Aziz Sancar was born in Mardin in 1946. He was born into a poor, crowded family. He had a very difficult life when he was a child. His parents had no education but considered education important for their children. He studied in a small town until university. He successfully graduated from medical faculty of Istanbul University. He did his medical practice in poor conditions. Then, he won Tubitak scholarship to study biochemistry in the USA. He studied at the University of Texas, Dallas, where he received his doctorate in 1977. He specialized in DNA repair. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2015. Now, he is a professor at the University Of North Carolina School Of Medicine. He is married to Gwen Boles Sancar who also is a professor in biochemistry and biophysics. 1. Where was Aziz Sancar born? 2. Did his parents have education? 3. Which university did he graduate? 4. When did he receive his doctorate? 5. Who is he married to?