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Aytug Tuncel

Postdoctoral Scientist

University of Maryland

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7 months ago

Genome editing and metabolic engineering of crops.

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I am interested in CRISPR/Cas mediated genome editing and trait engineering in plants as well as development of novel CRISPR/Cas based gene editing technologies. My areas of expertise include plant starch metabolism, protein biochemistry, and genome editing.

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University of Maryland

Genome editing platform for provitamin A-enriched potato tubers

A CRISPR-based genome editing approach to boost beta-carotene (provitamin A) content in potato tubers by engineering the Orange gene and knocking out beta-carotene hydroxylase, targeting vitamin A deficiency in low-incom...

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Aytug Tuncel

Postdoctoral Scientist

University of Maryland

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University of Maryland

Postdoctoral Scientist

Washington State University

PhD, Molecular Plant Sciences

2013

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Agricultural biotechnologyPlant breeding and genetics

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BiochemistryMolecular BiologyPlant BiologySynthetic Biology

Last updated Mar 2026