Yasin Korkmaz

My research focuses on understanding the impact of opportunistic pathogens on the health of Horse Chestnut trees. To achieve this, I employ various methods, including inventory surveys, laboratory and greenhouse experiments, and vector tests. Inventory surveys are an essential part of my work, as they allow me to assess the health of Horse Chestnut trees in different locations and monitor the spread of diseases caused by opportunistic pathogens. In the laboratory and greenhouse, I study the biology and behavior of opportunistic pathogens affecting Horse Chestnuts. These experiments allow me to investigate the interactions between pathogens and their host trees. Additionally, I conduct vector tests with leaf miners to better understand the transmission mechanisms of invasive pathogens. By exposing healthy Horse Chestnut leaves to living leaf miners and observing their behavior, I can determine whether they can transmit the disease to other trees.

Education

April 2022 - Present Ph.D. candidate “Invasive Pathogen species in connection to Horse Chestnut diseases” Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany

April 2019 – March 2022 Master’s Degree in Tropical and International Forestry, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany

May 2017 - May 2015 Bachelor’s Degree in Forest Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, Istanbul University, Turkey

Work experience

May 2022 – Present  Social Media Coordinator, Cost Action Urban Tree Guard

April 2022 – Present University Employee, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany

May 2021 – March 2022 Student Assistant, Forest Pathology Research Group, Department of Forest Botany and Tree Physiology, Göttingen, Germany

June 2014 – August 2014 Intern, Sarıyer Municipality Park and Gardens Directorate, Istanbul, Turkey

July 2013 - September 2013 Intern, Istanbul Regional Directorate of Forestry Bahcekoy Nursery, Istanbul, Turkey