Name in fall:       Atif Abo El-wafa Ahmed Hefny
Date of Birth:      10-01-1959, El-Kobiba, Qena, Egypt.
Social status:       Married
Present Jop :       Prof. at the Agronomy Dept., Faculty of
                             Agric., Assiut University, Assiut, A.R. Egypt.
Qualification:        * B.Sc. June (1981) Agronomy, Faculty of             Agriculture,   Assiut University.
                             *  M.Sc. October (1986) Agronomy (Plant Breeding),
                                 Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University.
                                 Title of thesis: “Genetic variability in lentil”
                              * Ph.D. November (1994) Agronomy (Plant Breeding)
                                 Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University.
* Title of thesis:  “Traditional and tissue culture selection in two lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) populations”.

Positions:
(1)   *    Demonstrator at the Agronomy Dept., Faculty of Agric., Assiut University in 8-3-1982.
(2)   *    Asst. Lecturer at the Agronomy Dept., Faculty of Agric., Assiut University in 1-12-1986.
(3)   *    Lecturer at the Agronomy Dept., Faculty of Agric., Assiut University in 11-12-1994.
(4)   *   Associate Prof. at the Agronomy dept., Faculty of Agric., Assiut University in 28/5/2000.
(5)  *     Prof. at Agronomy Dept., Faculty of Agric., Assiut University in 27-11-2005.
(6) *        Member of the Egyptian association of plant breeding.

Scientific Experience:
          (1) In JAPAN; During my study in Japan for two years and 3 months (1992-1994) with Dr. Shimada and Dr. Murai , I have a good experience in the field of plant breeding, tissue culture and RAPD analysis using PCR technology of DNA in lentil.
          (2) IN USA; I have scholarship for five months (7/17/1999 - 12/17/1999) with Dr. Prakash and Dr. He in the center of biotechnology at Tuskegee University, AL. USA.  I worked to detect the genetic diversity using the DNA manipulation in 95 genotypes of cowpea, which were collected over the world.  The DAF and AFLP analyses were used for that study.
           (3) In EGYPT; Establisher and head of tissue culture laboratory of Agronomy Department, College of Agriculture, Assiut University. Also, many researches were done in filed of plant breeding, tissue culture and molecular biology.
           (4) Member of the Egyptian projects of improvement wheat crop in Qena and Aswan and oil crops in Sohag governments.
           (5) I am teaching some courses for postgraduate students such as Genetic Molecular Markers, bases of QTLs mapping, Markers Assisted Selection (MAS) and advanced plant breeding. Moreover, I am teaching some courses for undergraduate students such as Bases of plant breeding, Recent aspects for crops breeding and Experimental Design.
           (6) I am supervising for at least 10 postgraduate students (MS.c and Ph.D).

Training Courses:

1.  Applied courses of computer:
1. Disk Operating system (DOS).
2. MS-Word for Windows.
3. MS-Windows.
4. Harvard Graphics for Windows.
5. MS-Windows 95.
6. Microsoft Access 97.
7. Microsoft Excel 97.
8. Internet.
2.  Faculty and Leadership Development Project (FLDP):
1. Teaching with Technology.
2. Course and Curriculum Design.
3. The University and nation.
4. Management of time and work pressure.
3.  Training course for general and specific teaching fundamentals.

Teaching courses:     
A)  Undergraduate courses, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University
              1- New aspects of plant breeding.
              2- Crop improvement.
              3- Experimental Design.
             4- Fundamental of plant breeding.
B)  Graduate courses
     B1- Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University

1. Improvement of pulses crops.
2. Plant breeding technique.
3. Breeding for insects and diseases.
4. Breeding for abiotic stresses.
5. Applications of tissue culture in crops improvement.
6.  DNA manipulation and QTL mapping in different crops.
7. Marker Assisted Selection.

    B2- Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University

1. Breeding for sugar crops ( Sugarcane and sugar beet)
2. Fundamental of Tissue cultures in plants.

    B3- Faculties of Science at Assiut and South Valley Universities

1. Biostatistics.

Scientific Conferences:

1. Assiut University:
1. The Second Agric. Science Conference, Assiut 28-30 Oct.2000.
2. The Second Conference of Plant breeding, Assiut 2nd of Oct.2001.
3. The Fourth Agric. Science Conference, Assiut 7-9 December.2004.
4. Meeting of Agricultural Improvement in Arabic Nation, Assiut 20-22 Jan.2004.
5. The 11th Agronomy Science Conference, Assiut, 15-16 November 2005. (Member of the scientific and organizing committee).
2. Out of Assiut University:
1. The Third Conference of Plant Breeding, Cairo 26 of April 2003.
2. International Conference in the Arab region and Africa in the World Sugar Context, Aswan 9-12 March, 2003.
3. The 10th Agronomy Science Conference, El-Aresh, 7-10 Oct. 2003.
4. First Meeting for Agric. Researches Arrangement in Egypt, Cairo University 8th of June 2005.
3. Outside Egypt:
1. 1- The Second Syrian-Egyptian Conference (Agriculture and Food in Arabic Nation), Homs, El-Bath University 25-28 April 2005.

Scientific Prize:
       I have got the best scientific prize of plant production at Assiut University for the year of 2005/2006 through my study titled of " Abo-Elwafa. A (2004): In field assessment of somaclonal variability in sugarcane through callus culture. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 35(4): 29-47.

Supervised Committees:

A- Finished Studies:

B- Current studies:

Mahdy, E.E., El-Morshidy, M.A., Eissa, M and Abo-Elwafa ,  A. (1987). Genetic variability in lentil ( Lens esculenta Moench). Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science.18(3) : 71-83
Eissa A.M., El-Morshidy, M.A., Mahdy, E.E and Abo-Elwafa, A.  (1987). Correlation and path-coefficient analysis in lentil . Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science.18(3) : 103-118
Abo-Elwafa A. , Murai, K and Shimada, T. (1995) . Intra and inter-specific variations in Lens revealed by RAPD markers. Theor.Appl.Genet. 90 : 335-340
Abo-Elwafa, A and Ismail, A.A. (1999) . Callus induction and plant regeneration from culture of immature embryos of spring wheat. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 30 (3) : 13-23
Abo-Elwafa, A. (1999) . Response of immature embryos in vitro regeneration of some wheat (T.aestivum) genotypes under different osmotic stress of mannitol . Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 30  (3) : 25:34
Abo-Elwafa, A. (1999). Response of immature embryos of wheat genotypes in vitro regeneration under different NACL concentrations. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science.30 (3) : 35-46
Abo-Elwafa, A. (1999). Mean performance and phenotypic stability in lentils (Lens culinaris,Medik). Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 30 (4) : 63-76
Abo-Elwafa, A  and Bakheit, B.R. (1999) . Performance, Correlations and path-coefficient analysis in faba bean. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 30 (4) : 77-92
Abo-Elwafa, A and Ismail, A.A. (1999) . Selection for yield and protein in two populations of lentil. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 30  (4) : 93-102
Abo-Elwafa, A and Ismail, A.A. (1999) . Genotypic stability of some agronomic characters in lentils (Lens culinaris ,Medik). Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 30 (5) : 35-48
Abo-Elwafa, A and Ahmed, T.A. (2001).  Somaclonal variation an attractive source of variability for crop improvement.  The second Pl. Breed. Conf., October 2, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, pp. 459-471.
Abo-Elwafa, A and Ahmed, T.A. (2001).  Applications of Molecular markers in crop improvement.  The second Pl. Breed. Conf., October 2, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, pp. 473-494.

Abo-Elwafa, A  and Abo-Salama, A.M.  (2003).  A study of somaclonal induced phenotypic variability in sugarcane . International  Conf., on The Arab  Region and Africa in the World Sugar Context March, 9-12, Aswan , Egypt ,P.6/1:16.
Abo-Elwafa,A.; Taghian, A.S.and El-Aref,H.M.; (2003). Response to  pedigree selection for seed yield and molecular genetic markers for  new selected lines of lentil. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science.34(2):1-23.  
Taghian,A.S. and  Abo-Elwafa, A.  (2003). Multivariate and RAPD analyses of drought tolerance in spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum L ) Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 34(5): 1-25.
El-Aref,H.M.; Taghian, A.S.; Abo-Elwafa, A. and Hashad, M.M. (2003). Genetic studies on the progeny of plants regenerated from  hexaploid wheat varieties. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 34(5): 27-52.
Abo-Elwafa, A.; A.Y.Allam; A.A.El-Shimy and M.S.Mahmoud (2004). Inheritance of yield and its attributes in five canola (brassica napus L.) crosses using six parameters model. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 35(1): 199-219.
El-Morshidy,M.A.; A. Abo-Elwafa and A.Y.Allam (2004). Assessment of some new wheat lines variability using RAPD and protein patterns. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 35(1): 221-249.
Abo-Elwafa. A. (2004).Multiple regression analysis of lentil yield under different levels of water stress. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 35(4): 1-27.
Abo-Elwafa. A. (2004).In field assessment of somaclonal variability in sugarcane through callus culture. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 35(4): 29-47.
Abo-Elwafa. A., T.A. Ahmed, E.A.Hassaballa and M.A. Sayed (2005). Heterosis and line x tester analysis of combining ability in grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]. Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 36 (1): 159-175.
Abo-Elwafa. A. and T.A. Ahmed (2005). Efficiency of pedigree line selection and contributions of different traits in seed yield and oil through two cycles of selection in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). Assiut Journal of Agricultural Science. 36 (2): 1-24.
Abo-Elwafa, A. (2007). Sugarcane In vitro culture. In; A short course on plant tissue culture & transformation. In collaboration between Engineering & Tissue Culture Unit, Genetic Engineering & Molecular Biology Research Centre, Assiut University and Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities (MUCIA),USA. Assiut, Egypt.11-15 March, pp; 33-39.