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Burak Avcı is an assistant professor at Aarhus University in Denmark. He is a microbial ecologist interested in diversity and evolution of environmental microorganisms.
Growing up in Turkey, he studied Environmental Engineering, Molecular Biology and Genetics at Istanbul Technical University. After moving to Germany, he got his MSc. and PhD degrees at Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology. Afterwards, Burak worked as a postdoctoral scholar at Aarhus University in Denmark and Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
Burak’s research focus is archaeal cell biology. He is using in situ hybridization and advanced microscopy techniques to reveal the architecture of archaeal cells and to understand the evolution of subcellular complexity.
Burak is passionate about science communication and education. He writes articles in popular science magazines and gives public outreach talks to explain the beauty of science to younger generations. To extend these efforts, he joined the ISME ECSC to represent his fellows and organize activities to support them. As a proud member of the ISME community, he is very excited to contribute to our society.
When he is not in the lab or office, Burak enjoys reading and writing poetry. Living on the coast, he takes every opportunity to swim or sail whenever the sun shines in Denmark.
Personal website: www.burakavci.net
Twitter: @burakawci
Bluesky: @bavci.bsky.social