EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

FOUNDING EDITOR

MANAGING EDITOR

MANAGING EDITOR

ASISTAN EDITOR

SECTION EDITOR

SECTION EDITOR

SECTION EDITOR

After graduating from Boğaziçi University, Dr. Karataş completed his Masters and PhD degrees at Yeditepe University and Istanbul University Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, respectively. He worked as a research assistant for 2 years at IGBMC in Strasbourg, France, investigating the epigenetic background of nervous system development in D. melanogaster models, and as a postdoctoral associate at Baylor College of Medicine, USA, he conducted a funded research program in prostate cancer signal transduction and molecular genetics. He currently directs his laboratory, focusing specifically on head and neck carcinogenesis. He was a member of the advisory board of the TÜBİTAK Health Sciences Research Group between 2021-2024 and he is a co-founder of Ecotech Biotechnology, which has been producing innovative research products since 2018.

I am a former GP and have worked as a researcher conducting systematic reviews on a wide range of topics in health care since 2001. During that time, I have developed skills in the area of systematic identification of evidence, which is an essential step in the systematic review process. I was awarded the Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych) in July 2010 and the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in General Psychiatry with an endorsement in Substance Misuse Psychiatry in August 2013. In October 2021, I became a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP). I am a Consultant Psychiatrist working in adult mental health.

Skills and expertise
Psychiatry, Systematic Reviews, Health Technology Assessment, Clinical Practice, Medical Education, Mood Disorders Adult Mental Health