Education

The University of Georgia, PhD, Plant Breeding,Genetics, and Genomics, 2009

Iowa State University, MS, Plant Breeding, 2004

Middle East Technical University, Turkey, Language Education, 2001-2002

Gaziantep University, Turkey, Teaching Degree, 2000

Harran University, Turkey, BS, Biology, 2000

Professional and Research Experience

The University of Georgia, Graduate Research Assistant, 2006-2009

Visiting Graudate Student, Cornell University, Ithaca, 2007

Iowa State University, Graduate Research Assistant, 2003-2006

Iowa State University, Agronomy 526, Teaching Assistant, Fall 2004

MEB, Turkey, Ceylanpinar, Sanliurfa, High School Biology Teacher, July 2000 - September 2001

Publications

Sakiroglu M., E.C Brummer, and J.J. Doyle. 2009. Patterns Of Genetic Diversity And Population Structure In Broad Range Of Wild Diploid Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.) Accessions. Proc. Plant and Animal Genomes XVII Conf. 10-14 Jan 2009. San Diego, CA. W367

Sakiroglu M. and E.C. Brummer. 2008. Population Structure, Genetic Diversity And Phylogenetic Relationships In Diploid Medicago sativa L. Proc. Plant and Animal Genomes XVI Conf. 12-16 Jan 2008. San Diego, CA. P136

Brummer. E.C., M. Sakiroglu, Y. Wei, and J.J. Doyle. 2008. Using Association Mapping to Identify Markers For Cell Wall Constituents And Biomass Yield In Alfalfa. Proc. Plant and Animal Genomes XVI Conf. 12-16 Jan 2008. San Diego, CA. W367

Sakiroğlu, M. and E.C. Brummer. 2007. Little Heterosis between Alfalfa Populations Derived from the Midwestern and Southwestern United States. Crop Sicence 47: 2364-2371.

Sakiroglu, M. 2007. Genetik Teknojilerini Dogru Tartismak, Bilim ve Ütopya Dergisi. Haziran 2007: Sayi 156

Sakiroglu, M. and E.C. Brummer. 2007. Genetic Mapping of Bioenergy Traits in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Georgia Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Conference. March 23-24 2007.

Sakiroglu, M and E.C. Brummer. 2006. Testing Combining Abilities of diverse Alfalfa Populations. Proc. 40th North American Alfalfa Improvement Conf., July 16-19, 2006 Bloomington, MN

Sakiroglu, M and E.C. Brummer. 2006.Evaluation of Hybrid Vigor between Different Alfalfa Varieties, ISU Research and Demonstration Farms 2005 Annual Progress Report

Sakiroglu, M. and E.C. Brummer. 2004. Heterosis Between Semidormant and Winterhardy Nondormant-Derived Alfalfa Germplasm. ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2004 Annual Meetings. Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2004. Seattle, WA. Agron Abstr. [CD-ROM computer file], ASA, Madison, WI.

Scholarhips and Awards

NAAIC Graduate Student Travel Award, 2008

National Education Scholarship of Turkey: Full Scholarship for Language Education, MS and PhD in US, September 2001- December 2008

The Land Institute Graduate Research Fellowship, 2006-2007

NAAIC Graduate Student Travel Award, 2006

Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics Scholarship, University of Washington Seattle, 2006

Gamma Sigma Delta

Professional Associations

American Society of Agronomy

Crop Science Society of America