Dr. Tolga Sütlü received his Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering from Sabanci University in 2004. Continuing his postgraduate education in Sweden, h receieved his Ph.D. in Medical Science from Karolinska Institutet in 2012 and carried out his postdoctoral work at the Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine at Karolinska University Hospital. Upon his return to Turkey, he worked as a research group leader at Sabanci University between 2014-2019 and later as a faculty member in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Boğaziçi University until 2023.
He has been serving as a board member at the Turkish Society of Immunology since 2016. His notable awards include Science Academy Young Scientists Award Program (BAGEP) in 2017, the METU Parlar Foundation Technology Incentive Award in 2018, the Molecular Cancer Research Association’s Basic Cancer Researcher of the Year award, and the JCI International's 10 Outstanding Young Persons of Turkey award in 2019.