By-Fellow, Tutor and Gender Equality Champion
Derya is a Computational Biologist at Ochre Bio, performing data analyses towards developing therapies for liver disease.
Derya conducted postdoctoral research at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, on gene regulation and transcription factors. Previously, she completed a PhD at the Computational Systems Biology Lab at Koc University, Istanbul, where she worked on prostate cancer. She studied Molecular Biology and Genetics for her BSc and MSc at Turkey’s Bilkent University, where she focused on liver cancer.
At Hughes Hall, Derya organised the International Women’s Day 2023 and 2024 events. She has been passionate about women’s rights and health policy issues since her days as an avid Model United Nations debater in high school. She has also volunteered with children undergoing cancer treatment and students with blindness. She likes to bring people together to talk about equity, science, health and mental health.
