Yrd. Doç. Dr. ÜMİT BARIŞ KUTMAN

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1 Yrd. Doç. Dr. ÜMİT BARIŞ KUTMAN Personal Information: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Istanbul Marital Status: Married Current Work Address: Gebze Technical University Institute of Biotechnology 41400, Gebze Kocaeli / TURKEY Office: +90 (262) bkutman@gtu.edu.tr bkutman@sabanciuniv.edu bkutman@ucdavis.edu Education: PhD (Integrated), Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Institute of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey Graduation date: July 2010 GPA: 4.00 / 4.00 Thesis project: Roles of Nitrogen and Zinc Nutrition in Biofortification of Wheat Grain BSc, Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey Graduation date: July 2005 Completed Minor Honors Program in Chemistry GPA: 3.97 / 4.00 Highest GPA in faculty (Ranked 1 st ) Istanbul (Erkek) Lisesi, Istanbul, Turkey GPA: 5.00 / 5.00 Highest GPA in school (Ranked 1 st ) 1

2 Achievements and Scholarships during Education: : PhD scholarship from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK - BIDEB) : Honor scholarship from Sabanci University 2001: Ranked 14 th (Math / Science) in Student Selection Examination (ÖSS) (Turkey) Languages: Turkish (native) English (excellent) 2007: Scored / 100 in the Inter-University Council Foreign Language Exam (ÜDS) 2004: Scored 290 / 300 in TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) German (excellent) 2001: German Language Diploma (Level II) of the German Conference of Ministers of Education and Culture (DSD II) Work Experience: 2017 present: Assistant Professor, Institute of Biotechnology, Gebze Technical University, Kocaeli, TURKEY : Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Science, Konya Food and Agriculture University, Konya, TURKEY : Postdoctoral Researcher, Brown Lab, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA : Postdoctoral Researcher, Cakmak Lab, Biological Sciences and Bioengineering Program, Sabanci University, Istanbul, TURKEY Teaching Experience: Fall : Instructor, Plant Stress Physiology (graduate), Biotechnology MSc. Program, Institute of Natural Sciences, Konya Food and Agriculture University, Konya, Turkey 2015 April: Guest lecturer, Plant Nutrition (undergraduate, Prof. Patrick Brown), University of California, Davis, CA, USA 2015 March: Guest lecturer, Soil-Plant-Water Relations (graduate, Prof. Sharon Benes), Fresno State University, Fresno, CA, USA : Teaching and laboratory assistant in different undergraduate courses (Science of Nature, Plant Physiology, Plant Nutrition), Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey 2

3 Research Projects: present: Protecting Sunflower against Orobanche cumana by Seed Priming with Chitosan and Manganese, Gebze Technical University (Kocaeli, Turkey), Tarımsal Araştırmalar ve Politikalar Genel Müdürlüğü (TAGEM), Researcher : Physiology of Salinity Stress in Almond, University of California, Davis (CA, USA), Almond Board of California, Researcher : Nickel as an Essential and Beneficial Plant Micronutrient, Sabanci University (Istanbul, Turkey), Researcher : Nitrogen-Zinc Interactions in Biofortification of Wheat with Zinc (PhD Thesis Project), Sabanci University (Istanbul, Turkey), HarvestPlus Presentations in International Scientific Meetings: 1. Kutman, U.B., Kutman, B.Y. and Cakmak, I. (2016) Nitrogen-Zinc Interactions in Biofortification of Wheat with Zinc. The Rank Prize Funds: Mini-Symposium on the Role of Crops in Providing Micronutrients for Human Health, Grasmere, Cumbria, UK, May Kutman, U.B., Acevedo, F. and Brown, P. (2016) Physiology of Salinity Stress in Almond California Plant and Soil Conference of American Society of Agronomy, Visalia, CA, USA, 2-3 February Kutman, U.B., Grattan, S. and Brown, P. (2015) Physiology of Salinity Stress in Almond: How do Rootstocks, Cultivars and Ionic Composition Make a Difference? 2015 California Plant and Soil Conference of American Society of Agronomy, Fresno, CA, USA, 4-5 February Kutman, U.B., Kutman, B.Y. and Cakmak, I. (2013) Nickel-enriched Seed and Externally Supplied Nickel Improve Growth and Alleviate Foliar Urea Damage in Soybean. IPNC 13 XVII. International Plant Nutrition Colloquium, Istanbul, Turkey, August Kutman, B.Y., Kutman, U.B. and Cakmak, I. (2013) Foliar Nickel Applications Protect Wheat from Glyphosate Drift Injury. IPNC 13 XVII. International Plant Nutrition Colloquium, Istanbul, Turkey, August Kutman, U.B., Kutman, B.Y., Ceylan, Y. and Cakmak, I. (2011) Combining Nitrogen and Zinc Fertilization for Improved Mineral Content in Wheat. Second Annual Conference of COST Action FA0905, How the knowledge on mineral nutrition of plants can improve human nutrition, Venice, Italy, November Kutman, B.Y., Kutman, U.B., Cakmak, I. (2011) Nickel Improves the Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Soybean and Prevents Toxicity of Foliar Urea. Second Annual Conference of COST Action FA0905, How the knowledge on mineral nutrition of plants can improve human nutrition, Venice, Italy, November Kutman, U.B., Kutman, B.Y. and Cakmak, I. (2011) Better Nitrogen Nutrition Results in Enhanced Uptake, Transport and Grain Deposition of Zinc in Wheat. Zinc Crops 3

4 2011, Improving Crop Production and Human Health, Hyderabad, India, October Kutman, U.B., Yildiz, B., Ceylan, Y., Erenoglu, E.B. and Cakmak, I. (2010) Roles of Nitrogen and Zinc Nutrition in Biofortification of Wheat Grain. First Annual Conference of COST Action FA 0905, Mineral Improved Crop Production for Healthy Food and Feed, Antalya, Turkey, 1-5 November Yildiz, B., Kutman, U.B. and Cakmak, I. (2010) Nickel Ameliorates Toxicity Symptoms Caused by Foliar Urea Application in Soybean. First Annual Conference of COST Action FA 0905, Mineral Improved Crop Production for Healthy Food and Feed, Antalya, Turkey, 1-5 November Kutman, U.B., Yildiz, B. And Cakmak, I. (2009) Nitrogen Improves Grain Zinc Concentration in Wheat. International Conference on Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Vienna, Austria, 8-11 February Yildiz B., Kutman, U.B. and Cakmak, I. (2009) Nickel Reduces the Toxic Effects of Foliar Urea Application and Improves the Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Urea-Fed Plants. International Conference on Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance, Vienna, Austria, 8-11 February Kutman, U.B., Ghandilyan, A., Aarts, M., Budak, H. And Cakmak, I. (2006) Variation in Zinc-Deficiency Tolerance in a RIL Population of Arabidopsis thaliana and Determination of QTLs Underlying this Variation. Zinc Crops 2007, Improving Crop Production and Human Health, Istanbul, Turkey, May Kutman, U.B., Ghandilyan, A., Aarts, M., Budak, H. And Cakmak, I. (2006) Variation in zinc deficiency tolerance and zinc accumulation in seeds of a RIL population of Arabidopsis thaliana. COST Action 859, Workshop on Phytotechnologies to Promote Sustainable Land Use and Improve Food Safety, Saint-Etienne, France, 31 August 2 September 2006 Publications in Peer-Reviewed International SCI Journals: 1. Persson, D.P., de Bang, T.C., Pedas, P.R., Kutman, U.B., Cakmak, I., Andersen, B., Finnie, C., Schjoerring, J.K. and Husted, S. (2016) Molecular speciation and tissue compartmentation of zinc in durum wheat grains with contrasting nutritional status. New Phytologist 211: Ceylan, Y., Kutman, U.B., Mengutay, C. and Cakmak, I. (2016) Magnesium applications to growth medium and foliage affect the starch distribution, increase the grain size and improve the seed germination in wheat. Plant and Soil 406: Ova, E.A., Kutman, U.B., Ozturk, L. and Cakmak, I. (2015) High phosphorus supply reduced zinc concentration of wheat in native soil but not in autoclaved soil or nutrient solution. Plant and Soil 393: Kutman*, B.Y., Kutman*, U.B. and Cakmak, I. (2014) Effects of seed nickel reserves or externally supplied nickel on the growth, nitrogen metabolites and nitrogen use efficiency of urea- or nitrate-fed soybean. Plant and Soil 376:

5 5. Kutman*, B.Y., Kutman*, U.B. and Cakmak, I. (2013) Foliar nickel application alleviates detrimental effects of glyphosate on grain yield and seed quality of wheat. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 61: Mengutay, M., Ceylan Y., Kutman, U.B. and Cakmak, I. (2013) Adequate magnesium nutrition mitigates adverse effects of heat stress on maize and wheat. Plant and Soil 368: Kutman*, B.Y., Kutman*, U.B. and Cakmak, I. (2013) Nickel-enriched seed and externally supplied nickel improve growth and alleviate foliar urea damage in soybean. Plant and Soil 363: Kutman*, U.B., Kutman*, B.Y., Ceylan, Y., Ova, E.A. and Cakmak, I. (2012) Contributions of root uptake and remobilization to grain zinc accumulation in wheat depending on post-anthesis zinc availability and nitrogen nutrition. Plant and Soil 361: Ghandilyan, A., Kutman, U.B., Kutman, B.Y., Cakmak, I. and Aarts M.G.M. (2012) Genetic analysis of the effect of zinc deficiency on Arabidopsis growth and mineral concentrations. Plant and Soil 361: Erenoglu*, E.B., Kutman*, U.B., Ceylan, Y., Yildiz, B. and Cakmak, I. (2011) Improved nitrogen nutrition enhances root uptake, root-to-shoot translocation and remobilization of zinc ( 65 Zn) in wheat. New Phytologist 189(2): Kutman, U.B., Yildiz, B. and Cakmak, I. (2011) Improved nitrogen status enhances zinc and iron concentrations both in the whole grain and the endosperm fraction of wheat. Journal of Cereal Science 53(1): Kutman, U.B., Yildiz, B. and Cakmak, I. (2011) Effect of nitrogen on uptake, remobilization and partitioning of zinc and iron throughout the development of durum wheat. Plant and Soil 342(1-2): Kutman, U.B., Yildiz, B., Ozturk, L. and Cakmak, I. (2010) Biofortification of durum wheat with zinc through soil and foliar applications of nitrogen. Cereal Chemistry 87: 1-9. Citations and h-index: Web of Science (26 May 2017): Sum of the times cited: 278 h-index: 8 Google Scholar (26 May 2017): Sum of the times cited: 504 h-index: 9 5