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Aziz Sancar
Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Aziz Sancar is a Turkish geneticist.
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Snapshot as of 15 July 2026
- Primary market
- Turkey / United States
- Field
- DNA repair and circadian biology
- Organisation
- University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- Region
- West Asia / Global
Overview
Professional record
Aziz Sancar is a Turkish geneticist. His documented institutional affiliations include University of North Carolina School of Medicine, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Yale School of Medicine.
FigureAsia Record
Selected recognition
2026
Top Healthcare Leaders 2026
No. 39
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2025
Asia's Scientists 100 2025
No. 100
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2024
Asia's Scientists 100 2024
No. 100
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2023
Asia's Scientists 100 2023
No. 96
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2022
Asia's Scientists 100 2022
No. 83
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2021
Asia's Scientists 100 2021
No. 18
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2020
FigureAsia 2020 Scientists 100
Listed
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2018
Asia's Most Influential Scientists 2018
No. 14
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