Figen Kırkpınar
Professor Dr. Figen Kırkpınar graduated from the Department of Animal Science at the Faculty of Agriculture, Ege University, İzmir, Türkiye in 1984. She was then assigned as a research assistant in the same department in 1986. She completed her Master of Science degree in 1987 and her Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1993, both at Ege University in Türkiye. She has received the 'National Publication Encouragement Award' from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye and the Science and Technology Centre of Ege University seven times. In 2002, her project received an honourable mention at the Engineering Science Project Competition organised by the Science and Technology Centre of Ege University. In 2020, she was awarded an accolade from Ege University in recognition of her accomplishment in successfully completing the most scientific projects. She served as Head of the Animal Science Department from 2014 to 2017 and as Head of the Feeds and Animal Nutrition Department from 2011 to 2017. She served as a member of the Advisory and Executive Boards of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye, as well as the Research Support Programs Directorate and the Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Research Support Group, from 2017 to 2020. She also served as Deputy Director of the Application and Research Centre for Laboratory Animals at Ege University from 2017 to 2024. She has been a member of the Animal Experiments Ethics Committee at Ege University since 2013 and has served as vice president of the Farm Animal Experiments Ethics Committee since 2020. She has been Head of the Animal Nutrition Science Department since 2023. She has occupied the positions of Director of the Application and Research Centre for Laboratory Animals and Chairman of the Local Ethics Committee for Aquatic Vertebrate Experiments at Ege University since 2025. She has contributed to the editorial boards of scientific periodicals and has served as a peer reviewer. Professor Dr. Kırkpınar has authored or co-authored fourteen book chapters and over 200 research papers that have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and conference proceedings. The primary focus of her research endeavours pertains to the domain of feeds and animal nutrition, with a particular emphasis on feed additives, sustainable poultry nutrition, biotechnology, and the quality of meat and eggs.