Gazi University | Turkey
Dr. Neslihan Bal is a Doctor Faculty Member in the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gazi University, Ankara. She completed her higher education in biology with a specialization in entomology and has developed strong expertise in insect morphology, taxonomy, and ultrastructural analysis. Her academic career is marked by extensive experience in teaching, research, and scientific publishing, particularly in the use of light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for taxonomic and systematic studies of Coleoptera and Hemiptera. Dr. Bal has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles published in internationally indexed journals, including SCI-Expanded journals, with several papers ranked in Q1 and Q2 quartiles. Her research interests focus on insect genital morphology, ultrastructure of reproductive organs, systematics and taxonomy of beetles, biodiversity, invasive species, and the impacts of climate change on insect distribution. She has contributed significantly to the description of new species, new records for the Turkish fauna, and comparative morphological analyses with taxonomic significance. Through national and international collaborations, she actively supports the advancement of entomological research. Dr. Bal’s scientific contributions have strengthened the understanding of insect diversity in Türkiye and surrounding regions, and she continues to play an important role in training young researchers and advancing microscopy-based biological research.
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