Cagla Eroglu
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Cagla Eroglu is a Turkish neuroscientist and associate professor of cell biology and neurobiology at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina and an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Eroglu is also the director of graduate studies in cell and molecular biology at Duke University Medical Center.[1] Eroglu is a leader in the field of glial biology, and her lab focuses on exploring the role of glial cells, specifically astrocytes, in synaptic development and connectivity.
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Born | Ankara, Turkey |
Alma mater | Middle East Technical University, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, European Molecular Biology Laboratory Heidelberg, Stanford University |
Known for | Discovery of astrocyte factors implicated in regulation of synaptogenesis |
Awards | 2019 Ruth and A. Morris Williams, Jr. Faculty Research Prize, 2018 Lead Principal Investigator of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Neurodegeneration Challenge Network, 2010 Alfred P. Sloan Fellow |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Neuroscience, molecular biology |
Institutions | Duke University |
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