Dr. Başak Fındık is a computational chemist specializing in molecular modeling, quantum chemistry, and molecular dynamics simulations with applications in drug design and photodynamic therapy (PDT). She received her joint Ph.D. from Université Paris Cité (ITODYS, Chimie Théorique et Modélisation) and Boğaziçi University. Her doctoral research focused on the rational design of next-generation photosensitizers and nanocarrier-based drug delivery systems using electronic structure methods and multiscale simulation approaches.

 

Her research integrates density functional theory (DFT/TD-DFT), free energy calculations, and atomistic molecular dynamics to elucidate structure–property relationships in bioactive and photochemically active systems. She has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications contributing to advances in excited-state modeling, metal–ligand interactions, and membrane–drug interactions.

 

Dr. Fındık is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Computational Chemistry & Biochemistry Research Group at Boğaziçi University, where she continues to develop computational strategies bridging quantum chemistry and biomolecular systems for therapeutic design.