PhD Candidate
Ayşegül Er Gökçe completed undergraduate studies in biology and a master’s degree in fisheries at Ankara University. Her master’s research used eDNA to investigate bird diversity in Lake Uyuz and contributed to a bird barcode reference database.
Her doctoral work at Ankara University’s Biotechnology Institute focuses on Antarctic food webs and lake ecosystems. She has investigated penguin, seal and bird diets, aquatic biodiversity and the metagenomic analysis of functional genes.
She is a researcher at eGL and serves as R&D, Quality and Administrative Affairs Manager at AgriGenomics Hub. Her interests include bird molecular ecology, extreme habitats, population dynamics and ecosystem health.