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Victoria M

- Research Program Mentor

PhD at University of California Davis (UCD)

Expertise

Chemistry, Biology, Life Sciences, Research, Communication, Consulting,Cancer,Entrepreneurship

Bio

I earned my BS in Chemistry at Bogazici University and MS in Cancer Biology with a Minor in Drug Discovery at Drexel University. I received my PhD in Biotechnology in July 2024. I am currently working as a consultant for biotechnology and digital health companies. My expertise areas are competitive intelligence (CI), market research and strategy mapping. Companies that I worked with focus on oncology, immunotherapies, vaccine development, mental health, femtech and IVF. I do love traveling, hiking and writing short stories&poems.

Project ideas

Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.

Using data science for precision medicine in oncology

We can use big data to find out the best treatment methods for oncology patients. Instead of wasting time with unnecessary and ineffective treatments, we can use patients' genetic information to calculate the potential treatments' success rates and find out the best fit for them. Prerequisites: This project does not require coding or advanced excel skills but students should be familiar with biology and basic mathematics.

Coding skills

HTML,Python,VBA,SPSS,SQL

Languages I know

Turkish

Teaching experience

I taught mathematics, chemistry and biology to K-12 students for almost 11 years. I have been mentoring undergraduate students in Chemistry program at Bogazici University since 2020.

Credentials

Work experience

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2013 - 2013)
Intern
University of Southampton (2014 - 2014)
Intern
CNIO (Spanish National Cancer Research Center) (2015 - 2015)
Intern
Emergent Biosolutions (2020 - 2021)
Analyst

Education

Boğaziçi University
BS Bachelor of Science (2015)
Chemistry
Drexel University
MS Master of Science (2019)
Cancer Biology
University of California Davis (UCD)
PhD Doctor of Philosophy
Biotechnology

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