EXPERIENCE

10/07 - present Associate Professor

Koc University, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey

04/03 - 09/07 Assistant Professor

Koc University, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey

02/04 - 09/04 Visiting Scientist

Center for Cancer Research, Nanabiology program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Maryland, USA

08/01 - 03/03 Assistant Professor

Koc University, Department of Chemistry, Istanbul, Turkey

07/02 - 09/05 Visiting Scientist (with R. Nussinov) for summers

Laboratory of Experimental and Computational Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Maryland, USA

06/01 - 07/01 Visiting Fellow (with I Bahar)

Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

08/99 - 06/01 Post-doctoral Fellow (with DG Covell)

Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center (FCRDC), National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Laboratory of Experimental and Computational Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Maryland, USA

07/98 - 03/99 Visiting Fellow (with RL Jernigan and DG Covell)

FCRDC, NCI, National Institutes of Health, , Frederick, Maryland, USA

10/93 - 07/99 Research and Teaching Assistant

Chemical Engineering Department, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

06/94 - 09/94 Visiting Fellow

University of South Florida, Tampa, USA

Intern

06/92 - 08/92 Akin Tekstil, Istanbul, Turkey

06/91 - 08/91 Akcimento Cement Plant, Istanbul, Turkey

EDUCATION

1995 - 1999 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

Dissertation: Computer-Aided Characterization of Proteins and Anticancer Agents

Advisor: Dr. Ivet Bahar

1993 - 1995 M.S., Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

Thesis: Preparation of Aerogel Catalysts Using Supercritical Drying and Comparison of Their Physical and Chemical Properties with the Properties of Xerogels

Advisor: Dr. Sermin Sunol

1989 - 1993 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

TRAINING

Fall 2000, Spring 2001 Biochemistry I & II, FAES Graduate School, NIH, USA

Sep 12-Dec 12, 2001 Current Topics in Genome Analysis, Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, USA

Jul 2-10, 1998: Practical Course: "Bioinformatics: Computer Methods in Molecular Biology" by ICGEB), held in Trieste, Italy

AWARDS

Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)-Encourageent Award, 2009
Turkish Academy of Sciences, Distinguished Young Scientist Award (TUBA-GEBIP), 2006
UNESCO-L'OREAL Co-Sponsored Fellowsip for Young Women in Life Sciences, 2005
Habilitation in Chemical Engineering by YOK (Turkish National Higher Education System), 2004.
Best Presentation Award, ICSMB, 2003, Vienna, Austria
RECOMB Travel Award, 2002, Washington DC, USA
Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award, 1999, Bogazici University
International Integrated Graduate Research Fellowship, Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) 1997-1999
Graduate Research Fellowship, Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) 1996-1997

MEMBERSHIPS

2001 - present Biophysical Society

2001 - present American Chemical Society

PERSONAL

Female, Turkish nationality