Dr. Mehmet Aykur received his Ph.D. in Parasitology from Ege University in 2020. He is now an Assistant Professor at Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University. He is also a member of the Turkish Microbiological Society, the Turkish Society for Parasitology, and the Turkish Biophysics Association. His skills and expertise include medical parasitology, gastrointestinal parasites, (Blastocystis and Dientamoeba fragilis), free-living amoeba (Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria fowleri, Balamuthia mandrillaris, and Vermamoeba vermiformis), veterinary parasitology, oxidative stress, apoptosis, cell signaling,  antioxidants, lipid peroxidation, molecular biology, GSH,  and reactive oxygen species.