Kaos sandığımız şey, belki de düzenin en eski biçimidir.
Prof. Dr. Sinan Canan, “Kadim Kaos” başlığıyla, görünmeyen dengelerin ve evrensel çekicilerin ardındaki düzeni sorguluyor. “Attractor” temasına paralel olarak, karmaşanın içinde nasıl bir uyum ve anlam saklı olduğunu, bilimin ve felsefenin kesişiminden anlatıyor.//What we call chaos might be the oldest form of order.
In his talk “Ancient Chaos,” Prof. Dr. Sinan Canan explores the hidden balance behind the universe’s invisible attractors. Aligned with the theme Attractor: Invisible Balance, he reveals how harmony and meaning emerge from within complexity — where science meets philosophy.1972 yılında Ankara’da doğmuşum. İlk, orta ve lise öğrenimini Ankara’da tamamladıktan sonra, 1995 yılında Hacettepe Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümü’nden mezun oldum. Aynı yıl, Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Histoloji-Embriyoloji Anabilim Dalı’nın açtığı yüksek lisans sınavını kazanıp, bu bölümde yüksek lisans eğitimime başladım.Yüksek lisans eğitimim sırasında, stereoloji ve morfometri konularıyla ilgilendim ve bu konuda Samsun’da Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Histoloji-Embriyoloji Anabilim Dalı tarafından düzenlenen “1. Stereolojik Metotlar ve Uygulamaları Kursu (1997)” ve Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Anatomi Anabilim Dalı tarafından düzenlenen “2. Stereolojik Metotlar ve Uygulamaları Kursu (1999)” başlıklı ulusal kursların düzenleme kurulunda ve bilimsel eğitim kadrosunda görev aldım.Yine bu döneme rastgelen 1997 yılında, Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Histoloji-Embriyoloji Anabilim Dalı öncülüğünde Samsun’da kurulan ve Uluslararası Stereoloji Derneği’nin (International Society for Stereology; ISS) Türkiye şubesi olarak görev yapan Stereoloji Derneği’nin kurucu üyesi olarak görev aldım. Halen bu dernekte aktif üye olarak kayıtlı olup yönetim kurulunda görev yapmaktayım.Yüksek lisans eğitimimin sonunda, “Geçici Serebral İskemi Sonrasında Civciv Hippokampusunda Meydana Gelen Nöron Sayısı Değişikliklerinin Optik Parçalama (Optical Fractionator) Yöntemiyle Araştırılması” konulu yüksek lisans tezimi tamamladım. Bu tezin laboratuvar çalışmalarının Stereolojik analizlerle ilgili bölümlerini, Danimarka hükümeti’nin sağladığı burs ile ikibuçuk aylık süre boyunca, Danimarka’nın başkenti Kopenhag’daki Bartholin Enstitüsü Nörolojik Araştırma Laboratuarı’nda Prof. Dr. Bente Pakkenberg ve Prof. Dr. Hans J. G. Gundersen gözetiminde tamamladım. 1998 yılında yüksek lisans eğitimimi tamamlayarak, Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü’nün açmış olduğu doktora sınavını kazanarak, Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Fizyoloji Anabilim Dalı’nın doktora eğitimime başladım.Doktora eğitimi sırasında yurt çapında değişik üniversitelerle Stereoloji Derneği’nin işbirliği ile gerçekleştirilen Stereolojik Metotlar ve Uygulamaları kurslarında düzenleme kurulunun ve bilimsel eğitim kadrosunun aktif bir üyesi olarak görev aldım.Doktora eğitimimi 2004 yılında “Nitrik Oksit ve Kalsiyum Kanal Blokerlerinin Penisilin Kaynaklı Deneysel Epilepsideki Etkileşimlerinin İncelenmesi” başlıklı doktora tezi ile tamamladım. Bu tezin çalışmaları kapsamında gerçekleştirdiğim “Pensilin Kaynaklı Deneysel Epilepsinin Tayf Çözümlemesi ile İncelenmesi” başlıklı çalışma, Türk Fizyolojik Bilimler Derneği 28. Ulusal Kongresinde (24-27 Eylül 2002-İzmir) “Fizyolojik Bilimler Derneği Genç Araştırıcı İkincilik Ödülü”ne layık görüldü.Aynı yıl, Ankara Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Fizyoloji Anabilim Dalı’nda Mayıs 2004 tarihi itibariyle Öğretim Görevlisi olarak göreve başladım. Nisan 2008 tarihinde Yardımcı Doçent kadrosuna atandım. Mayıs 2009 tarihinde bu üniversitedeki görevimden ayrıldım.1 Nisan 2010 tarihinde Fizyoloji Doçenti unvanını aldım. Aynı ay içerisinde Turgut Özal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Fizyoloji Anabilim Dalı’nda öğretim üyesi olarak göreve başladım. Mayıs 2011 itibariyle Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Fizyoloji A.D.’da öğretim üyesi olarak atandım ve aynı bölümde öğretim üyesi ve Tıbbi Fizyoloji A.D. Başkanı olarak görev yaptım. 2015 yılında buradaki görevimden istifa ettim ve Ocak 2016’da Üsküdar Üniversitesi Psikoloji Bölümü’nde profesör olarak göreve başladım.2013 yılında, genel dinleyiciye yönelik sinirbilim bilgilerini paylaşma amacıyla bir bilimsel anlatı hareketi olan [n]Beyin’i kurarak, Türkiye çapında her meslekten meraklılara yönelik bilgilendirici bilimsel gösteriler ve konferanslar düzenledim.2017 yılında İstanbul’da AçıkBeyin Eğitim ve Danışmanlık şirketini kurdum. AçıkBeyin Youtube Kanalı üzerinden de sürdürdüğüm tüm anlatılarımı İnsanın Fabrika Ayarları (İFA) çerçevesinde kurgulamaktayım. AçıkBeyin ile birlikte en temel amacımız, modern dünyada doğru bir yaşam kurmanın bilimsel ipuçlarını tüm insanlara ulaştırmaktır. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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