Emrah Koç is an Assistant Research Associate at the International Winter Wheat Improvement Program (IWWIP) at CIMMYT-Turkey, where he has been working since 2011. He has over a decade of experience in winter wheat breeding, field evaluation, and international research collaboration. His current responsibilities include germplasm development, data analysis, and coordination of regional international nursery distribution. From 2018 to 2019, Emrah served as a Training and Monitoring Officer for the Regional Wheat Landraces Project, which aimed to improve food security by enhancing wheat production and its resilience to climate change through the conservation of currently cultivated landrace diversity. He got his master’s degree in 2020 from Eskişehir Osmangazi University, with a thesis titled “Agronomic Performance of Modern Wheat Germplasm and Landraces Recently Collected in Turkey, Iran, and Afghanistan.” He is currently pursuing a PhD in Plant Breeding and Genetics at Ege University in İzmir, Turkey. His research interests include wheat landrace diversity, rust resistance, and speed breeding techniques. Emrah has participated in numerous international workshops and has contributed to several peer-reviewed scientific publications.
