Currently I hold a faculty position in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Koç University and a Research Associate position  at University of California, Davis, Department of Animal Science. My research interests involve detecting and characterizing the role of selection in diversification and speciation of high altitude endemics. More recently I am studying conservation and ecological genomics of endangered and commercially important fish species together with Dr. Michael R. Miller and Dr. Amanda J. Finger and investigating the evolutionary genomics of life history evolution of wild carnivores in urban landscapes in Eastern Turkey together with Dr. Çağan Şekercioğlu.