Tuba Yılmaz
EDUCATION
College / University
Middle East Technical University
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Science
Major Subjects
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Country
Turkey
Lab Experience
CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Genome Editing, Confocal Microscopy, Image Analysis (Fiji: ImageJ), Flow Cytometry, Molecular Cloning (Designing primers and sgRNAs, gradient PCR, PCR, Restriction Digestion, Ligation, Transformation and Transfection), qRT-PCR, Data analysis by MS Office Excel and R language, Plant (Arabidopsis thaliana) growth experiments and genotyping by PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis, microbiology techniques, SDS-PAGE and Western Blotting
Projects / Research
- 01/2024-06/2024: Undergraduate Researcher at Neurobiology of Disease Lab (Assoc, Prof, Erkan Kiriş), Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey – “PiT-2 plasmid construction” observation of iPSC research in Fahr’s disease
- 07/2023-09/2023: Summer Research Internship at Plant Cell Wall Signaling Lab (Prof. Sebastian Wolf), University of Tübingen Center of Plant Molecular Biology, ZMBP, Tübingen, Germany – “Nitrate signaling in RLP44 mediated cell wall homeostasis”, “KO effects of RLP44 and LGO in cell wall signaling”, “Effect of Nitrate on polyploidy in Arabidopsis thaliana”
- 08/2022-09/2022: Summer Internship at Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Hematology Lab, Ankara Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey – HCV, HBV, CMV diagnosis testing, patient blood sample biochemical and hormonal analysis, leukemia patient blood analysis via flow cytometry
Scholarships / Awards
2024 – 2025: | Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School |
2020 – 2024: | TÜBİTAK BIDEB 2205-Undergraduate Scholarship Program |
2023: | Erasmus+ EU Traineeship Grant |