Prof. Mai Allam

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Professor

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Current Positions

Supervisor and Director of Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Resources Group, Advanced Sciences Excellence Center, National Research Center (NRC)
Expert Lecturer in Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University
President of the International Institution for Science and Innovation and Societal Sustainable Development (ISISD)
Former Supervisor of Regional Development Centers (RDC), Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT)

PhD in Genetics and Genetic Mapping - Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany - 2015

Doctoral Fellowship (DAAD) - Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany - 2010-2015

Master's in Plant Biotechnology - Cairo University, Faculty of Agriculture - 2003-2007

Bachelor's in Agricultural Sciences in Plant Production - Cairo University, Faculty of Agriculture - 1998-2003

Deputy Director and Supervisor - Plant Biotechnology and Genetic Resources Group (PBGR) - 2015-2022
Technical Support and Monitoring Member - Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) - 2016-2018

Director-Supervisor of Regional Development Centers (RDC) - Academy of Scientific Research and Technology - 2018-2022
Director of 3 international research projects
Supervisor of 7 PhD and Master's students

Representing Egypt at the Intellectual Property Rights Workshop at Dubai Expo (2022)

Training course on Science and Technology Policies in China (2017)

International cooperation with Leibniz Institute (IPK) in Germany

Cooperation with the International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)

Cooperation with United Nations University in Portugal

20 years of experience in scientific research (2003-2024)

Wheat genome studies to identify genes responsible for environmental stress tolerance

Studies on seed longevity in plants such as rapeseed and sesame

Development of biotechnology techniques such as tissue culture and genetic transformation

Genetic documentation using DNA barcoding

Supervision of graduate students in wheat stress tolerance and medicinal plant conservation

Multiple research papers published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals, latest in 2024 and 2023 in the Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

Member of the National Committee for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
Member of the Man and Biosphere (MaB) Committee, UNESCO
Secretary General of the National Committee for Nature Protection and Natural Resources
Member of the National Biotechnology Network