Dr. Emine Erdag completed her PhD in medicinal chemistry. Her research focuses on medicinal chemistry, circadian biology, and drug design. She has published studies on melatonin signaling, neurodegenerative diseases, and small-molecule interactions. She was awarded the EU-funded Goethe-Institut EU Fellowship to conduct research as a Visiting Researcher at LMU Munich in the Molecular Chronobiology Group, where she investigates circadian mechanisms in Bacillus subtilis.