International collaboration
Murat ACI
Plant Breeder (PhDc)
Şanlıurfa
Summary
Murat ACI was born in 1990 in Şanlıurfa. Graduated from Iğdır Univ. with a degree in Field Crops in 2013. From 2013 to 2014, Participated worked in Biotechnology Lab. of Konya Selçuk University. Received language training at Akdeniz Univ. (2015)/Türkiye and the Univ. of Delaware (2016)/USA. Completed Master's degree in Differentially Expression Analysis in Soybean Breeding at Texas A&M Univ. (2016-18). Completed training in Genetic Mapping of Autotetraploid plants at the Univ. of North Carolina. Doctoral research was conducted in The Land Institute/Kansas/USA (2022-2023). Moreover, attended courses at the Univ. of Minnesota in the spring of 2023. Currently continuing Ph.D. Program on Bioengineering doing Genetic Map of Autotetraploid Sainfoin at Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Tech. Univ., begun in 2021.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Eastern Mediterranean Agricultural Research Instit
Sunflower Breeder
2018.12 - 2022.04
- Increased cost efficiency by optimizing resource allocation in various agricultural projects.
- Enhanced crop yield by conducting extensive field research and implementing innovative agricultural techniques.
- Contributed to development of intellectual property through diligent research efforts, leading to patents or publications in scientific journals.
- Supported researchers in identifying key factors influencing crop growth and development, resulting in better decision-making processes for stakeholders.
The Land Institute - Perennial Legumes
Brandon Schlautman
2022.05 - 2023.07
I have been conducting my PhD project on development of a genetic linkage map and identification of important seed yield in Baki Bean using bi-parental mapping approach
University of Minnesota - Sustainable cropping systems lab
Jacob M. Jungers
2023.01 - 2023.06
- PhD courses including "Advanced Plant Breeding, Applied Experimental Design and Plant Bioinformatics and Genetics"
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
University of North Carolina
Massimo Lorizzo
2022.10 - 2022.11
- Improved my skill on PolyMapR package developed for conducting the linkage map analysis on autotetraploids
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.I
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
GAP Agricultural Research Institute Directorate
Governmental Institute
2023.09 - Current
- I am the leader as a plant breeder of the project on maize
- Promoted sustainable agriculture practices through educational outreach initiatives targeted at local farming communities.
- Facilitated positive working relationships between researchers, farmers, and industry partners by fostering open channels of communication.
- Streamlined data processing procedures by creating comprehensive databases for easy access and analysis.I
- Improved soil health through regular monitoring, analysis, and implementation of sustainable farming practices.
- Performed research and analysis on cropping methods to improve production
Education
Ph.D. - Bioengineering
Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science & Technology Univ.
Adana/Türkiye 2021.09 - Current
PhD Courses - Plant Breeding
Üniversity of Minnesota
St. Paul/Minnesota/USA 2023.01 - 2023.06
Master of Science - Plant Breeding
Texas A&M University
College Station/Texas/USA 2016.04 - 2018.04
Languge Courses - School of Foreign Languages - English
University of Delaware
Delaware/USA 2016.01 - 2016.06
Language Courses - English - School of Foreign Languages - English
Akdeniz Universtiy
Antalya/Türkiye 2015.02 - 2015.11
Master of Science - Plant Biotechnology
Selçuk University
Konya/Türkiye 2013.09 - 2014.09
Undergraduate Degree - Agricultural Engineering
Iğdır University
Iğdır/Türkiye 2009.09 - 2013.09
Skills
Agricultural knowledge
Additional Information
I like to construct international collaborations on plant breeding and genetics. Write projects with cooperation of international professional researchers. Visit their work place or invite them to where I work to be able to have an idea about what to share about professional ares. I am determined on increasing my skills with during post-doctorate researches in varying countries.
Interests
Agricultural research
Sports
Reading
Social environment
Boinformatic
Plant Breeding
Timeline
GAP Agricultural Research Institute Directorate
Governmental Institute
2023.09 - Current
PhD Courses - Plant Breeding
Üniversity of Minnesota
2023.01 - 2023.06
University of Minnesota - Sustainable cropping systems lab
Jacob M. Jungers
2023.01 - 2023.06
University of North Carolina
Massimo Lorizzo
2022.10 - 2022.11
The Land Institute - Perennial Legumes
Brandon Schlautman
2022.05 - 2023.07
Ph.D. - Bioengineering
Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science & Technology Univ.
2021.09 - Current
Eastern Mediterranean Agricultural Research Instit
Sunflower Breeder
2018.12 - 2022.04
Master of Science - Plant Breeding
Texas A&M University
2016.04 - 2018.04
Languge Courses - School of Foreign Languages - English
University of Delaware
2016.01 - 2016.06
Language Courses - English - School of Foreign Languages - English
Akdeniz Universtiy
2015.02 - 2015.11
Master of Science - Plant Biotechnology
Selçuk University
2013.09 - 2014.09
Undergraduate Degree - Agricultural Engineering
Iğdır University
2009.09 - 2013.09
Course results
Additional Information - Languages
English test results: IELTS/2016-6.0 , YÖKDİL/2019-87,5
Other Publications
- PhD thesis; Genetic mapping of traits related to yield parameters of the obligate allogamous and autotetraploid sainfoin.
- Master's thesis, Molecular mechanisms of pod shattering and seed size traits revealed by comparative analysis of the transcriptomes between cultivated and wild soybeans.
- Xu, D., Chen, H., Aci, M., Pan, Y., Shangguan, Y., Ma, J., ... & Wang, Q. (2018). De Novo assembly, characterization and development of EST-SSRs from Bletilla striata transcriptomes profiled throughout the whole growing period. PLoS One, 13(10), e0205954.
- Karabulut, E., Erkoç, K., Acı, M., Aydın, M., Barriball, S., Braley, J., ... & Şakiroğlu, M. (2023). Sainfoin (Onobrychis spp.) crop ontology: supporting germplasm characterization and international research collaborations. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1177406.
- Murat Aci and Spencer Barribal (2023). Sainfoin Cloning Protocol. https://zenodo.org/me/uploads?q=&l=list&p=1&s=10&sort=newest
Activities
- Vice President of Mil-Sen R&D Commission
- Biotechnology Master's courses, Selcuk University, 20132014
- Applied Genomics Analysis Training, Pamukkale University, 2019
- 7th Cukurova Biotechnology Days, Adana, 2019
- 1st Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry National Biotechnology Workshop, Ankara, 2019
- Adana Food Control Laboratory Directorate - Applied GMO Analysis Training, Adana, 2020
- Biotechnology V4 Conference, 2020
- International online CRISPR/Cas9 Technology conference - TAGEM, 2021
- Course on Bioinformatics Applications in Plant Pathology, Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, 2021
- International Biotechnology Congress, 2021
- Linkage analysis in autotetraploid plants, Plants for Human Health Institute, University of North Carolina, Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA, 2022
- Sainfoin genome mapping trials and studies, The Land Institute, Kansas, USA, 2022-2023
- Data collection and evaluation for image processing studies of sainfoin plant, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2023
- Plant Genetics and Bioinformatics, Advanced Plant Breeding and Applied Experimental Design courses, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2023
- Wall paper on Seminar about Chromosome held in Tekirdağ University, Tekirdağ/Türkiye, 2023
- Seminar on "Genome Editing Technologies" held by the Coorporation of USDA and TAGEM/Türkiye, 2023
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 1990-09-24
Publications
- De Novo assembly, characterization and development of EST-SSRs from Bletilla striata transcriptomes profiled throughout the whole growing period, PloS One, 13, 10, e0205954, 10/01/2023
- Sainfoin (Onobrychis spp.) crop ontology: supporting germplasm characterization and international research collaborations, Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 2023, 1177406, 01/01/2023
- International Presentations, Seminars etc., QTL mapping, genome sequencing and investigation of the molecular mechanism of drought stress using RNA-seq methods, 4th Plant Breeding Project Fair, Antalya, 11/01/2019
- International Presentations, Seminars etc., Developing Methods and Infrastructure for Genetic Remembrance in Autotetraploid and Allogamous Plants: The Model Plant Sainfoin, 5th Plant Breeding Project Fair, Antalya, 11/01/2021
- International Presentations, Seminars etc., International online CRISPR/Cas9 Technology conference - TAGEM, 02/01/2021
- International Presentations, Seminars etc., 21st International Biotechnology Congress, 12/01/2021
- International Presentations, Seminars etc., Development of a Genetic Linkage Map and Identification of Important Seed Yield and Quality Related Traits in Baki Bean using Bi-parental Mapping Approach, 8th Pacific Asia Chromosome Colloquium, Tekirdag, 09/01/2023
Software
DeSeq2 - for differentially expressed analysis
Blast2Go - For gene functional analysis
Biolayout Express - for genetic network discovery
PolymapR - for constructing linkage map in autotetraploids
General statistics in R
Projects
- Development of parental lines and hybrid breeding in sunflower using embryo culture technique, 2018- 2020
- Development of drought tolerant sunflower parental lines using classical and biotechnological methods, 2018-2020
- Development of downy mildew tolerant sunflower lines using marker-assisted selection technique, 2018-2020
- Sunflower breeding studies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2019-2020
- Peanut breeding studies in the Çukurova region, 2018-2020
- Development of Methods and Infrastructure for Genetic Remembrance in Autotetraploid and Allogamous Plants: The Model Plant Sainfoin, 2022
- Development of a Genetic Linkage Map and Identification of Important Seed Yield in Baki Bean Using Bi-parental Mapping Approach, 2022
- The leader on the project of Southeastern Anatolia Region Maize Breeding, 2024
Accomplishments
I have been chosen by Turkish government among dozens of students for financially support to get master's degree education in abroad in 2015. The selection has been applied according to the some qualifications including involved projects, course scores, academic test results etc.,
https://www.linkedin.com/in/murat-ac%C4%B1-b87768115/
LinkedIn Account for more information
Quote
If you have a dream, you always have enough energy to run
Murat Aci
Additional Information - Languages
English - IELTS 6.0 (2015), YÖKDİL 87,5 (2019)
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeWork Location
HybridOn-SiteRemoteImportant To Me
Career advancementPersonal development programsWork-life balanceOther Publications
- PhD thesis; Genetic mapping of traits related to yield parameters of the obligate allogamous and autotetraploid sainfoin.
- Master's thesis, Molecular mechanisms of pod shattering and seed size traits revealed by comparative analysis of the transcriptomes between cultivated and wild soybeans.
- Xu, D., Chen, H., Aci, M., Pan, Y., Shangguan, Y., Ma, J., ... & Wang, Q. (2018). De Novo assembly, characterization and development of EST-SSRs from Bletilla striata transcriptomes profiled throughout the whole growing period. PLoS One, 13(10), e0205954.
- Karabulut, E., Erkoç, K., Acı, M., Aydın, M., Barriball, S., Braley, J., ... & Şakiroğlu, M. (2023). Sainfoin (Onobrychis spp.) crop ontology: supporting germplasm characterization and international research collaborations. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1177406.
- Murat Aci and Spencer Barribal (2023). Sainfoin Cloning Protocol. https://zenodo.org/me/uploads?q=&l=list&p=1&s=10&sort=newest
Work Availability
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Activities
- Vice President of Mil-Sen R&D Commission
- Biotechnology Master's courses, Selcuk University, 20132014
- Applied Genomics Analysis Training, Pamukkale University, 2019
- 7th Cukurova Biotechnology Days, Adana, 2019
- 1st Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry National Biotechnology Workshop, Ankara, 2019
- Adana Food Control Laboratory Directorate - Applied GMO Analysis Training, Adana, 2020
- Biotechnology V4 Conference, 2020
- International online CRISPR/Cas9 Technology conference - TAGEM, 2021
- Course on Bioinformatics Applications in Plant Pathology, Nigde Omer Halisdemir University, 2021
- International Biotechnology Congress, 2021
- Linkage analysis in autotetraploid plants, Plants for Human Health Institute, University of North Carolina, Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA, 2022
- Sainfoin genome mapping trials and studies, The Land Institute, Kansas, USA, 2022-2023
- Data collection and evaluation for image processing studies of sainfoin plant, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2023
- Plant Genetics and Bioinformatics, Advanced Plant Breeding and Applied Experimental Design courses, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2023
- Wall paper on Seminar about Chromosome held in Tekirdağ University, Tekirdağ/Türkiye, 2023
- Seminar on "Genome Editing Technologies" held by the Coorporation of USDA and TAGEM/Türkiye, 2023
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 1990-09-24
Publications
- De Novo assembly, characterization and development of EST-SSRs from Bletilla striata transcriptomes profiled throughout the whole growing period, PloS One, 13, 10, e0205954, 10/01/2023
- Sainfoin (Onobrychis spp.) crop ontology: supporting germplasm characterization and international research collaborations, Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 2023, 1177406, 01/01/2023
- International Presentations, Seminars etc., QTL mapping, genome sequencing and investigation of the molecular mechanism of drought stress using RNA-seq methods, 4th Plant Breeding Project Fair, Antalya, 11/01/2019
- International Presentations, Seminars etc., Developing Methods and Infrastructure for Genetic Remembrance in Autotetraploid and Allogamous Plants: The Model Plant Sainfoin, 5th Plant Breeding Project Fair, Antalya, 11/01/2021
- International Presentations, Seminars etc., International online CRISPR/Cas9 Technology conference - TAGEM, 02/01/2021
- International Presentations, Seminars etc., 21st International Biotechnology Congress, 12/01/2021
- International Presentations, Seminars etc., Development of a Genetic Linkage Map and Identification of Important Seed Yield and Quality Related Traits in Baki Bean using Bi-parental Mapping Approach, 8th Pacific Asia Chromosome Colloquium, Tekirdag, 09/01/2023
Projects
- Development of parental lines and hybrid breeding in sunflower using embryo culture technique, 2018- 2020
- Development of drought tolerant sunflower parental lines using classical and biotechnological methods, 2018-2020
- Development of downy mildew tolerant sunflower lines using marker-assisted selection technique, 2018-2020
- Sunflower breeding studies in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2019-2020
- Peanut breeding studies in the Çukurova region, 2018-2020
- Development of Methods and Infrastructure for Genetic Remembrance in Autotetraploid and Allogamous Plants: The Model Plant Sainfoin, 2022
- Development of a Genetic Linkage Map and Identification of Important Seed Yield in Baki Bean Using Bi-parental Mapping Approach, 2022
- The leader on the project of Southeastern Anatolia Region Maize Breeding, 2024
https://www.linkedin.com/in/murat-ac%C4%B1-b87768115/
LinkedIn Account for more information
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