Psikolog Tuba Şahin

ında, nörobilim alanındaki bazı araştırmalara da dahil oldu ve gelişimsel psikoloji üzerine eğitimlere katıldı. Bilkent Üniversitesi'nden mezun olmasının ardından, Türk Eğitim Vakfı (TEV) ve Alman Akademik Değişim Servisi (DAAD) ortak bursu ile Almanya Frankfurt'ta bulunan Johann-Wolfgang Goethe Üniversitesi'nde "Disiplinlerarası Nörobilim" dalında yüksek lisansa başladı. Bu süreçte birçok nöropsikiyatrik hastalığın sinir sistemi üzerindeki etkilerini inceledi. Sempatik sinir sisteminde bulunan nöral krest hücrelerinin son fetal süreçte anormal şekilde bölünmesi ve değişiminden kaynaklanan Nöroblastom (pediatrik kanser) hakkındaki tezini sunarak başarıyla mezun olmaya hak kazanan Şahin, Bandırma Özel Esen Tıp Merkezi’nde psikolog ve nörobilim uzmanı olarak çalışmıştır. Şu anda İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversitesi'nde Nörobilim alanında doktorasını yapmaktadır. Psychologist Tuba Sahin, studied Psychology at Bilkent University with merit scholarship and she completed her bachelor thesis on the topic “Insecure Parental Attachment Style as a Predictor of Suicidal Ideation Later in Life among Turkish Young Adults” which addressed the question of whether suicidal ideation later in life can be predicted by insecure parental attachment or not. She graduated from Bilkent University with high honour degree and during her bachelor, attended in research in neuroscience as well as training in developmental psychology. After having obtained a Bachelor's degree, she attended the international “Interdisciplinary Neuroscience” Master’s program in Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. She was fortunate to obtain a fellowship by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Turkish Education Foundation (TEV). During her master’s degree, she had a chance to analyze neuropsychiatric diseases. Her master’s thesis was on the topic Neuroblastoma, a devastating pediatric cancer that arises from the neural crest during late fetal stages. Neuroblastoma is one of the very few malignancies in which spontaneous regression of tumors occasionally occurs. She correlated the expression and function of putative drivers of neural crest development with spontaneous tumor regression in neuroblastoma. Her biggest goal is to to bridge clinics and research in psychology to make positive contributions to mental health. Sahin is currently doing her PhD on Neuroscience at Bilkent University.