Prof. Deniz Gökengin is an academic staff member in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine at Ege University in Turkiye. She serves as the director of the Ege University HIV/AIDS Research and Practice Center. With a career spanning since 1996, she has been providing healthcare for people living with HIV, currently leading an HIV cohort of around 700 patients.
Prof. Gökengin is also recognized as the founding member and general secretary of the AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections Society. Additionally, she holds the position of a board member of the International Union for Sexually Transmitted Infections in Europe, representing Turkiye, and is a member of the Euroguidelines in Central and Eastern Europe (ECEE) Network Group.
Her major areas of interest include sexual behavior, social aspects of HIV/AIDS, management of HIV/AIDS, and sexually transmitted infections, and prevention. Prof. Gökengin remains actively engaged in organizing and participating in numerous projects, research endeavors, meetings, and training programs focusing on sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS.
