Professor Nesrin Hasirci is a member of Middle East Technical University BIOMATEN-Center of Excellence in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (Turkiye), and Near East University (TRNC). Her research covers: micro and nano modifications of polymers and composites used in medicine. She has more than 250 scientific publications, 7 patents (4 pending), 21 chapters, 2 books (as one of the two authors of the ‘Fundamentals of Biomaterials’ and one Turkish lecture book). She received ‘Science Award’ given by M.Parlar Foundation and ‘Technology Award’ given by Elginkan Foundation. Her h-index is 53 (Google Scholar). She is Honorary Member of ‘European Society of Biomaterials’; and Fellow of the Science Academy’ (Turkiye).