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MSTP students in the Sahoo lab
Medical Scientist Training Program
Ahmet Korkaya

Ahmet Korkaya

Phase 1 First Year Student

Locations

  • Medical Scientist Training Program

Contact Information

Education

MS, Biomolecular Science, Augusta University, 2023
BS, Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Research Interests

Cancer Biology, Tumor Immunology, Immunotherapy, Immunoengineering, Biomaterials

Research Experience

University of Michigan, 2023-2024
Advisor: Yuanyuan Qiao, PhD
Project: Screening small molecule inhibitors and degraders for therapeutic impact on various cancers

Augusta University, 2021-2023
Advisor: Jennifer W. Bradford, PhD
Project: Characterizing breast cancer modulation of CXCR3/CXCL10 axis via myeloid NF-kappaB signaling

Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018-2020
Advisor: Woon-Hong Yeo, PhD
Project: Developing a wireless and low-profile hemodynamic sensor for noninvasive vascular monitoring

Publications

Korkaya AK, Fischer J, Peppers A, Crosson SM, Rayamajhi M, Miao EA, Baldwin AS Jr, Bradford JW. Production of a p65fl/fl/LysMCre mouse model with dysfunctional NF-κB signaling in bone marrow-derived macrophages. Innate Immun. 2023 Nov;29(8):171-185. doi: 10.1177/17534259231205993. Epub 2023 Oct 13. PMID: 37828842; PMCID: PMC10621469.

Doughty D, Rajpurohit SK, Trang A, Alptekin A, Korkaya AK, Achyut BR, Arbab AS, Bradford JW. Development of a novel purification protocol to isolate and identify brain microglia. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2022 Aug;247(16):1433-1446. doi: 10.1177/15353702221096060. Epub 2022 Jun 6. PMID: 35666093; PMCID: PMC9493764.

Meeting Abstracts

Korkaya AK, Bradford JW. Cancer cells reduce macrophage CXCR3/CXCL10 axis expression through canonical NF-κB signaling. Cancer Immunol Res. 2022 December; 10 (12_Supplement): A24. https://doi.org/10.1158/2326-6074.TUMIMM22-A24

General Interests

Cooking and eating, tea and coffee, global affairs, fútbol and basketball, socializing, and mentorship