Emre Kiziltug

Medical Student
Yale School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Emre Kiziltug is a 3rd year medical student Yale School of Medicine. He grew up in Turkey and moved to the U.S. after graduating from high school. He attended Duke University where he received his B.S. degrees in Computer Sciences and Economics. Since starting medical school, he has been doing research under Dr. Kristopher Kahle. He studies the underlying genetic component behind neurosurgical diseases by analyzing single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing datasets and applying various integrative multi-omics methods to characterize disease pathophysiology. In the summer of 2021, he was awarded Neurosurgical Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship for his work at the Kahle lab.

Presentation(s):

• (SS#IV) Functional Integrative Genomic Identification of Choroid Plexus Linking Innate Immunity to Dysregulation of CSF Homeostasis in Diverse Forms of Hydrocephalus

  Saturday, April 22, 2023
  2:08pm – 2:16pm PST

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

• (AS2) Functional Genomic Analysis of Craniosynostosis Genetic Risk Implicates Concurrent Impact on Connective Tissue Biology and Cortical Development

  Monday, April 24, 2023
  10:00am – 10:05am PST

  Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose