University of Kerbala
Education and Qualifications
Ph.D. (Biological Sciences)
- 2009-2013
- School of the College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Aberdeen University, UK
- Dissertation Title: genetic and molecular analysis of resistance to Potato virus Y and Potato virus S in potato (Solanum tuberosum)
M.Sc. (Plant Pathology)
- 2002-2005
- Kufa University, Iraq. Thesis
- Development and control of early blight disease caused by Alternaria solani on tomato
B.Sc. (Plant Protection)
- 1998-2002
- College of Agriculture, Kufa University, Iraq
High School
- 1992-1998
- Najaf governorate, Iraq
Area of Interest
- Bioinformatics Analysis
- Genotyping by Sequencing
- Plant Molecular Biology
- Transgenics, Marker Assisted Selection
- Molecular Identification (fungi, bacteria, insects, viruses)
- PCR
- Biofungicides
- Fungal Plant Pathology
- Genetic mapping
- DNA Sequencing
- SNP Genotyping
- Genetic Diversity
- Linkage Analysis
- Marker Development
- Plant Protection
- Plant Biotechnology
Academic Experience
- Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses; Plant Virology, Plant Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, English language, Plant Mycology, and Post-harvest diseases, Plant Pathology.
- Supervision of twelve BSc, MSc, and Ph.D. students on their research projects
- Thesis/ dissertation examination as an internal and external examiner for more than thirty students.
- Providing consultancy and advisory services to farmers with disease problems on different crops.
Research Experience
- Molecular identification of plant viruses, fungi, bacteria, and insects.
- PCR amplification, Gene cloning, transgenics, genetic mutation.
- Gene expression.
International Conferences and Meetings
- The Dundee Conference/ Crop Protection in Northern Britain, UK, 2012.
- The third International Conference on Researches in Nanotechnology & Nanoscience, Iran, 2022.
Published Papers
Natural resistance to Potato virus Y in Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja
- Torrance, L., Cowan, G. H., McLean, K., MacFarlane, S., Al-Abedy, A. N., Armstrong, M., ... & Bryan, G. J
- Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 133(3), 967-980
- 2020
Genetic diversity of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus isolates and the effect of virus on the hormones content of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants
- Al-Abedy, A. N., Kadhim, J. H., Abdalmoohsin, R. G., & Al-Taey, D. K
- Research on Crops, 22(2)
- 2021
Characterization of three new strains of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus in Iraq
- Al-Abedy, A.N., M.H. Karem and K.A. Al-Asade
- Arab Journal of Plant Protection, 37(3): 223-231
- 2019
