Ahsen Konaç Sayıcı

EDUCATION

College / University

Abdullah Gül University

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Country

Turkey

Lab Experience

C. elegans husbandry, Zebrafish husbandry, Ex vivo brain preparation of Zebrafish, Immunostaining, CRISPR-Cas9 on C. elegans, Cloning, Transformation, PCR/qPCR, Gel electrophoresis, Confocal microscopy, Two-photon microscopy, Two-photon calcium imaging Data analysis: Fiji/ImageJ, Python

Projects / Research

2020 – 2021: Understanding the role of ciliary genes in neuronal aging in C. elegans; Kaplan Lab, Abdullah Gul University, Kayseri, Türkiye
2021 – 2022: Investigating odor responses in dopaminergic neurons in Zebrafish; Dr Thomas Frank, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Germany
06/2019 – 08/2019: Investigation of the role and expression pattern of the Foxj1 family of ciliary master regulators in the Zebrafish brain; Yaksi Lab, Kavli Institute for Systems Neurosciences, NTNU, Norway
2018 – 2021: Functional analysis of ciliopathy-associated genes in C. elegans; Kaplan Lab, Abdullah Gul University, Türkiye

Scholarships / Awards

2022 – 2023:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2020 – 2021:	Scholarship by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
2016 – 2021:	Abdullah Gül University Foundation Scholarship

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

During my studies and research, the brain has always been the most interesting and fascinating thing for me. With the influence of my internship projects, I had a chance to enter the amazing world of neuroscience and appreciate how the field is integrated with different aspects of science from computation to genetics. I would like to assemble my previous experiences in molecular biology with new fields like cognition, emotion, learning and memory to contribute to science for understanding how the brain is affected by nature and nurture. -