Summary

Work experience

• Head of Research (Professor)

  Field Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Egypt

  2022.01-Current

  (5 years)

  Directing strategic national breeding initiatives, managing large-scale research projects, budgets, and multidisciplinary teams. Leading the Salinity Breeding Program team, utilizing molecular and conventional tools to enhance crop yield under severe abiotic stresses.
• Senior Biotechnology Researcher

  Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Hainan, China

  2025.05-2026.05

  (a year)

  Spearheaded advanced plant biotechnology projects at TCGRI; successfully established a banana embryogenic cell suspension system and a robust genetic transformation system for functional gene exploration in tropical crops.
• Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics (Seconded Faculty Member)

  Faculty of Agriculture, Damietta University, Egypt

  2003.09-2025.05

  (22 years)

  Provided high-level academic instruction for undergraduate and postgraduate students in specialized modules: Genetics, Plant Breeding, Breeding for Disease Resistance, and Molecular Genetics. Concluded the teaching tenure upon official excuse prior to international research deployment.
• Senior Researcher (Assistant Professor)

  Field Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Egypt

  2016.12-2022.01

  (5 years)

  Co-developed and facilitated the successful official release of eight Egyptian inbred rice varieties and two hybrid rice varieties (e.g., Giza 179, Sakha 107, Sakha 108). Specialized in molecular and conventional tools to enhance crop yield under severe environmental conditions.
• Associate Professor (TYSP Alumnus)

  Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China

  2018.03-2019.03

  (a year)

  Successfully executed intensive advanced research on the 'Genetic dissection of aerobic adaptation in upland rice' under the prestigious Talented Young Scientist Program (TYSP).
• Director / Agricultural Consultant

  Joint Egyptian-Nigerian Farm & Islamic University in Niger

  2015.12-2018.03

  (2 years)

  Managed complete farm operations, technical agricultural protocols, and capacity-building programs in a tropical environment. Delivered expert institutional consultation, shaping modern agricultural educational curricula.
• Assistant Researcher/ Researcher

  Field Crops Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Egypt

  1999.12-2016.11

  (17 years)

  Co-developed and facilitated the successful official release of eight Egyptian inbred rice varieties and two hybrid rice varieties. Conducted extensive genetic mapping and tissue culture.

Educational experience

• sant'anna school of advanced studies, pisa, italy

  Genetics (Curriculum A, Plant Genetic Resources)

  2005.01-2009.03

  (4 years)

  Thesis: 'Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) for Salt Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.).' Advanced modules completed in Genomics, Population Genetics, Quantitative Genetics, Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Plant Breeding.
• Tanta University, Egypt

  Genetics

  1999.09-2003.02

  (3 years)

  Thesis: 'Genetical and Biochemical Studies on Heterosis and Combining Ability in Rice (Oryza sativa L.).' Core modules in Population Genetics, Mutation Genetics, Biochemical Genetics, Statistical Genetics, and Advanced Genetic Techniques.
• Tanta University, Egypt

  Agronomy

  1991.09-1995.06

  (4 years)

  Comprehensive undergraduate curriculum covering Crop Physiology, Plant Nutrition, Plant Breeding, Crop Production, Crop Taxonomy and Morphology, Microbiology, Plant Pathology, and Genetics.

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