EDUCATION

B.S. in Crop Science, (1987) University of Ege, College of Agriculture, Department of Crop Science, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

M.Sci. in Crop Science, (1994) University of Cukurova, College of Agriculture, Department of Crop Science, Balcali, Adana, Turkey

M.Sci. in Plant Breeding and Genetics, (1996) Cornell University, Department of Plant Breeding, Ithaca, New York, USA

Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics, (1999) Cornell University, Department of Plant Breeding, Ithaca, New York, USA

Postdoctoral Associate, in Plant Breeding and Genetics (2002) Cornell University, Department of Plant Breeding, Ithaca, New York, USA

Research Interests

Overall, I am interested in pursuing projects that not only expand our knowledge of plant molecular genetics and the processes that determine plant phenotypes but also have practical applications for the future sustainability of agriculture. More specifically, my research focuses on understanding the genetic basis of novel traits derived from wild species, the physiological mechanisms underlying these traits and their use in the improvement of vegetable crops including tomato, eggplant and pepper.  I am also interested in comparative genomics, the comparison of genomes across species and genera, in the Solanaceae family.  One recent project was the construction of a molecular genetic linkage map for eggplant.  The availability of a linkage map for eggplant will allow detailed comparative mapping among all of the economically significant members of the Solanaceae.  Such mapping will provide insight into the processes that occurred during the evolution of these distinct species from a common ancestor and the overall organization of genomes within the family.  For example, with such mapping we can examine the frequency and locations of chromosomal rearrangements and duplications.  In addition, a linkage map will allow the identification, tagging and eventual isolation of genes for both qualitative and quantitative traits in eggplant.

  ONGOING RESERACH PROJECTS

• Tomato Projects
• Eggplant Projects
• Pepper Projects

LAB Personnel

Dane Rusçuklu

Tuğçe Güleryüz

Evrim Balcı

Publications

Sami Doganlar, Anne Frary, Christine M. Daunay, Richard N. Lester and Steven D. Tanksley (2002).  A comparative genetic linkage map of eggplant (Solanum melongena) and its implication to genome evolution in the Solanaceae. Genetics 161: 1697-1711

Sami Doganlar, Anne Frary, Christine M. Daunay, Richard N. Lester and Steven D. Tanksley (2002). Conservation of gene function in the Solanaceae as revealed by comparative mapping of domestication traits in eggplant. Genetics 161: 1713-1726

Anne Frary, Sami Doganlar, Christine M. Daunay and Steven D. Tanksley (Submitted).  Mapping quantitative trait loci for morphological traits in an interspecific F2 population derived from Solanum linneaneaum MM195.

Anne Frary, Sami Doganlar, Anna Frampton, Theresa M. Fulton and Steven D. Tanksley (Submitted).  Fine mapping of quantitative trait loci from Lycopersicon chmielewskii chromosome 1 affecting fruit characteristics and other agronomic traits.

Sami Doganlar, Anne Frary, Hsin-Mei Ku and Steven D. Tanksley (Submitted).  Mapping quantitative trait loci in an inbred backcross population derived from Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium.

Marie C. Daunay, Richard N. Lester, Christine Gebhart, John W. Hennart, Anne Frary and Sami Doganlar (2001).  Genetic resources of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and allied species: A new challenge for molecular genetists and eggplant breeders.  In: R.G. van den Berg, G.W.M. Barendse, G.M. van der Weerden and C. Mariani (eds), Solanaceae V, Advances in Taxonomy and Utilization, pp. 251-274.  Nijmegen University Press, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Hsin-Mei Ku, Jiping Liu, Sami Doganlar and Steven. D. Tanksley (2001).  Exploitation of arabidopsis-tomato synteny to construct a high-resolution map of the ovate-containing region in tomato chromosome 2.  Genome 44: 470-475.

Sami Doganlar, Steven. D. Tanksley, and Martha A. Mutschler (2000).  Identification and molecular mapping of loci controlling fruit ripening time in tomato.  Theor Appl Genet 100: 249-255.

Sami Doganlar, Anne Frary and Steven. D. Tanksley (2000).  The genetic basis of seed weight and size variation: tomato as a model system.  Theor Appl Genet 100 (8): 1267-1273.

Hsin-Mei Ku, Sami Doganlar and Steven D. Tanksley (1999).  Genetic basis of pear-shaped fruit in tomato.  Theor Appl Genet 99: 844-850.

Sami Doganlar, Jack Dodson, Brad Gabor, Theresa Beck-Bunn, Curt Crossman, and Steven D. Tanksley (1998).  Molecular mapping of the py-1 gene for corky root rot resistance in tomato.  Theor Appl Genet 97: 784-788.

Sami Doganlar, Anne Frary, and Steven D. Tanksley (1997).  Production of interspecific hybrids between Lycopersicon esculentum and two accessions of Lycopersicon peruvianum carrying new root-knot nematode resistance genes.  Euphytica 95: 203-207.

Jip Chunwongse, Sami Doganlar, Curt Crossman, and Steven D. Tanksley (1997).  High resolution genetic map of Lv resistance locus in Tomato.  Theor Appl Genet 95: 220-223.

ABSTRACTS/DISSERTATIONS/REPORTS

Doganlar Sami, Anne Frary, Marie C. Daunay, Richard N. Lester and Steven D. Tanksley (2001).  A comparative map of eggplant. Plant and Animal Genome IX San Diego, CA.

Doganlar Sami and Steven D. Tanksley (2000).  Use of inbred backcross lines for QTL detection in tomato. Plant and Animal Genome VIII  San Diego, CA.

Frary Anne, Doganlar Sami. and Steven D. Tanksley (2000).  RFLP map of eggplant.  Plant and Animal Genome VIII.  San Diego, CA.

Doganlar Sami and Steven D. Tanksley (1999).  sw4.1: a major gene responsible for seed weight variation in tomato.  Plant and Animal Genome VII.  San Diego, CA.

Doganlar Sami (1999).  Molecular mapping and characterization of gene controlling corky root rot, earliness and seed weight in tomato.  Ph.D. dissertation, Cornell University.

Doganlar Sami and S. D. Tanksley (1997).  Breeding for heat stable nematode resistance.  Proceedings of the Tomato Breeders Roundtable. 12-14 October, 1997 Cornell University, NY.

Doganlar Sami (1996).  Generation of F1 hybrid plants between L. esculentum and L. peruvianum using embryo culture and selection for heat stable resistance to root-knot nematode.  M. S. Thesis, Cornell University.

Doganlar Sami (1994).  Adaptation of advanced CIMMYT wheat lines in the Cukurova region of Turkey.  M.S. Thesis, Cukurova University.