Zehra Yaren Dönmez
Msc. Molecular Biologist
Istanbul
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Msc. Molecular Biologist
NPG Genetic Diseases Evaluation Center
Atasehir
1 2022 - Current
- Implementing necessary NGS protocols in the laboratory, loading the device, performing variant analysis on the resulting data, and writing patient reports
- Additionally, actively following up with patients using ddPCR
- Participating in demos for new systems to be established in the laboratory, learning them, and transferring knowledge to other employees
Intern Molecular Biologist
Health Sciences University Experimental Medicine Research and Application Center
Üsküdar
08.2021 - 12.2021
Molecular Biologist
Altium Laboratory Devices
08.2021 - 10.2021
- Operating the Illumina brand NovaSeq6000 and Miniseq systems in the NGS laboratory
Intern Molecular Biologist
Premed Genetic Diagnosis Center
09.2018 - 12.2018
Intern Molecular Biologist
Medical Park Hospital
07.2016 - 08.2016
- Intern student
Intern Molecular Biologist
Acıbadem University
07.2015 - 08.2015
- Intern student
Education
Master's Degree - Medical Biology
Health Sciences University
İstanbul 09.2019 - 09.2021
Bachelor's Degree - Molecular Biology and Genetics
Istanbul Bilim University
Istanbul, 34 09.2014 - 06.2018
Skills
MS Office Programs
I-tasser
DynaMut
PyMol
PROVEAN
PredictSNP
UCSC
VARSOME
FRANKLIN
GDC
ONCOKB
NCCN GUIDELINES
CIVIC
Digital PCR/Real-time PCR analysis
NGS and library preparation
Miniseq/Miseq/Nextseq/Novaseq
Qubit/TAPE Station
Nanodrop measurements
DNA/RNA/cfTNA isolation
ACMG Variant classification
TIER Variant classification
Bioinformatics Analysis
Scientificinterests
- Medical Biology
- Genetics
- Structural Bioinformatics
- Variant Selection
- Cancer Genetics
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 01/15/96
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Turkish
- Driving License: B
Skills
MS Office Programs, I-tasser, DynaMut, PyMol, PROVEAN, PredictSNP, UCSC, VARSOME, FRANKLIN, GDC, ONCOKB, NCCN GUIDELINES, CIVIC, Digital PCR analysis, Real-time PCR, NGS and library preparation from DNA/RNA/cfTNA materials and analysis, Working with Novaseq/Miniseq/Miseq devices, Qubit/Tape station/Nanodrop measurements, DNA/RNA/cfTNA isolation from FFPE tissue and blood, Quality assessment of isolated DNA/RNA/cfTNA materials
Publications
- The Effects of High Fructose Diet on Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Cell Death, and Oxidative Damage, Z.M. Coşkun, M. Ersoz, Z.Y. Dönmez, E.N. Demir, B.S. Arslan, A. Acar, Turkish Journal of Biochemistry, 10/26/18, Muğla
- Gene Doping in Competitive Sport, B.S. Arslan, Z.Y. Dönmez
- . Güzelsoy, Z.M. Çoşkun, International Student Congress-Personalized Medicine, 05/08/17, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Structural and functional characterization of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein mutations identified in Turkey by using in silico approaches, 36950886
- Fructose Consumption Induces Cell Death Through Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Pancreas and Changes Biochemical Parameters in Blood, 10.7240/jeps.1127868
References
- Prof. Dr. Cengiz Yakıcıer, NPG Genetic Diseases Evaluation Center, yakicier@gmail.com, +90 536 299 87 43
- PhD. Tuğba Kul Köprülü, Health Sciences University, tugbakul.koprulu@sbu.edu.tr, +90 505 857 40 34
Projects
COVID-19 in Turkey: SARS-CoV-2 Genome Analysis and Mutation Screening, Genetic Variation Detection in COVID-19 Patients, Correlation Analysis on Results and Impact on Disease Prognosis (Assistant Researcher) Visium Spatial Gene Expression from FFPE Tissue (Researcher)
Timeline
Intern Molecular Biologist
Health Sciences University Experimental Medicine Research and Application Center
08.2021 - 12.2021
Molecular Biologist
Altium Laboratory Devices
08.2021 - 10.2021
Master's Degree - Medical Biology
Health Sciences University
09.2019 - 09.2021
Intern Molecular Biologist
Premed Genetic Diagnosis Center
09.2018 - 12.2018
Intern Molecular Biologist
Medical Park Hospital
07.2016 - 08.2016
Intern Molecular Biologist
Acıbadem University
07.2015 - 08.2015
Bachelor's Degree - Molecular Biology and Genetics
Istanbul Bilim University
09.2014 - 06.2018
Msc. Molecular Biologist
NPG Genetic Diseases Evaluation Center
1 2022 - Current