Opportunities

Join the Lab

We are always looking for motivated scientists passionate about rare disease, cilia biology, and open science. We actively support fellowship applications at all career stages.

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Postdoctoral Researchers

We actively support applications for prestigious postdoctoral fellowships. Candidates with a background in cell biology, genetics, bioinformatics, or rare disease are encouraged to apply.

Supported fellowships
EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship TÜBİTAK 2219 International Postdoctoral Programme
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PhD & MSc Students

We welcome graduate students at all levels. Projects span ciliopathies, C. elegans genetics, CRISPR/Cas9 functional screening, and bioinformatics tool development.

▸ Ciliary gene function & disease modeling in C. elegans
▸ CRISPR/Cas9 knock-in lines & AID depletion systems
▸ Rare disease variant interpretation & functional genomics
▸ Bioinformatics platform development (CiliaHub, CiliaAtlas)
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Undergraduate Students

Hands-on wet-lab and computational projects are available year-round. We support TÜBİTAK 2209 undergraduate research applications.

▸ PCR, cloning, transgenic line generation
▸ Fluorescence microscopy & imaging analysis
▸ Bioinformatics & web tool development
▸ TÜBİTAK 2209 project support available
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What we offer

🌍 International environment Collaborative network spanning Europe, the US, and Turkey
🧪 State-of-the-art methods CRISPR/Cas9, super-resolution microscopy, FIB-SEM, single-cell genomics
💾 Open science All tools, datasets, and protocols publicly shared
📈 Career development Fellowship writing support, conference travel, mentorship

Ready to apply?

Send your CV and a brief statement of your research interests to Dr. Oktay I. Kaplan.

✉ oktay.kaplan@agu.edu.tr Meet the team →