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:
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The Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA), The Young Scientists Award Program (GEBIP) (2010-2013)
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Marie Curie International Reintegration Grants (IRG) (2010-2014)
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Philip Morris External Research Program Postdoctoral Fellowship (2007-2009).