Duygu Sag
Duygu Sag is a Turkish immunologist who contributed to the understanding of the human immune system's fight against cancer.[1] She was the recipient of the 2018 “L'Oreal UNESCO International Rising Talent Award”, which is one of the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards.[1][2][3][4][5]
Research
Sag's research centers on harnessing the immune system's potential to combat cancer by targeting specific tumor-associated macrophages.[2] Her team identified that macrophages lacking the cholesterol transporter ABCG1 exhibit a transformative shift, becoming potent tumor-fighting agents and impeding bladder cancer progression in preclinical studies.[2] The eventual goal is elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying this critical macrophage switch, with the potential to pave the way for innovative immunotherapeutic approaches in cancer treatment.[2]
Biography
Sag completed her undergraduate studies in Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey.[3] She completed her doctoral studies in the United States at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Between 2009 and 2015, was a postdoctoral fellow at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology located in San Diego, California, USA.[6] Then she returned to Turkey, becoming a faculty member at Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center within Dokuz Eylul University.[3] The cancer-related deaths in her immediate family motivated her to become a cancer researcher.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Turkish scientist honored with L'Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science award". Hürriyet Daily News. 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ a b c d "International Rising Talents". UNESCO. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ a b c d "Ödüllü Bilim Kadını, Kanser İmmünolojisi Çalışmasını Genişletecek". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ "Devlet okulu mezunuyum ödülümü ülkemdeki bütün kadınlara hediye ediyorum". Sözcü Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ "Doç. Dr. Duygu Sağ 'yükselen yetenek' ödülünün sahibi oldu". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ "Duygu Sağ". Türk Immünoloji Derneği. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-12-03.