Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Research Interest

psychoneuroendocrineimmunology; gene-environment interactions; early life stress; behavioral epigenetics; fetal programming; prenatal environment and health; risk-taking behavior

M.A. student in Psychobiology

Research Interest

HPA axis activity in mood disorders, gene-environment interactions, resilience

M.A. student in Psychobiology

Research Interest

Metabolism-stress relation; gene-environment interactions; inflammation

M.A. student in Psychobiology

Research Interest

genetic basis of neurocognitive disorders, stress-memory relation, genetic factors on personality 

Ph.D. student in Psychobiology

Research Interest

The role of interaction between the immune system and HPA-axis in the pathogenesis of mood disorders

M.A. student in Psychobiology

Research Interest

Stress response; gene-environment interactions; prenatal health

Psychology, Boğaziçi University

Molecular Biology and Genetics, Acibadem University

Psychology, İstanbul Medipol University

Psychology, İstanbul Medipol University

Biology, İstanbul University

Midwifery, University of Health Sciences

M.A. student in Psychobiology (PEG Lab 2021) / Ph.D Student at Rutgers University, USA (2021-)

Research Interest

gene-environment interactions; stress response; prenatal health

M.A Psychological Sciences (PEG Lab, 2020) / Ph.D Student at University of Connecticut, USA (2020-)

M.A. Psychological Sciences (PEG Lab, 2018) / Ph.D. student, Ulm University, Germany (2018 - )

Undergraduate Research Assistants

  • Afra Kılıç Psychology & Economics, Boğaziçi University
  • Elif Kayurtar Psychology, Boğaziçi University
  • Can Barın Psychology, Boğaziçi University