Ozlem Kutlu received the B.S. degree from Department of Biology, Ege University, Izmir, in 2002, and the MSc. and Ph.D. degree from the Department of Material and Life Science, Kumamoto University, Japan, in 2008. During 2009–2012, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering Program, Sabanci University, Istanbul. She is currently an Associate Professor and Research Team Leader at Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM).