**Meet the editor**

Dr. Deniz Ekinci obtained a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry in 2004, a Master's degree in Biochemistry in 2006 and a Doctorate degree in Biochemistry in 2009 from Atatürk University, Turkey. He studied at Stetson University, USA, in 2007-2008, and at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Germany, in 2009-2010. Dr. Ekinci currently works as Associ-

ate Professor of Biochemistry at the Faculty of Agriculture, and is the Head of the Enzyme and Microbial Biotechnology Division, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey. He is a member of Turkish Biochemical Society, American Chemical Society and German Genetics society. Dr. Ekinci published over seventy scientific papers, reviews and book chapters and presented at several conferences. His research interests include enzyme inhibitors, drug design, protein dynamics, toxicology and lipidomics. His recent work has focused on antioxidant and metabolic enzyme systems. He has received numerous publication awards from several scientific councils. Dr. Ekinci serves as the Editor in Chief of four international books and is involved in the Editorial Board of several international journals.
