Prof.Dr. Ilkay ERDOGAN ORHAN (Turkey)
DEAN - Department of Pharmacognosy and
Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Eastern
Mediterranean University, Gazimagosa, The Northern
Cyprus via Turkey (Present position) & Prof.Dr. at
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey (Permanent position)
Date of Birth: September 24, 1972 (Ankara, Turkey)
►B. Sc. (Pharmacy): Gazi University, Faculty of
Pharmacy (1989-1993)
►M.Sc. (Pharmacognosy): Gazi University, Institute
of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacognosy,
Ankara, Turkey (1993-1996) with scholarship provided by the Turkish Scientific and Technical
Research Council (TUBITAK) for master program
►M.Sc. (Marine Natural Product Chemistry): University of the Ryukyus, College of Science,
Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Sciences, Okinawa, Japan (1996-1998) with Monbusho
scholarship provided by the Ministry of Education in Japan for master program
►Ph. D. (Pharmacognosy): Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University,
Ankara, Turkey (1999-2002)
►Post-doc: Department of Chemistry, University of Winnipeg, Canada (2003)
Awards
2006- “Scientific Encouragement Award” given by Academy of Pharmacy-Association of
Turkish Pharmacists
2010- “Young Woman Scientist Award for Asia-Pacific Region in Chemistry” by Organization
for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSDW-formerly TWOWS-Italy) and
Elsevier
2011- Young Woman Scientist Award in Life Sciences” by L’Oreal & Turkish Academy of
Sciences
2011- “Science Award in Biology by COMSTECH” (OIC Standing Committee on Science and
Technological Cooperation)”
2011- Young Affiliate Representative of the Central & South Asia region (ROCASA) of Third World
Academy of Sciences (TWAS) (2011-2016)
2015 “Women in Innovation Award” by Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council
(TUBITAK) and Association of Woman & Democracy
►166 research and review articles in reputed international journals, 32 articles in national journals, &
11 book chapters, h index: 24
Research interests: Enzyme inhibitors from natural sources (plants and marine organisms),
neurodegenerative diseases, marine natural products, natural cosmetics, phytotherapy