Sabanci University (SU)
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Location : Istanbul / Turkey |
| Leader : Hikmet BUDAK | |
| Website : www.sabanciuniv.edu.tr/eng |
Competences:
Sabanci University expertise in the project is mainly related to the molecular genetics and biotechnology researches to have a better understanding of molecular basis of biotic and abiotic stresses for cereal and grass improvement. Activities include expression profiling, bioinformatics and a range of molecular genetic techniques, including genetic transformations of wheat. The group has also expertise on application of molecular markers, gene tagging and gene cloning and gene manipulation with exploitation of wild wheat. The group in Dr. Budak`s lab is conducting projects in wheat genetics and genomics that include genetic and physical mapping in both cultivated and modern wheat.
Role:
Sabanci University is involved in WP1 and WP2. It will be involved in WP1 for assembling of chromosome 1AL and BAC end sequencing and in WP2 for anchoring 1AL BAC contigs to the genetic map.
Staff members’ profile:
Dr. Hikmet Budak received his PhD in plant genetics and breeding from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, USA in 2002. He worked as coordinator and led grass genetics and breeding program at he same university and returned to Turkey in 2004. Since June 2005, Dr. Budak has joined HarvestPlus Wheat Alliance led by the International Centre for Wheat and Maize (CIMMYT) in Mexico seeking to develop micronutrient-enriched wheat varieties in a ten-year program. In 2006, he was awarded the Turkish Young Scientist award and achievement award by WORLCOMP06. Dr Budak has two international grants from EU (Marie Curie International Grant), and Harvest Plus and two national grants from TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey) and DPT (State Planning Organization) and is in the management committee of the COST action FA0604. Dr. Budak has generated 20 publications in peer-reviewed journals and contributed to 2 book chapters.
References:
- Distelfeld A., I. Cakmak, Peleg Z, Ozturk, L., Yazici MA., Budak H., Saranga, Y., and Fahima T (2007). Multiple QTL effects of wheat Gpc-B1 locus on grain protein content and micronutrient concentrations. Physiologia Plantarum: 129:635-643.
- Ergen, N., Dinler G., Shearman RC, and Budak H. (2007). Identifying, cloning and structural analysis of differentially expressed genes upon Puccinia infection of Festuca rubra var. rubra. Gene: doi:10.1016/j.gene.2007.02.005
- Budak H., S. Su, and N. Ergen (2006). Revealing constitutively-expressed resistance genes in Agrostis species using PCR-based motif directed RNA fingerprinting. Genetical Research: 88:165-175.
- Budak H., Z. Kasap, R.C. Shearman, I. Dweikat, U. Sezerman, and A. Mahmood (2006). Molecular characterization of cDNA encoding resistance gene like sequences in Buchloe dactyloides. Molecular Biotechnology: 34:293-301.
- Budak H., R.C. Shearman, O. Gulsen and I. Dweikat. (2005). Understanding ploidy complex and geographic origin of Buchloe dactyloides genome using cytoplasmic and nuclear marker systems. Theoretical and Applied Genetics: 111:1545-1552.
- Budak H., R.C. Shearman, and I. Dweikat. (2005). Evolution of Buchloë dactyloides based on cloning and sequencing of matK, rbcL, and cob genes from plastid and mitochondrial genomes. Genome: 48:411-416.
- Budak H., P.S. Baenziger, B.S. Beecher, R.A. Graybosch, B.T. Campbell, M.J. Shipman, M. Erayman, and K.M. Eskridge. (2004). The effect of introgressions of wheat D-genome chromosomes into `Presto' triticale. Euphytica: 137:261-270.
- Budak H., P.S. Baenziger, R.A. Graybosch, B.S. Beecher, K.M. Eskridge, and M.J. Shipman. (2003). Genetic and environmental effects on agronomic and dough mixing characteristics of diverse hard red winter wheat genotypes. Cereal Chemistry: 80:518-523.
- Budak H., F. Pedraza, P.B. Cregan, P.S. Baenziger, and I. Dweikat. (2003). Development and utilization of SSRs to evaluate the degree of genetic relationships in a collection of pearl millet germplasm. Crop Science: 43:2284-2290.
- Campbell B.T., P.S. Baenziger, K.S. Gill, K.M. Eskridge, H. Budak, M. Erayman, I. Dweikat, and Y. Yen. (2003). Identification of QTLs and environmental interactions associated with agronomic traits on chromosome 3A of wheat. Crop Science: 43:1493-1505.
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This project is supported by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme
for Research and Technological Development