Biography
Plant biochemistry
University Education and Additional Training
- 1992 -1994 B.Sc., Biology, Humboldt University (Berlin, Germany)
- 1994 -1997 : M.Sc., Biology, Humboldt University (Berlin, Germany)
- 1998 -2002 : Ph.D., Life Sciences, Department of Secondary Metabolites, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry Martin Luther University (Halle Saale, Germany)
- 2004-2005 : Post-doctoral position, Institute of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya′ar Research Center, Israel, with Dr. Efraim Lewinsohn
- 2005-2008: Post-doctoral position at the University of Michigan, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB), with Professor Eran Pichersky (Ann Arbor, USA)
Positions Held and Academic Status
- 2002-2004 : Research Scientist, “Frutavit Ltd.”, Teradion Industrial Park (Misgav, Israel)
- 2008-2010: Research Scientist, “Frutarom Ltd.”(Haifa, Israel)
- 2010-2011 : Associate Researcher, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University (Pullman, WA, USA)
- 2011- to date : Principal Investigator, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya′ar Research Center, Israel
Research Interests
Dr. Mwafaq Ibdah, during his Ph.D. at the Leibniz-Institute of Biochemistry in Germany (IPB Halle-Saale) and subsequent postdoctoral position at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, USA) and at Washington State University (Pullman, USA), gained extensive experience in plant biochemistry and molecular biology of plant natural products applicable to agriculture and biotechnology. His expertise in plant biochemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, bioinformatics, and metabolic profiling is well documented by several research paper.
Research Areas
- Biochemistry of plant specialized metabolites
- Studying the biological function and the biosynthesis of plant-specialized metabolites
- Carrot agricultural problems
- Plant-insect interactions