Özge Demet Özçete

EDUCATION

College / University

Bogazici University

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science (honours)

Major Subjects

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Country

Turkey

Lab Experience

PCR, Gel electrophoresis, DNA cloning, Cell culture, Confocal and Fluorescent Microscopy, Western Blot, Protein purification, Bioinformatics, Immunohistochemistry, in vivo studies with Danio Rerio.

Projects / Research

Feb - June 2013: Birth and Death of Olfactory Sensory Neurons in Danio Rerio. Fuss Lab, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bogazici University, Istanbul
Sep 2012 - Jan 2013: Cloning and purification of NLRP13 subdomains. Apoptosis and Cancer Immunology Laboratory (AKİL), Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bogazici University, Istanbul
June - Sep 2012: TAT-fused delivery of AMPK domains into living cells. Assoc. Prof. Dietbert Neumann, Dept. of Molecular Genetics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Sep 2011 - June 2012: Effects of ATXN2 polyQ expansion on ALS risk in the Turkish cohort. Neurodegeneration Research Laboratory (NDAL), Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bogazici University, Istanbul

Scholarships / Awards

2013 – 2014:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2009 – 2013:	Undergraduate Science Scholarship by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK)

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

My overall aim is to increase my knowledge and experience in all main topics in neuroscience. Especially, I am interested in molecular neuroscience. It really amazes me that cognitive information is coded by relatively simple processes on molecular level and leads to more complex outputs, such as learning and memory.