Affiliateship: 2020-2024
Cohort 5
Country (Nationality)
Egypt
Discipline
Agricultural & Nutritional Sciences
Bio
Dr.Reham Abo-Shnaf, a post-doctoral fellow in “Mite Taxonomy” at Universidade de São Paulo (USP)/(ESALQ), São Paulo, Brasil; M.Sc. and PhD degrees in “Acarology” at Cairo University, the Faculty of Agriculture, Zoology and Agricultural Nematology Department, Giza, Egypt. She is a mite taxonomist and biologist. She is currently a Senior Researcher at the Vegetable and Aromatic Plant Mites Department, Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Agricultural Research Centre (ARC), Dokii, Giza, Egypt. Have skills in applied acarology and plant protection. Interested in agronomy, mite taxonomy and biological pest management as well as the production of hydroponic vegetables. Has extensive scientific background with more than 17 years of experience in the implementation of agricultural research in different scientific areas including (i) mite/insect pests ecology and control operations; (ii) design and carrying out different experiments for testing techniques of pest control; (iii) research work using pathogens and natural enemies against mite/insect pests; (iv) IPM techniques for controlling mite/insect pests; (v) mass production of predacious mites/insects. In addition to data analysis, and application of results as well as monitoring progress. As part of multidisciplinary teams, she has gained extensive knowledge and experience to impact on agriculture through improved IPM technology. She taught courses at Zoology and Agricultural Nematology Department, the Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University (CU), Giza, Egypt from 2004 to 2009. Published about 26 research articles, with four articles in press and seven in preparation (> 44 citations; h-index of 4). Have been a technical reviewer for the editorial boards of ten peer-reviewed journals since 2011.