Aziz Sancar: Nobel Laureate Turkish Scientist

Aziz Sancar, born in 1946 in the Mardin province of Turkey, completed his education at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine and continued his research in the United States. Currently, he serves as a Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of North Carolina. Known for his work on DNA repair and cancer treatment, Sancar won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2015 alongside Tomas Lindahl and Paul Modrich.

His research on repairing damage caused by UV radiation has been groundbreaking in the fields of medicine and biochemistry. Aziz Sancar has earned numerous awards and titles for these achievements, continuing to inspire young scientists.

Sancar's scientific contributions continue to make him a source of pride for the Turkish and global scientific communities, and he remains a mentor to young researchers.