Team:ACIBADEM ISTANBUL/Team
Our Team
Our team members attend three different high schools; Notre Dame de Sion French High School, Koç High School and Esayan High School. It was great to meet, become a team and work together!
Asya ÜLGER
Hello, my name is Asya Ülger. I was born in Mersin in 2003. I go to Koc School in İstanbul and I also live here. I am interested in physics, particularly astrophysics, genetics and graphic design. I also love swimming and scuba diving. I decided to join iGEM, because I liked the idea of experiencing the whole process of making a project - including research, design, finding an idea and a sponsor to materialize it etc. As a personal fun fact, for years I didn't use a kitchen sponge, because i thought Spongebob was real and the sponges were his friends.
Nezih Arın ALANAY
I am Nezih Arın Alanay. I was born in Ankara in 2004, but I currently live in Istanbul. I am 15 years old and I go to Lycée Notre Dame de Sion Istanbul, where I study in French. I am interested in soccer, rap music and movies. I like doing research and I would love to help humanity in any way, this is why I am participating in IGEM. In the future, I would like to participate in other competitions that develop me as a student and as a whole and become more knowledgeable especially in the department of biology and medicine and iGEM has given me this opportunity. As a fun fact, I’ve lived in 3 different cities and 2 different countries, this has made me experience life in multiple cultures.
Doğa KASTAL
Hi, my name is Doğa Kastal. I was born in IstanbuI in 2004. I go to Notre Dame de Sion French High School in Istanbul. I decided to join IGEM because I like science, especially computer science and I like to learn new stuff, challenge myself. I like to play tennis and volleyball. I like listening to music, going to the cinema and spending time with my friends. I have a lot of fun when I participate in team works, I think that they help me to improve myself. We can learn new things from each other during team work by exchanging our ideas and experiences.
Efe ERDEN
Hi, my name is Efe Erden and I am a 16 year old student who attends Koç School as a 10th grade student. I was born in the United States and my interests are genetics, physics, chemistry, any kind of sport and psychology, just to name a few. I chose to join IGEM because I wanted to experience the thrill of being a part of something that I’m keen on and that can help humanity as well as learn the things that are necessary to be able to accomplish such things. My life goal is to become a scientist since I enjoy discovering new things and helping people along the way. A personal fun fact about me is that I’ve been sleeping for about 4 hours for the last 3 years and ow I'm at a point where it feels like a full 7-8 hours.
Gülse Dora KARA
Hello, my name is Gülse Dora Kara. I was born in Istanbul in 2004. I go to Notre Dame de Sion French High School. I’m interested in plastic arts, music and literature. I love horror classics, black and white movies, space, classical music, learning new languages and alphabets, playing the piano, drawing, and writing. I joined iGEM because I wanted to be a part of a project and do research about science and nature.
Gülse Kayra OĞUZ
Hi, I am Kayra Oğuz, I was born in 2003 in Istanbul, Turkey where I am currently a 10th grader in the high school Notre Dame de Sion. I have various interests such as dancing, music, traveling, learning and discovering. I have been extremely enthusiastic about sciences/medicine for as long as I can remember. I have always had an affinity towards physics and even more so towards biology. I joined iGEM because I strive to apprehend the true essentials and basics of doing a research project in the area of my curiosities, accompanied by many other biology lovers such as myself. I see this as a great opportunity to improve myself not only in sciences but in becoming more conscious about my surroundings and the environment while simultaneously preparing myself for the career I mean to pursue.
Melisa BUTTERWORTH
Hello, my name is Melisa Butterworth and I am 16 years old. I go to Notre Dame de Sion High School in Istanbul, where we are taught lessons like maths and science in french. I also went to a middle school where I was taught German, which is why i love travelling and learning new languages. I joined iGEM because I love learning new things and would like to work in a lab someday. I like painting, reading, and astronomy. I am half English and half Turkish.
Şant Burak ŞİMŞEKÇAK
I am Sant Burak Simsekcak. I was born in Istanbul in 2002 and i live here. I go to Esayan Armenian High School. I am interested in Volleyball, Theatre, Genetics and Space. I love Marvel (my favourite is of course Iron Man). I like to searching about nature, space and biology. Why am i here ? Because i want to be a Genetic Engineer in the future. IGEM is what i am really looking for. My best activity is laughing because i love it. See you there.
Yalın KUMRU
Hi, I am Yalın Kumru. I was born in Istanbul, in 2003. I am a tenth grade student in Lycée Français Notre Dame de Sion Istanbul. I am into sports, traveling, music, biology and learning new stuff. That was one of the main reasons why I decided to join IGEM. I am really glad to be a part of IGEM which offers me an environment where I have the opportunity to learn a lot of stuff and develop new things for the good of humanity in the company of people who share similar interests as I do.
Zeynep Çakır
Hello, my name is Zeynep Çakır. I was born in Istanbul in 2004. I am currently in ninth grade in Notre Dame de Sion High School. I'm interested in science, tennis and computer science. I fenced for four years. I love spending time with my friends and watching movies. I want to be a scientist that's why I joined iGEM, to experience the process of developing a project.
Zeynep Duru TOPSAK
Hello, I am Zeynep Duru Topsak, I was born in 2003 in Istanbul. I’m a tenth grade student in Notre Dame de Sion French High School. I am interested in books, travelling and dancing which has been a huge part of my life since I was 5 years old. I have always been passionate about learning new stuff and improving myself so that’s why I really wanted to take a part in this journey. As a fun, I know how to count up 10 in 6 different languages.
