Özlem Yilmaz holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Master’s degree from the Center of Environmental Sciences as well as a Master´s in Biology Education. In 2006, Özlem started her PhD and studied at three different universities (in İzmir, Sydney and İstanbul), all in different but closely related areas in Plant Science. After completing her PhD, she worked as a post-doctoral researcher in the Plant Physiology Lab in the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences. In 2012, Özlem began a PhD in Philosophy in İzmir and was recently awared a KLI Writing-Up fellowship to complete her PhD in the philosophy of biology.