Seniha Kurugul

• Supported molecular diagnostic laboratories using Illumina NGS, DiaSorin CLIA and PCR-based workflows, providing scientific guidance, troubleshooting and customer training. • Identified customer technical needs and provided application support for diagnostic workflows.

• Coordinated operational processes and stakeholder communications within the healthcare sector. • Managed relationships with suppliers, service providers and business partners.

• Provided technical support for more than 50 hospitals, contributing to COVID-19 qPCR diagnostic workflows. • Contributed to validation experiments and optimized protocols for COVID-19 on Oxford Nanopore.

• Supported ThermoFisher Scientific and Biochek product lines for diagnosis in animal health, specializing in qPCR and ELISA diagnostic kits. • Led technical training sessions for customers, ensuring accurate and effective use of diagnostic kits. • Managed troubleshooting and experiment planning to optimize diagnostic workflows, contributing to improved client satisfaction and product reliability.

• Specialized in synthetic biology, focusing on recombinant protein expression, upstream bioprocess optimization and molecular cloning. • Gained extensive hands-on experience in nucleic acid extraction, primer design, PCR, qPCR, cell culture, and protein analysis methods including SDS-PAGE, Western Blot and HPLC. • Contributed to a vaccine production research project. Thesis Impact of Phenotypic Heterogenity in Green Fluorescent Protein Expressing Escherichia coli Cell Factories on Adaptation.

Minor’s in Genetics