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UN Sustainable Development Goals
Education
2020 - Present
2020 - PresentExpertise In Medicine
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Turkey
2019 - Present
2019 - PresentDoctorate
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Basic Medical Sciences, Turkey
2016 - 2018
2016 - 2018Post Doctorate
University of Michigan, Metabolizma, Endokrinoloji ve Diyabet Birimi, United States Of America
2009 - 2016
2009 - 2016Undergraduate
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Tıp Fakültesi, Turkey
2013 - 2014
2013 - 2014Undergraduate
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet München, Tıp Fakültesi, Germany
Foreign Languages
C2 Mastery
C2 MasteryTurkish
C2 Mastery
C2 MasteryEnglish
C1 Advanced
C1 AdvancedGerman
Research Areas
Medical Biology
General Surgery
Academic Positions
2020 - Present
2020 - PresentResearch Assistant PhD
Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü
Articles
All (17)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (14)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (16)
ESCI (2)
Scopus (16)
TRDizin (1)
Other Publications (1)
2025
20251. Metabolic Improvements With Tirzepatide in Lipodystrophy: A Novel Option?
Meral R., Celik Guler M., Kaba D., Prativadi J., Frontera E. D., Foss-Freitas M. C., et al.
Diabetes care
, vol.48, no.5, pp.756-762, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
2024
20242. RAI therapy in low-risk papillary thyroid cancer: recurrence reduction and long-term outcomes in the Turkish population
Bilgic S., Meral R., Sağer M. S., SÖNMEZOĞLU K.
BMC Cancer
, vol.24, no.1, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
2022
20223. Endogenous Leptin Concentrations Poorly Predict Metreleptin Response in Patients With Partial Lipodystrophy
MERAL R., Malandrino N., Walter M., Neidert A. H., Muniyappa R., Oral E. A., et al.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
, vol.107, no.4, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
2021
20214. Metreleptin therapy for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: Open-label therapy interventions in two different clinical settings
Akinci B., Subauste A., Ajluni N., Esfandiari N. H., Meral R., Neidert A. H., et al.
MED
, vol.2, no.7, pp.814-842, 2021 (ESCI)
2021
20215. Cardiac phenotype in familial partial lipodystrophy
Eldin A. J., Akinci B., da Rocha A. M., MERAL R., YILDIRIM ŞİMŞİR I., Adiyaman S. C., et al.
CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
, vol.94, no.6, pp.1043-1053, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
2021
20216. The Metabolic Equivalent BMI in Patients with Familial Partial Lipodystrophy (FPLD) Compared with Those with Severe Obesity
Koo E., Foss-Freitas M. C., Meral R., Ozer M., Eldin A. J., Akinci B., et al.
OBESITY
, vol.29, no.2, pp.274-278, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
2020
20207. Association between chronic ACE inhibitor exposure and decreased odds of severe disease in patients with COVID-19.
Şenkal N., Meral R., Medetalibeyoğlu A., Konyaoğlu H., Kose M., Tukek T.
Anatolian journal of cardiology
, vol.24, no.1, pp.21-29, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
2020
20208. The complicated clinical course in a case of atypical lipodystrophy after development of neutralizing antibody to metreleptin: treatment with setmelanotide
Akinci B., Meral R., Rus D., Hench R., Neidert A. H., DiPaola F., et al.
ENDOCRINOLOGY DIABETES AND METABOLISM CASE REPORTS
, vol.2020, no.1, pp.1-9, 2020 (ESCI)
2018
20189. Update on Therapeutic Options in Lipodystrophy
Akinci B., Meral R., Oral E. A.
CURRENT DIABETES REPORTS
, vol.18, no.12, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)
2018
201810. Phenotypic and Genetic Characteristics of Lipodystrophy: Pathophysiology, Metabolic Abnormalities, and Comorbidities
Akinci B., Meral R., Oral E. A.
CURRENT DIABETES REPORTS
, vol.18, no.12, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)
2018
201811. Metabolic Parameters, Weight Loss, and Comorbidities 4 Years After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy
Lager C. J., Esfandiari N. H., Luo Y., Subauste A. R., Kraftson A. T., Brown M. B., et al.
OBESITY SURGERY
, vol.28, no.11, pp.3415-3423, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)
2018
201812. "Fat Shadows" From DXA for the Qualitative Assessment of Lipodystrophy: When a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Numbers
Meral R., Ryan B. J., Malandrino N., Jalal A., Neidert A. H., Muniyappa R., et al.
DIABETES CARE
, vol.41, no.10, pp.2255-2258, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)
2017
201713. Inhibition of IKK 3 and TBK1 Improves Glucose Control in a Subset of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Oral E. A., Reilly S. M., Gomez A. V., Meral R., Butz L., Ajluni N., et al.
CELL METABOLISM
, vol.26, no.1, pp.157-177, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
2017
201714. Inhibition of IKK epsilon and TBK1 Improves Glucose Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Oral E. A., Reilly S. M., Meral R., Butz L., Ajluni N. N., Chenevert T. L., et al.
DIABETES
, vol.66, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
2017
201715. Differentiating Familial Partial Lipodystrophy from Truncal Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Making Use of the Mixed-Meal Test and Support Vector Machines
Meral R., Ajluni N. N., Neidert A. H., Rus D., Hench R., Conjeevaram H., et al.
DIABETES
, vol.66, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
2017
201716. Spectrum of disease associated with partial lipodystrophy: lessons from a trial cohort
Ajluni N., Meral R., Neidert A. H., Brady G. F., Buras E., McKenna B., et al.
CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
, vol.86, no.5, pp.698-707, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
2013
201317. Effect of socks on the assessment of vibration sensation.
MERAL R., MATUR Z., DERTSIZ B., Oge A. E.
ISRN neurology
, vol.2013, pp.327960, 2013 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2018
20181. ApoC-III Levels Correlate with Insulin Resistance and HbA1c in Familial Partial Lipodystrophy-Observations from the Broaden Study
Meral R., Digenio A., Neidert A. H., Tami J., Oral E. A.
78th Scientific Sessions of the American-Diabetes-Association, Florida, United States Of America, 22 - 26 June 2018, vol.67, (Summary Text)
2018
20182. Fat Shadows from DEXA for Documentation of Fat Distribution in Patients with Lipodystrophy
Meral R., Ryan B. J., Horowitz J. F., Oral E. A.
78th Scientific Sessions of the American-Diabetes-Association, Florida, United States Of America, 22 - 26 June 2018, vol.67, (Summary Text)
2017
20173. Metreleptin Effects on Mixed-Meal Response in Partial Lipodystrophy
Ajluni N., Meral R., Neidert A. H., Rus D., Hench R., Conjeevaram H., et al.
77th Scientific Sessions of the American-Diabetes-Association, California, United States Of America, 9 - 13 June 2017, vol.66, (Summary Text)
2013
20134. DROPPING OBJECTS WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: THE ROLE OF SENSORY-MOTOR INTEGRATION
Matur Z., Dortcan N., Misci S., Suner M., Taskiran E., Acar Z., et al.
60th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-of-Neuromuscular-and-Electrodiagnostic-Medicine (AANEM), San-Antonio, Northern Mariana Islands, 16 - 19 October 2013, vol.48, pp.640, (Summary Text)
2013
20135. THE EFFECT OF BASKETBALL SHOOTING EXERCISES ON SENSORY-MOTOR INTEGRATION
ÖGE A. E., Senturk G., Acar Z., Suner M., Misci S., Dortcan N., et al.
60th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-of-Neuromuscular-and-Electrodiagnostic-Medicine (AANEM), San-Antonio, Northern Mariana Islands, 16 - 19 October 2013, vol.48, pp.641
Scholarships
2019 - Present
2019 - PresentBIDEB-2211
TUBITAK
2019 - 2020
2019 - 2020