Experience

Science Media Centre
• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Science Media Center Researcher

  • Jun 2023 - Present

Freelance
• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Freelance Translator

  • Jan 2021 - Jun 2023

EIT Food
• Belgium
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee
• WE Lead Food Community Manager

  • Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

University of Cambridge
• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee
• Digitisation and curatorial assistant at the University Herbarium

  • Jun 2021 - Oct 2021
• Post-Doctoral Research Associate

  • Apr 2016 - Mar 2021


Michigan State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

  • Aug 2008 - Sep 2015

  I am a Post-Doctoral research associate in Prof. Dean DellaPenna's lab focused on the identification of novel genes that regulate accumulation and turnover of multiple seed traits vitamin A (carotenoids), vitamin E (tocopherols) and vitamin B (B1, B2, B3, and B6) that can be used to breed/engineer agricultural crops with enhanced agronomic traits. Specialties: Quantitative and statistical genetics; quantitative trait loci; genome wide association studies; molecular biology;… Show more I am a Post-Doctoral research associate in Prof. Dean DellaPenna's lab focused on the identification of novel genes that regulate accumulation and turnover of multiple seed traits vitamin A (carotenoids), vitamin E (tocopherols) and vitamin B (B1, B2, B3, and B6) that can be used to breed/engineer agricultural crops with enhanced agronomic traits. Specialties: Quantitative and statistical genetics; quantitative trait loci; genome wide association studies; molecular biology; biochemistry; genomics; seed/plant biology; PCR-based technologies; marker-trait associations; genetic markers; research and development; plant breeding; people management; people training; research presentations and documentation. Show less I am a Post-Doctoral research associate in Prof. Dean DellaPenna's lab focused on the identification of novel genes that regulate accumulation and turnover of multiple seed traits vitamin A (carotenoids), vitamin E (tocopherols) and vitamin B (B1, B2, B3, and B6) that can be used to breed/engineer agricultural crops with enhanced agronomic traits. Specialties: Quantitative and statistical genetics; quantitative trait loci; genome wide association studies; molecular biology;… Show more I am a Post-Doctoral research associate in Prof. Dean DellaPenna's lab focused on the identification of novel genes that regulate accumulation and turnover of multiple seed traits vitamin A (carotenoids), vitamin E (tocopherols) and vitamin B (B1, B2, B3, and B6) that can be used to breed/engineer agricultural crops with enhanced agronomic traits. Specialties: Quantitative and statistical genetics; quantitative trait loci; genome wide association studies; molecular biology; biochemistry; genomics; seed/plant biology; PCR-based technologies; marker-trait associations; genetic markers; research and development; plant breeding; people management; people training; research presentations and documentation. Show less



The University of Nottingham

• Veterinary Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Student

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2008

  My graduate research performed in Prof. Malcolm Bennett was focused on the investigation of vitamin B9 (folate) compartmentation in plants. My graduate research performed in Prof. Malcolm Bennett was focused on the investigation of vitamin B9 (folate) compartmentation in plants.



Syngenta

• Switzerland
• Farming
• 700 & Above Employee

• Industrial Research Assistant

  • Jul 2002 - Jul 2003

  As an Industrial Research Assistant, I was part of Dr. David Leader's team where my research centered on the improvement of wheat endosperm for livestock feed. As an Industrial Research Assistant, I was part of Dr. David Leader's team where my research centered on the improvement of wheat endosperm for livestock feed.



John Innes Centre

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Industrial Research Assistant

  • Jul 2002 - Jul 2003

  At JIC, as an Industrial Research Assistant, I studied cell cycle regulator genes in Arabidopsis in the laboratory of Prof. John Doonan. At JIC, as an Industrial Research Assistant, I studied cell cycle regulator genes in Arabidopsis in the laboratory of Prof. John Doonan.