Aylin graduated from the University of California - Los Angeles with a B.S. in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology and a minor in French Language and Culture in June 2021. While at UCLA, she studied the metabolic plasticity of pre-implantation mouse embryos and the importance of Pyruvate Kinase during periods of metabolic stress and pyruvate deficiency under Dr. Utpal Banerjee. In July 2021, she moved to Boston, Massachusetts and studied the role of antioxidants in BRCA1/P53 loss driven breast cancer using a genetically engineered mouse model using multiplex immunofluorescence and spatial analysis; she also studied integrin expression and drug resistance in human triple negative breast cancer cell lines in Dr. Joan Brugge's lab at Harvard Medical School. In 2023, she joined the PIBS program with a strong interest in Cancer Biology! In her free time, Aylin loves reading fiction, drinking coffee, board games, gardening, cooking, and travelling!
Biography
Research Interests
I am interested in cancer biology, and metabolism! I hope to explore new areas of cancer biology during my time at Michigan!
Techniques Used
Multiplex immunofluorescence, western blotting, cell and tissue culture techniques, Mouse Husbandry/Injection techniques