Uğur Coşkun

EDUCATION

College / University

Üsküdar University, Turkey

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bioengineering (Double Major)

Country

Turkey

Lab Experience

PCR, DNA Cloning, Western blot, Microscopy (Light, Fluorescence, Confocal), Mice-Rat Injection Techniques, Brain Micro injection, Perfusion-Fixation, Prepulse Inhibition Method, Operant Conditioning, Fear Conditioning, Depression Methods, Locomotor Activity Test, Elevated Mazes, Brain Sectioning, Immunohistochemistry, Immunofluorescence, Nissl Staining

Projects / Research

2019 – 2021: The Evaluation of the Positive Reinforcement Effect of Taurine in Rat by Operant Box Test and Comparison with Caffeine, Üsküdar University, İstanbul-Turkey
2019: Internship “Neuronal Circuits in Fear Memory Extinction”, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw-Poland
2018: Internship “From Computational Ability to Metric Interaction-Time, Space and Numerosity in the Mouse Mind", Koç University, İstanbul-Turkey
2017 – 2018: Effect of Combined Implementation Hesperidin and Valproic Acid on a Pentylenetetrazol Induced Epilepsy Model, Üsküdar University, İstanbul-Turkey

Scholarships / Awards

2021 – 2022:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2019:	ERASMUS+ Traineeship Grant

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

The brain is the most remarkable and fascinating organ for me and my desire is to learn the mechanism of behavior and producing thoughts from a single neuron to whole brain. Therefore, I want to deal with animal behavior and memory for my future studies. The molecular mechanism underlying learning and memory is particularly exciting to me and I would like to combine my studies with epigenetics to understand it in depth. I am also interested in neurodegenerative diseases, especially I would like to work in the development of new molecular therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease.