Asst. Prof. Selime Semra Erol
Asst. Prof. Selime Semra Erol is a faculty member in Medical Biology at the Faculty of Medicine, Yalova University. She holds a BSc in Biology from Ankara University (2002–2008), an MSc in Biology from Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University (2010–2018), and a PhD from Düzce University Institute of Health Sciences (2019–2023).
Her academic work focuses on medical fungi, mycology, and biotechnology-based production of medicinal mushrooms. She previously served as a lecturer at Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University and currently teaches courses including Infection Control, Poisonous Mushrooms, Medical Biology and Genetics, and Technology and Cultivation of Medical Mushrooms.
She is a member of the Advisory Board for Medical Product and Device Development and the Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights Evaluation Commission at the Turkish Traditional and Complementary Medicine Institute. She has also served as Erasmus Coordinator, Department Chair, and Quality Commission Member at Yalova University Faculty of Medicine, and is a member of the Mycological Research Association.
Her research includes national projects on shiitake and other medicinal fungi, anticandidal activity, neuroprotective approaches in C. elegans models, hemostatic formulations, and KOSGEB-supported mycelium production of edible and medicinal mushrooms.
Contact: semra.erol@yalova.edu.tr · +90 226 815 6818
Yalova University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical Biology
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