Arzu Temizyürek, DVM, PhD
Department / Institution: Neurovascular Research Unit, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, MA, USA
Training:
2005: DVM, Ankara University, Turkey
2019: PhD, Neuroscience, Istanbul University, Turkey
Academic Appointments:
2025-……..: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, MA, USA
2022-……..: Assist. Prof., Altınbaş University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Turkey
2018-2022: Postdoctoral Researcher, Koç University, School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Turkey
Awards:
TUBITAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) 2219/1, International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program
Research: Two-photon imaging of optogenetically-induced spreading depolarizations, Blood-brain barrier
Notable contributions to science:
- Optogenetic cortical spreading depolarization
- Blood-brain barrier in neurodegenerative disease models (Epilepsy, Parkinson’s Disease and Brain Tumors)
- In vivo drug delivery of nanoparticles and exosomes, xenograft cancer models, microsurgery and neuroimaging
Contact:
149 13th Street, 6408
Charlestown, MA 02129