Meet the editors

Prof. Dr. Mahmut Karapehlivan graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafkas University, Turkey, in 1995. That same year, he began his academic career at the same university as a research assistant in the Department of Biochemistry. In 2003, he completed his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the Institute of Health Sciences, Kafkas University. In 2009, he became an Associate Professor of Biochemistry. He is currently a professor

doctor in the Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Kafkas University. He has published seventy journal papers, seven book chapters, and seventy-three conference presentations. Dr. Karapehlivan has also been the principal investigator or co-investigator in twenty-two research projects.

Dr. Abdulsamed Kükürt graduated from Uludağ University, Turkey. In 2019, he obtained a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Institute of Health Sciences, Kafkas University, Turkey, where he is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry. He has published twenty-nine research articles in academic journals, fourteen book chapters, and thirty-seven papers. Dr. Kükürt has participated in ten academic projects and

is a reviewer for many academic journals.

Dr. Volkan Gelen is a physiology specialist who received his veterinary degree from Kafkas University, Turkey, in 2011. From 2011 to 2015, he worked as an assistant in the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Atatürk University, Turkey. In 2016, he joined Kafkas University as an assistant professor where he has been engaged in various academic activities. Dr. Gelen has sixty journal articles and twenty poster presenta-

tions to his credit. His research interests include physiology, the endocrine system, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and isolated organ bath system studies.
