Dr. Nilay Keskin Samancı is a highly respected and influential member of the ABE Türkiye team, playing a leading role in the design and implementation of teacher professional development initiatives. Her expertise strengthens the pedagogical vision of the program, ensuring that ABE Türkiye remains both scientifically rigorous and deeply supportive of teachers’ practices. She has made significant contributions to the development of program materials, including teacher guides and instructional resources, integrating ethics and bioethics into contemporary biotechnology education. As a result of her efforts, these resources have become practical tools that help educators translate complex ethical and biological concepts into meaningful classroom experiences.

Thanks to her guidance, teachers are better equipped to address bioethical questions with confidence, clarity, and pedagogical depth. Nilay’s academic excellence, thoughtful leadership, and unwavering dedication to teacher learning have left a profound and lasting impact on the ABE Türkiye program. The Program Office and her Türkiye colleagues deeply appreciate her exceptional contributions and the inspiring role she plays in advancing reflective, high-quality, and future-oriented science education through ABE Türkiye.