Mahmut Şahin received his PhD degree in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Sivas Cumhuriyet University, where he currently serves as a researcher and academic faculty member in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. He has extensive research experience in molecular pharmacology and toxicology utilizing laboratory animal models. His research topics mainly include renal ischemia-reperfusion injury, the therapeutic modulation of regulated cell death pathways, cellular signaling mechanisms, and oxidative stress parameters.