Gokhan Haci

Gokhan Hacisalihoglu

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Biology

Education


 
  • Ph.D Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
  • Postdoc Cornell University & USDA-ARS

Work History


  • Professor (Tenured) 2012-present
  • Fulbrighter to Japan
  • STEM Leadership Fellow [CASL], Washington, DC
  • ACUE-Certificate in Effective College Instruction
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory-[Build. Leadership]

Areas of Interest


  • Bioinformatics of Seed Biology
  • High-Throughput Seed Phenomics
  • Ionomics & Nutritional Composition of Seeds (Protein, Oil, Starch, Weight)

Academic Accomplishments


PUBLICATIONS (Last 5 years):
  • Hacisalihoglu G, White G, Salters V (2025) Characterization of Seed Quality Traits within 61 Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) Genotypes: Ionomes and Daily Values. Seeds 4(1), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/seeds4010015  
  • Hacisalihoglu G & Armstrong P (2025) Nondestructive Single Seed Scale Phenomic Platform: Chickpea Quality Traits Based on SKNIR Spectroscopy. Springer-Nature 301-312.
  • Hacisalihoglu G (2024) Analysis of Nutritional Traits: Natural Variation within 90 Diverse Faba Bean (Vicia faba) Genotypes and Daily Value Contribution. Crops. 4(3): 440-446. https://doi.org/10.3390/crops4030031  
  • Armstrong P, Hacisalihoglu G (2024) Rapid single flax (Linum usitatissimum) seed phenotyping of oil and other quality traits using single kernel near infrared spectroscopy. J Am Oil Chem Soc. 102:115-123.
  • Hacisalihoglu G & Armstrong P (2023) Crop Seed Phenomics: Focus on Non-destructive  Functional Trait Phenotyping Methods and Applications. Plants 12(5), 1177; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12051177  
  • Hacisalihoglu G, Armstrong P, Seabourn B (2022) Compositional analysis in sorghum (S. bicolor) NIR spectral techniques based on mean spectra from single kernels.  Frontiers in Plant Science 13:995328.
  • Hacisalihoglu G & Armstrong PR (2022) Flax and Sorghum: Multi-Element Contents and Nutritional Values within 210 Varieties and Potential Selection for Future Climates to Sustain Food Security. Plants 11(3):451. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11030451  [FEATURE PAPER].
  • Hacisalihoglu G, Beisel N, Settles AM (2021) Characterization of pea seed nutritional value within a diverse population of Pisum sativum. PLoS ONE 16(11): e0259565.
  • Hacisalihoglu G (2020) Zinc (Zn): The Last Nutrient in the Alphabet and Shedding Light on Zn Efficiency for Future of Crop Production under Suboptimal Zn. Plants. 9(11): 1471; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9111471  
  • Hacisalihoglu G, Stephens D, Johnson L, Edington M (2020) Enhancing Undergraduate Student Success in STEM Fields through Growth-Mindset and Grit. Educ. Sci. 10: 279.
  • Hacisalihoglu G, Freeman J, Armstrong PR, Seaborn B, Porter LD, Settles AM, Gustin JL (2020) Protein, weight, and oil prediction by single‐seed near‐infrared spectroscopy for selection of seed quality and yield traits in pea  (P. sativum). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 100(8): 3488-3497.  https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.10389  [COVER ARTICLE].
  • Hacisalihoglu G, Kantanka S, Miller N, Gustin JL, and Settles AM (2018c) Modulation of early maize seedling performance via priming under sub-optimal temperatures. PLOSONE 13(11): e0206861.
  • Hacisalihoglu G, Stephens D, Johnson L, Edington M (2018) The use of active learning approach in a SCALE-UP learning space improves academic performance in UG Gen Biology. PLOSONE 13(5): e0197916.
  • Hacisalihoglu G, Burton AL, Gustin J, Eker S, Heybet E, Ozturk L, Cakmak I, Burkey KO, Orf J, Settles AM (2018) Quantitative trait loci associated with soybean seed weight and composition under different phosphorus levels. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology 60(3): 232-241.

Awards


  • FAMU Distinguished Researcher/ World Class Faculty
  • Advanced Teacher of the Year (FAMU)
  • ACUE-Certificate in Effective College Instruction
  • FAMU Teaching Innovation Award Winner

Courses Taught At FAMU


  • BOT3303 Plant Morphology
  • BOT2313 Plant Anat. & Development
  • ISC1058 Scientist Life Skills
  • BSC4931 Biol-Professional Semimar
  • BIO308 Plant Physiology
  • BSC1010 General Biology I
  • BSC1011L Organismal Biology II Labs