Hi, everyone! My name is Ege (like reggae without the R), and I am a rising second year at the University of Chicago pursuing Biological Sciences and the pre-med curriculum. When I am not killing several samples of e. coli in the lab (sorry!), I sing with my a cappella group, write for the newspaper, publish artwork such as drawings and paintings, and tutor my peers in Chemistry. My other loves include: tea, music, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, travel, Nutella, Bones, quotes, parentheses (evidently), the Office, and RadioLab podcasts.
In the past, I have assisted high school students with French, Biology, Writing, and Chemistry
Global Voices Performing Arts and Lecture Series (Chicago, IL), Social Media Editor
2017 - Present
• Foster student engagement by managing The Global Voices Program’s Facebook and YouTube accounts, as well as formatting list-serves, designing event posters, and publishing articles about upcoming events
• Support event set up including branding and audio-visual services, and photograph and film performances
Maron Lab at the Mother Infant Research Institute at Tufts Medical Center (Boston, MA), Research Intern
2014 - Present
• Collected saliva samples from newborns for future transcriptome analysis using RNA processing
• Attended lab meetings and gained knowledge on consent process, reaction setup, and data analysis
Disko Bay Ice Coring Research Project (Milton, MA), Website Manager
2014 - 2017
• Conducted interviews with project’s primary investigators to carry out project’s outreach goals
• Collected chemical data from 2 meter Disko Bay ice core at The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Created multiple films of student research to present at science symposium and on project website