Biography:

Prof. Magdy Madkour was the Assistant Director General for International Cooperation at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).

Prof. Madkour obtained his PhD from the University of Wales, UK, in Physiological Plant Pathology. He was Professor, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Egypt (1969-1990), Visiting Professor, Plant Growth Laboratory, University of California, Davis, USA (1989-1990), Director, Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), ARC, Egypt (1990-2001), Vice President and President (2001-2004), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Egypt.

Prof. Madkour is a member of many organizations worldwide, including the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), AAAS, IS-MPMI, ISPMB and BIO.

He received many awards including the AOAD Award for Scientific Excellence.

Two patents were issued in his name in 1996 with the Egyptian Patent Office and in 1999 with USA Patent Office, for a Novel biological insecticide.

He authored 140 scientific publications in International, regional and national refereed Journals. He also contributed with chapters in 7 Text books published internationally.

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