Berna Kaya

Master student

MK1-L11, Stem cell lab 2
University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus
Technische Unversität Dresden

Fiedlerstraße 27
01307 Dresden
Germany

Ph: +49-351-458 6610

EDUCATON

M.Sc., Regenerative Biology and Medicine
Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden/TU Dresden- Dresden (Germany), October 2013-October 2015 (Expected)

B. Sc., Molecular Biology and Genetics with Honors Degree
Bilkent University- Ankara (Turkey) 2008-2013
cumGPA: 3.17/4.00

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Master Thesis- Medizinisch Theoretisches Zentrum, TU Dresden, Prof. Dr. med.
Martin Bornhäuser’s laboratory, Dresden (Germany), January 2014-September 2015 (Expected)
• Preclinical Comprehensive Characterization of Human Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Spheres

Senior Thesis- Bilkent University, Prof. Dr. Ihsan Gursel’s laboratory, Ankara (Turkey), September 2012- June 2013
• Gene Expression Levels of Food Transporters in Broiler Chicken
• Enhancement of Anti-tumor Immune Response in Murine model via Injection of Polysaccharide Complexed Synergetic TLR ligands

Lab Rotation Student
• Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, TU Dresden, Dr. Caghan Kizil
- Regulatory Role of CXCR5 on Neurogenesis –

• Medizinisch Theoretisches Zentrum, TU Dresden, Prof. Dr. med. Martin Bornhäuser
- Characterization of Human Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Spheres –

• Medizinisch Theoretisches Zentrum, TU Dresden, Prof. Dr. Michael Bachmann
- Construction of Bispecific Antibodies Against Tumor Associated Antigens for Redirection of T Cells to Tumor Cells –

Undergraduate Intern
• Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, University Clinic for Tumor Biology, Prof. Dr. Robert Zeiser
- Role of Neutrophils in Graft versus Host Disease in Murine model -

• Osaka University, Kobe Advanced ICT Research Center, Cell Biology Division, Prof. Yasushi Hiraoka
- Observation of Behavior of Cellular Structures during Mitosis in HeLa Cells Using Wide-field Fluorescence Microscope -
- Transmission Electron Microscope -

• Bilkent University, UNAM Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Dr. Turgay Tekinay
- Isolation and Maintenance of Nitrification Bacteria -

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Regenerative Biology, Hematology, Immunology, Cancer Mechanism and Therapeutics

HONORS/AWARDS

Bilkent University- comprehensive scholarship, 2008-2013
TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) – 2205 numbered scholarship, 2008-2013