Onur Oztas

Dr. Onur Oztas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey. His research focuses on plant DNA repair mechanisms, genome stability, and transcriptional regulation through posttranscriptional processes, with particular emphasis on DNA damage responses under UV stress and circadian clock interactions.

• Research Areas:
  • Plant Biotechnology
  • DNA Damage and Repair
  • Genome Stability
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions
  • Posttranscriptional Mechanisms
  • Nitrogen Fixation

His publications from 2016-2025 demonstrate expertise in nucleotide excision repair pathways, circadian transcriptome regulation, and genome-wide repair mapping in Arabidopsis, with a focus on UV damage tolerance and transcription-coupled repair mechanisms.