University of Exeter Medical School

Cigdem Emirza

Cigdem Emirza

Research Fellow

 C.emirza@ex.ac.uk

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 Baring Court 

 

Baring Court, University of Exeter St Luke's Campus, Heavitree Road, Exeter, EX1 2LU, UK

Overview

Cigdem graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in 2016. Then, she completed my MSc degree at Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Institute of Graduate Studies, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation under the supervision of her advisor Assoc. Prof. Goksen Kuran Aslan. Her master thesis titled “Effect of expiratory muscle training on cough efficacy in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis” was supported by the Research Fund of Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa.

She is a PhD student at the same university. Her PhD thesis titled "Comparison of effects telerehabilitation-based group and individual exercise in patients with cystic fibrosis" that was funded by TÜBİTAK 1002-A project. She worked as a research assistant at Istanbul Bilgi University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation until August, 2023. She awarded a grant by TÜBİTAK 2214-A scholarship program. Now, she is a visiting researcher at the Children's Health and Exercise Research Center, University of Exeter.

Qualifications

MSc Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Institute of Graduate Studies, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey (2019)

BSc Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey (2016)

Career

Research Assistant, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science, Istanbul Bilgi University (2016-2023)

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Research

Research projects

  • Investigation of the Effect of Expiratory Muscle Training on Cough Efficiency in Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis, Scientific Research Fund supported by Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Principal Investigator: Goksen Kuran Aslan, Researcher: Cigdem Emirza, 19/10/2018 - 10/12/2019.
  • Development of a Personalized Respiratory Exercise Device Originated in Turkey and Investigation of its Clinical Effects on Different Samples, TÜBİTAK 1001 Project, Principal Investigator: Buket Akıncı, Scholar: Cigdem Emirza, 2022-ongoing.
  • Comparison of Effects of Telerehabilitation-Based Individual and Group Exercise on Functional Capacity in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis, TÜBİTAK 1002 Project, Principal Investigator: Cigdem Emirza, Advisor: Goksen Kuran Aslan, Researcher: Ayşe Ayzıt Kılınç Sakallı, 2023-ongoning.

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