İlayda Kallenci — portrait

Molecular Biologist

İlayda Kallenci

Biruni University, Molecular Biology and Genetics (2019 – 2024)

Responsible for laboratory processes and for carrying out cellular and molecular analyses.

About

She carries out cell culture and molecular analysis work at NeoPreklinik. She graduated from the Molecular Biology and Genetics programme (taught fully in English) at Biruni University.

At the Biruni University Cell Culture Research Laboratory she worked on cell culture techniques, immunofluorescence staining and MTT assays; during her role at the Medical Biology and Genetics Laboratory she gained experience in DNA–RNA isolation, primer design, PCR, RFLP, cDNA synthesis and gene expression studies.

Selected projects

  1. TÜSEB

    Investigation of the effects of combined temozolomide–metformin treatment on cancer-related mitochondrial regulation and TP53 gene expression in human glioblastoma multiforme cell culture

  2. TÜBİTAK 2209/A

    The effect of ACTN3, ACE and PPARGC1A variations on COVID-19 disease severity

Topics they work on