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Personal profile
Biosketch
I started my studies in Molecular Biology and Genetics at Istanbul Technical University in Turkey. In my senior year, I became increasingly excited about studying broader patterns observed in nature rather than focusing on molecular mechanisms and decided to continue my studies in evolutionary biology. I applied to the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology
(MEME), during which I developed a keen interest in theoretical evolutionary biology. This interest shaped my academic path, methodological approaches, and broad research goals: using mathematical and computational methods to tackle evolutionary questions. I completed my PhD in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Zurich in 2021 with Hanna Kokko, followed by an SNSF fellowship at the University of Jyväskylä with Lutz Fromhage. Since 2024, I'm working at the University of Groningen as a tenure-track assistant professor.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Evolutionary Biology, PhD, Life History Evolution under Cancer Risk, University of Zürich
3-Jan-2017 → 22-Jan-2021
Award Date: 31-Mar-2021
External positions
Secretary and Board Member of Evolutionary Demography Society
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Does symmetry preclude the evolution of senescence? A comment on Pen and Flatt 2021
De Vries, C., Erten, E. Y. & Kokko, H., 25-Jan-2023, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 290, 1991, 4 p., 20221101.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic › peer-review
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The adaptive potential of nonheritable somatic mutations
Majic, P., Erten, E. Y. & Payne, J. L., Dec-2022, In: The American Naturalist. 200, 6, p. 755-772 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Cancer risk and sexual conflict as constraints to body size evolution
Erten, E. Y. & Kokko, H., 9-Jan-2021, (Submitted) BioRxiv, 23 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Academic
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Bird size with dinosaur-level cancer defences: Can evolutionary lags during miniaturisation explain cancer robustness in birds?
Erten, E. Y., Tollis, M. & Kokko, H., 22-Oct-2020, (Submitted) BioRxiv, 20 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Academic
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Diverse ways to think about cancer: What can we learn about cancer by studying it across the tree of life?
Erten, E. Y. & Kokko, H., 2020, In: Metode. 2020, 10, p. 201-205 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review