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Marmar A. El Siddig

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Marmar Abdel Rahman El Siddig Mohammed

Associate Professor of Microbiology & Biotechnology

University of Khartoum-Faculty of Science-Department of Botany- P.O. Box 321,

P.C.: 11115. Tel: +249912212919 (Mob.) – +249183776352 (Office).

E.mail: [email protected]

Personal Data:

First name: Marmar

Family name: El Siddig

Nationality: Sudanese

Gender: Female

Date of Birth: 31/12/1975

Place of Birth: Khartoum

Marital Status: Single

Profession: Molecular biology & Biotechnology

Language: Arabic and English.

Academic qualifications:

1 Ph.D. (Molecular Biology). Botany Dept., Faculty of Science, University of

Khartoum. Ph.D. Study entitled: Molecular Aspects of Agrobacterium-Host

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Interaction and Production of Transgenic Tomato Plants Expressing Defensin

Gene. 2009.

2 M.Sc. in Science (Botany). Botany Dept., Faculty of Science, University of

Khartoum- 2004.

3 B.Sc. in Botany (Honours), First Class (with university prize), Botany Dept.,

Faculty of Science, University of Khartoum- 2000.

Other qualifications:

1 Postdoctoral Research, Agro. & Hort. Dept., University of Nebraska-Lincoln,

USA, Aug. 2011- July 2012.

Prizes & Merit scholarships:

1. University of Khartoum Merit Researchers Award, 2016.

2. AU-TWAS Prize for Young Scientists in Developing Countries, 2013.

3. University of Khartoum Prize for the best student at 5th

level, 2000.

4. Minster of Higher Education and Sudan Institute for Natural and Applied Sciences

prize for best students in natural sciences, 2000.

5. Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Merit Scholarship for Post-doctoral Research, Sep.

2010.

6. In-Country-and In-Region-DAAD Scholarship for Postgraduate Study (Ph.D.), 2006-

2009.

Grants Awarded:

1. Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research grants for research project

(Molecular Aspects of Agrobacterium-Host Interaction and Transformation), 2005.

2. University of Khartoum grant for research project (In vitro Agrobacterium-mediated

transformation and Regeneration of Drought Tolerant Sunflower Plants), 2009.

3. Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research grants for research project

(Application of Molecular Markers for the Estimation of Genetic Diversity in

Cymopsis tetragonoloba and its Wild relative C. senegalensis), 2010.

4. University of Khartoum grant for the research project (A Biotechnological Approach

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Towards Selection and Development of Heat and Drought Tolerant Wheat Cultivars in

Sudan), 2010.

5. Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research grant for the research project "A

Biotechnological Approach Towards Selection and Development of Drought Tolerant

Sorghum in Sudan", 2011.

6. Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research grant for the research project

"Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation and Regeneration of Sudanese Cotton

(Gossypium hirsutum L.) Using Bt Genes for Enhanced Insect Resistance", 2011

(Principal Investigator).


"Detection and Molecular Analysis of Potyviruses Associated with Some Important

Vegetable Crops in Sudan", 2011.


"Identification of Molecular Markers and their Exploitation for the Development of

White-coloured Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Seeds", 2013. (Principal

Investigator).


"Bioleaching of Refractory Low-Grade Gold Ores by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

isolates", 2013.


“A Systematic Approach Towards the Exploitation of the Potentialities of

Actinomycetes for the Production of Bioactive Metabolites and Enzymes”, 2015.


“Molecular Identification of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility Factors in Onion (Allium

cepa L.) and Production of Hybrid Varieties”, 2016 (Principal Investigator).

Training:

1. Training course in Molecular Biology, Level I (3rd

March-26th

May, 2003) & II

(28th

Sep.-15th

Dec., 2003), National Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health,

Sudan.

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2. Training course in Educational preparation (92 hrs. theoretical study + 20 hrs.

micro-teaching), Staff development center, University of Khartoum, Sudan, 30th

Aug. – 3rd

Oct. 2004.

3. Training course in the Principles and applications of laboratories’ apparatus

(FFAAS, HPLC, IRS, GC), University of Khartoum, Sudan, 11-16th

Nov. 2006.

4. Training course in Plant Biotechnology (Agrobacterium-mediated transformation,

Plant Tissue Culture & DNA molecular markers), National Research Centre,

Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 2007- Jun. 2008.

5. Training course in Plant Transformation and GMOs Detection, Agriculture and

Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Cairo, Egypt, May-June 2008.

6. An intensive training course in English Language, University of Khartoum,

English Language Dept., Sudan, April – May, 2010.

7. Advanced Communication English Language course, Cambridge International

Centre (Sudan), Aug.-Sep. 2010.

8. Training course in Agricultural Biotechnology, Yangzhou University , Yangzhou,

China, 15 Nov. – 15 Dec. 2010.

9. Good knowledge in: Excels, SPSS, PAST, R program, Photoshop and Network.

Work experience:

1 Full time Associate professor – Botany Dept., Faculty of Science, University of

Khartoum, Aug. 2013- to Date.

2 Full time Assistant professor – Botany Dept., Faculty of Science, University of

Khartoum, Aug. 2009- Aug. 2013.

3 Full time Lecturer – Botany Dept., Faculty of Science, University of Khartoum,

Feb. 2005- Aug. 2009.

4 Full time teaching assistant – Botany Dept., Faculty of Science, University of

Khartoum, May 2004- Feb. 2005.

5 Full time teaching assistant – University of Medical Science and Technology.

(2000-2004).

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6 Full time Lecturer – University of Medical Science and Technology. (Aug. 2004-

July 2009).

7 Part time teaching assistant – Collage of Technological Sciences. (2004-2005)

8 Part time teaching assistant – Botany Dept., Faculty of Science, University of

Khartoum. (1998-2004).

Teaching experience:

Courses taught to undergraduates and postgraduates at Faculty of Science,

University of Khartoum & other universities:

Biotechnology (General Molecular Biology, Tissue Culture, Plant

Transformation, Application of Molecular Markers, Lab safety)-Postgraduate

students.

Genetic engineering - 5th

year honours students.

Host-Pathogen Interaction- 5th


Biostatistics & SPSS - 5th


Bacteriology – 4th


Molecular Genetics - 4th


Virology - 4th


Genetics & Population Genetics - 3rd

year students.

Introduction to Microbiology – Preliminary year.

General Botany – Preliminary year.

Cell Biology – Preliminary year (Faculties of Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmacy,

University of Medical Sciences & Technology).

Pharmacognostical Botany - Preliminary year (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of

Medical Sciences & Technology).

Administrative experience:

Deputy Dean Faculty of Science, University of Khartoum, Nov. 2015-Date.

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Secretary of Botany Department Council, Faculty of Science, University of

Khartoum, Dec. 2012 – Nov. 2015.

Secretariat General of the Natural Product Organization, Sudan (NAPROS), Jan.

2013-2015.

Deputy Dean, Biology Department, Preparatory College, University of Medical

Sciences and Technology, 2009.

Theses Supervision:

Undergraduate Dissertations:

1. Impact of Some Amino acids and Glucose in the Growth of Agrobactrium isolates,

2009 (Zeinab Eltahir Eldalil).

2. Accumulation of Carbohydrates and proteins on Agrobacterium-Induced Tumours,

2009 (Rania Hassan Ibrahim).

3. Disinfection and Clarification of Water Samples Collected from River Nile Using

Plant Extracts, 2010 (Ruba Kamal Yusif).

4. Isolation and Characterization of Different E. coli Isolates Collected from Different

Sources in Khartoum, 2010 (Hind Mohammed Hashim).

5. Conventional and Molecular Classification of Agrobacterium isolates, 2011 (Aml

Osman Gasim Ismaiel).

6. Screening for Drought Stress Tolerance in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes

Using Protein and Molecular Markers, 2011 (Bushra Mohammed El-Amin Hassan).

7. Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of Salmonella spp. Isolated from

Different Sources in Khartoum, 2011 (Dalia Hassan Mohammed Ahmed Siddig).

8. Isolation and Characterization of Streptomyces Species Producing α-Amylase Enzyme,

2011 (Esraa El Fatih Abd Eljalil A. Rahman).

9. Characterization and Diversity of Salmonella isolates Recovered from Meat Samples

in Khartoum (Suhndh Ahmed Mohamed Musa).

10. Genetic Diversity among Some Rhizobia Isolated from Different Leguminous Plants

(Sondos Musa Ali).

11. Biochemical and RAPD-Based Molecular Analysis of Some Wheat (Triticum

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aestivum L.) Genotypes (Hanan Kamal A/Gadir).

12. Characterization and Diversity among Xanthomonas isolates Recovered from

Vegetables and Fruits in Khartoum (Safia Mohammed Sharif).

13. Antimicrobial Activity of Some Lichens Extracts (Mustafa Abdalla Yousif).

14. Screening of Locally Isolated Streptomyces for Production of Chitinase Enzyme

(Nidal Ahmed Ibrahim).

15. Screening of Locally Isolated Streptomyces for Production of Cellulase Enzyme

(Ismael Yaagoub Omer Idris).

16. Optimization of Carbon Sources and pH values for Lipase Production by

Pseudomonas spp. (Nusaiba Abdel Karim Elbashir).

17. Optimization of Nitrogen Sources and Fermentation Periods for Lipase Production by

Pseudomonas spp. (Sara Tagelsir Osman).

Postgraduate Research:

1. In Vitro Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and Regeneration of Some Tomato

(Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill.) Cultivars, M.Sc., co-supervisor (Hyfa Hassan A.

Wahid).

2. Assessment of Genetic Diversity among Some Sudanese Onion (Allium cepa L.)

Cultivars Using Molecular Markers. M.Sc. (Eman M. E. Mansour).

3. Utilization of Genetic Markers to Assess the Heritability of Bacterial Leaf spot

Resistance Trait in Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). M.Sc. (Noura Khalil Ahmed).

5. Estimation of Oil Seed Content Trait and Genetic Diversity in Selected Sesame

(Sesamum indicum L.) Cultivars, M.Sc. (Amel Abdel razig Ibrahim).

6. Effect of Growth Conditions on the Production, Composition and Viscosity of Xanthan

Gum Production by Xanthomonas campestris, M.Sc., co-supervisor (Leiza Hayder

Ahmed).

7. Biodegradation of Phenols Using Bacterial Strains Isolated from Wastewater, M.Sc.,

co-supervisor (Zainab Fadulalla Ahmed).

8. Estimation of Genetic Variation, Screening for Drought Tolerance and Development of

a Transformation Protocol for Sudan’s Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Ph.D., co-

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supervisor (Badr Eldin Ahmed Eltayeb Saeed).

10. Genetic Transformation of Sudanese Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Lines for

Improved Drought Tolerance Using Agrobacterium tumefaciens as a Vector, Ph.D.,

co-supervisor (Aisha Ohag Osman Mohammed).

11. Genetic Transformation of Sudanese Cotton (Gossypium spp.) Cultivars for Improved

Insect Resistance Using Agrobacterium tumefaciens as a Vector, Ph.D., co-supervisor

(Iman Khalifa Abdel Gadir Ahmed).

12. Estimation of Genetic Diversity and Drought Tolerance in Sudanese Sorghum bicolor

(L.) Moench Accessions Using Morpho-physiological and Molecular Markers, M.Sc.,

co-suervisor (Rabab Mohamed Ahmed Ali).

13. Molecular Screening of Some Sudanese Families for Amelogenesis Imperfecta

Disorder, M.Sc., co-supervisor (Nada Mohammed Salih).

Currently I’m supervising the following M.Sc. and Ph.D. studies at University of

Khartoum:

1. Optimization of Fermentation Conditions for Enhanced Amino Acids Production using

Bacillus sp. isolates, Ph.D.

2. Agro-morphological, Biochemical and Molecular Analysis of some Wheat (Triticum

aestivum L.) cultivars Grown under Heat Stress, Ph.D.

3. Optimization of Fermentation Conditions for Enhanced Amino Acids Production by

Escherichia coli Isolates, Ph.D.

4. Molecular Identification of Cytoplasmic Male Sterility Factors in Onion (Allium cepa

L.), Ph.D.

5. Agro-morphological, Biochemical and Molecular Analysis of some Wheat (Triticum

aestivum L.) cultivars Grown under Heat Stress, Ph.D.

6. RAPD Markers-Based Assessment of Genetic Diversity among Rhizobium Strains,

M.Sc.

7. Optimization of Conditions for Enhanced Production of Lipase Enzyme by

Pseudomonas Species Isolated from Soil Samples, M.Sc.

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8. Optimization of Culture Conditions for Efficient Cellulase Production from Locally

Isolated Streptomyces Species, M.Sc.

9. Screening of Bacillus Species with Potentials of Peptide Antibiotics Production, M.Sc.

10. Production of Vitamin B6 by Endogenous Rhizobium Isolates, M.Sc.

11. Genomic and Metabolomic-Assisted Fingerprinting of L-Asparaginase-Producing

Streptomyces Species, M.Sc.

12. Metabolic Profile Associated with Abiotic Stress in Agrobacteria and Rhizobia,

M.Sc.

Currently I’m co-supervising the following Ph.D./M.Sc. studies at University of

Khartoum:

1. Development and Selection of Drought Tolerant Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) using

Molecular Markers, Ph.D.

2. Biological Control of Fusarium Wilt Disease in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) by

Bacillus spp., Ph.D.

3. Identification of Molecular Markers and their Exploitation for the Development of

White-Coloured Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Seeds, Ph.D.

4. Optimization of Proteases Production by Aspergillus niger Using Solid-State

Fermentation, M.Sc.

5. Isolation and Characterization of Streptomyces Species with in vitro and in vivo

Activities Against Phytopathogenic Fungi, M.Sc.

6. Bioleaching of Refractory Low-Grade Gold Ores by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Isolates, M.Sc.

7. Optimization of Culture Conditions for Efficient Chitinases Production from Locally

Isolated Streptomyces Species. M.Sc.

Conferences, Workshops & Summer Schools:

1. 7th

Conference in Biotechnology, National Center for Research, Sudan, 15-17

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Dec. 2005.

2. ICGEB Workshop: Principles of Biosafety Research for the Release of

Genetically Engineered Crops. National Center for Research, Commission for

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Sudan, 4-9 Feb. 2007.

3. FEBS, IUBMB, ICGEB, UNESCO & EMBO Advanced Summer School

“Molecular and Cellular Bases of Infection”. Cape Town, South Africa, 1-9

March 2008.

4. UNCTAD Introductory course on “Biosafety and GMO Detection”, Agricultural

and Genetic Engineering Research Institute, Egypt, 9-20 Nov. 2008.

5. IPBO-UGent Summer course on “Modern Breeding Techniques for Improvement

of Leguminous Plants”. University of Gent, Gent, Belgium, 18-28 Aug. 2009.

6. 3rd

International Conference of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology Division:

Biotechnology for Better Life, 3-5 Nov. 2009, NRC, Cairo, Egypt.

7. 1st International Conference of University of Khartoum, Graduate College, March

2010, Khartoum, Sudan.

8. ICGEB-KISR Workshop on "Introduction to Risk Analysis of GMOs", Kuwait

Institute for Scientific Research, Safat, Kuwait State, 3-7 Oct. 2010.

9. The 2nd

International Conference on Applied Biotechnology “Biotechnology for

Sustainable Human Society”, Africa City of Technology, Oct. 25-27, 2010.

Sudan.

10. Workshop on "Writing Scientific Papers and EndNote Reference management

Program, Africa City of Technology, 11-14 April 2011, Khartoum, Sudan.

11. 1st Annual Symposium: Arab-American Frontiers in Science, Medicine and

Engineering, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), Kuwait State, 17-

20 Oct. 2011.

12. Plant Breeding and Genetics Symposium, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA,

3 April, 2012.

13. 6th Annual Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee Meeting; 2nd Annual

National Association of Plant Breeders Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 6-8 Aug.

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2012.

14. Conference of Arab Expatriate Scientists “When Arab Minds Integrate”, League

of Arab States, Cairo, Egypt, 19-20 Dec. 2012.

15. Workshop on Cryopreservation, School of Biosciences, Taylor’s University

Lakeside Campus, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 21-22th September 2013.

16. ICGEB Workshop on “Biosafety risk Assessment: The role of Science on GMO

Decision-Making”, Trieste, Italy, 30/6 - 4/7/2014.

17. Symposium in Plant Biotechnology, Yangzhou University , Yangzhou, China, 26

Nov. – 3 Dec. 2014.

18. ICGEB Fourth Advanced Summer School in Africa “The Role of the Microbiome

in Disease”, Hermanus, South Africa, 13-19 September 2015.

19. Three Circles of Alemat Workshop “Women in Academia Mentorship”, Amman,

Jordan, 2-5 October 2015.

Publications:

Book Chapters:

1. Adil A. El Hussein, Halima S. Mohy-Eldin, Mayha M. M. Nor Elmadiena and

Marmar A. El Siddig (2012). Prevalence, Detection and Antimicrobial Resistance

Pattern of Salmonella in Sudan. In: Salmonella - Distribution, Adaptation, Control

Measures and Molecular Technologies, B.A. Annous and J.B. Gurtler (eds.), InTech,

pp. 51-80. ISBN: 978-953-51-0661-6.

Papers published in International Journals:

1. El Siddig, M.A., El Hussein, A.A., Siddig, M.A., Elballa, M.M. and Saker, M.M.

(2009). Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation and in vitro Regeneration of of

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Plants cv. CastleRock. Journal of Genetic

Engineering and Biotechnology, 7 (1): 11-17.

2. A. A. El Hussein, S. A. Tawfig, S. G. Mohammed, M. A. El Siddig and M. A. M.

Siddig (2009). Citric acid production from kenana cane molasses by Aspergillus niger

in submerged fermentation. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 7 (2):

51-57.

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3. El Siddig, M.A., El Hussein, A.A. and Saker, M.M. (2011). Agrobacterium-Mediated

Transformation of Tomato Plants Expressing Defensin Gene. International Journal of

Agricultural Research (6): 323-334.

4. Afrah T. Mohamed, Adil A. El Hussein, Marmar A. El Siddig, Awad G. Osman

(2011). Degradation of Oxyfluorfen Herbicide by Soil Microorganisms. Biotechnology

10 (3): 274-279.

5. Adil A. El Hussein, Afrah T. Mohamed, Marmar A. El Siddig, Ashraf M. Sherif,

Awad G. Osman (2012). Effect of Oxyflurofen Herbicide on Microorganisms in Loam

and Silt Loam Soils. Research Journal of Environmental Science. 6 (4): 134-145.

6. Heyam S. Mohammed, Stefania Zicca, Ariana Manglli, Moawia E. Mohamed,

Marmar A. El Siddig, Adil A. El Hussein and Laura Tomassoli (2013). Occurrence

and Phylogenetic Analysis of Potyviruses, Carlaviruses and Allexiviruses in Garlic in

Sudan. Journal of Phytopathology 161(9): 642-650. [Impact factor: 0.791]

7. Marmar A. El Siddig, Ismail Dweikat, Stephen Baenziger, Adil A. El Hussein and

Ibrahim S. Elbasyoni (2012). Genetic Diversity among Sudanese Wheat Cultivars as

Revealed by Molecular Markers. Middle East Journal of Scientific Research 14 (9):

1135-1142.

8. Hind E. Fadoul, Marmar A. El Siddig and Adil A. El Hussein (2013). Assessment of

genetic diversity among Sudanese wheat cultivars using RAPD markers. International

Journal of Current Science 6: E 51-57. [Impact factor: 4.19]

9. Marmar A. El Siddig, Stephen Baenziger, Ismail Dweikat and Adil A. El Hussein

(2013). Preliminary Screening for Water Stress Tolerance and Genetic Diversity in

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivars from Sudan. Journal of Genetic Engineering

and Biotechnology, 11 (2): 87-94.

10. H. S. Mohammed, S. Zicca, A. Manglli, M. E. Mohamed, M. A. El Siddig, L.

Tomassoli and A. A. El Hussein (2014). Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic

Analysis of Common Pumpkin Viruses in Sudan. Journal of Plant Pathology. 96 (1):

77-84. [Impact factor: 0.912]

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11. Adil A. El Hussein, Marmar A. El Siddig, Abdel Wahab H. Abdalla, Ismael

Dweikat and Stephen Baenziger (2014). SSR and SRAP markers-based Genetic

Diversity in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Accessions of Sudan.

Interational Journal of Plant Breeding and Genetics 8(2): 89-99.

12. Adil A. El Hussein, Marmar A. El Siddig, Sakina M. A. Yagi

and Abdel Wahab H.

Abdalla (2014). Nutrients Accumulation and Vascularization of Agrobacterium

Tumours Induced on Launaea capitata Spreng. Plant. Global Advanced Research

Journal of Microbiology 3(3): 59-63. [Impact factor: 0.295]

13. Adil A. El Hussein, Randa H. Elsalahi, Awad G. Osman, Ashraf M. Sherif, Marmar

A. El Siddig (2014). Isolation and 16S rRNA-based Identification of Benomyl-

Degrading Bacteria. British Biotechnology Journal. 4(6): 670-683.

14. Adil A. El Hussein, Rihab I.M. Elhassan and Marmar A. El Siddig (2014). Isolation

and Identification of Streptomyces rochei Strain Active against Phytopathogenic

Fungi. British Microbiology Research Journal. 4(10): 1057-1068.

15. Adil Ali El Hussein, Marmar A/Rahman El Siddig, Sakina M.A. Yagi, and A/Azim

Ali Ahmed. (2014). Science on the Banks of the Nile: Cell Biology in Sudan.

American Society of Cell Biology (ASCB) Newsletter, 37(2): 10-11.

16. Badr Eldin A. E. Saeed, Marmar A. El Siddig, Aisha Ohag Osman and Adil A. El

Hussein (2014). A Simple and Efficient Protocol for Callus Induction and

Regeneration from Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Mature Embryos. International

Journal of Science and Research, 3 (7): 1698 - 1703. [Impact factor: 3.358]


Hussein (2014). Development of Regeneration and Transformation Protocol for Local

Sudan’s wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivars. Global Advanced Research Journal

of Biotechnology, 3(1): 30-40. [Impact factor: 0.307]


Hussein (2014). Drought Tolerance Screening and Estimation of Genetic Variation

among Some Wheat Cultivars Using Physiological and SRAP markers. Journal of

Advances in Biology. 5(2): 636 - 644. [Impact factor: 1.04]

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19. Elhadi A. I. Elkhalil, Fatima Y. Gaffar, Marmar A. El Siddig, Huda A. H. Osman

(2015). Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Cellulolytic Bacillus Isolates from

Soil and Compost. American Journal of Microbiological Research 3(2): 55-58.

20. Muna E. Ahmed and Marmar A. El Siddig (2015). Serotyping of Salmonella

enterica Isolated from Broiler Chicks in an Outbreak in Sudan. Global Journal of

Science Frontier Research 15(5): 29-33.

21. Rania D.M. Albasha, Mawahib E.M. ElNour, Rajaa.S.M.Abadi, Marmar A. El

Siddig (2015). Comparative Studies on Physicochemical Properties and Fatty Acids

Composition of Seed Oil of Jatropha curcas and Jatropha glauca. International

Journal of Technical Research and Applications 3(4):407-412. [Impact factor: 4.39]

22. Rania D. M. Albasha, Marmar A. El Siddig and Mawahib E. M. El Nour (2015).

Comparative Study on the Metabolic Constituents and Genetic Profile of Jatropha

glauca and Jatropha curcas. Journal of Biological and Chemical Research 32(2):

1010-1018.

23. Iman K. A. Abdel Gadir, Marmar A. El Siddig, Hayfa H. A. Ibrahim and Adil A. El

Hussein (2016). In vitro Direct Regeneration of Cotton (Gossypium spp.) Cultivars of

Sudan. British Biotechnology Journal 11(4): 1-9.

24. Hind Emad Fadoul, Marmar A. El Siddig, Abdel Wahab H. Abdalla, Juntawong N.

and Adil A. El Hussein (2016). Screening of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L). Moench)

for Drought Tolerance using PEG and Drought Associated EST Markers. International

Journal of Recent Scientific Research 7(4): 10011-10016.

25. Layla Mohamed Elsadig, Atif Elsadig Idris, Ahmed Ali Mohamed Osman, Atif

Ibrahim Abuali and Marmar A. El Siddig (2016). Genetic Diversity among Sudanese

Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) Genotypes Using Agro-morphological Traits

and Molecular Markers. International Journal of Applied and Pure Science and

Agriculture (IJAPSA) 02(10): 51-61.

26. Hind Emad Fadoul, Marmar A. El Siddig, Abdel Wahab H. Abdalla and Adil A. El

Hussein (2016). Genome-wide SNPs identification and Determination of proteins

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associated with stress response in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Monech) accessions.

Submitted.

27. Hind Emad Fadoul, Marmar A. El Siddig, Abdel Wahab H. Abdalla and Adil A. El

Hussein (2016). Physiological and Proteomic Analysis of two Sorghum bicolor

Accessions in Response to Drought Stress. Submitted.

28. H. Mohammed, M. A. El Siddig, A. A. El Hussein, F. A. Ibrahim, J. Navas-Castillo

and E. Fiallo-Olivé (2016). First report of Sweet potato leaf curl virus infecting sweet

potato in Sudan. Plant Disease, submitted.

Reports:

1. Improving Wheat Varieties for Nebraska. 2011 State Breeding and Quality Evaluation

Report. Report to the Nebraska Wheat Development, Utilization and Marketing Board.

NE, USA, April 2012.

2. Improving Wheat Varieties for Nebraska. 2012 State Breeding and Quality Evaluation

Report. Report to the Nebraska Wheat Development, Utilization and Marketing Board.

NE, USA, April 2013.

Papers presented in International Conferences:

1. El Siddig, M.A., El Hussein, A.A., Siddig, M.A., Elballa, M.M. and Saker, M.M.

(2010). Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Tomato Plants Expressing

Defensin Gene. Proceedings of the 1st Conference of University of Khartoum,

Graduate College, Khartoum, Sudan.

2. Adil A. El Hussein, Mayha M. M. Nor Elmadiena, Marmar A. El Siddig, Halima S.

M. Mohamed and Hind E. Fadoul (2012). Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and

Plasmid Profile Analysis of Salmonellae Isolated in Sudan. Proceedings of the 3rd

Conference of University of Khartoum, Graduate College, Khartoum, Sudan.

3. Marmar A. El Siddig, Stephen Baenziger, Ismael Dweikat and Adil A. El Hussein

(2016). Molecular Markers Based Screening of Genetic Diversity for Drought

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Tolerance in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cultivars. The 7th

Conference of University

of Khartoum, Graduate College, Khartoum, Sudan.

4. Heyam Mohammed, Marmar El Siddig, Ariana Manglli, Laura Tomassoli, Moawia

Mohamed and Adil El Hussein (2016). Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of

Potyviruses Associated with Some Important Crops in Sudan. The 7th

Conference of

University of Khartoum, Graduate College, Khartoum, Sudan.

Posters:

1. El Siddig, M.A. and El Hussein, A.A. (2005). Compatibility Pattern between Ten

Agrobacterium tumefaciens Isolates and Some Sunflower Genotypes. Proceeding of

the 7th

Conference in Biotechnology, National Center for Research, Sudan.

2. El Siddig, M.A. and El Hussein, A.A. (2010). Agrobacterium-Host Interaction.

Proceeding of the 1st Conference of Graduate College, University of Khartoum.

3. Ibrahim, E.A., Abdalla, A.H., El Siddig, M. A. and Saker, M.M. (2010). Genetic

Diversity in Sesame (Sesamum indicum) Germplasm Accessions Detected by Agro-

morphological Characters and RAPD Markers. Proceeding of the 1st Conference of

Graduate College, University of Khartoum.

4. Marmar A. El Siddig, Hind E. Fadoul and Adil A. El Hussein (2011). Evaluation of

Genetic Diversity and Drought Tolerance in Sudanese Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Cultivars Using RAPD Markers. 1st Annual Symposium: Arab-American Frontiers in

Science, Medicine and Engineering, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR),

Kuwait State.

5. El Togha E. Abdel Rahman, Marmar A. El Siddig and Adil A. El Hussein (2012).

Detection of Tumourigenicity in Agrobacteria Using Pathogenicity PCR Primers.

Proceeding of the 3rd

Conference of Graduate College, University of Khartoum.

6. Hind E. Fadoul, Marmar A. Elsiddig and Adil A. Elhussein (2012). Evaluation of

genetic diversity in Sudanese wheat (triticum aestivum L.) cultivars using RAPD

markers. Proceeding of the 3rd

Conference of Graduate College, University of

Khartoum

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7. Heyam S. Mohammed, Adil A. Elhussein, Marmar A. Elsiddig and Nebras H. Ahmed

(2012). Detection and molecular analysis of potyviruses associated with onion (Allium

cepa) and garlic (Allium sativum) crops in Sudan. Proceeding of the 3rd

Conference of

Graduate College, University of Khartoum

8. Bader Eldeen A. Eltayeb, Adil A. El Hussein, Marmar A. El Siddig and Hind E.

Fadoul (2012). An efficient protocol for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) regeneration.

Proceeding of the 3rd

Conference of Graduate College, University of Khartoum

9. Marmar A. El Siddig, Zahra M. Ibrahim, Mayha M. M. Nor Elmadiena and Adil A.

El Hussein (2015). Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern and Plasmid Profile

of Salmonella Servars in Sudan. ICGEB/IUBMB Advanced School on “The Role of

the Microbiome in Disease” Hermanus, South Africa 13th-18th September 2015.

Consultancy & Advisory Panels:

Member of the Technical Committee of the National Biosafety Council 2014-

Date.

Consultant for Microbiological water quality, MAKS Aviation Services Co. LTD

2015.

Journal Editorial Board & Reviewer

Reviewer, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries (JIDC), April, 2015-Date.

Editor & Reviewer, Journal of Applied and Industrial Sciences (JAIS), Dec. 2012-

Date.

Editor & Reviewer, International Journal of Advance Industrial Engineering

(IJAIE), March. 2013-Date.

Reviewer, Journal of Forest Products and Industries (JFPI), Jan, 2013-Date.

Other Scientific Achievements:

Different diagnostic nucleotides sequences were designed and deposited in the

international Genebank (NCBI) as follows:

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No Organism Isolate

code

GenBank accession

numbers

1 Garlic common latent virus Sud.G52 KC191717

2 Garlic common latent virus Sud.G58 KC191718

3 Leek yellow stripe virus Sud.G52 KC207712

4 Onion yellow dwarf virus Sud.G55 KC207713

5 Onion yellow dwarf virus Sud.G60 KC207714

6 Garlic virus A Sud.G60 KC207715

7 Garlic virus B Sud.G56 KC207716

8 Garlic virus C Sud.G52 KC207717

9 Garlic virus X Sud.G61 KC207718

10 Zucchini yellow mosaic virus Sud.C20 KC695817

11 Zucchini yellow mosaic virus Sud.C20 KC677622

12 Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus Sud.C.22 KC677625

13 Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus Sud.C.32 KC677626

14 Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus Sud.C.35 KC677623

15 Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus Sud.C.37 KC677624

16 Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus Sud.C.23 KC677627

17 Watermelon chlorotic stunt virus Sud.C.37 KC677628

18 Papaya ringspot virus type P Sud.C24 JX430436

19 Streptomyces rochei R92 KJ689444

20 Bacillus clausii Bd28 KJ801390

21 Pseudomonas putida Bd7 KJ801391

22 Pseudomonas stutzeri Bd32 KJ801392

23 Acinetobacter sp. Bd23 KJ801393

24 Pseudomonas stutzeri Bd8 KJ801394

25 Brevibacillus invocatus Bd9 KJ801395

26 Lysinibacillus sp. Bd27 KJ801396

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27 Agrobacterium tumefaciens Bd49 KJ801397

Professional Societies Memberships:

1. Natural Products Research Organization (General Secretary), 2013 – to date.

2. American Society of Agronomy (ASA), 2012 – to 2013.

3. Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), 2012 – to 2013.

4. Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), 2012 – to 2013.

5. International Association of Plant Biotechnology (IAPB), 2012 – to date.

6. Arab Association for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2011 – to date.

7. International Society for Biosafety Research (ISBR), 2010 – to 2012.

8. African Crop Science Society (ACSS), 2009 – to date.

References:

1. Prof. Adil A. El Hussein, Dept. of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of

Khartoum, Sudan. Email: [email protected]. Tel. +249-9-12232845.

2. Prof. Mahmoud M. Sakr; President, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology,

STDF, Egypt. Email: [email protected], [email protected],

[email protected]. Tel. +202 279 212 89.

3. Prof. Stephen Baenziger, Dept. of Agro. & Hort., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE,

USA. Email: [email protected].

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