B. Duygu Özpolat
Freelance writer and Post-doctoral researcher at the University of Maryland
Doing research at UMD on regeneration of segmented worms.
Translator of popular science books from English into Turkish (including "The Greatest Show on Earth" by Richard Dawkins).
Editor of Hard-workers for Evolution, a volunteer group for public outreach and education in science (specifically evolution).
Degrees:
-BSc. in Biology from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
-Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology from Tulane University, New Orleans, USA.
Loves: Music (from Tuvan throat-singing to Black metal, and everything around and in between), Graphic Novels (also working on my own), Photography, Grafittis, Crafts (trying to make everything myself, including a bench with cushions), Animals (especially wildlife), Volunteering (at random or non-random places, such as Capital Fringe, Audubon Zoo, Hellenic Wildlife Rehabilitation Center etc...), Internets (just love it), Contempotary and Modern Art, Natural History Museums.
For more information check this interview.