CV

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Skills

• Experimental: DNA Isolation from Blood, Restriction Digestion, PCR, Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, Bacterial Culture & Cloning
• Computational:
  • Programming Languages: R, Python, Nextflow, Bash, Arduino
  • NGS Data Analysis: Bulk & Single Cell RNA-seq, TCR-seq, CITE-seq, Microarray, WES/WGS Processing & Variant Analysis, ChIP-seq, Methyl-seq
  • Frameworks & Environments: Slurm (Linux HPC), Conda, Docker/Singularity, Nextflow, Git, Arduino, Raspberry Pi
  • Machine Learning: Basic Scikit-learn and TensorFlow

Education

• Oct 2023-July 2027: Molecular Biology and Genetics, B.Sc. Fully Funded Turkish Government Scholarship

  Uludağ University, Bursa, Türkiye

  • GPA: 3.1/4

Research Experience

• Oct 2024-Present: Undergraduate Researcher

  Prof. Berrin Tunca, Uludağ University, Türkiye

  • Characterizing Tumor Microenvironment Transcriptome Variations in NASH and Viral Hepatocellular Carcinomas for Targeted Therapy
  • Proposed and secured a grant to perform cross-species scRNA-seq integration and differential analysis of the poorly treated and characterized NASH-HCC, which lacks human scRNA-seq data, and validated in vitro using an FFA-induced HCC model. TÜBİTAK 2209-A Grant Funded
  • The preliminary results poster was awarded the honor prize at a bioinformatics symposium

• Jan 2026-Feb 2026: Bioinformatics Intern

  Asst. Prof. Burçak Otlu, Middle East Technical University, Türkiye

  • Worked with Nextflow pipelines for large-scale WES/WGS cancer genomics, including somatic variant calling and mutational signature analysis.
  • Performed basic processing and analysis of multiple omics data types at scale, including: ChIP-seq, Methyl-seq, and Bulk RNA-seq. EU-funded SUSA Internship

• Jul 2025-Oct 2025: Undergraduate Researcher

  Prof. Vicente Pelechano Garcia, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

  • Developed a regression-based method to score cancer cell plasticity and decode its gene signature in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Huh7) using CITE-seq data.
  • Validated the cell plasticity signature in TCGA-LIHC by Cox regression analysis, linking it to drug resistance, relapse, and survival.
  • Identified distinct non-genetic phenotypic states in clonal Huh7 cell populations using scRNA-seq. Erasmus+ Funded Traineeship

• Jul 2024-Sep 2024: Research Intern

  Asst. Prof. Atakan Ekiz, Izmir Institute Of Technology, Türkiye

  • Performed bioinformatics analyses in tumor immunology using bulk/single-cell RNA-seq, TCR-seq, and microarray data to investigate immune-related lnRNAs.
  • Assisted with lentiviral transduction, cell culture passaging, mouse xenograft modeling, and flow cytometry.

• May 2023-Jul 2024: Undergraduate Researcher & Intern

  Asst. Prof. Elif Uz Yıldırım, Uludağ University, Türkiye

  • Comprehensive Analysis of GPRC5A Promoter Methylation Across Cancer Types
  • Methly-seq pilot study poster presented at a bioinformatics symposium.
  • Carried out routine molecular genetics techniques: DNA isolation, PCR, and Gel Electrophoresis.

Academic Societies & Networks

• Mar 2025–Present: Contributor & Core Team Member

  nf-core

  • Contributed to the nf-core/scdownstream Single Cell RNA-seq pipeline by fixing runtime errors and developing doublet detection modules.
  • Authored documentation and a blog post on running nf-core pipelines in Google Colab as part of the core outreach team.

• Oct 2024–Present: Task Force Member

  Young European Federation of Immunological Societies (yEFIS)

  • Organized a webinar exploring immunoinformatics applications across industry and academia with the Immune Collaborators workgroup.

• Jan 2024–Present: Outreach & Translation Team Leader

  International Society for Computational Biology - RSG Türkiye

  • Organized a scRNA-seq Hackathon and a careers Q&A panel with RSG Australia and coordinated the Türkiye local site of the nf-core hackathon in 2025 and 2026.
  • Directed Turkish translation of bioinformatics learning resources to increase accessibility for students in Türkiye.

• Nov 2022–Present: Science Team Leader

  UluRover, Uludağ University Robotics Society

  • Led R&D for an interplanetary rover competing on simulated Martian surfaces.
  • Integrated chemical & robotic modules into an autonomous life detecting minilab.
  • Helped pitch the project to multiple industry partners and secure over $10,000 in materials and sponsorships.
  • Led the science team in an additional project that won best Presentation & Pitch at the 2025 Teknofest Biotechnology Startup Idea Competition, placing 5th/1400.

References

• Prof. Berrin Tunca, Uludağ University
  • Email: btunca@uludag.edu.tr
• Prof. Vicente Pelechano Garcia, Karolinska Institutet
  • Email: vicent.pelechano@scilifelab.se
• Asst. Prof. Atakan Ekiz, Izmir Institute Of Technology
  • Email: atakanekiz@iyte.edu.tr
• Dr. Matthias Zepper, (Sweden) National Genomics Infrastructure
  • Email: matthias.zepper@scilifelab.se