Elameen Abdelhameed
Elgtraakket 60E
1270 Oslo
Norway
E-mail: abdelhameed.elameen @bioforsk.no;
Phone ++4790200875
Fax ++47646110
CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal
I am born in 1963 with Egyptian and Sudanese parents, I am a Norwegian citizen I have been
a resident of Norway since 1993, being married to a Norwegian ‘Unni Barikmo Fjelrot’, and
together we have two children. I currently work as a researcher in the Department of Genetics
and Biotechnology (since 1999), at the Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and
Environmental Research. My institute is independent from the University of Life Sciences,
but located at the same campus. I am a PhD holder in; Genetics and Biotechnology, from; The
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences. My
aim is to continue working with genetic diversity of plant and plant pathogens.
Languages
My mother language is Arabic and I speak English, Norwegian and Greek.
Education
2005-2009
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
I took my PhD degree in Genetics and Biotechnology ‘Phenotypic and
molecular diversity of clonal germplasm collections of roseroot
(Rhodiola rosea L.) and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam)’
1995-1997
Agricultural University of Norway
I took my master degree (M. Sc.) in plant breeding and genetic.
Breeding of F1 hybrid cabbage using microsporembryogensis.
1992-1993
Agricultural University of Athens (Greece)
One year; Diploma in Plant Breeding and Genetics
1982-1987
Agricultural University of Alexandria (Egypt)
I took my B. Sc., Production and technology of cotton.
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Experience
2000-Today
Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental
Research, Plant Health and Plant Protection Division, Department
of Genetics and Biotechnology. I am working with projects in the
field of;
1. Genetics and Biotechnology
Use of molecular marker for defining site specific seed material for
restoration in Norway
Genetic transformation of potato
Genetic transformation of strawberry
Genetic diversity in a germplasm collection of roseroot (Rhodiola
rosea) in Norway
Analysis of genetic diversity of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.)
germplasm collection from Tanzania.
2. Genetic diversity of plant pathogens in;
Late blight Phytophthora infestans
Apple fruit moth (Argytesthia conjugella)
Genetic diversity of (Beauveria bassiana)
Black spot (Colletotrichum acutatum)
1993-2000
Agricultural University of Norway, Institute for Crop Science and
Horticulture
I have worked on field experiments in forage crops and cereal breeding,
together with software analysis (SAS). Breeding for F1 hybrid cabbage
and barley using microsporembryogensis. I worked at the
Plant-Cell-laboratory with projects in field of cell and tissue culture;
somatic embryogenesis, genetic-transformation (GMO) and other
biotechnology methods.
1997- I worked at Broccoli Seed Growers LTD In Cornwall- England; I
assisted the researchers and workers to develop and estimate a method
for microsporembryogensis for breeding double haploid broccoli, to
breed for F1 hybrid.
1988-1992
BIOBAT (Athens- Greece)
BIOBAT is a company which works with cotton production and cotton
technology and other man made fibber. I have worked as a technology
and production engineer.
Private time
On my private time, I am involved with a private organisation working
with under-age (teenagers), to protect them against drugs and alcohol
abuse. I like to play football and to be together with good friends.
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List of publications;
May Bente BRURBERG, Abdelhameed ELAMEEN, Vinh Hong LE, Ragnhild NÆRSTAD,
Arne HERMANSEN, Ari LEHTINEN, Asko HANNUKKALA, Bent NIELSEN, Jens
HANSENd, Bjørn ANDERSSON, Jonathan YUEN (2011) Genetic analysis of Phytophthora
infestans populations in the Nordic European countries reveals high genetic variability. Funga
Biology 1 1 5: 335-342.
Elameen A, Klemsdal SS, Dragland S, Fjellheim S, Rognli OA (2008) Genetic diversity in a
germplasm collection of roseroot (Rhodiola rosea) in Norway studied by AFLP. Biochemical
Systematics and Ecology 36 (9) 706-715.
Elameen A, Dragland S, Klemsdal SS (2010) Bioactive compounds produced by clones of
Rhodiola rosea maintained in the Norwegian germplasm collection. Pharmazie 65: 618–623
Elameen A, Fjellheim S, Larsen A, Rognli OA, Sundheim L, Msolla S, Masumba E, Mtunda
K Klemsdal SS (2008) Analysis of genetic diversity in a sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.)
germplasm collection from Tanzania as revealed by AFLP. Genetic Resources and Crop
Evolution 55 (3) 397-408.
Elameen A, Larsen A, Klemsdal SS, Fjellheim S, Sundheim L, Msolla S, Masumba E,
Mtunda K, Rognli OA. (2011) Phenotypic diversity of plant morphological and root
descriptor traits within a sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) germplasm collection from
Tanzania. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 58:397–407.
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