Merve Çapaş is currently working as a research assistant with a Ph.D. at the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Erciyes University. She graduated as the top student of her department and faculty from Erciyes University in 2011. After completing her M.Sc. in 2014, she earned her Ph.D. in 2021 from Hacettepe University. Between 2011–2015, she worked at Acıbadem Hospital Kayseri, and between 2014–2017, she served at the Turkish Olympic Preparation Center and Kayserispor Football Club. She is the founding dietitian of Fitleziz Healthy Nutrition Services and runs a consultancy office at Erciyes Technopark. She is also a member of the Erciyes University Sustainability Coordination Office. Her research focuses on obesity, microbiota, and sustainability. Since 2012, she has been the Kayseri representative of the Turkish Dietetic Association, and a member of the Sustainable Living Association since 2019, contributing to congresses and book chapters. In 2021, she received the French Embassy’s Young Visiting Researcher Grant and conducted research at Rouen Normandy University with the project “French Cuisine Culture: Determination of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Water Footprint.”