EDUCATION
1998-2003 Doctoral Program, Biochemistry University of Maryland, College Park, MD Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Advisor: Professor Norman J. Hansen.
Thesis title: Transfer of nisin gene cluster from Lactoccocus lactis into the chromosome of Bacillus subtilis 168.
1993-1997 B.Sc., Department of Biology with honors Middle East Technical University, Ankara, TURKEY
1990-1993 Ataturk Anatolian High School Besevler, Ankara
POST DOCTORAL TRAINING
2004 Post-doctoral Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles, CAAdvisor: Professor Pojen P. Chen
Conducting research on the anti-phospholipid syndrome, an autoantibody mediated thrombosis and fetal loss. Specifically, I have constructed a phage display library to identify peptide mimetics that react with patient derived pathogenic monoclonal antiphospholipid autoantibody (aPL). The affinity selected peptide mimetics will then be used to set up new diagnostic tests for the pathogenic aPL in antiphospholipid syndrome.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2005-present Instructor, Bogazici University, Istanbul
Bio101 General Biology
Bio241 Cell Biology
Bio351 Microbiology
Bio 332 Techniques in Biological Research
Bio492 Special Project
1998-2002 Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland, College Park
1996-1997 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
AWARDS
University of Maryland College Life Sciences Graduate Student Travel Award.
University of Maryland Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Award.