Fundación Pasqual Maragall
Müge Akıncı began their work experience in 2015 as a Voluntary Observer at Özel Çapa Hastanesi, where they gained knowledge on aphasia and speech therapies and provided assistance to speech therapies for four individuals with aphasia. In 2016, they volunteered as an English Teacher at Santa Cruz Colegio through AIESEC. Müge then worked as a Research Intern at the University of Valencia's Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab from March to May 2017. In 2018, Müge served as a Research Intern at Università degli Studi di Verona. Most recently, they have been working as a Predoctoral Researcher at BarcelonaBeta Brain Research Center, Fundación Pasqual Maragall since August 2020, focusing on Alzheimer's Prevention Program - Clinical, Biomarker and Risk Factors Research Group and the project on Brain Resilience and Vulnerability during Midlife under the supervision of Dra. Eider M. Arenaza-Urquijo.
Müge Akıncı completed their education in the following chronological order:
- From 2013 to 2017, they attended Yeditepe University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.
- In 2015 and 2016, they also attended Jagiellonian University, where they pursued a second Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.
- From 2017 to 2019, they joined Università di Trento and completed a Master of Science degree in Cognitive Neuroscience.
- In September 2019, they attended the School on Brain Connectomics at Università degli Studi di Verona and acquired a certification in this field.
- Currently, they are pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biomedicine at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. The degree started in 2020 and is expected to be completed in 2024.
In addition to their formal education, they also obtained certifications in music performance from the London College of Music Examinations in 2011 and 2013. Müge also holds a Certificate of High Honour from Yeditepe University, received in March 2017.
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Fundación Pasqual Maragall
At the Pasqual Maragall Foundation we are working towards a future without Alzheimer’s. Our research focuses on how to stop this disease and prevent its progress before the onset of symptoms, given that any damage it causes in the brain begins decades before the disease manifests itself. We also help to improve the lives of people with the disease and their families by offering therapy groups for caregivers. The Foundation also works to raise the public’s awareness on the effects and consequences of Alzheimer’s and to obtain support for scientific research in this field - the only strategy that will provide us with solutions to these challenges. Our scientific activity is carried out through our research institute, the Barcelonaβeta Brain Research Centre, a one-of-a-kind advanced research institution working in collaboration with Pompeu Fabra University. The aim of this centre is to conduct clinical research on the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease and associated cognitive functions in both healthy and pathological ageing. Our facility offers a range of equipment, including a neuroimaging platform with a state-of-the-art 3T MRI machine, used for obtaining and processing high-quality images of the brain. Although the Pasqual Maragall Foundation is young, it is now well-established and enjoying growth. At present, there are more than 65 employees working for us, a team consisting of researchers, technicians and professionals from the fields of medicine, psychology, biology, and nursing. The foundation also has financial, purchasing, human resources, communication, fund-raising, maintenance and IT departments. And we are not alone. More than 2,700 people altruistically participate in the research studies conducted by our foundation, which also has a network of 15,000 members and contributors. If you wish to join our team, please visit our website to learn more about our foundation and see our latest job vacancies: https://fpmaragall.org/en/work-with-us/