Education
PhD: Koç University, Molecular Biology and Genetics (2017 – )
MSc: Middle East Technical University, Biology (2014 – 2017)
Thesis Subject: Sister species range overlap across latitudes in the New World
Undergraduate Degree: Middle East Technical University, Biology (2009 – 2014)
Experience
- Teaching Assistant at Molecular Biology and Genetics Department, Koç University. (2017 – )
- Research for the Association of Kuzey Doğa (Study on bears, lynx and wolves), Kars. (2016, 2017 and 2018) https://www.kuzeydoga.net
- Student Assistant in General Biology Laboratory at Biology Department, METU. (2015-2016)
- FENLAB; Experiment, Practice and Observation Laboratory for Primary School Students, Ankara as an educator (February, 2015 – 2016)
- Special project with C. Can Bilgin during Bachelor degree in the subject of “Mole rats as ecosystem engineers.”
- Nature Conservation Centre, Ankara, Turkey as an internship on the subject of Biological Diversity and Forestry, and Konya Butterfly Studies (June-July 2013) (http://www.dkm.org.tr/)
Technical Skills
- Operating Systems: Mac OS, Windows, Linux, BioLinux Office Programs, LaTeX
- Computer Programming: R language, MATLAB, Python
- Geographic Information System: ArcGIS, TNTmips, QGIS
- Video Editing Program: Edius, Adobe After Effects
- Image Manipulation Program: GIMP
Social Groups
- Member of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Society of Turkey (https://ekoevo.org)
- Worked in METU Biology and Genetics Student Club (http://biyogen.metu.edu.tr/)
Founder and administrator of Ecology Subgroup (2013-2014)
Contribute actively to Tree of Evolution Subgroup (2010-2013)
Participation
- 5th Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium; 18-20 July 2018, İzmir
- Evolutionary Genomics Winter School; 29 January – 2 February, 2018, Hacettepe University, Ankara
- 4th Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium; 11-13 July 2017, Istanbul
- 3rd Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium; August 31- September 1, 2016, Hacettepe University, Ankara
- Mathematical Evolution Summer School; 6-13 September 2015, Sirince, Nesin Matematik Köyü, İzmir
- Darwin Scholarship Programme, Monitoring and Communicating Biodiversity; 19-29 August 2015, England (Organised by Field Studies Council)
- 2nd Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium; 6-7 August 2015, METU, Ankara
- 9th Aykut Kence Evolution Conference; 21-22 February 2015, METU, Ankara
- 8th Aykut Kence Evolution Conference; 26-27 April 2014, METU, Ankara
- Biological Diversity Congress; 30-31 October 2010, METU, Ankara
- 4. National Environment and Ecology Student Congress; 8-9 February 2013, Hacettepe University, Ankara