Experience

Research and industry roles, most recent first.

Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Durham, NC

Undergraduate Researcher

Collective for Psychiatric Neuroengineering, Duke

Connexin-43 oligomerization and gap-junction channel formation in neuropsychiatric models — from wet-lab assays to the electrodes that record neural signals.

Transfected HEK293FT across 16 construct conditions; validated interactions via 40+ Co-IP and Western blots.
DNA extraction (Mini/Midiprep), gel electrophoresis, and mammalian cell culture.
Fabricated multi-channel neural electrodes under stereomicroscopy (jig-guided, caliper-calibrated) for in-vivo murine recordings.

Tools Cell culture · Co-IP · Western blot · Electrode fabrication

Jul 2025

Istanbul, Turkey

Research & Technical Intern

Canon Medical Systems

Detector-physics and image-quality work for a clinical imaging vendor — benchmarking hardware, evaluating angiography suites, and briefing engineering teams.

Benchmarked 12 flat-panel detectors (Siemens / GE / Philips / Samsung) on DQE, spatial and contrast resolution.
Analyzed charge-trapping in a-Si / CsI detectors and produced image-quality reports.
Evaluated clinical workflows across 5 biplane angiography suites (dose, protocols, interface).
Supported government imaging-tender evaluations with detector benchmarking and competitive analysis.
Delivered a 45-minute X-ray physics seminar (bremsstrahlung, collimation, dose) to 20+ engineers.

Tools DQE · Detector physics · X-ray · Angiography

May – Jun 2025

Istanbul, Turkey

Biomedical Engineering Intern

Turkish Ministry of Health

Field service and device prototyping across the national hospital network — calibrating clinical imaging systems and prototyping mammography hardware.

Calibrated / serviced 30+ X-ray, CT, and angiography systems across 8 hospitals.
CAD + 3D-printed low-compression mammography prototypes across 5 design iterations.
Evaluated imaging-system proposals from Canon, Siemens, and Philips on cost and performance.

Tools Imaging hardware · Calibration · CAD · 3D printing