Dr. Seval Türkmen
Seval Türkmen, MD
German human geneticist based in Luxembourg. Head of Hematooncogenetics and Cytogenetics, National Centre of Genetics, Laboratoire national de santé (since June 2023); previously Deputy Head of the National Centre of Genetics (Nov 2023–Apr 2025) and Head of Hematooncogenetics (since Nov 2019).
From 2005 to 2019 she headed the cancer genetics department at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin / Labor Berlin Charité Vivantes Humangenetik (Senior Physician from 2010). She completed medical residency and research training in medical genetics at Charité (1999–2005) and earned her Dr. med. (magna cum laude) with a dissertation on molecular analysis of monogenic inherited syndromes. MD from Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir (1991–1997). Board-certified human geneticist (Facharzt, 2008); full German medical approbation (2003). Certified longevity physician, Geneva College of Longevity Science (2026); certified yoga teacher (2017).
Clinical expertise includes genetic counselling (Turkish, German, English); research on rare ataxia, cerebellar hypoplasia and intellectual disability syndromes and haematological neoplasia (molecular genetics, NGS, cytogenetics); specialty clinic for Sotos and other overgrowth syndromes; and reference laboratory cytogenetic/molecular cytogenetic analyses for childhood ALL relapse studies.
Contact: 279 Route de Longwy, L-1941 Luxembourg · +49 175 8670040 · seval.tuerkmen@gmail.com