Hilal ÖZKILINÇ 

• PhD,  2006-2010

University of Gaziantep, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Gaziantep/Türkiye

PhD in Biology (Main Area of Science), Molecular Biology (Branch of Science)

PhD Dissertation: Population Analysis of Didymella rabiei (anamorph: Ascochyta rabiei) Causing Ascochyta Blight in Wild and Domesticated Cicer spp. in View of Geneitc, Ecological and Pathogenic Features

• M. Sc.,  2004-2006

University of Gaziantep, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Gaziantep/Türkiye

M. Sc. in  Biology (Main Area of Science), Molecular Biology (Branch of Science)

Master Dissertation: Molecular Characterizations of Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Isolates The Casual Agent of Anthracnose in Chickpea

• B. Sc.,  2000-2004

University of Gaziantep, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, B. Sc. in Department of Biology, Gaziantep/Türkiye

• 2019-Present

Assoc. Prof. Dr., Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Canakkale/Türkiye

• 2012-2019

Assist. Prof. Dr., Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Canakkale/Türkiye

• 2010-2012

Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Washington State University, Department of Plant Pathology, Pullman, WA/U.S.A

• 2007-2008

Visiting PhD student, Volcani center-Agricultural Research Organziation, Genomics and Plant Pathology Laboratories, Bet-Dagan/Israel

• 2023-2025, continued

TUBITAK-COST Project (International 2519 COST Working Group Program, Project No. 122Z863), (Project PI)

• 2022-2024

Investigation of In vitro Host Mimicry in Fungal Pathosystems (TUBITAK-1002) (Project No. 123Z611) (Researcher)

• 2021-2024

Syngenta Agriculture Industry and Trade Inc. 58K R&D Project within the scope of University-Industry cooperation (Project PI)

• 2018-2021

Sensitivity of Monilinia Pathogens Causing Brown Rot of Peach Against Respiration Inhibitor Fungicides Having Specific Mode of Action Mechanisms, Characterization of Mitochondrial Genomes and Investigating Relation Between Fungicide Resistance and Mutations on Mitochondrial Genome (TUBITAK-KBAG, 1001, Project No. 217Z134) (Project PI)

• 2015-2018

Identification of Genetic Variation by DNA Sequence-based Comparative Genomics of Fusarium oxysporum Isolates Through Next Genaration Sequencing (NGS) Method, Determination of Phylogenetic Relationships and Comparison of Genes for Pathogen Effector Protein (TUBITAK-COST, Project No. 114O866), (Researcher)

• 2013-2016

Molecular and Pathogenic Characterization of Alternaria spp. Causing Alternaria Blight of Pistachio (Pistacia vera) and Other Pistacia Species in Turkey and Investigation of Disease Epidemiology (TUBITAK-1010-EVRENA, Project No. 112O554) (Project PI)

• 2013-2016

Population Characterization of Chickpea Ascochyta Blight for Developing Chickpea Genotypes Having Resistance/Tolerance Through Conventional and Molecular Methods (TUBITAK-1003) (Researcher)

• 2010-2012

Collaborative Research: Estimating Speciation/Reticulation Boundaries in Asexual Alternaria: A Genomics Approach (National Science Foundation of U.S.A., NSF-DEB 0918668) (Post-Doctoral Researcher)

• 2004-2007

Genetic and Phylogenetic Variation of Ascochyta rabiei (Pass) Lab., The Causal Agent of Anthracnose Disease of Chickpea, Grown in The Southeastern Part of Turkey (TUBITAK-1001) (Research)

• 23-28 June, 2014, Trieste/Italy

Theoretical and Practical Course "Bioinformatics: Computer Methods in Molecular and Systems Biology, ICGEB (International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology)

• 30-31 January & 2 February, 2012, Tucson, Arizona/U.S.A.

Genome Assembly/Special Training, The University of Arizona

• 22-25 June, 2011, Santa Barbara, California/U.S.A.

Evolution of Infectious Diseases Workshop by Colorado State University

• 2-12 April, 2007, Damascus/Syria

Theoretical and Practical Course on The Use of Molecular Tools in Studying Host-Pathogen Interactions, ICGEB (International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology)

• 31 May, 2006, Sanliurfa/Türkiye

Practical Bioinformatics Workshop, by Harran and Cornell Universities

• 19-20 January, 2006, Adana/Türkiye

Course of DNA Markers and Applications in Plant Breeding, Cukurova University

• Undergraduate Courses (Educational Language: English)

Molecular Genetics (3 credits)

Molecular Evolution (3 credits)

Genetics (3 credits)

Biostatistics (3 credits)

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics ( 3 credits)

• Graduate Courses (Educational Language: English)

BMS 5002-Population and Evolutionary Genetics (3 credits)

BMS 5001-Bioinformatics and Data Analyses in Molecular Biology (3 credits)

MBG 5004-Genetics,Genomics and Evolution (3 credits)

MBG 5005- -Computational Biology and Phylogenetics (3 credits)

User of different software for bioinformatics/genomics for many applications such as filtering, assembling, annotation of NGS data files basically using scripts on Linux/Ubuntu Terminal, phylogenetics (PAUP, BEST, BEAST, MrBayes, Mesquite, Dnasp, RDP), population genetics (GenAlex, POPGENE, Multilocus, PowerMarker, Structure, Genclone) and bioststistics (JMP) analyses.

Reviewed many manuscripts for top-tier scientific journals such as PlosOne, Plant Pathology, European Journal of Plant Pathology, Mycological Progress, Plant Disease, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, Frontiers in Microbiology, Scientific Reports.

• 16-21 August 2021

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium 2021: Scientific council member and organizer of Microbial Evolution Session (19 August)

https://ekoevoorg.wixsite.com/eebst2021

• 30 April 2021

"Ekoloji ve Evrimsel Biyoloji Derneği Seminer Serisi, 16"

https://youtu.be/un7v72Iq7k0

• 17 April 2021

Why R? 2021 Turkey

https://youtu.be/SZ6Tm6Rkqf8

• 30-31 January 2020

"2. Doğa Bilimlerinde R Programlamaya Giriş", Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University (Organizational Part)

• 30-31 March 2012

Genetics and Bioengineering Days, Biotechnology Society Student Congress, Yeditepe University (Invited Speaker)

Associate Editor in PHYTOPARASITICA

Publisher: SPRINGER ISSN/eISSN: 0334-2123 / 1876-7184

Web of Science Core Collection: Science Citation Index Expanded

•  Sibel Oncel, Detection of peach fruit mycobiome by using high-throughput sequencing (Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, School of Graduate Studies, MSc Program in Molecular Biology and Genetics, 2024)

• Baran Taylan Fidanoglu, Identification of long non-coding RNAs in Monilinia fructicola species (Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, School of Graduate Studies, MSc Program in Molecular Biology and Genetics, 2024)

• Kubra Arslan, Prediction of MicroRNAs in brown rot pathogen Monilinia laxa and their roles in pathogenesis (Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, School of Graduate Studies, MSc Program in Molecular Biology and Genetics, 2021)

• Muhammed Rasit Durak, Discovery of Structural Variations in Fungal Plant Pathogen Monilinia Species by Comparative Genomic Approaches (Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, School of Graduate Studies, MSc Program in Molecular Biology and Genetics, 2021)

• Ece Silan, Nuclear and mitochondrial phylogenies of Monilinia brown rot pathogens from a worldwide collection (Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, School of Graduate Studies, MSc Program in Biomolecular Sciences, 2021)

• Gozde Yildiz, Next generation sequencing of mitochondrial (mt) genomes and comparative mt- genomics of fungal plant pathogens Monilinia and closely related species (Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, School of Graduate Studies, MSc Program in Biomolecular Sciences, 2020)

• Hakan Guven, Comparative Genetic Analysis Of Monilinia Pathogens Causing Brown Rot Of Peach By Simple Sequence (Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, MSc Program in Biomolecular Sciences, 2019)

• Zerrin Kozma,  Molecular characterization of Monilinia species associated with brown rot of stone fruits (Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, MSc Program in Biomolecular Sciences, 2018)

• Ünal  SEVİNÇ,  Antepfıstığı Türlerinde  Alternaria  Yanıklık  Etmeni  Alternaria  spp.’nin  Popülasyon Genetik Analizleri (Biyomühendislik ve Malzeme Mühendisliği Anabilim Dalı, 2016)