Our Team

Aslihan Cakmak is a researcher and physiotherapist with a particular interest in physical activity, exercise testing, and chronic respiratory diseases. She holds a BSc degree in physiotherapy and rehabilitation from Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey. She is a researcher at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey, the institution where she pursued her Master's degree and PhD in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation.

Currently, Aslihan Cakmak is a visiting researcher at ISGlobal and her work is focused on developing algorithms to predict minute ventilation in individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and estimating inhaled dose of air pollutants.

Lines of research

• Physical activity 
• Exercise testing
• Chronic respiratory diseases 

Main publications

• Cakmak A, et al. (2023). Upper extremity exercise capacity and activities of daily living in individuals with bronchiectasis versus healthy controls. Phys Ther, 103 (4). doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzad012.
• Cakmak A, et al. (2023). Metabolomic, oxidative, and inflammatory responses to acute exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Heart Lung, 59 (3). doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2023.01.011. 
• Cakmak A, et al. (2020). Physical activity of patients with bronchiectasis compared with healthy counterparts: A cross-sectional study. Heart Lung, 49 (1). doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2019.09.004.