After a medical degree in (MD) 1998, residency in Pediatrics in 2004 and residency and master of science degree (MSc) in Pediatric Oncology in 2009 at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Serhan Kupeli completed his 2-year-obliged state service at Children's Hospital in Diyarbakir. Beginning from 2011 he started to work at the Department of Pediatric Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Units at Cukurova University, Adana. Principal areas of investigation of him are epidemiology of pediatric oncology and treatment of pediatric patients with malignant diseases, late effects and complications of cancer treatment and quality of life of cancer patients and survivors. Additionally he has been studying on the complications and issues afflicting the pediatric bone marrow transplantation. Especially he has focused on late effects and cardiotoxicity studies related with pediatric oncology patients over the last 5 years. He has published numerous SCI journal papers and was awarded by Hacettepe University Senate (2010). He is Associate Editor of Cukurova Medical Journal (indexed in ESCI, Web of Science)) and member of editorial board in four other scientific medical journals. Serhan Kupeli holding Professorhip in Pediatrics and Pediatric Oncology (2017) still works in Department of Pediatric Oncology and Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Medical School of Çukurova University.

Ufuk Çakatay (born May 9, 1965) is a Turkish biochemist and biogerontologist. He is a full professor of medical biochemistry at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa in Istanbul, Turkey. He has a longstanding interest in redox biology, cellular senescence, and the identification of senescence biomarkers. His primary research focuses on developing experimental animal models for age-related diseases, enhancing various bioanalytical techniques to assess redox status, and analyzing senescence biomarkers in aging tissues. Professor Çakatay has published over 100 articles in leading journals, including research papers, book chapters, editorials, and invited reviews on topics such as aging, redox biology, signaling, cellular senescence, and senotherapeutics. He has served as a guest editor, reviewer, and editorial board member for numerous journals and has completed more than 200 verified peer reviews, which are indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection. In recognition of his scholarly work, he has received several prestigious awards, including the Top Reviewer Award from Elsevier Science Publishing. He also serves as an expert for European Union funding and tenders. Additionally, Professor Çakatay is dedicated to mentoring medical students and specialists to help develop their research careers. He previously served on the Animal Research and Ethics Committee at Istanbul University.