Alperen Celik

Team Lead - Biochemical Innovation Team (BIT) at UBC BEST
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, CA
Languages
  • Turkish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency

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Credentials

  • Entrepreneurial Skills Pass
    Entrepreneurial Skills Pass (ESP)
    May, 2017
    - Nov, 2024
  • Recognition in Environmental Stewardship
    International Association of Hands on Science Network
    May, 2015
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • UBC BEST
    • Canada
    • Biotechnology Research
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Team Lead - Biochemical Innovation Team (BIT)
      • May 2023 - Present

      Leading a team of undergraduate students to research the effects of cinnamon-derived polyphenol compounds on insulin-secreting B-cells extracted from pancreatic islets in collaboration with the Johnson Lab at Life Sciences Institute. Leading a team of undergraduate students to research the effects of cinnamon-derived polyphenol compounds on insulin-secreting B-cells extracted from pancreatic islets in collaboration with the Johnson Lab at Life Sciences Institute.

  • Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Undergraduate Research Assistant - Nygaard Lab
      • May 2022 - Aug 2022

      • Operated the preparation of Pluronic-F127-based hydrogel, and culture of neural stem cells (NSCs) and astrocytes that were differentiated from iPSCs • Executed 3D-printing and post-processing of five layers of wood-pile structures to create tissue models of Alzheimer’s patients • Analyzed cell signaling within each neural model using confocal microscopy to explore fundamental mechanics at work in Alzheimer’s disease’s progression • Operated the preparation of Pluronic-F127-based hydrogel, and culture of neural stem cells (NSCs) and astrocytes that were differentiated from iPSCs • Executed 3D-printing and post-processing of five layers of wood-pile structures to create tissue models of Alzheimer’s patients • Analyzed cell signaling within each neural model using confocal microscopy to explore fundamental mechanics at work in Alzheimer’s disease’s progression

  • AMS of UBC Vancouver
    • Canada
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • VP Academic Internal - Model United Nations Student Association (MUNSA)
      • Jun 2021 - Mar 2022

      • Organized the logistical elements of one-day Model UN conferences • Recruited and guided staff to choose committees and agenda items, and develop substantive material • Organized the logistical elements of one-day Model UN conferences • Recruited and guided staff to choose committees and agenda items, and develop substantive material

  • Companyouth
    • Packaging & Containers
    • Human Resources Manager
      • Sep 2016 - Jun 2017

      • Organized company meetings and directed agenda items about the production, sales, and marketing of our foldable, eco-friendly, and reusable water bottles • Oversaw the recruiting and interviewing of new staff • Coordinated the relationship between executives and their employees • Organized company meetings and directed agenda items about the production, sales, and marketing of our foldable, eco-friendly, and reusable water bottles • Oversaw the recruiting and interviewing of new staff • Coordinated the relationship between executives and their employees

Education

  • The University of British Columbia
    Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
    2020 - 2025
  • Bishop's College School
    International Baccalaureate
    2018 - 2020
  • İzmir Özel Türk Koleji
    2016 - 2018

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