Pelin Karasu

Master 2 internship student Jan 2016 - Jul 2016

Mast and basophil cell research group, INSERM (French Institute of Health and Medical Research)

• I worked with Dr. Blank research team. This research team is specialized on the study of mast cell, an essential cell during the development of allergic reaction. During this internship, I study the process of degranulation of mast cells involved in allergic reaction and mastocytosis with a new mast cell line.
• The skills that I learnt include: Westen Blotting, knocking down the protein expression by using Lentiviral approach and Facs analysis.

Entrepreneurship support coordinator May 2014 - Dec 2014

BioCity Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University

• I conducted market research of Clean-tech and technology start-up companies. The skills I used during the project include:
• Communicating with customers about ongoing projects, preparation of survey, conducting interviews, desk research, brainstorming with clients and supervisors.

• Validating marketing opportunity of a Helping a pharmaceutical innovation by doing brainstorming, desk research and interviews with possible customers by using lean start-up methodology.

Microbiology Laboratory Technician Jun 2012 - Aug 2013

Istanbul

• Bacterial cultivation and identification with conventional, API strips and MALDI- Tof mass spectroscopy.
• Antibiogram susceptibility testing by using Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute techniques.
• Serological testing and analysis such as Cystic Fibrosis, Treponemma palladium Antibody, Hepatitis IgM and IgG tests, Amp antigen, Norovirus antigen, Rotavirus antigen, Syphilis antigen, Chlamydia antigen, by using ELISA, Vidas and some serological tests.

Internship student Aug 2009 - Sep 2009

Istanbul

• DNA extraction, copying DNA with polymerase chain reaction.
• Quantifying, purifying and identifying nucleic acids by using Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis.
• Basic principle techniques of Hybridization.

Paris Diderot 2015 - 2016

Field of study: Inflammation and Inflammatory Diseases
Degree: Master 2 (MRes)

• Actors of Inflammation
• Biological Mechanisms of Inflammation
• Inflammation and Organ-specific Pathologies
• Therapeutic Interventions in Inflammatory Diseases
• Research project : Role of PLSCR1 in mast cell signaling.

University of Nottingham 2013 - 2014

Field of study: Applied Biopharmaceutical Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship
Degree: MSc

• Industrial and Biomedical Macromolecules- Understanding the structure, properties and function of industrially and bio-medically important macromolecules.
• Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules – Understanding basic chemistry behind the properties of biomolecules.
• Antibody Biotechnology – Understanding of how antibody biotechnology can be applied to solve problems in an industrial and biomedical context.
• Polysaccharide and Drug Delivery Biotechnology – Understanding of how knowledge of enzyme and carbohydrate – based biotechnology can be applied to solve problems in an industrial and biomedical context.
• Additional business modules: Finance and Accounting, Marketing for Entrepreneurs, Innovation management, Creative Problem Solving, Project Management.

Balikesir Univeristy 2006 - 2010

Field of study: Biological Sciences
Degree: Msc

• Microbiology, Molecular biology, Histology, Biochemistry, Genetics.
• Selective lessons: Recombinant DNA Technology and Methods and Molecular Diagnosis of Genetic Diseases.
• Thesis: Pharmacogenomics - Pharmacogenetic and Pharmacogenetic literature in Turkish society.