Hatice Bodugoz-Senturk

Associate Director, IMS Industrial Affiliates Program

Institute of Materials Science

Hatice received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in chemistry from Hacettepe University (Turkey). She has an extensive background in polymer synthesis, processing, and characterization. She worked at Massachusetts General Hospital from 2008-2015, as Research Manager and Instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery – Biomaterials at Harvard Medical School. Her research focused on developing new materials and medical devices, methods and technologies for musculoskeletal system disorders and soft tissue repair. She published several peer-reviewed papers in world renowned journals, and she is an inventor on several patents.