Ahmet Yunus Ozdemir

150 E Atlantic Ave Apt:I-3

Somerdale, NJ 08083
Cell:1 856 304 8580
ao77cbfa@westpost.net

Education
August 2008 MS in Biomedical Sciences (thesis option)
2005-2008 University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Department of Mole
cular Biology, Stratford, NJ, USA
June 2005 BS in Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bilkent University
2003-2005 Bilkent University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Anka
ra, Turkey
2000-2002 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Biology, Ann Arbor, MI
, USA
1999-2000 Bilkent University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Anka
ra, Turkey

Awards
1999 99.99% National University Entrance Exam, Turkey
1999 Silver Medal 10th International Biology Olympiad, Uppsala, Sweden
1998 Golden Medal 7th National Biology Olympiad, Turkey
1998 Sema Yazar Special Award, #1 in Turkey
1998 Bronze Medal 9th International Biology Olympiad, Kiel, Germany
1997 Golden Medal 6th National Biology Olympiad, Turkey
1997 Sema Yazar Special Award, #1 in Turkey

Scholarships
2005-2007 UMDNJ-GSBS Graduate Support
1999-2005 Bilkent University Scholarship
2000-2003 Ministry of Education of Turkish Republic Abroad Education Scholarship
1996-1999 Istanbul Private Fatih High School of Science Scholarship

Research Experience
11/24/2008-Present Research Technician in the laboratory of Dr. Mahmut Safak, D
epartment of Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia,
PA, USA
I worked on JCV using the following techniques: Cloning, Tissue Culture, Fluore
scence Microscopy, SDS-PAGE, Western blotting, IP, Expression in mammalian cell
s and bacteria, Southern Blotting, Radioactive Labeling, BL2+, PCR, Zebrafish,Im
munocytochemistry, Bioinformatics. I have been responsible for ordering supplies
, inventory, training undergraduates, buffer prep, media prep, autoclaving.
2006-08/31/2008 Research Assistant in the laboratory of Dr. Ronald Ellis, Cell &
Molecular Biology Program, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ, USA
In nematodes, fog-3 controls whether germ cells become sperm or oocytes. I work
ed on the single homolog of fog-3 in Drosophila using these techniques: Microsco
py, Basic cloning techniques: DNA isolation and purification, spectrophotometry,
restriction enzyme digestion, ligation, chemical transformation, electroporatio
n, DNA sequencing, PCR, RT-PCR, Electrophoresis and Injection, Dissection. Note
taking, Media prep, Solution prep, Autoclaving, primer design, bioinformatics. B
asic RNA work: RNA isolation and purification, Sonication, RT-PCR, Northern blot
2006 Rotation in the laboratory of Dr. Gary Goldberg, UMDNJ
Basic cloning techniques, spectrophotometry
2005 Rotation in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Nagele, UMDNJ
Immunohistochemistry
2004-2005 Senior Project in the laboratory of Dr. M. Cengiz Yakicier, Bilkent Un
iversity, Ankara, Turkey
I used bioinformatics to study if miRNAs play a role in cancer.
2004 Summer student in the laboratory of Prof. Ian R. Booth, School of Medical
Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
I cloned the Streptomyces coelicolor MscS gene in E. coli and analyzed its produ
ct by western blot.
Languages
Turkish (native)
English (fluent) Toefl 270/300
Computer skills
Matlab, Java, Turbo Pascal, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Windows, MS Office, Mac OS X, MacVector, IDT, CLC Workbench
References
Associate Prof. Ronald E Ellis (ellisre@umdnj.edu)
Assistant Prof. Mahmut Safak(msafak@temple.edu )
Associate Prof. Gary Goldberg (garygoldberg@comcast.net)