Furkan Emre Bora

Genetics · Bioinformatics · Computational Biology

Summary

I work with genomic data and build tools for research and clinical genomics.

Bioinformatician
Jan 2026 to present
Ecegen Genetic Diseases Assessment Center
Genomic data analysis and variant interpretation for clinical and research-oriented genetic testing. NGS quality control, alignment, annotation, filtering, and prioritization, alongside reproducible Linux workflows and pipeline automation.
Project Assistant / Graduate Researcher
Sept 2024 to June 2026
Bezmialem Vakif University · Life Science and Biotechnology Institute · Cingoz Lab
Research supported by the TÜBİTAK 3501 Career Development Support Program. Pooled CRISPR/Cas9 screen analysis with MAGeCK RRA, pathway analysis, and integration with transcriptomics, metabolomics, and TCGA-GBM data. Laboratory work included mammalian cell culture, viability assays, and metabolomics sample preparation.
Intern
June 2022 to Sept 2022
Istinye University Genetic Diseases Diagnostic Center
Clinical genetics and cytogenetic workflows under laboratory specialist supervision. Review of VCF, BAM, and BED datasets, genomic annotation assessment, and mutation detection and microsatellite instability analysis using SeqScape.
Intern
June 2020 to Aug 2020
Biofarma Pharmaceutical Company
Scientific literature review related to pharmaceutical research and therapeutic discovery, with exposure to research, regulatory, development, and testing workflows.

MSc · Biotechnology
Sept 2024 to July 2026
Bezmialem Vakif University
Full scholarship; GPA 3.92/4.00. Thesis: Bioinformatic Analysis of a CRISPR/Cas9-Based Metabolic Gene Screen to Investigate TRAIL Resistance in Glioblastoma.
BSc · Bioinformatics and Genetics
Sept 2017 to June 2023
Kadir Has University
English-taught program. Project: Computational and in Vitro Analysis of GAT-3 Structure and Function as a Potential Therapeutic Target. Coursework included bioinformatics, computational drug design, and molecular modeling and simulations.
Biology · Exchange study
Sept 2020 to June 2021
Universidad de A Coruña
Erasmus coursework in molecular techniques, genomic analysis, and statistics, with instruction in Spanish. Project: Computational Analysis of Viral Mutations.

NGS & clinical genomics: FastQC · fastp · Trimmomatic · BWA · HISAT2; GATK · SAMtools · bcftools · IGV; Ensembl VEP · SnpEff · ANNOVAR; ClinVar · dbNSFP · variant prioritization
Functional genomics & multi-omics: Pooled CRISPR/Cas9 screens · MAGeCK RRA; TCGA · GO · KEGG · Reactome; DESeq2 · fgsea · clusterProfiler · msigdbr; Transcriptomics · metabolomics integration
Programming & scientific computing: Python · R · Bash · SQL; Pandas · NumPy · Biopython · Bioconductor; Matplotlib · ggplot2 · scientific visualization; Linux · Git · Docker · Conda / Mamba; Nextflow · nf-core · reproducible workflows
Molecular modeling & laboratory work: AutoDock · AutoDock Vina · molecular docking; NAMD · PyMOL · VMD; Mammalian cell culture · MTT viability assays; DNA / RNA handling · gel electrophoresis; Metabolomics sample preparation