I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine from Ankara University, Türkiye, where I conducted a case study on a stillborn calf with congenital anomalies, potentially linked to a Mendelian disorder not previously reported in Turkish herds. Using whole-genome sequencing data and bioinformatics tools, I worked to identify the genetic basis of the disease. This research sparked my interest in population genetics and linkage disequilibrium (LD).

For my PhD, I am investigating how LD influences adaptation in a polygenic architecture. My project focuses on inbred Drosophila melanogaster lines, where I am generating three populations with varying LD levels, all derived from the same two parental lines. After collecting genomic and phenotypic data, I will examine signatures of adaptation and explore the evolutionary responses in populations with identical genetic backgrounds but differing LD structures.