Organizing Committee Member

Duygu Percin

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.