Beki Kan

Biography

Prof. Beki Kan graduated from Bogazici University Department of Chemistry in 1973. She completed her Ph.D. on regulation of protein synthesis at Istanbul University. She continued her research on regulation of protein synthesis initiation by oxidized glutathione first as a post-doctoral associate and later as a Rockefeller Foundation Biotechnology Career fellow in Prof. Irving London’s laboratory at Harvard University-Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Division of Health Sciences and Technology. After her return to Turkey, she set up her own laboratory at Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Biophysics. Dr. Kan’s research interest centers around signaling via G protein coupled receptors and G proteins. Dr. Kan has worked at Kings College School of Medicine and Dentistry, Imperial College, University of Minnesota and Liege University as a short-term visiting scientist. Among Dr. Kan’s administrative duties are Head of the Biophysics Department and Basic Sciences Division; Academic Coordinator in Chief and Director of Vocational School of Health Related Professions at Marmara University. Prof. Kan joined Acibadem University in 2009 and she is currently the Vice Rector.

Research Interest

Regulation of protein synthesis, G-protein coupled receptors, G - protein mediated signallingRegulation of protein synthesis, G-protein coupled receptors, G - protein mediated signalling