Hi! I'm Defne Cingir.

Biology & Science, Technology, and Society

& Creative Writing @ Colby College

Pulver Science Scholar

Turkish science communicator based in the US.

2x TEDx speaker. Hosts of Turkish life science podcasts "Radyo Mikrop" (2026-present) & "gülümse" (2022-25, +100K global streams). Content creator. Author in progress.

Interested in science education & public understandings of scientific knowledge, especially ones we cannot see with the naked eye.

I think, write, and create media about

the microscopic science behind daily life.

Research interests:

Sensory biology, skin microbiome,

microbiome-environment interactions, translational research, science policy, global health

Narrative identity, applications of creative writing/journaling as a tool to support well-being

Things I've been doing:

A running record of the numerous ways I've been spending my free time since the age of 15.

PS: I do talk a lot. Here's some of that.

Webinars/Speeches

Namık Karamancı Fen Lisesi Girişimcilik Zirvesi (Namık Karamancı Science High School Entrepreneurship Summit), Feb 2025

"gülümse"

News Features/Interviews

TEDx Talks

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Hi! I'm Defne Cingir.

Research interests:

Things I've been doing:

A running record of the numerous ways I've been spending my free time since the age of 15. PS: I do talk a lot. Here's some of that.

A running record of the numerous ways I've been spending my free time since the age of 15.

PS: I do talk a lot. Here's some of that.