YAVUZ ÖZTÜRKLER’S CV

Born in 1969 in Sarıkamış town of Kars.

Graduated from  Erzurum Atatürk University Kars Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 1991.

Started working as a research assistant in Atatürk University Kars Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 1992 in the Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Diseases, Reproduction and Artificial Insemination.

Completed his doctorate in 1996 in Istanbul University Health Sciences Institute Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination.

Assigned to Assistant Professor in 1997.

Participated in a biotechnology course in Japan between March and September in 1998 granted by JICA.  Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Masashi Miyake at the Department of Animal Reproductive Sciences and Biotechnology at Kobe University, he developed his knowledge and experience on reproductive biotechnology by working on “Obtaining embryos through parthenogenetic activity of mammalian oosties, and participated in embryo transfer” studies.

He served on the editorial board of Kafkas University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Journal, which is among the few international journals in the field of veterinary medicine in our country, and made the first studies and made important contributions to the journal being included in the SCI-Expanded category (1998-2000). During the same years, he was a member of the board of directors of Kafkas University Institute of Health Sciences.

He served as the Head of the Department of Kafkas University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine between 2000-2015. During this period, he also served as the Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for 1 year.

He was assigned to Associate Professor in 2003 and a Professor in 2008.

Between 2005-2007, he initiated “IVF and embryo production in sheep” studies with projects supported by DPT and TUBITAK.

In 2008, he had short-term professional trips to various bull breeding and artificial insemination stations in Vienna and the Netherlands (Utrecht University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) and conducted scientific examinations and observations.

During his three-term presidency of the Kars-Ardahan-Iğdır Regional Chamber of Veterinarians between 2006-2012, he carried out extensive breeder awareness training programs within the scope of an event called “A Thousand Seminars in a Thousand Villages” in the Northeastern Anatolia Region, and prepared and presented a weekly program called “Are We Conscious in Animal Husbandry?” on a local television channel. He also contributed to the studies carried out to reduce Brucella disease in the region. He organized various certificate courses under the auspices of the Regional Chamber of Veterinarians.

He was the chairman of the organizing committee of the 7th National Reproduction and Artificial Insemination Science Congress held in Kars in July 2013.

He worked as an executive for about 1 month in the project titled “Organization of Breeding and Selection in Sheep Breeding” at the Ganja-Göygöl Livestock Scientific Research Institute in Azerbaijan between 2019-2020.

In 2021, he visited Italy and Poland and made practical applications regarding “Embryo transfer in cattle without importing breeding stock, establishment of nucleus breeding stock and frozen sperm production in beef cattle”. He attended the BCSC (Beef Cattle Short Course) course at the University of Texas (TA&MU) twice (2021 and 2024) and made practical observations regarding egg cell collection (OPU), in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo production in beef cattle.

In 2018, upon the invitation of Turkish Airlines, he introduced Turkish cheeses to travel agencies and social media influencers in the southern city of Guanzou, China, and gave a conference.

In 2021, he founded the first Veterinary Embryo Technology Association (VEMTED, https://www.vemted.org/) in Turkey and developed a partnership with the International Embryo Technology Association (IETS), organized various webinars and “Embryo Transfer Courses in Cattle” through the association. Between 2021 and 2024, he conducted biotechnological studies to create the gene bank of the local breed called Zavot, which is endangered and has adapted to Kars-Ardahan and provides the flavor of the famous Kars dairy products, kashar and gruyere in the past.

Between 2021-2024, for the first time in Turkey, it carried out an international project by bringing genetically selected frozen embryos of a famous beef breed (Beefmaster) that is in the top 10 in the world and ranks second in terms of feed utilization ability, without any live breeding and genetic genetic resources in our country, from the United States of America (Texas) and receiving technical support from the University of Texas. At the end of the project, it delivered the core herd it obtained to the Ministry within the framework of a protocol made between the Kafkas  University Rectorate and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and demonstrated to the public with widespread news that live breeding stocks can be produced much cheaper (half the cost) and similar projects can be carried out without importing live breeding stock.  A significant genetic contribution is expected from the breeding stocks, which are currently expected to be distributed to farms by obtaining sperm and embryos.

In May 2022, he was among the leading scientists in the realization of the first embryo transfer study and workshop after independence in Azerbaijan at the 16th Azerbaijan International Agricultural Fair organized by Caspian Agro at the Baku Agrocenter within the scope of the “15th Yubiley International Public City Teserrufatı Exhibition” activities within the Azerbaijan Urban Teserrufatı Nazirliği Agrar Hıdmetler Agenteliyi.

He has 91 works, articles and works, 25 of which are within the scope of SCI/SCI expanded. He took part in 8 of the 10 national projects as a consultant or researcher, and served as an executive in two projects, one of which was supported by TUBITAK.

In addition to his ongoing/completed projects and published works on reproductive biotechnologies such as freezing sperm, solution approaches for increasing fertility in cows, in vitro fertilization (in vitro fertilization) and embryo transfer, he has numerous scientific research articles related to his field of science, chapter authorship in three books, one international book he edited in his field of science, and three books published on different subjects, one of which is on cheese.

He is a columnist in various magazines and newspapers.

In October 2024, he lectured at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Semey University in Kazakhstan for 1 month.

He is currently working on the establishment of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Lenkeran University in Azerbaijan and also lectures.

He is a full member of the Reproduction and Artificial Insemination Science Association, the Turkish Veterinary Gynecology Association, the Kars-Ardahan-Iğdır Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons and the Kars Kafkas University Development Foundation.

He currently works as a faculty member at Kafkas University and is the President of the Veterinary Embryo Technology Association.

He has directed one master’s thesis so far and is currently advising two doctoral theses.

He speaks English and is married with two childern.

Full Professor of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology at the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of the University of Milan. He is an expert in the establishment of in vitro platforms that provide the optimal enviroment for gamete maturation and embryo development. His latest interest is the development of organoids mimiking the physiological enviroment of uterine-embryo interaction for the study of animal fertility. The details of its scientific production can be found in Scopus and his professional updates are on Linkedin.

Dr. Jordan Thomas is professor in the College of Agriculture at the University of Missouri, where he coordinates the breeding program for research herds across the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station. He served as the State Reproduction Specialist and program advisor to the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program until 2023. The focus of the Thomas lab is reproductive management, with an emphasis in heifer selection and development, synchronization of the estrous cycle, timed artificial insemination, embryo transfer, and sex-selection technologies. Additionally, Dr. Thomas is a collaborating faculty member in the National Center for Applied Reproduction and Genetics.

Professor Kei Imai has dedicated his career to advancing the physiological study of in vitro fertilization embryos in cattle. His work spans various esteemed institutions, including the National Livestock Breeding Center, the National Institute of Animal Industry, the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, and his current position at Rakuno Gakuen University in Japan. Professor Imai’s groundbreaking research focuses on embryo selection methods using time-lapse technology to identify embryos with high conception potential, as well as developing efficient embryo production techniques in OPU-IVP systems. His contributions continue to drive innovation in the science of livestock reproduction by embryonic technology.

He was born in Gaziantep. He graduated from Ortaklar Teacher High School and Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. He is a faculty member of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. His areas of interest are udder health and reproductive management in large dairy herds and he prioritizes herd management with an approach that is far from treatment but close to prevention. She has many publications on antibiotic and antiseptic resistance genes in staphylococcal mastitis agents in dairy cows, sheep and goats.

Prof. Dr. Lecturer Prof. Dr. Uğur KARA

Born on 18.12.1978 in Saimbeyli District of Adana Province, he completed his primary, secondary and high school education here. He graduated from Uludağ University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 2001 as the first in his semester. He completed his patriotic service in Kırklareli Pınarhisar. In his professional life, he worked as a freelance veterinarian, Van Gürpınar District Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Adana Tufanbeyli District Directorate, Adana Çukurova Agricultural Research Institute, Adana Saimbeyli District Directorate, Eastern Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute as a veterinarian and Technical Coordinator. He completed his master’s degree in Erciyes University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2010 and his doctorate in 2018. He is currently working at Çukurova University Ceyhan Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is married with two children.

He was born in Mardin in 1962. He is originally from Ordu. After completing his basic education in different provinces, he graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 1984. In 1985, he was appointed as a research assistant to Atatürk University, Kars Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Fertility Diseases. In the same year, he started his doctoral education at Ankara University Institute of Health Sciences. He worked as Asst. Prof. Dr. at Kafkas University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine between 1990-1995, and as Assoc. Prof. Dr. at Erciyes University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology between 1995-2001. In 2001, he received the title of Professor. He served as the Head of the Department, Head of the Department, member of the Faculty Board, member of the Board of Directors, Vice Dean and Dean for two terms. In 2004, he worked as an advisor to the Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. In 2002, he founded the Turkish Veterinary Gynecology Association and served as its president for 10 years. He is married and has 2 children.

Tarık ŞAFAK was born in Yalvaç-ISPARTA in 1990. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Yalvaç. He graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 2015.  He started to work as a research assistant at Fırat University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2017. He completed his doctorate education in 2021 at Fırat University Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was appointed as an Assistant Professor in Kastamonu University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2022 and Associate Professor in 2024. He has also been working as the Chief Physician of Kastamonu University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Animal Hospital since 2023.

He has ongoing / completed projects in the gynecological field, especially mastitis in cows. He works as an executive and researcher in these projects. He has many scientific research articles related to his field of science, papers presented in national and international congresses and chapter authorship in various books in this field.

She is a member of Turkish Veterinary Gynecology Association and Kastamonu Chamber of Veterinary Physicians.

He continues to work as a faculty member at Kastamonu University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Stefan Borchardt is a research assistant at the Farm Animal Clinic, Freie Universitaet Berlin. In his role, he is teaching many aspects of basic and applied reproductive biology and provides regular clinical service. Dr. Borchardt’s research program focuses on understanding the biology underlying reproductive performance of lactating dairy cattle. The goal is to improve reproductive efficiency of dairy cattle by applying scientific research to develop practical management strategies and assess new reproductive technologies with special emphasis on automated activity monitoring systems.

In 2005, Sofie Piepers graduated as a veterinarian at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Ghent University, Belgium and since that time she has been a member of M-teamUGent (www.m-team.UGent.be). In 2010, she

successfully defended her PhD entitled “Intramammary infections and innate immunity in dairy heifers in early lactation”. In the meantime, she was involved in the night and weekend services of the

University cattle (ambulatory clinics) practice for 5 years. End of 2015, Sarne De Vliegher and Sofie Piepers decided to establish MEX™, a spin-off of Ghent University’s M-team. MEX™ strives to make mastitis management easy worldwide.

Semra KAYA – CV

Personal Information

Name Surname: Semra KAYA

Place of Birth: IĞDIR, TURKEY

ORCID: 0000-0002-7520-6631

Educational Information

Undergraduate: Atatürk University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Master’s: Kafkas University, Institute of Health Sciences

Ph: Kafkas University, Institute of Health Sciences

Positions

Veterinarian (2007-2008): Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Research Assistant (2008-2014): Kafkas University, Kars Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Assistant Professor (2014-2018): Kafkas University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Associate Professor (2018-2023): Kafkas University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Professor (2023-ongoing): Kafkas University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Research Areas

– Endometritis

– Fertility

– Synchronization

– Obstetric Surgery

– Ultrasonographic examination

Scientific Publications and Projects

Number of articles published in international/national refereed journals: 37/31

Number of international/national papers: 49/23

Book chapter: 9

Number of projects: 29

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–    Born in Istanbul in 1967.

–    Completed his university education at Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

–    Completed his doctoral education in 1995, which he began in 1989 at the same faculty’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

–    He was appointed Associate Professor in 1998 and Professor in 2004.

–    He is one of the founding members of the Turkish Veterinary Gynecology Association, established in 2002.

–    In 2007, he received training on Embryo Production and Transfer in Cattle through a scholarship from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

– He has conducted research within the scope of the “TÜRKHAYGEN: In vitro preservation and pre-molecular studies of some of Turkey’s native domestic animal genetic resources” project, carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and TÜBİTAK.

– Our professor is a member of the International Society for Embryo Technology (IETS) and continues his work on assisted reproductive technologies in domestic animals.

Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi’nden 2012 yılında mezun oldu. Aynı yıl Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Doğum ve Jinekoloji Anabilim Dalı’nda doktora Eğitimine başladı. Doktora eğitimini 2018 yılında tamamladı. 2021 yılında Doçent ünvanı aldı.  2016 yılında Fransa Tours şehrinde Summer School MultiScale Imaging for Study of Animal Reproduction konulu eğitime katıldı. 2017 yılında Hannover Veteriner Üniversitesinde çeşitli çalışmalar gerçekleştirdi. TÜBİTAK ve Üniversite kaynaklı 13 projede Yürütücü, araştırmacı ve danışman olarak görev aldı. Ulusal ve uluslararası birçok bilimsel eseri bulunmaktadır. Halen Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Doğum ve Jinekoloji Anabilim Dalı’nda görev yapmaktadır.

He graduated from Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 2000, then received his Doctorate in 2006, Assistant Professorship in 2011, Associate Professorship in 2012, and Professorship in 2022. In 2004, he conducted research related to his doctoral thesis at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, and from 2008 to 2010, he participated in scientific research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States as a postdoctoral fellow. To date, he has published 40 scientific articles in national and international indexed journals, presented over 30 papers at national and/or international conferences, and has been involved in numerous projects funded by TUBİTAK, BAP, or international organizations. He has delivered presentations as an invited speaker at many prestigious international scientific conferences held in different countries around the world. He also provides technical consulting services on nutrition and management in dairy and beef cattle operations in the field. Additionally, he is a founding member of the Farm Animal Veterinary Association and serves as the association’s vice president.

Prof. Dr. Hakan SAĞIRKAYA was born on March 1, 1971, in Keşan. He completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in Gemerek District, Sivas Province. He successfully completed his studies at Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 1993, graduating second in his class.

In 1993, he won first place in the overseas postgraduate education exam organized by the Ministry of National Education. After returning to Turkey in 1995, he began his master’s degree in biotechnology, his first choice, at the University of Wisconsin in the US as a scholarship student to work at Uludağ University, and completed his work on sex chimeric embryos in cattle in 1997 and returned to Turkey. After starting work as a research assistant at the Department of Artificial Insemination and Artificial Fertilization at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Uludağ University in Bursa in 1997, he began his doctoral studies at the Institute of Health Sciences at Uludağ University in 1998. In 2001, he received his doctorate with his thesis titled “Freezing of Hybrid Mouse Embryos at Different Developmental Stages Using the Vitrification Method.” After completing his military service in 2001-2002, he returned to the university and was appointed as an Assistant Professor in 2004. Between 2004 and 2005, he worked on various projects as a visiting researcher at Mississippi State University. After receiving his associate professorship on March 23, 2006, he has continued to serve as a professor at the same university since 2011. His primary areas of interest include genomic selection, animal breeding, embryo transfer, cloning, in vitro fertilization, embryo freezing, and artificial insemination. Dr. Sağırkaya has participated in a total of 18 projects and has authored a total of 104 published works, including research, compilations, and papers, as well as four chapters in scientific books. In 2010, he played an important role in establishing a small herd at the Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Research and Application Farm, which included two cows and one bull born as part of a project to clone the Boz cattle breed in Turkey. This study demonstrated that even if a breed is extinct, animals from that breed can be reproduced using cloning methods with cells that were frozen and stored at the time. Prof. Dr. Hakan Sağırkaya has taken on important roles in embryo transfer projects conducted on a national scale. In 2016, he was awarded the “Reproduction Science and Service Award” at the congress organized by the Reproduction and Artificial Insemination Science Association. In recent years, he has continued to conduct important studies related to embryo transfer in the private sector.

Prof. Dr. Hakan Sağırkaya, who has been continuing his small-scale dairy farming business since 2009, has begun to personally address issues related to livestock farming by evaluating the difficulties he has encountered in the field. Since 2016, he has participated as a commentator/speaker in various programs published on different thematic channels related to agriculture, and in recent years, he has also presented the program “Notes from the Farm” which he has produced in recent years, he has shared the theoretical and practical knowledge he has gained with our farmers and has consistently emphasized the strategic importance of national agricultural policies that prioritize domestic production in agriculture and livestock farming for our country.

In recent years, he has dedicated himself to contributing to the widespread adoption of embryo transfer, the most widely used and effective method of livestock improvement worldwide, in our country, and to meeting our country’s need for high-quality breeding heifers and semen through local and national resources. In our country, large-scale operations are 100% dependent on imports, especially for semen. With this aim, as the founding president, he established the Embryo Transfer and Technologies Association (ETTED) in 2022 in collaboration with academics conducting research on embryo transfer.

Prof. Dr. Hakan Sağırkaya, who is fluent in English, is married and has two children.

She graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 2007 and began her doctoral education at the same university’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In 2009, she was appointed as a research assistant at Istanbul University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Gamze Evkuran Dal completed her doctoral studies in 2014 and was awarded the title of associate professor in the field of Veterinary Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2021. She is currently working at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

PROF. DR. CIHAN KACAR CURRICULUM VITAE

Cihan KACAR was born in Balikesir in 1972. He completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in Balikesir. He graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 1996. He began working as a research assistant at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Kafkas University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 1998. He completed his doctoral education in 2002 at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Ankara University Institute of Health Sciences. He was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafkas University in 2004, Associate Professor in 2008, and Professor in 2014. In 2006, he participated in studies at the in vitro embryo production center and large animal clinic of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximillan University in Germany for three months. He participated in TUBİTAK-supported studies on “IVF and embryo production in sheep.” Between 2011 and 2012, he participated in scientific studies at Cornell University’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in the United States. In 2013, he participated in a teaching activity at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Bologna in Italy as part of the Erasmus program. In 2019 and 2020, he served as the project leader for the “Breeding and Selection Organization in Sheep Farming” project at the Gence-Göygöl Animal Science Research Institute in Azerbaijan. He is currently leading the ongoing project titled “Embryo Transfer in Zavot Cows: Material Supply to the Gene Bank.“ In 2021, he visited Italy and Poland to conduct practical applications related to ”Embryo Transfer and Frozen Semen Production in Cattle.” In 2021 and 2024, he participated in the BCSC course at Texas A&M University (TA&MU), where he observed practical applications related to OPU, IVF, and embryo production in beef cattle. In 2022, 2023, and 2024, he was assigned to teach at Shakarim University in Kazakhstan. He is a board member and vice president of the Veterinary Embryo Technology Association (VEMTED, https://www.vemted.org/), which was first established in Turkey in 2021. In addition to ongoing/completed projects and published works on reproductive biotechnologies such as sexual synchronization in cows, postpartum process management, ultrasound and color Doppler use, and approaches to infertility, in vitro fertilization, and embryo transfer. He has authored numerous scientific research articles related to his field, presented papers at national and international conferences, contributed chapters to eight books, and served as editor for two books. He has also supervised numerous doctoral and master’s theses. He has served as a principal investigator and co-investigator in numerous projects. He has organized national and international ultrasound courses for cows. He writes columns for various journals. He has served as the principal investigator and consultant for development projects supported by national development agencies such as TANAP (Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline) and SERKA in the regions through which TANAP passes. He has produced a program called “Happy Cows” on Farmer TV. He is a member of the Turkish Veterinary Gynecology Association, the Farm Animals Association, the Veterinary Embryo Technology Association, and the Kars-Ardahan-Iğdır Veterinary Doctors Association. He speaks English and German. He is married and has two children.

I completed my bachelor’s degree in 1989 and my doctorate in 1995 at Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. I became an associate professor in 1998 and a professor in 2004.

To enhance my knowledge, cultural understanding, and professional skills, I completed a one-year fellowship at the University of Bologna Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Italy in 2005, at the Hannover Veterinary College in Germany in 2006, at the Warsaw University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Poland in 2007, in 2009 at the Hannover Veterinary College in Germany for the application of Doppler ultrasonography in cows at the Cattle Clinic, in 2013 at the Cornell University Veterinary Faculty in the United States at the Quality Milk Production Service, in 2014 at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Faculty, and in 2015 again at the same university as a visiting faculty member to conduct research.  I have over 200 scientific articles published in international and national journals and have presented at numerous international and national conferences, symposia, and workshops. Additionally, I have authored three previously published books on mastitis in cows, udder health and issues in cows, and dry transition and postpartum periods in cows, as well as newborn calf care.

He was born in Malatya in 1972. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 1994. He completed his doctoral education at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Fırat University in 2001. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2004 and Professor in 2009. He obtained a Master’s degree in Immunology at the Faculty of Medicine, Fırat University in 2011. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Veterinary Gynecology Association, The European Society for Domestic Animal Reproduction (ESDAR), and the Turkish Veterinary Doctors Association Foundation. He is currently working at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University. His research focuses on reproductive immunology, mastitis, and veterinary medical devices.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Afşin

Surname: Köker

Education: Doctorate

Occupation/Profession: Lecturer/Veterinarian

Institution: Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Addresses:        Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

İstiklal Campus, 15030 BURDUR

Phone:        0248 2132237 / 0535 970 52 40

E-mail:        afsinkoker@mehmetakif.edu.tr

Afşin Köker, born on September 2, 1972, in Konya Ereğli, graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 1994. He completed his doctoral education in 2000 at Ankara University, Institute of Health Sciences, with a thesis titled “Investigation of Problems Related to Milking Machines in the Formation of Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Cows.” He was appointed as a lecturer at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Burdur, Akdeniz University in October 1997, and as an assistant professor at the same department in September 2002.

Administrative Duties:

–    Akdeniz University, Burdur Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chair (2001-2006)

–    Akdeniz University, Burdur Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Member of the Board of Directors (2005-2006)

– Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Revolving Fund Management Directorate (2006-2009)

– Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Board of Directors Membership (2006-2010)

–    Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Chairmanship, (2006-2009)

–    Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Vice Chairmanship, (2010-2014)

–    Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Deputy Dean (2015-2019)

He has also been a member of the editorial board of the Turkish Veterinary Gynecology Association since 2004.

His academic research interests include udder health and milking machines in cows, udder health control programs, in vitro embryo production, vitrification techniques, transvaginal and transrectal ultrasonographic examinations, infertility in dairy cows, laparoscopic sterilization techniques, and the production and rehabilitation of Alageyik deer living in the Düzlerçamı region of Antalya. He has published a total of 55 scientific articles, papers, book chapters, and similar works in his academic fields of expertise. He has served as the principal investigator in one DPT, one TARP, and five BAP projects, as well as one master’s degree support project, and as an assistant researcher in two EU, three TÜBİTAK, and five BAP projects. Additionally, since 1997, he has taught a total of 14 different courses at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels in his field.

Dr. Stefan Borchardt, Freie Universitaet Berlin’deki Çiftlik Hayvanları Kliniği’nde araştırma asistanıdır. Görevinde, temel ve uygulamalı üreme biyolojisinin birçok yönünü öğretmekte ve düzenli klinik hizmet vermektedir. Dr. Borchardt’ın araştırma programı, süt veren ineklerin üreme performansının altında yatan biyolojiyi anlamaya odaklanmaktadır. Amaç, bilimsel araştırmaları kullanarak pratik yönetim stratejileri geliştirmek ve otomatik aktivite izleme sistemlerine özel önem vererek yeni üreme teknolojilerini değerlendirmek suretiyle süt ineklerinin üreme verimliliğini artırmaktır.

Milano Üniversitesi Tarım ve Çevre Bilimleri Bölümü’nde Veteriner Anatomi ve Histoloji Profesörüdür. Gamet olgunlaşması ve embriyo gelişimi için en uygun ortamı sağlayan in vitro platformların oluşturulmasında uzmandır. Son ilgi alanı, hayvan doğurganlığının incelenmesi için uterus-embriyo etkileşiminin fizyolojik ortamını taklit eden organoidlerin geliştirilmesidir. Bilimsel üretiminin detayları Scopus’ta ve profesyonel güncellemeleri Linkedin’de bulunabilir.

Prof. Kei Imai, kariyerini sığırlarda in vitro fertilizasyon embriyolarının fizyolojik araştırmalarını ilerletmeye adamıştır. Çalışmaları, Ulusal Hayvancılık Yetiştirme Merkezi, Ulusal Hayvancılık Enstitüsü, Ulusal Agrobiyolojik Bilimler Enstitüsü gibi saygın kurumları kapsamakta olup, şu anda Japonya’daki Rakuno Gakuen Üniversitesi’nde görev yapmaktadır. Profesör Imai’nin çığır açan araştırmaları, yüksek gebelik potansiyeline sahip embriyoları belirlemek için zaman atlamalı teknolojiyi kullanan embriyo seçme yöntemlerine ve OPU-IVP sistemlerinde verimli embriyo üretim tekniklerinin geliştirilmesine odaklanmaktadır. Katkıları, embriyo teknolojisi ile hayvancılık üreme biliminde yenilikleri teşvik etmeye devam etmektedir.

Sofie Piepers 2005 yılında Belçika’daki Gent Üniversitesi Veterinerlik Fakültesi’nden veteriner hekim olarak mezun oldu ve o zamandan beri M-teamUGent (www.m-team.UGent.be) üyesidir. 2010 yılında

adresinde “Erken laktasyondaki süt düvelerinde meme içi enfeksiyonlar ve doğuştan gelen bağışıklık” başlıklı doktorasını başarıyla savunmuştur. Bu arada, 5 yıl boyunca

Üniversitesi sığır (ayaktan tedavi klinikleri) muayenehanesinin gece ve hafta sonu hizmetlerinde yer aldı. 2015 yılının sonunda Sarne De Vliegher ve Sofie Piepers, Ghent Üniversitesi’nin M-ekibinin bir yan kuruluşu olan MEX™’i kurmaya karar verdi. MEX™ mastitis yönetimini dünya çapında kolaylaştırmak için çalışmaktadır.

1969 yılında Kars’ın Sarıkamış ilçesinde doğdu.

1991 yılında  Atatürk Üniversitesi Kars Veteriner Fakültesinden olarak mezun oldu.

1992 yılında Atatürk Üniversitesi Kars Veteriner Fakültesi Doğum ve Reprodüksiyon Hastalıkları, Reprodüksiyon ve Suni Tohumlama Bilim Dalında  araştırma görevlisi olarak göreve başladı.

1996 yılında İstanbul Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dölerme ve Suni Tohumlama Anabilim Dalında doktora eğitimini tamamladı.

1997 yılında Yardımcı Doçent oldu.

1998 yılında Mart-Eylül ayları içerisinde Japonya’da biyoteknoloji kursuna katıldı. Kobe Üniversitesi Hayvan Üreme Bilimleri ve Biyoteknolojisi Bölümünde Prof.Dr.Masashi Miyake’nin rehberliğinde “Memeli oositlerinin partenogenetik aktivitesi ile embriyo elde edilmesi üzerine çalışarak üreme biyoteknolojisi üzerine bilgi ve deneyimini geliştirdi, embriyo transferi ” çalışmalarında  bulundu.

Ülkemizin veterinerlik alanında sayılı uluslararası dergisi kapsamında yer alan Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi yayın yürütme kurulunda görev yaptı ve derginin SCI-Expanded kategorisinde yer alması ilk çalışmaları yaptı ve önemli katkılarda bulundu (1998-2000).Aynı yıllar içerisinde Kafkas Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü yönetim kurulu üyeliği yaptı.

2000-2015 yılları arasında Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Anabilim Dalı Başkanlığını yürüttü. Bu süre zarfında 1 yıl süre ile Doğum ve Jinekoloji Anabilim Dalı Başkanlığı da yaptı.

2003 yılında Doçent ve 2008 yılında Profesör oldu.

2005-2007 yılları arasında DPT ve TUBİTAK destekli projelerle “Koyunlarda IVF ve embriyo üretimi” çalışmalarını başlattı.

2008 yılında Viyana’da çeşitli boğa yetiştirme ve suni tohumlama istasyonları) ve Hollanda’da(Utrecht Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi) kısa süreli mesleki geziler yaparak bilimsel inceleme ve gözlemler gerçekleştirdi.

2006- 2012 yılları arasında 3 dönem Kars-Ardahan-Iğdır Bölgesi Veteriner Hekimleri Odası Başkanlığını yürüttüğü dönem içerisinde Kuzeydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi’nde “Bin Köyde Bin Seminer” adlı bir etkinlik kapsamında geniş çaplı yetiştirici bilinçlendirme eğitim programları gerçekleştirdi, yerel bir televizyon kanalında  “Hayvancılıkta Bilinçli miyiz?” adlı haftalık  bir program  hazırladı ve sundu. Ayrıca yörede Brusella hastalığının azaltılması için yapılan çalışmalara katkı sundu. Bölge Veteriner Hekimleri Odası uhdesinde çeşitli sertifika kursları düzenledi.

2013 yılı Temmuz ayında Kars’ta düzenlenen  7.Ulusal Reprodüksiyon ve Suni Tohumlama Bilim Kongresi’nin düzenleme kurulu başkanlığını yaptı.

2019- 2020 yılları arasında Azerbaycan’da Gence-Göygöl Hayvancılık Bilimsel Araştırma Enstitüsünde “Koyun yetiştiriciliğinde ıslah ve seleksiyon organizasyonu” adlı proje kapsamında1 aya yakın süre ile yürütücü olarak görev yaptı.

2021 yılı içerisinde “ Etçi sığırlarda damızlık ithali yapmadan Sığırlarda embriyo transferi, çekirdek damızlık sürü oluşturulması ve dondurulmuş sperma üretimi” ile ilgili olarak İtalya ve Polonya’da ziyaretler gerçekleştirdi ve pratik uygulamalar yaptı, 2 defa (2021ve 2024)  Teksas Üniversitesi (TA&MU)’nde BCSC (Etçi sığır kısa kursu) kursuna katılarak, etçi sığırlarda yumurta hücresi toplama (OPU), tüpte döllendirme (IVF) ve Embriyo üretimi ile ilgili olarak pratiğe dönük gözlemlerde bulundu.

2015 yılında yayın hayatına başlayan Türkiye’nin ilk ve tek peynir dergisi Cheese Life Magazine’nin 2021 yılına kadar Editörlüğünü yaptı. Bu dönem içinde birçok peynir potansiyeli olan şehirlerde  çalışmalar yaparak bazı peynir şehirleri için çıkarılan özel sayılarının editörlüğünü yaparak söz konusu şehirlerin peynir  zenginliğinin ortaya çıkarılmasına katkıda bulundu.

2019 yılının Ekim ayında Antalya Ticaret Borsası’nın düzenlediği 10.YÖREX fuarına davet edildi. Türkiye’nin  coğrafi işaretli peynirlerini tanıtarak katılımcılara peynir söyleşileri yaptı. Aynı fuarda Ardahan SERKA kurumunun davetlisi olarak Ardahan’ın kalkınmasında peynirin rolü üzerine bir konuşma yaptı.

2018 yılında Türk Hava Yolları’nın daveti ile Çin’nin Güney Guanzou şehrinde seyahat acentelerine ve sosyal medya fenomenlerine Türk peynirlerini tanıttı ve konferans verdi.

2021 yılında Türkiye’de ilk Veteriner Embriyo Teknoloji Derneği’ni (VEMTED, https://www.vemted.org/) kurdu ve Uluslararası Embriyo Teknoloji Derneği (IETS) ile partnerlik geliştirdi, dernek marifetiyle çeşitli webinarlar ve “Sığırlarda Embriyo Transfer Kursları” düzenledi.2021-2024 yılları arasında nesli tükenmekte olan ve Kars-Ardahan’a adapte olmuş, geçmişte meşhur Kars süt ürünlerinin, kaşar ve gravyerinin lezzetini veren Zavot adlı yerel ırkın gen bankasını oluşturmak üzere biyoteknolojik çalışmalar yürüttü.

2021-2024 yılları arasında Türkiye’de ilk defa ülkemizde canlı damızlığı ve genetik  genetik kaynağı olmayan dünyada ilk 10’da yer alan , yemden yararlanma kabiliyeti ile ikinci sırada bulunan meşhur bir etçi ırkın (Beefmaster) genetik seleksiyonlu donmuş embriyolarını Amerika Birleşik Devletlerinden (Teksas) getirterek Beefmaster Sığır Yetiştiriciliği Birliği ile işbirliği ve Teksas Üniversitesi’nden teknik destek alarak  uluslararası bir proje yürüttü. Proje sonunda elde ettiği çekirdek sürüyü Kafkas Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü ve Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı arasında yapılan bir protokol çerçevesinde  Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı’na  teslim etti ve canlı damızlık ithal etmeden, canlı damızlıkların  çok daha ucuza (yarı yarıya) mal edilebileceğini ve  benzer projelerin yürütülebileceğini gösterdi.

2022 yılı Mayıs ayında  Azerbaycan Kent Teserrufatı Nazirliği Agrar Hıdmetler Agenteliyi Bünyesinde, “15. Yubiley Beynelhalk Kent Teserrufatı Sergisi” etkinlikleri kapsamında Bakü Agrocenter’de Caspian Agro organizatörlüğünde gerçekleşen 16. Azerbaycan Uluslararası Tarım Fuarında  Azerbaycan’da müstakillik sonrası ilk embriyo transfer çalışması ve  workshop’unun  gerçekleştirilmesinde öncü bilim insanları arasında yer aldı.

25’i SCI/SCI expanded kapsamında 91 adet eseri makale ve eserleri bulunmaktadır. 10 adet Ulusal projenin 8’inde danışman veya araştırmacı sıfatı ile yer alırken,  biri TUBİTAK destekli olmak üzere iki projede yürütücü olarak görev yaptı.

Spermanın dondurulması, ineklerde döl verimini artırma üzerine çözüm yaklaşımları, in vitro ve embriyo transferi gibi üreme biyoteknolojiler üzerine devam eden/tamamlanmış projeleri ve yayınlanmış eserlerinin yanı sıra, bilim alanı ile ilgili çok sayıda bilimsel araştırma makalesi, üç adet kitapta bölüm yazarlığı, bir adet  bilim alanı ile ilgili  editörlük yaptığı uluslararası kitap ve biri peynir üzerine olmak üzere  farklı  konularda yayınlanmış üç adet kitabı bulunmaktadır.

Çeşitli dergi ve gazetelerde köşe yazarlığı yapmaktadır

2024 yılı Ekim ayında Kazakistan’da 1 ay süre ile Semey Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesinde ders verdi.

Halen Azerbaycan Lenkeran Üniversitesi’nde Veteriner Fakültesi’nin kuruluş çalışmalarını yapmakta ve aynı zamanda ders vermektedir.

Reprodüksiyon ve Suni Tohumlama Bilim Derneği, Türk Veteriner Jinekoloji Derneği, Kars -Ardahan -Iğdır Veteriner Hekimleri Odası ve Kars Kafkas Üniversitesi Kalkınma Vakfı asil üyesidir.

Halen Kafkas Üniversitesi kadrosunda öğretim üyesi olarak çalışmakta ve Veteriner Embriyo Teknoloji Derneği Başkanlığı’nı yürütmektedir.

Şimdiye kadar bir yüksek lisans tezi yönetmiş ve halen devam eden iki adet doktora tez danışmanlığı devam etmektedir.

İngilizce bilmektedir ve evli iki çocuk babasıdır.

18.12.1978 tarihinde Adana İli Saimbeyli İlçesinde doğdu. İlk, orta ve lise öğrenimini burada tamamladı. Uludağ Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesinden 2001 yılında dönem birincisi olarak mezun oldu. Vatani görevini Kırklareli Pınarhisar’da tamamladı. Meslek hayatında sırayla Serbest Veteriner Hekim, Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı Van Gürpınar İlçe Müdürlüğünde, Adana Tufanbeyli İlçe Müdürlüğünde, Adana Çukurova Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsünde Veteriner Hekim, Adana Saimbeyli İlçe Müdürlüğünde İlçe Müdür Vekili, Doğu Akdeniz Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsünde Veteriner Hekim ve Teknik Koordinatör olarak görev yaptı. Erciyes Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Doğum ve Jinekoloji Anabilim Dalında 2010 yılında yüksek lisans ve 2018 yılında doktora eğitimini tamamladı. Halen Çukurova Üniversitesi Ceyhan Veteriner Fakültesi Doğum ve Jinekoloji Anabilim Dalında görev yapmakta olup, evli ve iki çocuk babasıdır.

Cihan KAÇAR, 1972 yılında Balıkesir’de doğdu. İlk, orta ve lise eğitimini Balıkesir’de yaptı. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesinden 1996 yılında mezun oldu. Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Doğum ve Jinekoloji Anabilim Dalına 1998 yılında araştırma görevlisi olarak başladı. Doktora eğitimini 2002 yılında Ankara Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Doğum ve Jinekoloji Anabilim Dalında tamamladı. Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Doğum ve Jinekoloji Anabilim Dalına 2004 yılında Yardımcı Doçent, 2008 yılında Doç. Dr. ve 2014 yılında Prof. Dr. olarak atandı. Almanya’da 2006 yılında 3 ay süre ile Ludwig Maximillan Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi in vitro embriyo üretim merkezi ve büyük hayvan kliniğinde çalışmalara katıldı. TUBİTAK destekli “Koyunlarda IVF ve embriyo üretimi”  çalışmalarında görev aldı. 2011-2012 yılları arasında Amerika Birleşik Devletlerinde Cornell Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesinde bilimsel çalışmalara katıldı. İtalya’da Bologna Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesinde 2013 yılında Erasmus programı kapsamında ders verme etkinliğine katıldı. 2019 ve 2020 yıllarında Azerbaycan’da Gence-Göygöl Hayvancılık Bilimsel Araştırma Enstitüsünde “Koyun Yetiştiriciliğinde Islah ve Seleksiyon Organizasyonu” adlı proje kapsamında yürütücü olarak görev yaptı. Halen devam eden ‘Zavot İneklerinde Embriyo Transferi: Gen Bankasına Materyal Temini’ isimli projenin yürütücülüğünü yapmaktadır. 2021 yılı içerisinde “ Sığırlarda Embriyo Transferi ve Dondurulmuş Sperma Üretimi” ile ilgili olarak İtalya ve Polonya’da ziyaretler gerçekleştirdi ve pratik uygulamalar yaptı. 2021 ve 2024 yıllarında Teksas Üniversitesinde (TA&MU) BCSC kursuna katılarak, etçi sığırlarda OPU, IVF ve Embriyo üretimi ile ilgili olarak pratiğe dönük gözlemlerde bulundu. 2022, 2023 ve 2024 yıllarında Kazakistan’da Shakarim Üniversitesinde ders vermek için görevlendirildi. Türkiye’de 2021 yılında ilk olarak kurulan Veteriner Embriyo Teknoloji Derneğinin (VEMTED, https://www.vemted.org/) yönetim kurulu üyesi ve başkan yardımcısıdır. İneklerde seksüel senkronizasyon, postpartum sürecin yönetimi, ultrason ve renkli doppler kullanımı, infertilite üzerine çözüm yaklaşımları, in vitro fertilizasyon ve embriyo transferi gibi reprodüktif biyoteknolojiler üzerine devam eden/tamamlanmış projeleri ve yayınlanmış eserlerinin yanı sıra, bilim alanı ile ilgili çok sayıda bilimsel araştırma makalesi, ulusal ve uluslararası kongrelerde sunulmuş bildirileri, 8 adet kitapta bölüm yazarlığı, iki adet kitapta editörlüğü bulunmaktadır. Birçok doktora ve yüksek lisans tezlerinin danışmanlığını yapmıştır. Birçok projede yürütücü ve yardımcı araştırmacı olarak görev yapmıştır. Ulusal ve uluslararası, ineklerde ultrasonografi kursu düzenlemiştir. Çeşitli dergilerde köşe yazarlığı yapmaktadır. TANAP’ın (Trans Anadolu Doğalgaz Boru Hattı) geçtiği bölgelerde ve SERKA gibi ulusal

1962 yılında Mardin’de dünyaya geldi. Aslen Ordu’ludur. Temel eğitimlerini farklı illerde tamamladıktan sonra, 1984 yılında Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi’nden mezun oldu. 1985 yılında Atatürk Üniversitesi Kars Veteriner Fakültesi, Doğum ve Dölerme Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı’na Araştırma Görevlisi olarak atandı. Aynı yıl Ankara Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü’nde doktora eğitimine başladı. 1990-1995 yıllarında Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi’nde Yrd. Doç.Dr., 1995-2001 yıllarında Erciyes Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Doğum ve Jinekoloji Anabilim Dalı’nda Doç. Dr. olarak çalıştı. 2001 yılında Profesör ünvanını aldı. Anabilim Dalı Başkanlığı, Bölüm Başkanlığı, Fakülte Kurulu üyeliği, Yönetim Kurulu üyeliği, Dekan Yardımcılığı, iki dönem Dekanlık görevlerinde bulundu. 2004 yılında Tarım ve Köyişleri Bakanlığında Bakan danışmanı olarak görev yaptı. 2002 yılında Türk Veteriner Jinekoloji Derneğini kurup, 10 yıl süreyle başkanlığını yaptı. Evli ve 2 çocuk babasıdır.