Professor of Microbiology
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
University of Firat,
Elazig, Turkey
Phone: +90 424 2370000
GSM: 0533 7665521
E-mail: bcetinkaya@firat.edu.tr, burhan_cetinkaya@yahoo.com
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
University of Firat,
Elazig, Turkey
Phone: +90 424 2370000
GSM: 0533 7665521
E-mail: bcetinkaya@firat.edu.tr, burhan_cetinkaya@yahoo.com
1990 | M.Sc. | (Veterinary Science),The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat, Turkey |
1996 | Ph.D. | (Epidemiology), The School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bristol, UK |
Professor Burhan Çetinkaya is currently working at the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey. Burhan obtained Veterinary Medicine and MSc degrees in 1990 in Turkey and a PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Bristol, UK in 1996. During his four year stay at the UK, he acquired theoretical and practical knowledge on basic and advanced epidemiology.
He has been working as research scientist and senior lecturer -teaching veterinary epidemiology- at Firat University since 1997. Over these years, he has been involved in a total of 18 research projects as either project leader or as researcher. Burhan has conducted a significant number of field studies related to observational and molecular epidemiology of infectious animal diseases with particular attention to zoonotic infections. He has had over 50 publications in peer reviewed international journals on the prevalence, incidence, geographical distribution, genetic relationships and farm/animal based risk factors of a variety of infectious diseases.
Molecular epidemiology of infectious animal diseases with particular attention to zoonotic infections (e.g. Mycobacterium, Mycoplasma, Brucella, Coxiella, Campylobacter).
Member of Committees
1996 | Member of Turkish Veterinary Microbiology Society |
2008 | Advisory Board of “Journal of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kafkas” |
2016 | Editorial Board of “Journal of Veterinary Science” |
Professional Experience
1992-1996 | Research scientist, The Epidemiology Group, University of Bristol |
1996-2000 | Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat |
2000- 2006 | Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat |
2006- | Professor, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Firat |
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