Ayris Izmirli

• Huntington's Disease & Autophagy Research

• Follow the laboratory’s procedures for specimen handling and processing, test analyses, reporting & maintaining records of patients.
• Follow CLIA, HIPAA, OSHA and safety guidelines as described in their respective guidelines.
• Perform tests requiring good knowledge of instrumentation & overall technology.
• Completed validations and reagent QC runs.

Jan 2021-May 2021

• Monitored oscillations in the mouse brain to get more insight on how brain processes sensory information.
• Surgically implanted small electrodes into the brain and recorded neural activity while the mice learned about odors.

Aug 2021-Dec 2021

• Conducted physiological recordings to assess and collect data recordings to fluid tastings.
• Executed qualitative and quantitative analysis on wide range of data.

• Utilized molecular biology and bioinformatics techniques to isolate and sequenced genes from a cDNA library (a collection of mRNA's copied into DNA's).
• Used the DNA Sequence Analysis Program to analyze the gene sequences. If a sequence was successfully analyzed, it was published in GenBank, for other scientists to study.

• Assisted doctors and nurses in check-ups in the chemotherapy unit.
• Directly provided assistance to patients emotionally and physically.