PhD, Cellular & Molecular Immunology, University College London, 1999-2003
M.Biochem, Biochemistry, Oxford University, 1995-1999
Researcher, SUNUM, Sabancı Üniversitesi, 2014 - Present
Post-doctoral Researcher, Sabanci Üniversitesi, 2009-2014
Post-doctoral Researcher, Imperial College London, 2004-2007
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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
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). 2017 – Present
European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA). 2016 - Present
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