Individual Information
Mohamed Atia Omar
Assistant Professor
Genome Mapping Departent, Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center
Educational Qualification
From 2013 to 2014, Postdoctoral Research Associate - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) , KSA
From 2009 to 2013, PhD in Agricultural Sciences (Genetics), Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University , Egypt
From 2005 to 2009, M.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences (Genetics), Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University , Egypt
From 2000 to 2004, B.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences, (Biotechnology - Minor: Bioinformatics), Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University , Egypt
Research Interests
Molecular genetics, Genome mapping, Structural biology, Genome-wide mapping of protein-DNA interactions, Epigenetic and Bioinformatics
Work Experience
From 2010 to 2015, Faculty Staff , Dept. of Horticulture - University of Wisconsin-Madison, – USA
From 2014 to 2015, Assistant Professor , Genome Mapping Department - Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI) – ARC - Egypt
From 2013 to 2014, Postdoctoral Research Associate , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) – KSA
From 2009 to 2013, Assistant Researcher , Genome Mapping Department - Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI) – ARC- Egypt
From 2004 to 2009, Researcher Assistant , Genome Mapping Department - Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI) – ARC- Egypt
Projects
From 2004 to 2009, Structural Genomics in Cotton Targeting Important Agronomic Traits
Funded by Science & Technology Development Fund (STDF), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt
From 2004 to 2009, Molecular characterization and isolation of pest resistance genes in Egyptian barley (Hordeum vulgare)
Funded by Science & Technology Development Fund (STDF), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt
From 2009 to 2011, Molecular Markers, SSR Library and Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis to Distinguish Genome Differences among Date Palm
Funded by US-Egypt Joint project in collaboration with Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
From 2009 to 2013, Genomics in the service of Durum Wheat Breeding: Development of Cultivars with High Water Use Efficiency in Egypt.
Funded by Science & Technology Development Fund (STDF), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt
From 2011 to 2013, Development of Initial Marker Assisted Selection System for Net Blotch Resistance in Barley
Funded by Science & Technology Development Fund (STDF), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt
From 2012 to 2015, Germplasm Conservation, Genetic Characterization, Next-Generation Sequencing, Molecular Markers and Bioinformatics Analysis to Distinguish the Genders of Date Palm Trees
Funded by US-Egypt Joint project in collaboration with Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
From 2014 to 2016, Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) Plant as a Novel Source for Energy Production
Funded by Science & Technology Development Fund (STDF), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt
From 2015 to 2017, Construction of the First Initial Agro-Morpho-Genomic Encyclopedia for the Elite Egyptian Bread-Wheat Genotypes by DNA Barcoding and Genomic Techniques
Funded by Science & Technology Development Fund (STDF), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt
From 2013 to 2014, Postdoctoral Research Associate - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) , KSA
From 2009 to 2013, PhD in Agricultural Sciences (Genetics), Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University , Egypt
From 2005 to 2009, M.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences (Genetics), Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University , Egypt
From 2000 to 2004, B.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences, (Biotechnology - Minor: Bioinformatics), Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University , Egypt
Research Interests
Molecular genetics, Genome mapping, Structural biology, Genome-wide mapping of protein-DNA interactions, Epigenetic and Bioinformatics
Work Experience
From 2010 to 2015, Faculty Staff , Dept. of Horticulture - University of Wisconsin-Madison, – USA
From 2014 to 2015, Assistant Professor , Genome Mapping Department - Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI) – ARC - Egypt
From 2013 to 2014, Postdoctoral Research Associate , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) – KSA
From 2009 to 2013, Assistant Researcher , Genome Mapping Department - Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI) – ARC- Egypt
From 2004 to 2009, Researcher Assistant , Genome Mapping Department - Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI) – ARC- Egypt
Projects
From 2004 to 2009, Structural Genomics in Cotton Targeting Important Agronomic Traits
Funded by Science & Technology Development Fund (STDF), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt
From 2004 to 2009, Molecular characterization and isolation of pest resistance genes in Egyptian barley (Hordeum vulgare)
Funded by Science & Technology Development Fund (STDF), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt
From 2009 to 2011, Molecular Markers, SSR Library and Molecular Cytogenetic Analysis to Distinguish Genome Differences among Date Palm
Funded by US-Egypt Joint project in collaboration with Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
From 2009 to 2013, Genomics in the service of Durum Wheat Breeding: Development of Cultivars with High Water Use Efficiency in Egypt.
Funded by Science & Technology Development Fund (STDF), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt
From 2011 to 2013, Development of Initial Marker Assisted Selection System for Net Blotch Resistance in Barley
Funded by Science & Technology Development Fund (STDF), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt
From 2012 to 2015, Germplasm Conservation, Genetic Characterization, Next-Generation Sequencing, Molecular Markers and Bioinformatics Analysis to Distinguish the Genders of Date Palm Trees
Funded by US-Egypt Joint project in collaboration with Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
From 2014 to 2016, Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) Plant as a Novel Source for Energy Production
Funded by Science & Technology Development Fund (STDF), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt
From 2015 to 2017, Construction of the First Initial Agro-Morpho-Genomic Encyclopedia for the Elite Egyptian Bread-Wheat Genotypes by DNA Barcoding and Genomic Techniques
Funded by Science & Technology Development Fund (STDF), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt