Utku Cebecioğlu
Hold BSc degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Bilkent University.Hold MSc degree in Medical Physiology from Istanbul Medipol University. Completed Master’s thesis in Medical Physiology department about feeding behaviour upon hypothalamic cholinergic regulations.
Hold MD degree in International Medicine Department from Istanbul Medipol University.
Internal Medicine Clerkship at Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard University
Currently PhDc in Medical Physiology department at Istanbul Medipol University
Selected Publications;
NTS Catecholamine Neurons Mediate Hypoglycemic Hunger via Medial Hypothalamic Feeding Pathways
Aklan I, Sayar Atasoy N, Yavuz Y, Ates T, Coban I, Koksalar F, Filiz G, Topcu IC, Oncul M, Dilsiz P, Cebecioglu U, Alp MI, Yilmaz B, Davis DR, Hajdukiewicz K, Saito K, Konopka W, Cui H, Atasoy D. NTS Catecholamine Neurons Mediate Hypoglycemic Hunger via Medial Hypothalamic Feeding Pathways. Cell Metab. 2020 Feb 4;31(2):313-326.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.11.016.
MCH Neuron Activity Is Sufficient for Reward and Reinforces Feeding
Dilsiz P, Aklan I, Sayar Atasoy N, Yavuz Y, Filiz G, Koksalar F, Ates T, Oncul M, Coban I, Ates Oz E, Cebecioglu U, Alp MI, Yilmaz B, Atasoy D. MCH Neuron Activity Is Sufficient for Reward and Reinforces Feeding. Neuroendocrinology. 2020;110(3-4):258-270. doi: 10.1159/000501234.