Ergun KAYA_CB 2022

Biography
Dr. Ergun KAYA Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Turkey
Biography: Dr. Kaya completed his PhD in plant biotechnology and plant molecular genetics at Gebze Technical University (Turkey) between 2004 and 2011. He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Colorado State University, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation (USA) between 2011 and 2012. Here, he worked on the long-term preservation of germplasms of many economical important agricultural plant species such as sugarcane, citrus, eucalyptus, pineapple, mainhot, banana with cryopreservation techniques. He started working at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University as lecturer in 2014 and he is currently working in the field of plant biotechnology and plant molecular genetics at there. It carries out studies such as in vitro propagation of many agricultural and medicinal aromatic plant species, especially citrus varieties, olive, thyme, mint, sesame, and protection of germplasms with cryopreservation techniques. The researcher, who works also in collaboration with different researchers from many countries, especially Brazil and Italy, is also the vice dean at the Faculty of Science of the University to which he is affiliated. He is married and has a child.

Biography

Dr. Ergun KAYA
Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Turkey

Biography:
Dr. Kaya completed his PhD in plant biotechnology and plant molecular genetics at Gebze Technical University (Turkey) between 2004 and 2011. He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Colorado State University, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation (USA) between 2011 and 2012. Here, he worked on the long-term preservation of germplasms of many economical important agricultural plant species such as sugarcane, citrus, eucalyptus, pineapple, mainhot, banana with cryopreservation techniques. He started working at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University as lecturer in 2014 and he is currently working in the field of plant biotechnology and plant molecular genetics at there. It carries out studies such as in vitro propagation of many agricultural and medicinal aromatic plant species, especially citrus varieties, olive, thyme, mint, sesame, and protection of germplasms with cryopreservation techniques. The researcher, who works also in collaboration with different researchers from many countries, especially Brazil and Italy, is also the vice dean at the Faculty of Science of the University to which he is affiliated. He is married and has a child.