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Mehmet Tascioglu

Mehmet Tascioglu

Co-Founder @ Connect Me | Research Intern, Pasca di Magliano Lab @ University of Michigan Medical School

Northville, Michigan
StanfordCornellRice
4.0 UWGPA1540 SATSAT / ACT—Intended major

Awards

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    HOSA International Placement & State Finalist

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    National Merit Semifinalist

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    Connect Me Media & Government Recognition

  4. 4

    President's Volunteer Service Award & National Honor Society

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    Taekwondo Black Belt & AAU Nationals Silver

Extracurriculars

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    Co-Founder @ Connect Me

    Founded a 100% student-run free online tutoring and mentoring nonprofit during the COVID-19 pandemic to serve underprivileged K-8 students; built a team of 250+ tutors delivering over $150,000 in free tutoring and earned local and national news coverage

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    Research Intern, Pasca di Magliano Lab @ University of Michigan Medical School

    Conducted in-person cancer biology research (junior through senior year) on pancreatic cancer drug treatments, running western blots, cell-culture experiments, and DNA isolation protocols after starting with a virtual COVID-19 gene-expression project submitted to a research conference

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    Co-Founder & Chair @ ATAA Youth Committee

    Co-founded the Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA) Youth Committee in 2020 to promote Turkish American heritage among youth nationwide, organizing webinars, game nights, and Turkish-speaking cultural events

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    Research Intern, BAMM Lab @ Stanford University School of Medicine

    Conducted virtual research on exosomal biomarkers for early cancer detection at Stanford's BAMM Lab (Canary Center for Early Cancer Detection), contributing to a manuscript under postdoctoral mentorship

  5. 5

    Founder & CEO @ Academic Games Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials

    Founded an educational YouTube channel teaching the Academic Games competition curriculum to underprivileged students, reaching over 35,000 views and 300,000 impressions

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    Founder @ Turkish American Cultural Association of Michigan (High School Chapter)

    Founded the high school chapter of the Turkish American Cultural Association of Michigan, organizing career webinars, food and clothing fundraisers, and cultural game nights to engage the statewide Turkish American community

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    First Violinist @ Michigan Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

    Performed as a first violinist with the Michigan Philharmonic Youth Orchestra from 2020, playing concerts and galas around Michigan after seeking out a community orchestra his high school did not offer

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    Research Intern @ Biomedical Career Advancement Program (BCAP)

    Completed the competitive Biomedical Career Advancement Program twice (summers 2020 and 2021), independently conducting a stipend-funded virtual research project start-to-finish under two mentors

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    Researcher & Blogger @ The Marfan Foundation

    Conducted Marfan syndrome research (affiliated with Wayne State University) and authored blog content for The Marfan Foundation to raise awareness of the genetic connective-tissue disorder

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    Manuscript Editor @ InciLab (Bilkent University, Turkey)

    Edited research manuscripts for InciLab at Bilkent University's UNAM Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, using native English fluency to polish papers from Turkish researchers for submission to American journals

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