2000: BSc in Biology (Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey)
2003: MSc in Molecular Biology (yeast genetics) (Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey)
2007: PhD in Microbiology, Genetics and Biochemistry (Fungal genetics and Secondary metabolism) (Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany)
2008-2011: Postdoctoral fellow (Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany)
2012: Docent degree (Associate Professor) in Biology (Turkish Higher Education Council, Ankara, Turkey)
2012-2014: Project leader and Dozent (Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany)
2014-current: Lecturer in Biology (Maynooth University, Ireland)
