Education: 

Bachelor of Science 
[09/1993 to 06/1997] Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey 
•Biology 
Minor 
[09/1993 to 06/1997] Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey 
•Organic Chemistry 
Master of Science 
[09/1997 to 06/1999] Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey 
•Microbiology 
PhD. 
[08/1999 - 12/2004] University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 
•Biochemistry 
Post Doc. 
[01/2005 - 05/2006] University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 
•Receptor ligand interactions (GPCRs) 
Post Doc. 
[06/2006 - 01/2009] California Institute of Technology 
•Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors, Confocal Microscopy


Awards received:

  • TUBITAK 1001 : G Proteine Kenetli Reseptörlerin Eşleşmesi: Yapı-işlev Analizi ve Moleküler Mekanizmalar

  • IRG : Interactions between G-protein Coupled Receptors and Ligand Gated Ion Channels