{"id":24243,"date":"2022-11-17T16:05:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T21:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=24243"},"modified":"2026-01-23T08:43:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:43:39","slug":"yasemin-kubra-akyel","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/biochem\/directory\/yasemin-kubra-akyel\/","title":{"rendered":"Yasemin K\u00fcbra Akyel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Postdoctoral Fellow and Visiting Faculty, Assistant Professor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sancar lab<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"optional-action-target-wrapper display-flex flex-column full-width\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/15129800\/\" target=\"_self\" data-field=\"experience_company_logo\"><span class=\"t-14 t-normal\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">Istanbul Medipol University<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\nResearch: DNA Repair and Circadian Rhythm<br \/>\nCB#7260, 3070C Genetic Medicine<br \/>\n<a 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