Berna Sozen, PhD
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Biography
Berna earned her undergraduate degree in Biology at Akdeniz University, Turkey in 2009. She obtained a MSc in Reproductive Biology in 2013 and a PhD in Developmental Biology in 2018 at Akdeniz University School of Medicine. During her MSc she worked with Prof. Tom P. Fleming at the University of Southampton, UK (2012), and during her PhD she worked with Prof. Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz at the University of Cambridge, UK (2015-2018). She then undertook her post-doctoral research first at Cambridge (2018-2019), and later at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) (2019-2020) with Prof. Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz. In 2020, Berna joined the Yale faculty as Bohmfalk Scholar Assistant Professor to establish her independent research group at Yale Department of Genetics.
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral AssociateCalifornia Institute of Technology (CalTech) (2020)
- Postdoctoral AssociateUniversity of Cambridge (2019)
- PhDAkdeniz University, Developmental Biology (2018)
- PhD Research FellowUniversity of Cambridge (2018)
- MScAkdeniz University, Reproductive Biology (2013)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Date |
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Bohmfalk Scholar in Medical Research | 2020 |