PhD Student
Arzu İlayda Sümer graduated from Kırıkkale University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and is pursuing a PhD in wildlife health in its Department of Microbiology. Her interests include wildlife disease, zoonoses, population health and epidemiology.
Since 2019, she has volunteered as a veterinarian at Ankara University’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Unit, contributing to treatment, rehabilitation and release. She joined eGL and AgriGenomics Hub research in July 2023.
Projects include wildlife monitoring using eDNA from water troughs, swift microbiota and diets, striped hyena conservation and owl diet analysis.