A Postdoc Reflects Back on the Ups and Downs of Her Thesis Research
Sep 10, 2020
Using molecular, anatomical, and electrophysiological approaches, Sebnem Tuncdemir found that two types of interneurons form transient connections while integrating into their proper positions within the developing brain and that these ephemeral circuits are necessary for the correct assembly of the cerebral cortex. For her outstanding PhD thesis, Tuncdemir won the Nemko Prize in Cellular or Molecular Neuroscience in 2016. Here, she shares more about her research and offers advice for grad students.
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Sebnem Tuncdemir, PhD
Sebnem Tuncdemir is a postdoctoral fellow in the Rene Hen Lab at Columbia University Medical Center. Her scientific interests include the development and function of the neocortical networks and, in particular, how the diverse populations of GABAergic interneurons, generated in the ventral subpallium, acquire their position in the neocortex and incorporate into cortical circuitry. Tuncdemir earned her PhD at New York University School of Medicine. She received her MS and BS in biology from the Schreyer Honors College’s integrated undergraduate-graduate program at Pennsylvania State University.
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