Zeliha Yesim Yurtdas

I am participating in Parexel Academy's Virtual Postgraduate Certificate Program in Clinical Research Management while also tutoring at part-time jobs

• Facilitate financial decision making and budget management
• Documentation & SOPs setup
• Data management & validation of survey analysis
• IT support during data entry & implemented technical solutions for data presentation
• Office management & assistance to HR-related tasks.

• Establishment of diagnostic protocols, SOPs, and report preparations based on ISO 9001
• Training of technicians for RT-PCR tests, technical support
• Budget management and ordering of laboratory supplies.

• Investigated a potential pathological role of Grhl2 in renal carcinoma and cystic kidney disease
• Prepared a manuscript, contributed to the preparation of 3 publications
• Participated in inter and international conferences to present scientific data and to stay up-to-date on discoveries in the kidney research
• Certificated project and time management, and presentation skills
• Instructed and supervised two students in the state-of-the-art laboratory procedures.

• Teaching Biology and English to students for the university entrance exam 2013-Turkey.

• Prepared PCR reactions to examine BRCA1/2 mutations in patient samples for the risk of breast cancer.

• Examined the trafficking of N-terminally truncated cathepsin B in thyroid carcinoma cells.

• Gained practical experience in plant molecular genetics and basic molecular biology techniques in the research group Prof. Dr. Annette Becker.

• Worked with biological samples from patients to diagnose the targeted diseases via clinical tests.