Dr. Merve Karpuz is an Associate Professor at the Department of Radiopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, İzmir Katip Çelebi University, Türkiye. She received her B.Sc. in Pharmacy from Ege University and earned her Ph.D. in Radiopharmacy from Hacettepe University. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Wales Research & Diagnostic Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Centre, Cardiff University, United Kingdom. Her research focuses on radiopharmaceutical sciences, nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems, theranostic agents, radiolabeling of pharmaceuticals, and molecular imaging. She has extensive experience in the design, preparation, characterization, and biological evaluation of radiolabeled liposomes, nanoparticles, microspheres, and targeted drug delivery systems for cancer, infectious diseases, and inflammatory disorders. Dr. Karpuz has authored numerous peer-reviewed research articles, review papers, and book chapters in the fields of radiopharmacy, pharmaceutical nanotechnology, and drug delivery. She has also coordinated and participated in several nationally and internationally funded research projects, including TÜSEB and TÜBİTAK-supported studies. In addition to her research activities, she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in radiopharmacy, radiation protection, medical imaging methods, and pharmaceutical technologies.