Prof. Dr. Kemal Baysal obtained his MD degree at İstanbul University, İstanbul Medical Faculty in 1985. He received his PhD degree from Ohio State University in biochemistry and continued his post-doctoral studies in different universities in the USA. Currently, he is a professor of biochemistry at Koç University, School of Medicine. His area of research is vascular biology, cardiovascular diseases, angiogenesis and its role in tissue engineering.