Elif Leyal Uğraş
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
09/2019 - 09/2020
Grade: A*
Kartal Anatolian Imam Hatip
High School
09/2018 - 06/2023
GPA: 98/100
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
01/2021 - 11/2022
Grade: 39/45
Education
Experience
01/2023 – 02/2023
06/2021 – 07/2021
04/2020 – 09/2020
01/2020 – 06/2020
05/2022 – 12/2022
10/2020 – 12/2020
11/2018 – 09/2022
06/2018 – 06/2023
Shadowing at Bezmialem Hospital
60+ hours of shadowing with physicians from various medical specialities such as cardiology, gynaecology, ophthalmology, nephrology, orthopaedics, etc. Highlights of the experience include: attending surgeries, observing physicians examining the patients, discussing the possible diagnosis with the doctor, engaging with patients in accordance with the instructions of the nurses.
Laboratory Assistant at Bezmialem University
Selected as one of six high school students from across the country and instructed to learn about biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, biotechnology, biophysics, bioinformatics, anatomy, and medical engineering.
Laboratory Assistant at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University
Worked as a laboratory assistant and involved in three research projects. Conducted experiments, wrote two research papers and supported the laboratory staff when needed. Responsibilities include: Collection and preparation of samples for analysis, organization of the laboratory environment and maintenance of technical equipment.
TÜBİTAK Project Team
Developed two projects in the fields of food safety & environment for TÜBİTAK research initiative
Editor at PAY Literary Magazine
Worked as a junior editor. Responsibilities include: Page design of the magazine, final reading of the articles and correcting typos, inviting new authors to the magazine, determining the monthly issue.
Organizer and Speaker at The Waste Land Symposium
Organized a two-day symposium on “The Waste Land” by T. S. Eliot. Gave a presentation to 150 participants. Wrote and published an analysis of the poem.
Executive Board Member of KAIHL MUN Academy
Started a Model UN education program for 120+ freshmen all over Turkey. Designed a curriculum that includes procedural education and case studies which last for eight weeks in total, and organized online workshops.
Student Representative at TÜRGEV
Arranging social/cultural events, taking care of student needs, helping to enforce the dormitory rules. Maintaining communication between students, faculty, and staff.
Projects & Researches
Refractive Index
Investigation of the question "How Does the Differing Concentration of Contact Lens Solution Affect the Refractive Index?"
A Philosophical Evaluation
Within the Framework of Natural Sciences and Arts, Is It More Important to Have Credibility or Power?
