Laboratory of Heidi Cook-Andersen oocyte-to-embryo transition, transcriptional regulation, chromatin · Analyzed RNA-Seq datasets of mouse oocytes and embryos and leveraged findings to form research hypotheses · Applied molecular, genetic, and cell biology techniques, including immunostaining, RT-qPCR, and nascent RNA and protein detection through click chemistry to test research hypotheses · Developed image analysis workflows to investigate transcriptional activity and chromatin condensation during oocyte growth · Optimized various genomic assays such as ATAC-Seq to generate complex data from low input samples to investigate chromatin accessibility in oocytes

University of California San Diego | Sep 2019 - Dec 2021

Instructional Assistant

· Served as an instructional assistant for BIMM 100 Molecular Biology Fall 2019 and Fall 2021. · Served as an instructional assistant for BIMM 101 Recombinant DNA Techniques Lab Fall 2020, a lab course taught remotely with the help of home lab kits distributed by UCSD.

Koç University | Sep 2016 - Jun 2017

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Laboratory of Tamer Onder human iPSC generation, epigenetics & chromatin · Studied SETD2-dependent H3K36 trimethylation in human iPSC generation through viral knockdown and overexpression of writers, readers, and erasers in this pathway · This project included viral delivery of Yamanaka factors for reprogramming, maintaining cells, FACS and immunostaining to determine efficiency of iPSC generation

HelmholtzZentrum München | Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

Summer Intern

Laboratory of Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla Zygotic Genome Activation (ZGA), chromatin structure & modifications · Established a CRISPR/Cas9-based approach for targeting fluorophores to satellite DNA to visualize heterochromatin organization in the 2-cell mouse embryo

My Education

Take a look at my formal education

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Molecular BiologyUC San Diego | 2024

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Molecular Biology and GeneticsKoç Üniversitesi | 2017

Molecular and Cell BiologyUniversity of California, Berkeley | 2016

Kabataş Erkek Lisesi | 2013

About Me

I am a Scientist at Vitra Labs, a start-up aiming to make IVF more accessible. I am passionate about data analysis to uncover biological insights into ovarian health and oocyte development.

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