| Expert Name | Mr. Cumhur Cokmus |
| Title | Associated Prof. |
| Division | Faculty of Sciences |
| Institution | Ankara University |
| City | Ankara |
| Country | Turkey |
| Telephone | 90 312 2126720 |
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| Work Experience | 1. Bacteriocine Activity of Bacillus sphaericus, Advisor with A.A. Yousten (VPI & SU, USA)).
2. Effect of NaCl-saltness, direct sunlight and UV-light on the stability and larvidical activity of Bacillus sphaericus and Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis, Advisor.
3. Effect of Carboxymethylcellulose Encapsulation on the Stability and Larvicidal Activity of Bacillus sphaericus and Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis, Advisor.
4. A Patch Clamping Study on the Mode of Action of Bacillus sphaericus Binary Toxin on Cultured Mosquito Cells, Advisor with E.W. Davidson and K. Cooper (USA). |
| Qualifications | Bs. Biology, Ankara Univ., 1981.
Ms. Biology, Ankara Univ., 1984.
Ph.D. Biology, Ankara Univ. + Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ. (USA), 1989.
Assist. Prof. Dr. Biology, Ankara Univ., 1991.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Biology, Ankara Univ., 1992. |
| Number of Publications | 27 |
| Awards | 1. Senior Scientist from Biology Department of VPI & SU (USA).
2. Post Doctoral Grant from Tubitak for USA (Twice). |
| Other Activities | 1. Member of Society for Invertebrate Pathology, USA.
2. Member of Turkish Phytopathological Society, Turkey.
3. Member of Society of Biologists, Turkey.
4. Member of Society of Culture, Collections, Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Turkey. |
| Publications | 1. Cokmus, C., and Yousten A.A., 1994. Characterization of Bacillus sphaericus Strains by SDS-PAGE. J. Invertebr. Pathol., 64:267-268.
2. Elcin, Y.M., Cokmus, C., and Sacilik, S.C., 1995. Aluminum Carboxymethlycellulose Encapsulation of Bacillus sphaericus 2362 for Control of Culex spp. (Diptera: Culicidae) Larvae. J. Econ. Entomol., 88(4):830-834.
3. Cokmus, C., and Elcin, Y.M., 1995. Stability and Controlled Release Properties of CMC Encapsulated Bacillus thuringiensis var. Israelensis. Pesticide Science, 45(4):351-355.
4. Cokmus, C., Davidson, E.W., and Cooper, K., 1997. Electrophysiological Effects of Bacillus sphaericus Binary Toxin on Cultured Mosquito Cells. J. Invertebr. Pathol., 69:197-204.
5. Van Belkum, A., Van Leeuwen W., Verkoyen, R., Sacilik, S.C., Cokmus, C., and Verbrugh, H., 1997. Dissemination of a Single Clone of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Turkish Hospitals. J. Clin. Microbiol., 35(4):978-981. |
| Discipline | Plant Science |
| Last updated | 10/05/2007 11:21:00 |
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