Meet the editors

Mahmut Çalışkan is a Professor of Biotechnology at Istanbul University in Turkey. He received his BSc from Middle East Technical University in Turkey, and his Ph.D. from the Department of Genetics at the University of Leeds in England. His research interests primarily focus on plant molecular genetics, microbial biotechnology, and the characterization and biotechnological use of halophilic archaeal strains. Currently, he serves

as the head of the Biotechnology Division at Istanbul University.

Sevcan Aydın is an Associate Professor of Biotechnology in the Department of Biology, Istanbul University, Turkey. She obtained a bachelor's degree from Ege University, Turkey, and a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. Her main research areas include genetics, environmental biotechnology, and bioengineering.
