Kerim Çiçek is a full professor at the Department of Biology, Ege University (Izmir, Turkey). He teaches various undergraduate and graduate courses on biodiversity, zoology, and ecology. He is the author or co-author of nearly 200 peer-reviewed scientific publications. With nearly 20 years of research experience, his work primarily focuses on the evolutionary and ecological aspects of amphibians and reptiles in Turkey. His research interests include biogeography, ecological and mechanistic niche modeling, population dynamics, and conservation biology of Turkey’s biodiversity.