Hesham Agrama
CURRICULUM VITA
Mailing Address and Contact Information:
Hesham Agrama, Ph.D.
Department of Crop Sciences
College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences
Sultan Qaboos University
P.O. Box 34, Alkhoud 123, Oman
Tel: +968-2414 1217; GSM: +968-9179 6914
Fax: +968-2414 3418 email: Hesham.Agrama@squ.edu.om gmail: Agrama.Hesham@hotmail.com
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=AGeewzgAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&p agesize=100
Scopus: http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6701389639
Education:
Ph.D. Genetics, January 1992. Department of Genetics, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Thesis title: Estimation of genetic variance and full-sib family selection for prolificacy in a maize population.
M.Sc. Genetics, July 1986. Department of Genetics, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Thesis title: Nature of genetics resistance to leaf spot disease caused by
Helminthosporium maydis
“O”.
B.S
c. Ag Genetics, June 1979. Department of Genetics, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Languages:
 English, Spanish and Arabic: excellent oral and written communication skills, and ability to communicate results to technical and non-technical audiences.
 Basic level of German is a plus.
Employment:
October 2014 –current. Assistant professor, Department of Crop Sciences
College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences
Sultan Qaboos University
February 2012 – 2014. Soybean Breeder, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA),
IITA-Zambia, Regional Hub for Southern Africa.
August 2010 – February 2012. Consultant. National Maize Research Program, Agricultural
Research Center, Egypt.
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August 2004 - July 2010. Research Associate, Evaluation of Blast resistance genes in rice wild relatives (
Oryza spp.) and unique
O. sativa accessions utilizing DNA markers.
Characterization of rice germplasm collection. Rice Research & Ext. Center, University of
Arkansas & DB National Rice Research Center, USDA-ARS, Stuttgart, Arkansas, USA.
August 2002 - July 2004. Research Associate, Mapping and cloning Fusarium resistance genes in barley. Department of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University and NCSL, USDA-
ARS, Fargo, North Dakota, USA.
June 2000 - July 2002. Post-Doctoral Fellow, Refine and develop molecular markers linked to disease resistance genes for use in marker assistant selection in tomato. Gulf Coast
Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Bradenton, Florida, USA.
June 1998 - June 2000. Post-Doctoral Fellow, Applied molecular genetics in sorghum breeding.
Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Kansas, USA.
1991 - 1998. Maize Research Geneticist, Maize Program, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt.
1980 - 1990. Maize Research Specialist, Maize Research Program, Agricultural Research Center,
Egypt.
1989 - 1998. Teaching Assistant, Molecular and quantitative genetics, Department of Genetics,
Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Egypt.
December 1993 - November 1994. Post-Doctoral Fellow, Construction genetic linkage maps and identification of important economic traits in Douglas-fir using RAPD molecular markers.
Biotechnology Laboratory, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada.
April 1992 - April 1993. Visiting Scientist, Applied Molecular Genetics Laboratory, International
Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), México.
Proficient in the applications of molecular marker technology to applied plant breeding:
I have skill and knowledge in the use of PCR markers for linkage analysis and detection of genetic variation. My experience covers mapping of molecular markers, QTL, association mapping and disequilibrium, DNA fragment cloning and sequencing, data mining, and PCR primer design applications in plant breeding. I have compiled an impressive amount of training and expertise in plant genetics and mapping molecular markers to identify economically important QTL associated with biotic and abiotic stress traits in many different crops. Association and linkage disequilibrium mapping were applied to identify economically important quantitative trait loci associated with biotic and abiotic stress traits. My experience covered all aspects of marker assisted selection
(MAS) breeding programs, in particular in the fields of experimental design and implementation of the projects aiming at the detection of the marker trait associations (QTL detection in controlled crosses, linkage disequilibrium mapping projects, genomic selection), support in the selection of the best individuals and crosses, integration of the results of various studies, overall MAS application strategy, etc. My publications showed that applied molecular and quantitative genetics became united with my conventional plant breeding experience for economic traits in many different plant species under biotic and abiotic stress.
Proficiency with database applications, MS Office, experimental design, and statistics:
I am a proficient with database applications, use of office software, experimental design, and statistics. I have experience with many different software packages for data analysis (SAS, R, JMP,
SPSS), genome mapping (Mapmaker, Joinmap), QTL identification (QTLCartographer, MapQTL,
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QGene), association mapping and linkage disequilibrium (STRUCTURE, TASSEL), Genome wide selection (Ridge, BLUP, Bayesian), DNA sequence as well as population genetics and genetic diversity (Arlequin, Genepop). My experience covers the application of DNA analyzers and the related software for PCR detection such as GeneMapper.
Publications that show understanding of biotechnology, genomics, molecular genetics, plant breeding and statistics (172): http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=AGeewzgAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&p agesize=100
Refereed Journals (51):
(51) Li X, W Yan, H Agrama , A Jackson, M Jia, L Jia, K Moldenhauer, F Correa (2016) Genetic analysis of genetic basis of a physiological disorder “straighthead” in rice (Oryza sativa
L.). Genes & Genomics, 1-5. DOI 10.1007/s13258-016-0394-6
(50) Eizenga Georgia C., Péricles C. F. Neves, Rolfe J. Bryant, Hesham A. Agrama . 2016.
Evaluation of a M-202 × Oryza nivara advanced backcross mapping population for seedling vigor, yield components and quality. Euphytica 208: 157-171. DOI
10.1007/s10681-015-1613-y
(49) Al-lawati Suad, Prabha Padmavathiamma, Mushtaque Ahmed, Hesham Agrama . 2015.
Phytoremediation of Total Hydrocarbons (TPH) in diesel contaminated soils
Nanotechnology for Water Treatment and Solar Energy Applications, Muscat ...
(48) Duc G, H Agrama , S Bao, J Berger, V Bourion, AM De Ron, CLL Gowda. 2015. Breeding annual grain legumes for sustainable agriculture: new methods to approach complex traits and target new cultivar ideotypes. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 34 (1-3), 381-411.
DOI: 10.1080/07352689.2014.898469
(47) Ishaq M.N., H. Agrama and A. Adeleke 2015. Exploiting genotype x environment interaction in soybean breeding in Nigeria. International Journal of Advanced Research in
Biological Science 2 (1), 24-32. (47) Boukar O., T. Abdoulaye, M. Tamó, H. Agrama ,
H. Tefera, C. Fatokun, S. Boahen. A. 2012. Success tale on improving two legume crops in Africa. R4D Review, 11-15.
(46) Li X., W. Yan, H. Agrama , L. Jia, A. Jackson, K. Moldenhauer, K. Yeater, A. McClung.
Unraveling the complex trait of harvest index with association mapping in rice ( Oryza sativa L.)..PLoS One 7 (1), e29350
(45) Jia L., W. Yan, C. Zhu, H.A. Agrama , A. Jackson, K. Yeater, X. Li, B. Hu, A. McClung and D. Wu. 2012. Allelic analysis of sheath blight resistance with association mapping in rice. PLoS ONE. 7(3): e32703. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032703
(44) Li X., W. Yan, H. Agrama , L. Jia, A. Jackson, K. Moldenhauer, K. Yeater, A. McClung and D. Wu. 2012. Unraveling the complex trait of harvest index with association mapping in rice ( Oryza sativa L.). PLoS ONE 7(1): e29350. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029350.
(43) Agrama H.A.
, A.M. McClung and W. Yan. 2012. Using minimum DNA marker loci for accurate population classification in rice ( Oryza sativa L.). Molecular Breeding 29: 413-
425.
(42) Burgos N.R., D.O. Stephenson, IV, H. Agrama , L.R. Oliver and J.A. Bond. 2011. A survey of genetic diversity of the weedy species
Ipomoea lacunosa
L. in the USA mid-
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south. American Journal of Plant Sciences (AJPS) 2: 396-407.
(41) Jia L., W. Yan, H.A. Agrama , K. Yeater, X. Li, B. Hu, K. Moldenhauer, A. McClung and
D. Wu. 2011. Searching for germplasm resistant to sheath blight from the USDA rice core collection. Crop Science 51: 1507-1517.
(40) Li X., W. Yan, H. Agrama , L. Jia, A. Jackson, K. Moldenhauer, K. Yeater, A. McClung and D. Wu. 2011. Mapping QTLs for improving grain yield using the USDA rice mini- core collection. Planta 234: 347-361.
(39) Li X., W. Yan, H. Agrama , B. Hu, L. Jia, M. Jia, A. Jackson, K. Moldenhauer, A. McClung and D. Wu. 2010. Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of genetic differentiation and diversity in the USDA rice mini-core collection. Genetica 138: 1221-1230.
(38) Yan W., H.A. Agrama , M. Jia, R. Fjellstrom and A.M. McClung. 2010. Geographic description of genetic diversity and genetic relationships in the USDA rice world collection. Crop Science 50: 2406-2417.
(37) Agrama H.A. and W. Yan. 2010. Genetic diversity and relatedness of rice cultivars resistant to straighthead disorder. Plant Breeding 129: 304-312.
(36) Shivrain V.K., N.R. Burgos, H.A. Agrama , V.A. Boyett, D.R. Gealy and K.A.K.
Moldenhauer. 2010. Genetic diversity of red rice ( Oryza sativa L.) in Arkansas, USA.
Weed Research 50: 289-302.
(35) Pillai T.R., W. Yan, H.A. Agrama , A. Ibrahim, A.M. McClung, T.J. Gentry and R.H.
Loeppert. 2010. Total grain-arsenic and arsenic-species concentrations in diverse rice cultivars under flooded conditions. Crop Science 50: 2065-2075.
(34) Agrama H.A. W. Yan, M. Jia, R. Fjellstrom and A.M. McClung. 2010. Genetic structure associated with diversity and geographic distribution in the USDA rice world collection.
Natural Science 2: 247-291.
(33) Xie J., H.A. Agrama , D. Kong, J. Zhuang, W. Yan, B. Hu and Z. Zhuang. 2010. Genetic diversity of endangered Dongxiang wild rice ( Oryza rufipogon ). Genetic Resources and
Crop Evolution 57: 597-609.
(32) Agrama H.A. and W. Yan. 2009. Association mapping of straighthead disorder induced by arsenic in Oryza sativa . Plant Breeding 128: 551-558.
(31) Gealy D.R., H.A. Agrama and G. Eizenga. 2009. Exploring the genetic and spatial structure of U.S. weedy red rice ( Oryza sativa ) accessions in relation to global Oryza spp.
Weed Science 57: 627-643.
(30) Yan W., Y. Li, H.A. Agrama , D. Luo, F. Gao, X. Lu and G. Ren. 2009. Association mapping of stigma and spikelet characteristics in rice (
Oryza sativa
L.). Molecular
Breeding 24: 277-292.
(29) Agrama H.A.
, W. Yan, F. Lee, R. Fjellstrom, M-H Chen, M. Jia and A. McClung. 2009.
Genetic assessment of a mini-core developed from the USDA rice genebank. Crop Science
49: 1336-1346.
(28) Eizenga G.C., H.A. Agrama , F.N. Lee and Y. Jia. 2009. Exploring genetic diversity and potential novel disease resistance genes in a collection of rice wild relatives. Genetic
Resources and Crop Evolution 56: 65-76.
(27) Agrama H.A. and G.C. Eizenga. 2008. Molecular diversity and genome-wide linkage disequilibrium pattern in worldwide rice and its wild relatives. Euphytica 160: 339-355.
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(26) Yan W., H.A. Agrama , N. Slaton and J. Gibbons. 2008. Soil and plant minerals associated with rice straighthead disorder induced by Arsenic. Agronomy Journal 100: 1655-1661.
(25) Agrama H.A.
, G.C. Eizenga and W. Yan. 2007. Association mapping of yield and its components in rice cultivars. Molecular Breeding 19: 341-356.
(24) Eizenga G.C., H.A. Agrama , F.N. Lee, W. Yan and Y. Jia. 2006. Identifying novel resistance genes in newly introduced Blast resistant rice germplasm. Crop Science 46:
1870-1878.
(23) Agrama H.A. and J.W. Scott. 2006. Quantitative trait loci for Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl
Virus and Tomato Mottle Virus resistance in tomato. J. American Society of Horticultural
Science 131: 267-272.
(22) Agrama H.A. 2006. Application of molecular markers in breeding for nitrogen use efficiency. J. Crop Improvement 15: 175-211.
(21) El-Maghraby M.A, M.E. Moussa, N.S. Hana and H.A. Agrama . 2005. Combining ability under drought stress relative to SSRs diversity in bread wheat. Euphytica 141: 301-308.
(20) Agrama H.A.
, L. Dahleen, M. Wentz, Y. Jin and B. Steffenson. 2004. Molecular mapping of the Crown Rust resistance gene Rpc1 in Barley. Phytopathology 94: 858-861.
(19) Scott J.W., H.A. Agrama , and J.P. Jones. 2004. RFLP-based analysis of recombination among resistance genes to Fusarium wilt races 1, 2, and 3 in tomato. J. American Society of Horticultural Science 129: 394-400.
(18) Scott J.W., H.A. Agrama and J.P. Jones. 2004. RFLP-based Analysis of recombination among resistance genes to Fusarium wilt. HortScience 39: 868-869.
(17) Dahleen L.S., H.A. Agrama , R.D. Horsley, B.J. Steffenson, P.B. Schwarz, A. Mesfin and
J.D. Franckowiak. 2003. Identification of QTLs associated with Fusarium head blight resistance in Zhedar 2 barley. Theor. Appl. Genet. 108: 95-104.
(16) Agrama H.A. and M.R. Tuinstra. 2003. Phylogenetic diversity and relationships among sorghum accessions using SSRs and RAPDs. African J. Biotechnology 2: 334-340.
(15) Agrama H.A.
, G.E. Widle, J.C. Reese L.R. Campbell and M.R. Tuinstra. 2002. Genetic mapping of QTL associated with greenbug resistance and tolerance in
Sorghum bicolor
.
Theor. Appl. Gent. 104: 1373-1378.
(14) Agrama H.A.
, S.F. Houssin and M.A. Tarek. 2002. Cloning of AFLP markers involved in resistance to
Peronosclerospora sorghi in maize. Molecular Genetics and Genomics
267: 814-819.
(13) Agrama H.A.
, T.L George and S.F. Salah. 2002. Construction of genome map for
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Dehn. Silvae Genetica 51: 201-206.
(12) Agrama H.A.
, M. Moussa, M.E. Naser, M.A. Tarek and A.H. Ibrahim. 1999. Mapping of QTL for downy mildew resistance in maize. Theor. Appl. Genet. 99: 519-523.
(11) Agrama H.A.
, A.G. Zakaria, F.B. Said and M. Tuinstra. 1999. Identification of
Quantitative Trait Loci for nitrogen use efficiency in maize. Molecular Breeding 5: 187-
195.
(10) Agrama H.A.
, C.G. Tarek and S.F. Houssin. 1997. Construction of genetic linkage maps in maize using RAPD and RFLP markers. J. Genetics & Breeding 51: 225-233.
(9) Agrama H.A. 1996. Sequential path analysis of grain yield and its components in maize.
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Plant Breeding 115: 343-346.
(8) Agrama H.A. and M.E. Moussa. 1996. Mapping QTLs in breeding for drought tolerance in maize (
Zea mays
L.). Euphytica 91: 89-97.
(7) Agrama H.A. and M.E. Moussa. 1996. Identification of RAPD markers tightly linked to the dwarf mosaic virus resistance gene in maize. Maydica 41: 205-210.
(6) Agrama H.A. 1996. Effect of recombinant inbred breeding on genetic components in maize (
Zea mays
L.). J Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ. 21: 3037-3046.
(5) Agrama H.A.
, M.M. Attia, M.A. Sayed and H. El-Zaher. 1996. Response of maize genotypes to irrigation regimes in calcareous soil. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ. 21: 3469-
3477.
(4) Attia M.M., H.A. Agrama and H.E. Khalifa. 1994. Effect of irrigation intervals on yield of some corn varieties in calcareous soil of west Nubaria region. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura
Univ. 19: 3155-3162.
(3) El-Zaher H., F. El-Kommos, M. Sayed and H.A. Agrama . 1996. Effect of mulching and irrigation intervals on consumptive use, water use efficiency and productivity of corn in calcareous soil. J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ. 21: 3743-3752.
(2) Moussa M., F. Salama and H.A. Agrama . 1987. Heritability of resistance to
Helminthosporium maydis Race"O" in maize. Egypt. J. Genet. Cytol. 16: 349-355.
(1) Moussa M., F. Salama and H.A. Agrama . 1987. The genetic nature of resistance to
Helminthosporium maydis Race "O" in maize. Egypt. J. Genet. Cytol. 16: 339-348.
Peer Review Book Chapter (2):
Agrama H.A. 2006. Application of molecular markers in breeding for Nitrogen use efficiency.
In: Sham S. Goyal, Rudolf Tischner, and Amarjit S. Basra (eds.) Enhancing the Efficiency of Nitrogen Utilization in Plants. Haworth's Food Products Press, Binghamton, New York. pp: 175-211.
Carlson J. E., A. Traore, H.A. Agrama and K. V. Krutovsky. 2007. Genome Mapping in Douglas- fir. In: Chitta R. Kole (ed.) Genome Mapping & Molecular Breeding in Plants, Volume:
7: Forest Trees, Springer, Heidelberg, Berlin, New York, Tokyo. Pages: pp: 199-210.
Noreferee Publications (7):
Eizenga G.C., H.A. Agrama , B. Prasad, R.J. Bryant, P.F. Neves and D.J. Mackill, 2007.
Developing mapping populations between U.S. rice cultivars and selected O. nivara accessions - (Proceedings/Symposium). 5th International Symposium of Rice Functional
Genomics, Tsukuba, Japan, Oct. 15-17, 2007. PO-073.
Eizenga G.C., H.A. Agrama and F.N. Lee 2007. Identifying novel resistance genes in rice wild relatives. In: R.J. Norman, J.-F. Meullenet and K.A.K. Moldenhauer (eds) B.R. Wells Rice
Research Series 2006. Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Series 550: 67-
73.
Gealy D.R., H.A. Agrama , C.E. Wilson, Jr. and L.E. Estorninos, Jr. 2007. Gene flow between
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rice and red rice. In: R.J. Norman, J.-F. Meullenet and K.A.K. Moldenhauer (eds) B.R.
Wells Rice Research Series 2006. Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research
Series 550: 74-83.
Boyett V.A., J.W. Gibbons, H.A. Agrama , R.J. Bryant, G.C. Eizenga and K.K. Moldenhauer.
2007. Utilization of trait-linked DNA markers in rice breeding. In: R.J. Norman, J.-F.
Meullenet and K.A.K. Moldenhauer (eds) B.R. Wells Rice Research Series 2006. Arkansas
Agricultural Experiment Station Research Series 550: 43-50.
Eizenga G.C., H.A. Agrama , F.N. Lee, W. Yan and Y. Jia. 2006. Twelve rice germplasm accessions identified with novel Blast resistance for U.S. rice variety improvement. In: R.J.
Norman, J.-F. Meullenet and K.A.K. Moldenhauer (editors). Research Series 540: B.R.
Wells Rice Research Studies 2005, Univ. of Arkansas Agric. Exp. Stn., Research Series
540: 53-61.
Eizenga G.C., H.A. Agrama , F.N. Lee and Y. Jia. 2005. Continued evaluation of blast resistance genes in rice wild relatives ( Oryza spp.) and unique rice ( O. sativa ) accessions utilizing
DNA markers. In: R.J. Norman, J.-F. Meullenet, and K.A.K. Moldenhauer (eds.).
Research Series 529: B.R. Wells Rice Research Studies 2004, Univ. of Arkansas Agric.
Exp. Stn. Research Series 529: 30-37.
Agrama H.A. and J.W. Scott. 2001. Geminivirus molecular marker study. In: D.N. Maynard
(ed.), Gulf Coast Research and Education Center Report-2001-3, University of Florida,
Gulf Coast REC, Bradenton, FL., May 15, 2001. p. 25-26.
Invited Talk (5):
Agrama, H.A. 2013. Soybean Breeding in Africa. The World Soybean Research Conference
(WSRC), Durban, South Africa. 17-22 February, 2013.
Agrama H. 2011. Association Breeding: a tool for gene mapping applications in soybeans.
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Lusaka, Zambia, 13-14 December
2011.
Agrama H. 2010. Association breeding in rice and its applications on sorghum. USDA-ARS
Tropical Agriculture Research Station, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 12-14 December, 2010
Agrama H. 2010. New approach in rice breeding using biotechnology. Minufiya University,
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute (GEBRI), Sadat City, Egypt,
November 13, 2010.
Agrama H. 2010. Straighthead in Rice: detecting QTLs in a diverse population. University of
Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK. International Workshop on Arsenic in Rice South-South
Exchange Network for International Collaboration (ARSSENIC), BRAC Center Inn,
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 18-20 October 2010.
Presentation and Conference contribution (46):
Agrama H.
, Belzile F., Boahen S., Dion P., Tefera H. and Sonah H. 2013. Diversity and association mapping in an IITA soybean panel. The World Soybean Research Conference
(WSRC), Durban, South Africa. 17-22 February, 2013.
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Duc G., Agrama H.
, Bao S., Berger J., Bourion V., Burstin J., Burton J, De Ron A.M. , Gowda
C.L. ., Lecomte C., Marget P., Mikic A., Millot D., Singh K., Tullu A., Vandenberg B.,
Vaz Patto M.C., Warkentin T., Zong X. 2013. Breeding annual legumes for sustainable agricultures must target for new and more complex variety ideotypes. First Legume
Society Conference 2013: A Legume Odyssey — Novi Sad, Serbia, 9-11 May 2013.
Agrama H.
, W.G. Yan and A.M. McClung. 2010. Identification of informative marker panels for population assignment of germplasm. The Rice Technical Working Group (RTWG),
33rd Meeting, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA. February 22-25, 2010.
Agrama H.A.
, W. Yan, R.G. Fjellstrom, M. Jia and A.M. McClung. 2009. Genetic Structural
Analysis for Germplasm Accessions in the USDA Rice World Collection. In: ASA-CSSA-
SSSA International Annual Meeting. November 1-5, 2009. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jia L., H.A. Agrama , K. Yeater, W. Yan, A. McClung and D. Wu. 2009. Evaluation of the USDA
Rice Core Collection for Sheath Blight Disease Using Micro-Chamber. In: ASA-CSSA-
SSSA International Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. November 1-5, 2009.
Pillai T.R., W. Yan, H.A. Agrama , W.D. James, A.M. Ibrahim, T.J. Gentry, A.M. McClung and
R.H. Loeppert. 2009. Total Grain-Arsenic and Arsenic-Species Concentration in Rice
Grain as Impacted by Genotype and Water Management. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA
International Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. November 1-5, 2009.
Yan W., H.A. Agrama , M.H. Jia, R.G. Fjellstrom and A. McClung, 2009. Geographic Diversity
Assessed by Molecular Markers in the USDA Rice World Collection. In: ASA-CSSA-
SSSA International Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. November 1-5, 2009.
Li X., H.A. Agrama , F. Correa, W. Yan and D. Wu. 2009. Straighthead Resistance Is Controlled by Two Dominant and Additive Genes in Rice. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA International
Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. November 1-5, 2009.
Agrama H.A.
, W.G. Yan, Y. Li, D. Luo, F. Gao, X. Lu and G. Ren. 2009. Identifying molecular markers associated with stigma characteristics in rice. In: Plant & Animal Genomes XVII
Conference. San Diego, California, USA. 10-14 January, 2009.
Eizenga G.C., P.C.F. Neves, H. Agrama , R.J. Bryant and D.J. Mackill. 2009.
Oryza nivara
, a wild relative of cultivated rice, is a source of genes for improving seedling vigor. In: Plant
& Animal Genomes XVII Conference. San Diego, California, USA. 10-14 January, 2009.
Agrama H.A.
, W. Yan, R. Fjellstrom, M. Jia and A.M. McClung. 2008. Genetic diversity and relationships assessed by SSRs in the USDA world-wide rice germplasm collection. . In:
ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, USA. 5-9 October
2008.
Yan W., J. Correll, H. Agrama , B. Scheffler, R. Fjellstrom and A.M. McClung. 2008. Minig novel genes resistant to Blast disease for US rice production. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA
International Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, USA. 5-9 October 2008.
Raghvan T., W. Yan, H.A. Agrama , W.D. James, T.J. Gentry, A.M. McClung and R.H. Loeppert.
2008. Differential rice grain Arsenic in cultivars associated with soil and water management. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, USA.
5-9 October 2008.
Yan, W.G., H. Agrama , R.G. Fjellstrom and A.M. McClung. 2008. Characterization of the USDA rice world genebank using a core collection ctrategy. 32st Rice Technical Working Group
(RTWG), San Diego, CA February 18-21, 2008.
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Agrama, H.
, W.G. Yan, R.G. Fjellstrom and A.M. McClung. 2008. Development of a mini-core subset from the USDA rice core collection. . 32st Rice Technical Working Group (RTWG),
San Diego, CA February 18-21, 2008.
Loeppert, R.H., T. Raghvan, W. Yan, H.A. Agrama , A.M. McClung, W.D. James, and T.J.
Gentry. 2008. Genetic variability in Arsenic concentration and speciation in rice grain. 32st
Rice Technical Working Group (RTWG), San Diego, CA February 18-21, 2008.
Raghvan, T., W. Yan, H.A. Agrama , W.D. James, T.J. Gentry and R.H. Loeppert. 2008. The
Straighthead Susceptibility Trait is Not Related to Grain Arsenic Concentration. 32st Rice
Technical Working Group (RTWG), San Diego, CA February 18-21, 2008.
Agrama H.A. and W. Yan. 2008. SSR Markers associated with Straighthead resistance genes in rice. In: Plant & Animal Genomes XVI Conference. San Diego, California, USA. 12-16
January, 2008.
Agrama H.A.
, W. Yan, M.-H. Chen and A. McClung. 2007. Descriptor associations in the USDA rice ( Oryza sativa L.) germplasm collection and a core subset. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA
International Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. 4-8 November, 2007.
Yan W., H.A. Agrama , A. McClung, M.-H. Chen, R. Bryant and H. Bockelman. 2007.
Comprehensive description for newly introduced accessions in the USDA rice germplasm collection. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana,
USA. 4-8 November, 2007.
Raghvan T., W. Yan, H.A. Agrama , W.D. James, T.J. Gentry and R.H. Loeppert. 2007. Screening of rice cultivars for grain Arsenic concentration and speciation. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA
International Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. 4-8 November, 2007.
Gealy D. R., H.A. Agrama , L. E. Estorninos Jr. and G. Eizenga. 2007. Population Structure of
Putative Rice-Red Rice Hybrid Derivatives in the Southern U.S. Weed Science Society of
America Annual Meeting, Texas, USA. 5-10 February, 2007. vol 47, p 92.
Boyett V.A., H.A. Agrama , J.W. Gibbons, R.J. Bryant, G.C. Eizenga and K.A. Moldenhauer.
2007. Cooking quality and blast disease resistance linked markers: Genotyping a working rice germplasm collection for future marker-assisted breeding applications. In: Plant &
Animal Genomes XV Conference. San Diego, California, USA. January 13-17, 2007.
Eizenga G.C., H.A. Agrama and R.J. Bryant. 2007. Characterization of grain quality in an
Oryza sativa / O. Nivara advanced backcross and Oryza spp. with DNA markers. In: Plant &
Animal Genomes XV Conference. San Diego, CA, 13-17 January, 2007.
Agrama H.A.
, G.C Eizenga, R. Bryant, P. Neves and D. Mackill. 2006. Genetic analysis of agronomic and grain quality traits in an Oryza sativa / Oryza nivara advanced backcross population. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana,
USA. 12-16 November, 2006.
Agrama H.A.
, G.C Eizenga and W. Yan. 2006. Linkage disequilibrium and association mapping of yield in rice. 31st Rice Technical Working Group (RTWG), The Woodlands, Texas,
USA. February 26-March 1, 2006.
Eizenga G.C., H.A. Agrama and F. N. Lee. 2006. Mapping R-genes in Rice Wild Relatives
( Oryza spp.). 31st Rice Technical Working Group (RTWG), The Woodlands, Texas, USA.
February 26-March 1, 2006.
Agrama H.A. and G.C Eizenga. 2006. Evaluation of Linkage Disequilibrium in rice and its wild relatives. In: Plant & Animal Genomes XIV Conference. San Diego, California, USA.
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January 14-18, 2006.
Eizenga G.C., H.A. Agrama , F.N. Lee and Y. Jia. 2005. Identifying novel R-genes in rice wild relatives with microsatellite markers. 2005. In: ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual
Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. November 6-10, 2005.
Eizenga, G.C., H.A. Agrama , F.N. Lee, W. Yan and Y. Jia. 2005. Understanding the genetic diversity in order to identify R-genes in
Oryza spp. and O. sativa. p. 136. In: 5th Int. Rice
Genetics Symposium-Abstracts. Manila, Philippines. November 19-23, 2005.
Eizenga, G.C., H.A. Agrama , Y. Jia and Lee F.N. 2005. Genotyping of selected rice wild relatives
(
Oryza spp.) and their progenies [abstract]. In: Plant & Animal Genomes XIII Conference.
San Diego, California, USA. January 15-19, 2005. p. 147.
Eizenga G.C., H.A. Agrama , F.N. Lee, W. Yan and Y. Jia. 2005. Rice germplasm characterized for R-genes and population structure. In: 10th International congress of SABRAO. Japan,
August 23-25, 2005.
Gealy D.R., C.E. Wilson, L.E. Estorninos, Jr, H.L. Black and H.A. Agrama . 2005. Identification of rice-red rice crosses in IMI- and non resistant rice fields of Arkansas. Southern Weed
Science Society Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, USA. January 24-26, 2005, 58: 211.
Georgia G.C., H.A. Agrama , Y. Jia and F.N. Lee. 2005. Genotyping of selected rice wild relatives
( Oryza spp.) and their progenies. In: Plant & Animal Genomes XIII Conference. San
Diego, California, USA. January 15-19, 2005, P. 147.
Scott J.W., H.A. Agrama and J.P. Jones. 2004. RFLP-based analysis of recombination among resistance genes to Fusarium wilt. In: American Society of Horticultural Science 101st
Annual International Conference, Austin, Texas, USA. July 17-20, 2004.
Agrama H.A.
, L. Dahleen and R. McArthur. 2004. Cloning of AFLP Fragments Linked to
Resistance Genes for Fusarium Head Blight in Barley. In: The 9th International Barley
Genetics Symposium, Brno, Czech Republic, June 20-26 2004. Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding 40: Special Issue, pp. 147.
Hill N., L. Dahleen, H.A. Agrama and P. Schwarz. 2003. Fusarium Head Blight Quality
Assurance via Immunochemistry. In: Canty, S.M., Lewis, J., Siler, L. and Ward, R.W.
(Eds.), Proceedings of the National Fusarium Head Blight Forum, 2003 Minneapolis-St.
Paul, Minnesota: Michigan State University. pp. 195-198. December 13-15, 2003.
Agrama H.A.
, M. Wentz, L. Dahleen and Y. Jin. 2003. Crown rust gene
Rpc1 maps to barley chromosome 3H. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado,
November 2-6, 2003.
Agrama H.A.
, L.S. Dahleen, R.D. Horsley, B.J. Steffenson, P.B. Schwarz, A. Mesfin and J.D.
Franckowiak. 2002. QTL Analysis of Fusarium head blight in barley using the Chinese line Zhedar 2. In: Canty, S.M., Lewis, J., Siler, L. and Ward, R.W. (Eds.), Proceedings of the National Fusarium Head Blight Forum, Erlanger, Michigan State University, Kentucky,
USA. pp 2. December 7-9, 2002.
Agrama H.A.
, L.R. Campbell, M.R. J.C. Reese, G.E. Widle and M.R. Tuinstra. 2000. Mapping
Genes for Host-Plant Resistance and Tolerance to the Greenbug in Sorghum. 14th
International Plant Resistance to Insects, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. February 28-March
2, 2000.
Agrama H.A.
, M.R. Tuinstra, G. Widle and J. Reese. 1999. Analysis of Greenbug Resistance in
Sorghum. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
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October 31-November 4, 1999. Poster, p. 154.
Carlson, J.E. and H.A. Agrama . 1995. DNA markers for selecting high wood density in Douglas- fir. In: J. Lavereau (ed.), Proceeding of the Twenty-fifth meeting of the Canadian Tree
Improvement Association, University of Victoria, Canada, August 28-September 1, 1995, part II, p 90.
Agrama H.A.
, J. Broome and J.E. Carlson. 1995. Genetic linkage maps for Douglas-fir and markers for QTLs. In: J. Lavereau (ed.), Proceeding of the Twenty-fifth meeting of the
Canadian Tree Improvement Association, University of Victoria, Canada, August 28 -
September 1, 1995, part I, p 38.
Carlson J.E., H.A. Agrama , V. Amarsinghe and G.B. Brown. 1994. Molecular breeding for specialty tree genotypes. Proceeding of the Canadian BioFor Network and the International
Energey, Ottawa, Canada, October 18 - 20, 1994.
Carlson J. E., H.A. Agrama , V. Amarsinghe, G.B. Brown and Y-B. Fu. 1994. PCR in tree genome mapping. Forest Biotechnology Workshop, Petwawa National Forestry Institute,
Ontario, Canada, October 16 - 17, 1994.
Agrama H.A. and J.E. Carlson. 1994. Genetic Linkage maps for costal Douglas-fir clones.
Research Poster Display, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Forestry, Vancouver,
Canada, April 6 - 8, 1994.
International activity:
Member of: Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)
Member of: American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
Board Member of Academy of Healthy Water, Ecosystem and Environment Corporation
(AHWEEC): Director of Eco-friendly Agricultural Irrigation. AHWEEC is a non-profit organization and a 501(C)(3) Corporation. We have been working with experts and NGO's of various disciplines in the U.S., Germany, and Bangladesh to establish an economic and environmentally friendly water supply system for arsenic, pathogen and other contaminants affected communities in Bangladesh and other nations around the world. http://www.academyofwater.org/about-us/our-staff/
Chairman Committee for CRP Grain legumes meeting, Lusaka, Zambia -5 to 8 March 2013. The meeting was attended by 34 scientists from Zambia, Nigeria, Malawi, Mozambique, Liberia,
Nigeria, Ghana and Benin.
Awards:
Sheath blight germplasm paper what published in Crop Science 51:1507-1517 (2011) https://www.crops.org/publications/cs/tocs/51/4/1507 has been highlighted in the CSA
News 2011. September issue, p12.
Outstanding Paper on Plant Genetic Resources, 2006. Presented for: Identifying novel resistance genes in newly introduced Blast resistant rice germplasm. Crop Sci. 46: 1870-1878. Crop
Science Society of America, Division C8 Plant Genetic Resources.
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Training Fellowship, USAID, April 1992-April 1993. Applying molecular techniques to maize breeding. Applied Molecular Genetics Laboratory, International Maize and Wheat
Improvement Center (CIMMYT), México.
Licensees and Certifications:
Laboratory Chemical Safety, 32-hour course, September 1994. University of British Colombia,
Vancouver, Canada.
Radionuclide Safety and Methodology, 32-hour course, January 1994. University of British
Colombia, Vancouver, Canada.
Training:
Applied Genomics Workshop, 2010. The objective of this workshop was to provide participants with an update on utilization of the latest DNA marker technologies for genetic studies and cultivar improvement. The Rice Technical Working Group's 33rd Meeting, Biloxi,
Mississippi, USA. February 24-25, 2010.
Performing Re-Sequencing Projects using the BC|SEQUENCE data management and analysis platform. 2010. Liisa Koivukoski and Petteri Sevon, Biocomputing Platforms Ltd., Live
Webinar, February 10, 2010.
Managing and Analyzing Whole-Genome Wide Data. 2009. Liisa Koivukoski, Planning and conducting a whole genome-wide association study, finding the best solutions for data sharing, data management and efficient analysis are essential. Biocomputing Platforms
Ltd., Live Webinar, September 9 2009.
Managing Scientific Sample Data, Liisa Koivukoski, Biocomputing Platforms Ltd., Live Webinar,
July 15th, 2009.
Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping and QTL Cartographer Workshop, 2009. Zhao-Bang Zeng,
Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Dale Bumpers National Rice
Research Center, USDA-ARS, Stuttgart, Arkansas, USA. June 9-11, 2009.
GeneFlow Training, 2009. Edie Paul, The nature and structure of genetic diversity, and determination how best to apply this knowledge to meet your goals. Dale Bumpers
National Rice Research Center, USDA-ARS, Stuttgart, Arkansas, USA. February 4, 2009.
DNA, Mapping and Beyond Workshop, 2006 RiceCAP Workshops, Samuel Roberts Noble
Foundation Inc., Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA. June 4-6, 2006.
Marker Assisted Selection Workshop, 2005 RiceCAP Workshops, USDA-ARS, Dale Bumpers
National Rice Research Center, Stuttgart, Arkansas, USA. June 14-17, 2005.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) course, March 2004. 20-hours
ASCD’s professional development course: Classroom Management.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) course, June 2003. 20-hours
ASCD’s professional development course: Bridging Learning Theory in the Classroom.
Proteomics Workshop at the Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of
Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. May 6-10, 2002.
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Developing Microsatellites Workshop, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research,
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. March 24-29, 2002.
Training Fellowship from USAID, April 1992-April 1993. Applying molecular techniques to maize breeding. Applied Molecular Genetics Laboratory, International Maize and Wheat
Improvement Center (CIMMYT), México.
Spanish Language course for an academic year, 1988. Spanish Culture Center, Alexandria, Egypt.
Maize Improvement Course for seven months, 1986. CIMMYT, México.
Professional Activities:
Manuscript reviews for scientific journals:
 African Journal of Biotechnology
 Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
 BMC Plant Biology
 Botany (formerly Canadian Journal of Botany)
 Canadian Journal of Plant Science
 Crop Science
 Euphytica
 Field Crops Research
 Global Food Security
 International Journal of Genetics and Molecular Biology
 Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
 Journal of Genetics and Genomics
 Molecular Breeding
 Plant Cell & Environment
 Scientia Agricola
 Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Research proposal and project reviews for:
 Plant Genomics (GENOPLANTE 2010 network programme) by National Research
Agency (ANR), France, 2007.
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