Hamza Malik OKUYAN received his Ph.D. from the department of medical Biology and genetics in Gaziantep University in 2017. Dr. Okuyan is currently a lecturer and a postdoctoral researcher in the department of medical services and techniques of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University. His current works focus on the pathophysiology of geriatric diseases such as osteoarthritis and osteoporosis, as well as the molecular mechanism of novel vitamin k dependent proteins in human diseases. He conducts research on in vitro and in vivo in the department of medical biology.

His research interest is mainly about Medical Biology and Genetics, Human Genetics Diseases, Osteoarthritis, Bone Diseases, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology of Cancer.