Biography:
Dr. Akkaya began her research under Prof. Dr. Eylem Levelt, publishing on insulin resistance and myocardial perfusion in Type 2 Diabetes. She later joined Dr. Halliday at the Royal Brompton Hospital, focusing on hereditary dilated cardiomyopathies. Her interest in computational bioinformatics led her to study Long QT Syndrome electrophysiology with Prof. Dr. Holden. A prize-winner for academic excellence, she has presented at national and international conferences, collaborated with STAR Surg UK, served on the National MedTech Foundation committee, and was a scholar at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. She graduated with an MBChB from the University of Leeds in 2025.
Title : Role of temporal and spatial electrophysiological heterogeneity and variability in the initiation of re-entrant ventricular arrhythmia