Team:Bilkent UNAM Turkey/Team

• Turgay TEKİNAY Ph.D. Columbia University Address: UNAM-Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Bilkent University Bilkent, Ankara 06800 E-mail: ttekinay(at)unam.bilkent.edu.tr Phone: +90-312-290 3573 Fax: +90-312-266 4365

• As of March Ebuzer KALYONCU Senior Student of Middle East Technical University, Molecular Biology and Genetics Address: UNAM-Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Bilkent University Bilkent, Ankara 06800 E-mail:ebuzer.kalyoncu(at)bilkent.edu.tr Phone: +90-312-290 3544 I’m Ebuzer, recently graduated from the Middle East Technical University and I’ am now starting my PhD in UNAM. My hobbies consist of football, squash, Dota, watching movies, pen spinning. My favourites are shawshank redemption for movie, Game of thrones for literature, Dexter for series. At last I am really interested in biodiesel production and algal systems. This year we have a great team, being able to work hard and getting fun are our basic rules.

As of March Ahmet Emin TOPAL Graduate Student at Bilkent University Address: UNAM, Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Bilkent University, Ankara, 06800 E-mail: ahmet.topal@bilkent.edu.tr Phone: +90-312-290 3544 I am Ahmet Emin, recently graduated from Molecular Biology and Genetics at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. I am now pursuing my career as a graduate student in Laboratory of Sustainable Technologies in UNAM, Institute of Material Science and Nanotechnology at Bilkent University. My research interests are sustainable and environmental biotechnology, microbioengineering and vaccine science in immunology.

As of March Alper Devrim Ozkan Senior Student of Bilkent University, Molecular Biology and Genetics Address: UNAM-Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Bilkent University Bilkent, Ankara 06800 E-mail:d_ozkan(at)ug.bilkent.edu.tr Phone: +90-312-290 3544 Lazy excuse of a doctoral student who spends all his time reading any research paper except those about the topic he’s ought to study. Quite knowledgeable about entomology, marine biology and world mythology, can read hieroglyphics. Still a worthless researcher because he’s supposed to do microbiology work. Special skills include using his rubber gloves as a sling to shoot. Eppendorf tubes with remarkable accuracy and reading while walking on difficult terrain (our faculty is on top of a hill and surrounded by a forest for some reason, there's a lot of difficult terrain here.)

As of March Burcu GUMUSCU BSc. Hacettepe University, Biology Address: UNAM-Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Bilkent University Bilkent, Ankara 06800 E-mail: gumuscu(at)bilkent.edu.tr Phone: +90-312-290 3544 It is Burcu from Bilkent University, Institute of Material Science and Nanotechnology. I am very proud of being a member of Bilkent UNAM Turkey team because I think; here we reflect the real team spirit. Here is a brief information about me: I spent every minute of me by listening music! Nothing makes me happy like talking with people. I do love sports activities if I can bring down my laziness. Reading books is not for me but reading articles has become my pleasure for a long time. As many members of my team, it is my first IGEM participation. I hope we will rock the IGEM world with our endless energy and success!

As of March Sinan GUNES Senior Student, Bilkent University, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Address: 78.Dorm, 146. Room, Bilkent University Bilkent, Ankara 06800 E-mail:gunes.sinan(at)gmail.com Web: http://www.sinangüneş.com.tr Phone: +90-312-290 7239 The picture you look represents me. And that is all. By the way, I like playing computer games such as DotA, TF2 and AoE2 and also -while playing- I love characterizing other players. In order to do so, I may sometimes change, replace or insert some DNA into computer games, I mean the source code. Some calls this cheating, but I swear it is not. :)

• As of March
  Tolga Tarkan OLMEZ

  Senior student from Bilkent University, Molecular Biology and Genetics Address: UNAM-Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Bilkent University Bilkent, Ankara 06800 E-mail:tolgatarkanolmez(at)gmail.com Phone: +90-312-290 3544 I am Tarkan and one of the member of the Bilkent – UNAM – Turkey team. I love watching and playing sports especially football and basketball just as usual Turkish guys do. I love dancing but generally too shy to start doing it in public. I like talking and meeting new people. Telling jokes and amusing people is my style of communication, because that is the best way of telling your good intentions towards others. I participate volunteering action a lot in the campus which target poor, rural and disabled children. I love them and enjoy spending time with. So, that is it for me now.

As of March Ufuk DEGİRMENCİ Sophomore Student, Bilkent University, Molecular Biology and Genetics Address:61.Dorm, 503.Room, Bilkent University Bilkent, Ankara 06800 E-mail:degirmenci(at)ug.bilkent.edu.tr Phone: +90-312-290 4277 I’m Ufuk, sophomore student of Bilkent University, Molecular Biology and Genetics Department. Playing squash and Dota are my favourite activities, if I win. Fantastic books fascinate me. First book i read was "One Thousand and One Nights". In IGEM; I like its fun and working style. Everything happens together. I like watching movies when it is with friends. This is my first time being in a research project team, so i am really thankful to my team members for sharing their experience and joy.