The scientists who will represent our country in the six different working groups (Division) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), of which our country has been a member since 1958, in the period of 2022 and 2023 have been determined. Assoc. Dr. Önder Metin was selected as the National Representative for Inorganic Chemistry Division (Division II).

Assoc. Prof. Elif Nur Fırat Karalar has received 2021 Sabri Ülker Science Award.

Assist. Prof. Elif Nur Firat-Karalar was interviewed as one of the inspiring and successful women of Turkey by the Elele magazine for the 8th of March International Women’s Day.

In this perspective, Odabasi et al. 2020 provides an overview of the cellular and structural complexities of centriolar satellites and describes the progress in the identification of the centriolar satellite interactome, functions and mechanisms.

Centrosome dysfunction is linked to cancer and neurodevelopmental disorders such as primary microcephaly. Gurkaslar et al. identify CCDC57 as a pleiotropic regulator of centriole duplication, mitosis and ciliogenesis. They show that it mediates its functions by regulating recruitment of centriole duplication proteins to the centrosome and microtubule nucleation.