• Dr. sc.: Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2024
• M.Sc.: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Koc University, Turkey, 2019
• B.Sc. / Double Degree: Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, 2017
• B.Sc.: Molecular Biology and Genetics, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, 2016             

Nihal Olcay Dogan is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and received her Ph.D. from ETH Zurich. Her research aims to improve the capabilities of medical microrobots by integrating a personalized medicine approach. She combines patient blood-derived biomaterials and immune cells with microrobots for targeted medical applications. These personalized microrobots are designed to perform their intended tasks with precision, ensuring treatment effectiveness while minimizing side effects and undesired immune reactions.

Nihal received her master's degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Koc University in Istanbul, where she studied chitosan-based carriers for drug and gene delivery applications, with the goal of contributing to cancer treatments. In recognition of her exceptional academic achievements, she was awarded the "Academic Excellence Award" by Koc University in 2019, distinguishing her as one of the top graduate students. She also earned dual bachelor's degrees in Chemical Engineering and Molecular Biology & Genetics from Istanbul Technical University.