Merve Begüm Bacınoğlu is currently a research fellow at Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta in Milan, Italy. She earned her Master’s degree in Medical Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine from the University of Milan in 2023, after completing her Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2019. In her current role, under the supervision of Prof. Fabio Moda, she focuses on identifying and characterizing peripheral disease-specific biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases. Her work involves detecting misfolded proteins in patient samples using advanced techniques, including seed amplification assays. Her research interests include protein misfolding, neurodegenerative diseases, biomarkers, epigenetic mechanisms, and nanotechnology, with a particular focus on the role of biomarkers in the early diagnosis of neurodegenerative conditions. Before her current position, she gained valuable experience through internships at the University of Milan in the laboratory of Prof. E. Battaglioli, where she studied epigenetic mechanisms involved in stress response; at Istanbul Technical University, where she investigated the antibacterial properties of nanoparticles; and at Bahcesehir and Biruni Universities, where she explored the use of nanoparticles as drug delivery systems.