Personal and educational informations:
Personal Informations
First name : Nasit
Last name: IGCI
Date & place of birth: 17th of June 1986, Vezirkopru/Samsun, TURKEY
Gender: Male
Martial status: Single
Military service : Not completed
Education
2008-... : M. Sc. candidate in Ege University Faculty of Science, Department of Biology Zoology Section.
2004-2008: B. Sc. :Ege University Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Izmir (3,02/4.00).
2001-2004: Koy Hizmetleri Anatolian High School, Istanbul.
2000-2001: English preparation class in Koy Hizmetleri Anatolian High School, Istanbul.
1997-2000: Zihnipasa Secondary School, Istanbul.
1992-1997: Zihnipasa Primary School, Istanbul.
Experiences:
16th of June-25th of July 2008: Central Laboratory of Ankara University Biotechnology Institute, Proteomics Laboratory (30 work days).
2007-... : Ege University Faculty of Science Department of Biology Zoology Section, Biology of Reptilia and Ecology Research Laboratory.
2007-... : Ege University Faculty of Science Department of Biology Zoology Section, Serology and Genetics Laboratory.
Scientific meetings, memberships and activities :
Scientific meetings that I applicated
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Memberships and Activities
- Membership of International Society on Toxinology (IST)
- Membership/Volunteership of The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats (TEMA)
- Member of jury for "Lecture Competition for Students" (Ege University 2nd Science-Technology Days)
- Head of organizing commitee of XIII. National Congress of Biology Students
- Reporter of TUBITAK Science and Technology Magazine/Science and Technology Club (2006- … )
- Vice head of Ege University Science Faculty Student Group of Biology (2006-2007)
- Membership of Ege University Student Group of Science-Technology (EBILTET) (2005-…)
- Ege University Delegation of “ Turkey Platform of Biology Students” (2005- …)
- Membership of Ege University YoungTEMA Student Group (2005-2007)
- Head of Ege University Science Faculty Student Group of Biology (2005-2006)
- Membership of organizing committee of “ Ege University 1 st Science-Technology Days” (2006)
- Vice Head of Ege University Student Group of Science-Technology (EBILTET) Biology Research Group (2004-2006)
- TOGEge (Ege University Community Volunteers Foundation Student Group) “Gift to the Nature” Project (2005-2006)
Projects:
Morphological and Geographical Variations in Montivipera xanthina (Gray, 1849) Specimens Preserved in Ege University Faculty of Science Department of Biology Zoology Museum (ZDEU).
Project time: September 2007-June 2008. Advisor: Huseyin ARIKAN, Prof. Dr.
TUBITAK (The Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey ) Domestic/Abroad Research Projects Scholarship Programme for Undergraduate Students.
Presentations in national scientific meetings :
IGCI, N. (2008). Evolution of Snake Venoms and Their Use in Systematics. XV. National Congress of Biology Students, Gaziantep. (oral presentation)
IGCI, N. (2008). Preparation of Herpetological Collections. XV. National Congress of Biology Students, Gaziantep. (poster presentation)
IGCI, N. (2007). Biochemistry of Snake Venoms, Their Scientific and Medical Uses and Research on Snake Venom in Turkey. XIV. National Congress of Biology Students, Konya. (oral presentation) (The presentation's language is Turkish, English version will be available soon.)
Languages:
Turkish: The mother tongue
English: Speaking: good, writing-reading: good
German: Speaking: beginner, writing-reading: beginner
Computer knowledge:
- Microsoft Windows
- Linux
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote, Publisher, Frontpage)
- Photoshop
- Corel Draw
- Macromedia Dreamweaver
- HTML
- SPSS
- Statgraphics
Research interests :
- Systematics and ecology of venomous snakes
- Biochemistry, molecular evolution, pharmacology and medical use of snake venoms
- Histology and evolution of venom glands of reptiles
- Herpetology
- Ecology
- Toxinology
- Immunology
- Proteomics > "Venomics"
- Phylogenetic Systematics > Molecular phlogenetics
- Antivenom production
- Natural toxins
Hobbies:
- Playing basketball
- Writing stories and prose
- Drawing
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