Organizing Committee Member
Duygu Percin
Prof
Kutahya University of Health Sciences
Turkey
Biography
Prof. Duygu PERN earned his medical degree from Kayseri, Turkey's Erciyes University in 1992 and went on to specialise in clinical microbiology in 2000. Since then, she has taken part in several research initiatives, as well as local, national, and international partnerships pertaining to bacteriology, infections in healthcare settings, disinfection, and sterilisation. Currently serving as both the Vice-Rector and Head of the Medical Microbiology Department at the Faculty of Medicine at Kutahya Health Sciences University is Prof. Duygu PERN. She also serves as the dean of the Health Sciences Faculty, from which hundreds of physiotherapists, nurses, and midwives graduate each year. She chairs the Turkish Society for Disinfection Antisepsis Sterilization's DAS, the World Federation for Hospital Sterilization Sciences' Executive Committee, and the International Air Quality Society's Stirring Committee.
Research Area
Bacteriology,health care-associated infections, disinfection,and sterilization.