Editor Name: Mert Ulgen

Designation: Dean

University: Acıbadem University

Country: Turkey

Biography: Prof. Dr. Mert Ulgen graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul, Turkey in 1981. He finished his MSc degree at the same department and in 1992, he obtained a PhD degree from University of London, King's College, Biopharmacy Department in the area of Drug Metabolism. He returned to Turkey and became an associated Professor in 1993 and a full professor in 1999 at the same department in the area of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. He has got a number of papers on drug synthesis and in vitro hepatic microsomal metabolism of xenobiotics. He directed a number of MSc and PhD thesis. He retired from Marmara University in June 2009 and he became a full time Professor at Acıbadem University, Vocational School of Health Services in the same year. He has a number of administrative duties. He is also a full time chemistry lecturer. He was Director of Enstitute of Health Sciences in Acıbadem University one term (2013-2016).