chapters, editorials and invited reviews on free radical biology, aging, diabetes, redox signaling and senotherapeutics. He has served as a guest editor, referee, and member of the editorial board for more than 50 journals. He has received various prestigious awards such as the top reviewer award from Elsevier Science Publishing and formerly served as a committee member in Istanbul University’s Committee on Animal Research and Ethics. Dr. Mehmet Can Atayik is a medical doctor at Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa. He has been working as a scientist and researcher under the mentorship of Professor Ufuk Çakatay since 2017. His research interests are in the fields of aging, age-related disorders, redox biology, oncogenetics, melatonin, mitochondria, surgery, and tissue biochemistry. Doctor Atayik has conducted clinical research, and experimental studies. He has published many scientific papers such as research paper, narrative reviews, and book chapters, and worked as an author, referee, editorial assistant, guest editor, and editor in many prominent publishing houses. He was awarded the Young Investigator Presentation Prize in the VIII. International Congress of Molecular Medicine which was held in Istanbul-Turkey in November 2021.