X-Cited Science Magazine - No:2

Science Talk
14
The Journey of a Young
Scientist
with Uluç Kadıoğlu (SAC’19)
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On January 28 th , we had a wonderful
conversation with Uluç who was one
of our school’s 2019 graduates. He told
us about his adventure while doing
his TUBITAK project. Also, he gave
us some advice about how we can
manage our time and start scientific
research or projects. During the
conversation, we didn’t understand
how time had passed and we learned
a lot from him. We hope that this talk
will be a guide for you.
When and how has your passion
for biology started?
Since I was a child, my family guided me
to question, research, and observe. In fact,
they bought me a microscope, and through
that little microscope, I had a chance to look
at different species closely. My interest in
biology started when I was in 9th grade.
In the lab that we used to do our biology
lessons, there were some charts on the
walls about “classifying organisms”. On
those charts, I saw unusual organisms
that attracted my attention. One of these
organisms was parasites. Even though
parasites cannot live by themselves, they
can find their nutrients in other species.
Moreover, they cause some dangerous
diseases such as malaria in mammals.
These aroused my interest in them,
therefore I decided to design an experiment
that involves parasites.