IMGAL — Molecular Genetics Laboratory

IMGAL conducts research in human molecular genetics with the aim of identifying the genetic defects underlying disease. The research led by Prof. Eda Tahir Turanlı focuses on the genetics and epigenetics of neurological and autoinflammatory diseases: the team identifies candidate genes in familial cases through genomic sequencing, genotyping and bioinformatics analyses, then characterises the genetic variants functionally in cell culture models. Its primary areas are multiple sclerosis and rare autoinflammatory diseases.

The laboratory's activities began in 2001 at Boğaziçi University and continued from 2005 in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at İstanbul Technical University before moving to Acıbadem University, where Prof. Tahir Turanlı has headed the department since 2021. IMGAL collaborates with İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Marmara University, the US National Institutes of Health (NIAID and NINDS) and Virginia Commonwealth University.