Nanomaterial Interactions with Plant Cellular Mechanisms and Macromolecules and Agricultural Implications (PDF)

crops in 2010, and Ph.D. in field crops in 2013 from Tishreen University. Her research expertise is dedicated to biotechnology, molecular biology, and nanotechnology. She published 23 research articles in international journals in addition to 6 book chapters. She is reviewer for several international journals on biotechnology and agriculture. She participated in the organizing and scientific committees of local and international scientific conferences and contributed numerous research presentations. In addition to teaching, graduate students advising, and conducting funded research projects, currently she is conducting two research projects on biotechnology and nanotechnology focusing on genetic resources for wheat and using nanoparticles in agriculture, medicine, and the environment. She is interested in the role of biotechnology and nanotechnology in enhancing plant breeding and reduced negative impacts on the environment.



Professor Shri Mohan Jain is a consultant and plant biotechnologist, Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. He received M.Phil. in 1973 and Ph.D. in 1978, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He was a postdoctoral fellow in Israel and USA and a visiting scientist/professor in Japan, Malaysia, Germany, and Italy. He was a technical officer, Plant Breeding and Genetics, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, 1999-2005. He is a member of International Association of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology; he is an editorial board member of Euphytica, In Vitro, Propagation of Ornamental Plants, Emirates J. Food and Agriculture, and a series on forest biotechnology. His publications are more than 160 in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings and edited 55 books; he was an invited speaker and acted as a chairperson in several international conferences worldwide. He was serving at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) when the agency was awarded Nobel Peace Prize, 2005; he is also a former consultant to IAEA, the European Union, the Government of Greneda, Iranian Private Company and the Egyptian Government. Currently, his research interests are somatic embryogenesis, organogenesis, haploidy, somatic cell hybridization, somaclonal variation and mutagenesis mainly in medicinal plants, date palm, and banana genetic improvement, genetic diversity, erosion, conservation, and utilization in the context of climate change and food and nutritional security.