Hikmet Geckil:Education and Experience
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- Fullbright Research Associate (2009-2010):Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- CHA-Israel Post-doctoral Fellow (1999-2000): Ben Gurion University
- PhD Scholar of Turkish Ministry of Education (1989-1995): Illinois Institute of Technology
EDUCATION(detail...)
- B.S., Firat University, 1980-1984 Department of Biology, Elazig, Turkey.
- M.S., Inonu University, 1986-1988 Molecular Biology, Malatya, Turkey
- Financial support: The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, (TUBITAK)
- Language Education, Middle East Technical University, 1988-1989 (5 months)
- Financial support: Turkish Ministry of Education.
- Language Education, American Language Academy, BW College,1989-1990 (7 months), Berea, Ohio.
- Financial support: The Turkish Ministry of Education
- Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1991-1995: Molecular Biology), Chicago, Illinois.
- Financial support: The Turkish Ministry of Education
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Ben Gurion University,1999-2000 (1 year) Life Sciences, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
- Financial support: The Council for Higher Education of Israel
- Fulbright Fellow, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009-2010 (6 months) Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA
- Financial support: US Department of State
- TEACHING and RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- 1985-1988: Research Assistant at Inonu University, Biology Department, Malatya, Turkey
- 1992: Instructor for "Women in Science and Engineering" summer program at Illinois Institute of Technology
- 1992-1994: Teaching Assistant, Methods in Microbial Genetics and Genetic Engineering Laboratory (BIOL 523), at Illinois Institute of Technology (Practical aspects of recombinant DNA technology; Growth, handling andmaintenance of cultures; Quantitative techniques; Use of mutagens; Isolation and genetic analysis of mutants inyeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Cloning, transformation of Escherichia coli and restriction mapping ofDNA; Use of Southern blotting and amplification of DNA using PCR technology).
- 1993-1994: Teaching Assistant, Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory (BIOL 519) at Illinois Institute of Technology(analytical methods for macromolecules; enzyme reactions; spectrophotometry; purification of proteins; centrifugation; chromatography; electrophoresis; pHand ion specific electrode; radioisotope tracer methodology).
- 1993-1994: Teaching Assistant, Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory (BIOL 446/533) at Illinois Institute of Technology (Growth of Escherichia coli; Chromosomal DNA extraction from bacteria; optical properties of DNA; Elements of genetic engineering: bacterial plasmid DNA extraction, restriction mapping and analysis; Cell fractionation: organelle isolationand markerenzyme assays; Protein fractionation; Estimation ofprotein molecular weight: polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; Protein synthesis and detection in vitro: in vitro translation, electroblotting, chemiluminescence detection; Chromosome stability in yeast.
- 1994-1995: Teaching Assistant, Advanced Biochemistry Laboratory (BIOL 519) at Illinois Institute of Technology(analytical methods for macromolecules; enzyme reactions; spectrophotometry; purification of proteins; centrifugation; chromatography; electrophoresis; pH and ion specific electrode; radioisotope tracer methodology).
- 1996-1999: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
- 1999-2000: Postdoctoral Fellow of The Council for Higher Education of Israel at Ben Gurion University (Israel)
- 2000-2005: Assistant Professor , Department of Biology, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
- 2005-2010: Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics, Department of Biology, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
- 2009-2010: Fulbright Fellow, Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Health Sciences and Technologyof Harvard University Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
- 2010-2011: Professor of Molecular Genetics, Department of Biology, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
- 2011-present: Professor of Molecular Genetics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
