Esra Battaloğlu is a Turkish geneticist researching the

human genetics Human genetics is the study of inheritance as it occurs in Human, human beings. Human genetics encompasses a variety of overlapping fields including: classical genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, biochemical genetics, genomics, populatio ...

of inherited

peripheral neuropathies Peripheral neuropathy, often shortened to neuropathy, refers to damage or disease affecting the nerves. Damage to nerves may impair sensation, movement, gland function, and/or organ function depending on which nerve fibers are affected. Neuropa ...

. She is an assistant professor at

Boğaziçi University Boğaziçi University (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Boğaziçi Üniversitesi''), also known as Bosphorus University, is a Public university, public research university in Istanbul, Turkey, historically tied to a former American educational insti ...

Education

Battaloğlu graduated from High School TED Ankara Koleji in 1982. She completed a B.S. in the department of biology at the

Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University (commonly referred to as METU; in Turkish language, Turkish, ''Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi'', ODTÜ) is a prestigious public university, public Institute of technology, technical university located in Ankara, ...

in 1986. Battaloğlu earned an M.S. (1989) and Ph.D. (1992) in the department of biology at

Career and research

In September 1993, she joined the faculty at Boğaziçi University as an assistant professor in the department of molecular biology and genetics. She researches the

of inherited

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