// about me

Fatma Duran

Bioinformatics MSc candidate & software engineer building production-grade clinical pipelines, multi-agent LLM systems, and NGS analysis tools at the intersection of biology and computation. Based in Istanbul, Turkey.

// education
MSc Bioinformatics
Uskudar University · 02/2022 – Present
Thesis: VisionSleuth AI — Computer Vision & Forensic Detection (defense pending)
BSc Bioengineering
Gaziosmanpasa University · 09/2016 – 07/2020
// professional experience
Software Engineer — AI, VR & AR Projects
LKG Engineering and R&D · 10/2022 – 08/2025
Delivered AI/VR/AR R&D projects end-to-end; authored grant proposals, co-wrote academic articles, developed project-specific software (Python, C#) and 3D simulation assets (Blender).
Software Engineering Intern — VR/AR Healthcare
Istanbul University — TETLAB · 07/2022 – 09/2022
Built 3D medical simulation assets (Blender) and 2D visuals (Adobe Illustrator/InDesign) for VR/AR healthcare applications.
Bioengineer Intern — KOSGEB R&D Project
Olsim Biotechnology · 07/2019 – 08/2019
Conducted L-cysteine biosynthesis literature review and implemented experimental protocols (inoculation, centrifugation, purification) over 20 working days.
// volunteer leadership
CEO / General Manager / Journal Designer & Editor
Bioinforange & Bioinfocodes · 05/2020 – Present
Volunteer-based scientific platforms focused on bioinformatics, producing content in Turkish and English. Led coordination of 800+ student contributors, transformed review articles into Bioinfojournal (full editorial design & layout), organized large-scale scientific events, and supported team development through training programs.
// core stack
Bioinformatics
NGSFHIRClinVarNextflowBWAGATK
AI & LLM
LangGraphRAGChromaDBLangChain
Computer Vision
YOLO11OpenCVTensorFlow
Full-Stack
Next.jsFastAPIDockerPostgreSQLWebSocket