Dr. Beyhan joined the CRL team in October 2003. He received his Ph.D. and Masters degree in Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology (2003) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a DVM degree (1989) from the University of Ankara. His research for his M.S. program was focused on sexual dimorphism in pre-implantation bovine embryos. His PhD work concentrated on understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in nuclear and cellular reprogramming events that take place during nuclear transfer procedures in bovine (cattle) embryos, especially the understanding of transcription and gene expression patterns in nuclear transfer embryos. An accurate picture of these events will help researchers to develop more efficient cloning techniques, which in turn will provide an efficient tool for all related areas such as transgenics, cell technologies and animal agriculture to improve their efficiencies and improve our lives ultimately. His current research here in the Cellular Reprogramming Laboratory is an extension of previous works, utilizing laboratory animals as a model.