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Musa KAVAS

 

Education

B.S. Selcuk University, Department of Biology Education, 2001

M.S. Middle East Technical University,  Department of Biology, 2005

Ph.D. Middle East Technical University,  Department of Biology, (since 2005)

Research Interests

Improvement of crops by genetic transformation technologies.

Physiological, biochemical and enzymatic changes of crop plants (lentil, wheat, sugar beet) and sunflower at various stress conditions (osmotic stress, salinity, drought).

Physiological and biochemical analysis of genetically modified plants.

Professional Skills

Plant (wheat,barley, tobacco) tissue culture and genetic transformation via Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Particle Bombardment.

Isolation, preparation and analysis of DNA (PCR)

Characterization of SOD isoenzymes, determination of changes at SOD isoenzyme patterns under stress conditions, and activity staining of SOD isoenzymes.

Determination of changes at chlorophyll contents and PS-II activities.

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of proteins by colorimetric methods, kinetic analysis of enzymes, quantification of osmoprotectants (proline), 1D and 2D polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, agarose gel electrophoresis.