PERSONAL INFORMATION
Aybüke Garipcan
Date of Birth: June 8, 1986
Place of Birth: Ankara, Turkey
Citizenship: Republic of Turkey
Phone: +90 212 359 7794 / 7629
E-mail: aybukealici [at] gmail [dot] com
Language skills: Turkish (Native), English (Advanced)
EDUCATION
| 09/2009 – 09/2011 | Master of Science Degree in Bioengineering, Hacettepe University, Institute of Graduate and Applied Sciences, Bioengineering Division, Ankara, Turkey. Master of Science Thesis: Cleft Palate Repair with “TGF-ß3 and BMP-2” Releasing Scaffolds in Animal Models. |
| 09/2005-07/2009 | Bachelor of Science in Biology, Ankara University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ankara, Turkey. |
| 09/2000-06/2004 | High School, Gazi Anatolian High School, Ankara, Turkey (Science and Mathematics-including one year English Preparatory Class). |
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
2012 Fall: BIO 103 General Biology Laboratory Teaching Assistant
2013 Spring: BIO 342 Microbiology Laboratory Teaching Assistant
2013 Fall: BIO 241 Cell Biology Laboratory Teaching Assistant
ATTENDED CONFERENCES
VIBes PhD Symposium, 17-19 September 2014, Antwerp, Belgium.
Molecular Biology Society of Turkey III. International Congress, 10-12 September, Izmir, Turkey.
MIMIC-II / 2nd International Molecular Immunology & Immunogenetics Congress, 27-30 April 2014, Antalya, Turkey.
The 5th EMBO Meeting, 21-24 September 2013, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
EMBO Young Scientists’ Forum 14-15 June 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.
ESAO Winter School, Advancing Roles: Biomaterials in Artificial Organs and Regenerative Medicine Passive to Active to Bioreactive, January 26th-29th, 2011, Semmering, Austria.
(Poster presentation) 16th International Biomedical Science & Technology Symposium (BIOMED 2010), 29 September – 2 October 2010, Istanbul, Turkey.
(Poster presentation) Cost Action B28: Array Technologies for BSL3 and BSL4 Agents, 5-6 May 2010, Istanbul, Turkey.
(Poster presentation) MONACO-EXTRA “Monolithic adsorbent columns for extracorporeal medical devices and bioseparations”, “Porous hydrogels for biomedical applications – from cytapheresis to tissue engineering”, 29 September- 2 October 2009, Antalya, Turkey.
SEMINARS AND COURSES
EMBL Advanced Course: Development of Transgenic Animal Models Using Zinc Finger Nucleases, 26 to 28 February 2013, Heidelberg, Germany.
Microbial Ecology Group, ENGY, applied Training Course on Western Blotting, 8-9 September 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.
EMBO Young Scientists’ Forum, Scintific Writing Course, 16 June 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.
TÜBA II. Stem Cell Course and VI. Stem Cell Semposium, 24-25 June 2011, Ankara, Turkey.
“EXPERTISSUES” “Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Tissue Engineering of Bone and Cartilage Using Second Generation Biomimetic Scaffolds” EU FP-6 Project, Training Course on “CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL ANIMAL MODELS”, 28-31 July 2010, Ankara, Turkey (Mentor in training commitee for animal model of cleft palate in rats).
INTERNSHIPS
Gastroenterology Research Laboratory, Institute of Hepatology, Ankara University, Ankara, June-July, 2006.
Microbiology Laboratory, Gülhane Military Medicine Academy, Ankara, June-July 2007.
Department of Pathology, Gülhane Military Medicine Academy, Ankara, June-July 2008.
Department of Medical Biology, Gülhane Military Medicine Academy, Ankara, July- August 2008.
HOBBIES
International Cuisine and Cooking Arts
Science Fiction Movies
PC games
Fantasy Role Playing.