Servet Yalcin joined the Department of Animal Science at Ege University in 1988 as a research assistant after 7 years of experience in Research & Development department of a private poultry breeder company. She started her Ph.D. studies in 1984 and received a Ph.D. degree in poultry science in 1990, later associate professor and professor in 1992 and 2002, respectively.

Her current responsibilities include teaching and research. Research interests focus on embryo development and broiler growth with an emphasis on the investigation of stress physiology, developmental stability, and welfare. Specific interests include 1) Heat stress: Reducing the negative effect of heat stress on broilers by thermal manipulations during incubation, 2) Incubation: Pre-incubation factors and incubation environment that affect hatchability, chick quality, muscle development, and broiler performance, 3) genotype and environmental interactions affecting broiler meat quality and muscle disorders

She is the author and co-author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and participated in numerous regional, national, and international scientific meetings as a speaker and invited speaker. She is a member of the World’s Poultry Science Association (WPSA) since 1996. She served as secretary between 1999 and 2011 and executive committee member between 1999 and 2019 of the Turkish branch of WPSA. She is a member of the Mediterranean Poultry Network of WPSA and WG5 (Poultry meat quality) and 11 (Education and information) of the European Federation of WPSA.