Alzheimer’s Disease From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Practices

Dildar Konukoglu (Editor)
Professor, Istanbul Cerrahpasa University
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6095-264X
3Dildar Konukoğlu was born on April 18, 1963, in Istanbul. She obtained her medical degree from Ege University in 1987. In 1991, she attained the rank of specialist in Medical Biochemistry. In 1995, she was promoted to the position of associate professor of medical biochemistry and, in 2000, to the rank of professor. She is currently a member of the faculty at the Department of Medical Biochemistry at Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty and serves as the director of the Medical Biochemistry Laboratory at Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Hospital. She also holds the role of Chairman of the Environmental Management Unit of Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty. Furthermore, she serves as the director of the Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Clinical Research Excellence Application and Research Center. She has participated in numerous commissions within the Ministry of Health and currently serves as a member of the Medical Specialty Education Commission. She served as the Head of the Department of Medical Biochemistry from 2016 to 2019. She has advised on 10 postgraduate test projects and participated in 25 completed projects as an executive or researcher. She has published a total of 180 original articles, 130 of which are international. Her WOS H index is 25. She has authored or edited 64 books and has delivered lectures and organized courses at numerous congresses and symposia. Her primary clinical research interests include endocrinology, neurology, nephrology, neonatal metabolic diseases, obesity, and atherosclerosis-related biomolecular mechanisms and pathways. Since 2016, she has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Clinical Biochemists. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Medical Biochemistry. She is married and has a son.