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Stuart James Lucas

Ph.D. in Molecular & Cellular Immunology

Education

PhD, Cellular & Molecular Immunology, University College London, 1999-2003

M.Biochem, Biochemistry, Oxford University, 1995-1999

Work Experience

Researcher,  SUNUM, Sabancı Üniversitesi, 2014 - Present

Post-doctoral Researcher, Sabanci Üniversitesi, 2009-2014

Post-doctoral Researcher, Imperial College London, 2004-2007

Research Interests

Primary Research Area:

  • Molecular Biology & Genetics
  • Bioinformatics

Secondary Research Area:

  • Genomics / transcriptomics
  • Plant-pathogen interactions

Additional Interests:

  • Field diagnostic techniques
  • Applications of bionanomaterials

Last 5 Publications

Bilge I., Kadıoğlu G., Cömert A., Lucas S.J. (2023). Development of molecular detection methods for early warning of the hazelnut powdery mildew pathogen Erysiphe corylacearum. Acta Horticulturae, 1379, 349-356.  https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2023.1379.50

Pavese V., Moglia A., Acquadro A., Barchi L., Portis E., Torello Marinoni D., Valentini N., Milani A.M., Abbà S.,  Silvestri C., Cavalet Giorsa E., Lucas S.J., Botta R. (2023). Development of biotechnological tools for hazelnut breeding. Acta Horticulturae, 1379, 41-48. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2023.1379.7

Türkölmez N., Karakaya M., Ekinci M.H., Lucas S.J., Akkaya Ö., Şeker M.G., Kayıhan C., Özden Çiftçi Y. (2022). Determination of physiological, biochemical and molecular interactions between Fraser’s Photinia (Photinia × fraseri Dress.) and its endophytic bacterium PGB_invit. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult, 151, 631–649. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-022-02377-3

Kaymaz S.V., Ergenç A.F., Aytekin A.Ö., Lucas S.J., Elitas M. (2022). A low-cost, portable, and practical LAMP device for point-of-diagnosis in the field. Biotechnology & Bioengineering, 119, 994-1003. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.28025

Oztolan-Erol N., Helmstetter A.J., İnan A., Buggs R.J.A., Lucas S.J. (2021). Unraveling Genetic Diversity Amongst European Hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) Varieties in Turkey. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, 661274. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.661274

Memberships

International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS).  2017 – Present

European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA). 2016 - Present

Awards

Best Poster prize, “Developing methods for early detection of emerging fungal pathogen on hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.)”, İpek Bilge & Stuart Lucas

 2nd International Green Biotechnology Conference, Istanbul, 2019

Short-term Fellowship - ‘Developing molecular tools for analyzing cold adaptation in the Betulaceae’, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), 2015

2216 - Research Fellowship Programme for International Researchers

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), 2009-2010