STEERING COMMITTEE
The Steering Committee of RareBoost Project consists of seven members.
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Dr. Uğur Özbek is Rareboost’s project ERA Chair holder and will lead Work Packages 3 and 4. He is the Research Group Leader at the Human Genetics Laboratory at IBG.
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Dr. Gerhard Wingender is the Project Coordinator of RareBoost. He is the Research Group Leader at the Mucosal Immunology Laboratory at IBG.
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Dr. Neşe Atabey is leading the 2nd work package of RareBoost. She has contributed to the establishment of the biobanking infrastructure in Turkey and at IBG.
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Dr. İhsan Gürsel is carrying out the directorship duties at IBG. He is the Research Group Leader at the Adjuvant Innovation and Nanobiotechnology Laboratory at IBG.
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Dr. Şermin Genç is the Chair of the IBG Research Programs Committee. She is the Research Group Leader of the Neurodegeneration and Neuroprotection Laboratory.
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Dr. Yavuz Oktay serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Biology at Dokuz Eylül University. He is the Research Group Leader of the Neuro-Genomics Laboratory at IBG.
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Dr. Okay Çağlayan is a member of the Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases Platform. He is a Professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine at the Institute of Health Sciences at Dokuz Eylül University.
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Dr. Mehmet İnan is leading the 5th work package of the RareBoost project. He is the Director of the IBG-FARMA Platform at IBG.