During his thirtysix-hour visit to Turkey last week, Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar made a stop at Bilkent University on Monday, December 14. Prof. Sancar, the recipient of an honorary doctorate from Bilkent University in 2006, has been named one of this year’s Nobel awardees for his discoveries on nucleotide excision repair. He is the Sarah Graham Kenan Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
Prof. Sancar, along with his wife Gwen and goddaughter Rose Peifer, were hosted by the president of the Board of Trustees of Bilkent University, Prof. Ali Doğramacı at a reception held at the Bilkent Hotel.
Prof. Sancar expressed his appreciation and his pleasure at being in Turkey, his home country, and gave special thanks to all.
