ozturkdefne@gmail.com
Education
Baccalaureate International A2 (June 1994)
Language and Literature
Lycee Jean Perrin, Lyon, France.
Bachelor of Science (June 2001)
Department of Psychology & Department of Sociology
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Dean’s list: sophomore year
A total of 40 courses accounting for 120 credits have been successfully completed.
Fundamental course sequence : Introduction to Psychology; Introduction to Sociology; Social Psychology,
Psychology courses : Abnormal Psychology, Psychological Trauma; Research Methods; Perception; Group Dynamics;
Sociology courses : Social changes in the third world; Family Violence in America; Sociology of Gender;
Methods of Research; Elements of Social Theory; Moral and Social Problems; Philosophy of Medicine.
Continued Biological Sciences Education (September 2001 – June 2006)
Department of Biology
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
A total of 27 courses and associated laboratory practices have been successfully completed.
Basic science courses: Physics I, II and III; Chemistry I, II and III; Organic Chemistry I, II and III; Analytical Chemistry.
Biology field courses : Biology I, II and III; Anatomy and Physiology I, II and III; Microbiology I, II and III;
Biochemistry I and II; Genetics I and II; Biostatistics; Endocrinology; Biology of AIDS, Biotechnology.
Language Skills
French (native); Turkish (native); English (native); Spanish (working knowledge); Italian (conversational)
Work Experience
September 2001 - August 2005:
Laboratory Technician
Blood Bank
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Immediate Supervisor: Blood Bank Supervisor Medical Technologist
Job Responsibilities:
FDA(Food and Drug Administration) regulated position; CGMP (current good manufacturing practice) and FDA training;
Processing blood and blood components (separating, washing, freezing, thawing);
Blood type confirmation by agglutination assay and white cell counting;
Inventory of auto and allo blood donation;
Coordinating (intake of patient samples and testing assignments, workflow facilitation, and preparing blood products for issuing).
September 2005 - June 2007:
Research Technician
Endocrine Research Unit,
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Immediate supervisor: Principal Investigator
Job Responsibilities: Animal husbandry (creating and maintaining mouse line database; purchasing, initial tagging, tailing and genotyping; food, water and bedding maintenance; mating setup, checking for plugs, estimating date of conception, check for embryonic, fetal and perinatal mortality; sorting males from females; towing for identification and DNA extraction, offspring genotyping; observing for phenotypic changes; small surgery, embryo extraction, autopsy, orbital and femoral artery bleeding, tissue

removal and primary cell culture, cheek stabbing etc.) Routine lab activities (routinely performed cloning, plasmid construction and eukaryotic cell transfection; maintained primary and established cell culture, extracted protein, RNA and DNA, performed Western and Southern blotting, DNA methylation analysis by bisulfite treatment; radioimmunoassay; maintained common lab solution and reagent supply, performed autoclaving etc.)
Lab management (ordering and stock maintenance; creating and maintenance of lab material database; grant budgeting; initial training of new technicians; maintenance, troubleshooting, calibration and outside maintenance scheduling for lab instruments)
Safety officer (was in charge of radiation and hazardous material safety training and compliance work for the research unit)
Certifications: Basic radiation protection course for research, blood-born pathogens, hazardous material safety, and research animal experimentation.
October 2007- February 2009
Interpreter/Translator
Pasadena, CA
Job Responsibilities: Solicit and Acquire meetings with production executives’ at Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network on behalf of client. Attend meetings for simultaneous language interpretation. Translation various informational documentation for client both direction English: Turkish and English: French.
June 2009 – Present
Autism Communication Partner
Weston, Mass
Job Responsibilities: 21 year old male autistic non-verbal . Daily visual schedule; sequential memory and time organization; assisting the student in independent transitioning between activity and environment based on a “first-then” strategy; developing and implementing social stories to prepare the student to unexpected upcoming events; HAP (hospital addition plan) for
MGH, communication plan for hospital staff to use when serving patients and families on the autism spectrum. Observing and documenting changes in ritualistic behavior and biomedical conditions; research support on symptoms and drug interactions.
WMM Art Gallery Curator
Weston, Mass
Job Responsibilities: Handle relations with vendors. Keep track of expenses. Create and Catalogue online art gallery inventory. Liaise with IT for the creation of www.wmmartgallery.com
,. Create advertising materials. Handle PR for the gallery
Present for the gallery at various shows and fundraisers. Create PowerPoint presentations, educational and informative materials on the artist and the techniques used to teach different art techniques.
Summary of Laboratory Skills
Molecular Biology Techniques: DNA & RNA extraction and purification, PCR, nested PCR, Western and Southern blotting, bisulfide sequencing, bacterial transformation and plasmid purification.
Cell Biology Techniques: Cell culture including primary cell culture (renal proximal tubule cells).
Experimental Animal Techniques: Mouse line maintenance, cross breeding, timed mating, retro-orbital bleeding, cheek stabs, femoral vein puncture, fetus extraction, tissue dissection, tagging and tailing/toeing.
Blood Banking Techniques: Blood typing, whole blood processing into red cells, plasma, and platelets, white cell counts, platelet washing, red cell washing, freezing, and thawing, CGMP, FDA regulated environment.
Publications
Fröhlich LF, Bastepe M, Ozturk D, Abu-Zahra H, Jüppner H. Lack of Gnas epigenetic changes and pseudohypoparathyroidism type
Ib in mice with targeted disruption of syntaxin-16. Endocrinology 148 : 2925-2935, 2007.
Computer Skills
Internet research, some coding experience, general website establishment and maintenance knowledge, Proficient in Microsoft
Office and Apple applications including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Filemaker Pro, Access, Desktop Publications, Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Photoshop, Writing with Symbols, Boardmaker, Data Backup, Software instillation, general maintenance and troubleshooting for MACS and PCS
Related courses : Introduction to computers and information systems, Visual Basic-6.
References available upon request.