Hasan Kizilocak

EDUCATION

College / University

Bogazici University, Istanbul

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Molecular biology and genetics, immunology, molecular biology of cancer

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Country

Turkey

Lab Experience

Most of the molecular biology techniques, experience in genetics and enzyme molecular biology laboratories

Projects/Research

  • 08/1999 – 09/1999: Aerodynamic and physiological aspects of locust flight start. (Department of Neuroethology, Biology Faculty of Konstanz University, Konstanz,Germany)
  • 06/2000 – 08/2000: Characterisation of Prox1 gene expression in new born and adult mice (Department of Genetics, St-Jude Childrens Research Hospital, Memphis-TN, USA)
  • 09/2000 – 12/2000: Tissue-specific, cell cycle-dependent chimeric promoters for gene therapy. (The Institute of Molecular Biology and Tumor Research, Philipps-University, Marburg,Germany)
  • 03/2001 – 07/2001: Expression analyses of industrial enzyme gene, amylase. (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology Research Center, Tubitak-MAM Gebze,Turkey)
  • 1997 – 2001: "Haplotype analysis of a polymorphic region in CFTR gene", "Screening for three common mutations in Lgmd Disease", and "Localisation of Some Genetically Inherited Diseases" (independent research), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I would like to achieve the knowledge of the human nervous system, with its functions and dysfunctions. With this knowledge, my aim is to find the underlying mechanism of neurodegenerative diseases, and try to find therapeutic approaches to them.