Gokhan Kir received his PhD under the supervision of Phil Becraft from Iowa State University,Ames,IA. He studied how Brassinosteroids , a class of plant hormone, signaling controls growth and development of maize.
Education:
2011 - 2015 Iowa State University
PhD , Genetics and Genomics
Thesis Title: Regulation of shoot development in maize via brassinosteroid signaling
Advisor:Phil Becraft
2009- 2010 Iowa State University
M.S. , Genetics
Thesis Title: Brassinosteroid regulation of plant height in maize
Advisor:Phil Becraft
2003-2007 Selcuk University, Faculty of Science and Literature, Biology