{"id":42,"date":"2019-11-25T12:48:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T12:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cortical.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2025-11-26T20:46:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:46:24","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cortical.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>\u015eeyma Ko\u00e7 Y\u0131lmaz<\/strong> (Postdoc in Cognitive Neuroscience 2020-2025; after research experience in the lab, Research Scientist at Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg)<\/li><li><strong>Duru Okay<\/strong> (BS in Psychology 2025; after research experience in the lab, MS Student at Imperial College London)<\/li><li><strong>Defne Akdemir<\/strong> (Research Intern 2024-2025; after research experience in the lab, MS Student at Maastricht University)<\/li><li><strong>Mehmet Onur Kele\u015f<\/strong> (Research Intern 2024-2025; after research experience in the lab, MS Student at Freie Universit\u00e4t Berlin)<\/li><li><strong>Bilge Kumdak\u00e7\u0131<\/strong> (Research Intern 2023-2024; after research experience in the lab, PhD Student at Universite Paris-Saclay)<\/li><li><strong>Arda Y\u0131lmaz<\/strong> (Tubitak STAR intern 2024; Bilkent University &#8211; Molecular Biology and Genetics)<\/li><li><strong>Defne Sidar Ak\u0131nc\u0131<\/strong> (Tubitak STAR intern 2023; Bilkent University &#8211; Molecular Biology and Genetics)<\/li><li><strong>G\u00fclce \u00d6nder<\/strong> (Research Intern 2022-2023; after research experience in the lab, MS Student at Middle East Technical University)<\/li><li><strong>Esra Nur \u00c7atak<\/strong> (PhD in Neuroscience 2022; after research experience in the lab, PostDoc at Bilkent University)<\/li><li><strong>Efsun Kavakl\u0131o\u011flu<\/strong> (MS in Cognitive Science 2022; after research experience in the lab, PhD Student at Max Planck Institute)<\/li><li><strong>Serkan \u015eent\u00fcrk<\/strong> (BS in Molecular Biology and Genetics 2022; after research experience in the lab, MS Student at KU Leuven)<\/li><li><strong>Ege K\u0131br\u0131sl\u0131o\u011flu<\/strong> (Research Intern 2022; after research experience in the lab, PhD Student at Universite Paris-Saclay)<\/li><li><strong>Efe Yal\u0131m<\/strong> (Research Intern 2022; Bilkent University &#8211; Molecular Biology and Genetics)<\/li><li><strong>\u00dclk\u00fc U\u011furlu<\/strong> (Tubitak STAR intern 2021; Ankara University &#8211; School of Medicine)<\/li><li><strong>Ecem Karab\u00f6rk<\/strong> (Tubitak STAR Intern 2021; Hacettepe University &#8211; School of Medicine)<\/li><li><strong>Aykut G\u00fcne\u015f<\/strong> (Tubitak STAR Intern 2021; Hacettepe University &#8211; School of Medicine)<\/li><li><strong>Ay\u015fenur Karaduman<\/strong> (PhD in Neuroscience 2021; after research experience in the lab, PostDoc at Bilkent University)<\/li><li><strong>\u0130rem Akdo\u011fan<\/strong> (MS in Neuroscience 2021; after research experience in the lab, PhD Student at Bilkent University)<\/li><li><strong>Afife Konyal\u0131<\/strong> (MS in Neuroscience 2021; after research experience in the lab, PhD Student at Bilkent University)<\/li><li><strong>Sibel Aky\u00fcz<\/strong> (PhD in Neuroscience 2020; after research experience in the lab, Postdoc at Rutgers University)<\/li><li><strong>Ceyda Tekalp<\/strong> (BS in Psychology 2020; after research experience in the lab, MS Student at Clemson University)<\/li><li><strong>Utku Kaya <\/strong>(PhD\/Postdoc in Cognitive Neuroscience 2019;  after research experience in the lab, Postdoc at University of Michigan)<\/li><li><strong>Aysun Duyar<\/strong>  (BS in Psychology 2019; after research experience in the lab, PhD Student at New York University) <\/li><li><strong>Alaz Ayd\u0131n<\/strong> (MS in Cognitive Science 2018; after research experience in the lab, PhD Student at METU-Informatics)<\/li><li><strong>Gaye Benlialper<\/strong> (MS in Neuroscience 2018; Bilkent University)<\/li><li><strong>Mert \u00d6zkan<\/strong>&nbsp;(BS in Psychology 2018; after research experience in the lab, PhD Student at Dartmouth College)<\/li><li><strong>Hilal Kat\u0131rc\u0131<\/strong>&nbsp;(BS in Psychology 2018; after research experience in the lab, MS Student at Free University of Berlin)<\/li><li><strong>Alp \u00d6zdemir<\/strong>&nbsp;(BS in Biology 2018; after research experience in the lab, MS Student at Hacettepe University)<\/li><li><strong>Gene R. Stoner&nbsp;<\/strong>(Visiting Faculty 2017; The Salk Institute for Biological Studies:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/vcl-s.salk.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/vcl-s.salk.edu\/<\/a>)<\/li><li><strong>Cansu \u00d6\u011f\u00fclm\u00fc\u015f<\/strong>&nbsp;(MS in&nbsp; Neuroscience 2016; after research experience in the lab,&nbsp;PhD Student at University of Reading)<\/li><li><strong>F.&nbsp;Zeynep&nbsp;Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m<\/strong>&nbsp;(MS in&nbsp;&nbsp;Neuroscience&nbsp;2016;&nbsp;after research experience in the lab, PhD&nbsp;Student&nbsp;at&nbsp;University&nbsp;of&nbsp;Bern)<\/li><li><strong>Deniz Duman&nbsp;<\/strong>(BS in Psychology 2016; after research experience in the lab, MS Student at University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 )<\/li><li><strong>Can&nbsp;Oluk<\/strong>&nbsp;(BS in&nbsp;Psychology&nbsp;2016;&nbsp;after research experience in the lab,&nbsp;PhD&nbsp;Student&nbsp;at&nbsp;University&nbsp;of&nbsp;Texas-Austin)<\/li><li><strong>S\u0131la Toker&nbsp;<\/strong>(BS in Psychology 2016; after research experience in the lab, MS Student at Bournemouth University)<\/li><li><strong>Nilsu&nbsp;At\u0131lgan<\/strong>&nbsp;(BS in&nbsp;Psychology&nbsp;2015;&nbsp;after research experience in the lab,&nbsp;PhD&nbsp;Student&nbsp;at&nbsp;University&nbsp;of&nbsp;Minnesota)<\/li><li><strong>Meltem&nbsp;Karaca<\/strong>&nbsp;(BS in&nbsp;Psychology&nbsp;2015;&nbsp;after research experience in the lab,&nbsp;MS&nbsp;Student&nbsp;at&nbsp;Bilkent&nbsp;University)<\/li><li><strong>Simon&nbsp;R.&nbsp;Steinkamp&nbsp;<\/strong>(Visiting Student 2015;&nbsp;MSc&nbsp;Student&nbsp;University&nbsp;of&nbsp;Oldenburg)<\/li><li><strong>Merve&nbsp;Karacao\u011flu<\/strong>&nbsp;(BS&nbsp;in&nbsp;Psychology&nbsp;2014;&nbsp;after research experience in the lab,&nbsp;MS&nbsp;Student&nbsp;at&nbsp;Vrije&nbsp;Universiteit) <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>\u015eeyma Ko\u00e7 Y\u0131lmaz (Postdoc in Cognitive Neuroscience 2020-2025; after research experience in the lab, Research Scientist at Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg) Duru Okay (BS in Psychology <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cortical.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/alumni\/\" title=\"Alumni\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cortical.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cortical.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cortical.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cortical.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cortical.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/cortical.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":633,"href":"https:\/\/cortical.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42\/revisions\/633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cortical.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}