21/01/2026
Dr. Duygu Kuzuoğlu Öztürk, a faculty member at Sabancı University's Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, has been awarded the prestigious Installation Grant by the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
Dr. Duygu Kuzuoğlu Öztürk was among the 10 scientists deemed worthy of the EMBO Installation Grant as a result of a rigorous international evaluation process, and she is the owner of the only project from Türkiye supported under the program. Under the program, Dr. Duygu Kuzuoğlu Öztürk will receive a grant of €50,000 annually for 5 years to contribute to the long-term and sustainable development of her independent research program. The project aims to investigate a previously unknown function of a protein (oncogene) that plays a crucial role in the development of prostate cancer and to develop new therapeutic methods.
Dr. Duygu Kuzuoğlu Öztürk's Achievements
Dr. Duygu Kuzuoğlu Öztürk, Faculty Member at Sabancı University's Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, also won the L'Oréal Türkiye-UNESCO Young Woman in Science Award and the TÜBA-GEBİP awards this year. Dr. Duygu Kuzuoğlu Öztürk was found deserving of these prestigious awards for her research focusing on how prostate cancer is controlled at the post-transcriptional level.
EMBO Encourages Reverse Brain Drain
Considered one of the most respected research networks in the field of life sciences across Europe and the world, EMBO supports young researchers in establishing their own research groups and conducting independent and sustainable scientific studies. EMBO IG award recipients are included in the international EMBO Young Investigator network, benefiting from all the advantages of this network, particularly those aimed at increasing international collaboration. EMBO also encourages reverse brain drain by supporting the flow of scientific knowledge between countries and enabling young scientists to conduct research in their own countries through Installation Grants.
