University of Sadat City Environmental Studies and Research Institute Sustainable Development of Environment and Management its Projects Department

CURRICULUM VITAE for Dr. Nadia Hamed Abdelsalam El-Batanony

PERSONAL DATA: Name: Nadia Hamed Abdelsalam El-Batanony

Date of Birth: January 19, 1960

Nationality: Egyptian

Addresses:

Home address: Betebs, P. No. 32729, Shibin El-kom, Menoufiya, Egypt

Work address: Sustainable Development of Environment and Management its Projects Dept. - Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, 32897 Sadat City Sixth Zone, Egypt.

E-mail address: [email protected]; [email protected]

Telephones: Mobile: (002)01095171515, Home: 002-048 -2360332 Work: 002-048 -2603208, Fax: 002-048 -2600404. QUALIFICATIONS:

B.Sc. in Botany Graduation date: May 1982 Grade: Very good Period of study: October 1978 to May 1982. Institution: Faculty of Science, Menoufiya University, Shibin El-kom, Egypt

Master of Science in Microbiology. Graduation date: March, 1992 Institution: Faculty of Science, Menoufiya University, Shibin El-kom, Egypt.

PhD, of Science in Microbiology. Graduation date: September, 2001 Institution: Faculty of Science, Menoufiya University, Shibin El-kom, Egypt.

CURRENT POST: Associate professor from 23/11/2009 till now. Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya governorate, Egypt.

Lecturer from 23/12/2001 till 22/11/2009. Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya governorate, Egypt.

PREVIOUS POST: Assistant Lecturer from 2/10/2000 till 22/12/2001. Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya governorate, Egypt.

Lab Specialist from 24/2/1997 till 1/10/2000. Physics Department, Faculty of Science Menoufiya University, Shibin El-kom, Menoufiya, Egypt.

Lab Specialist from 1/10/1991 till 23/2/1997. Botany Department, Faculty of Science Menoufiya University, Shibin El-kom, Menoufiya, Egypt.

Research grant student from 1/10/1988 till 30/9/1991. Botany Department, Faculty of Science Menoufiya University, Shibin El-kom, Menoufiya, Egypt.

Lab Specialist from 19/8/1987 till 30/9/1988. Botany Department, Faculty of Science Menoufiya University, Shibin El-kom, Menoufiya, Egypt.

TRAINING COURSES: Training course in the basis of plasmids roles in genetic engineering from 17/1/1993 till 21/1/1993. National Research Institute, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.

SCIENTIFIC INTEREST: 1- Biological nitrogen fixation. 2- Microbial Biodiversity. 3- Plant- microbe interaction 4- Microbial ecology .

TEACHING ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE:

1- Teaching postgraduate courses of: a) Biological relationships in ecosystem, b) Renewable energy for postgraduate candidates of diploma degree in Sustainable Development of Environment and Management its Projects Dept. at Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya, Egypt.

2- Teaching postgraduate course of: Soil Reclamation and Soil Resources Development for postgraduate candidates of Master degree in Sustainable Development of Environment and Management its Projects Dept. at Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya, Egypt.

3- Teaching postgraduate course of: Recycling of Agricultural Residues for postgraduate candidates of Master and PhD degrees in Sustainable Development of Environment and Management its Projects Dept. at Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya, Egypt.

4- Teaching postgraduate course of: Biodiversity for postgraduate candidates of Master in Sustainable Development of Environment and Management its Projects Dept. at Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya, Egypt.

5- Teaching postgraduate course of: Nitrogen fixation in soil for postgraduate candidates of PhD degrees in Sustainable Development of Environment and Management its Projects Dept. at Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya, Egypt.

6- Teaching postgraduate course of: Soil Microbiology for postgraduate candidates of Master in Sustainable Development of Environment and Management its Projects Dept. at Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya, Egypt.

7- Teaching postgraduate course of: The Use of Land and Water Resources in Agriculture for postgraduate candidates of Master in Sustainable Development of Environment and Management its Projects Dept. at Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya, Egypt.

8- Teaching postgraduate course of: The Use of Land and Water Resources in Agriculture for postgraduate candidates of Master in Sustainable Development of Environment and Management its Projects Dept. at Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya, Egypt.

9- Teaching postgraduate course of: Contaminated Irrigation Water Treatment for postgraduate candidates of Master in Sustainable Development of Environment and Management its Projects Dept. at Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Menoufiya, Egypt.

THESES: M.Sc. thesis

Title: Studies on Mutants of Soil Actinomycetes and Their Role in the Control of Certain Phytopathogens.

Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Mohamed Samy El-Abyad Professor of Microbiology- Faculty of Science- Cairo University.

Prof. Dr. Mostafa Ahmed El- Sayed. Professor of Microbiology- Faculty of Science- Tanta University.

Prof. Dr. Abd El- Raheem Ramadan El- Shanshoury. Professor of Microbiology- Faculty of Science- Tanta University.

PhD thesis Title: Studies on Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation of Wild Legumes in Egyptian Soil.

Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Samir Mohamed Abd El-Wahab. Professor of Microbiology, and Head of Research Department of Microbiology- Soil and Water Research Institute- Agriculture Research Center, Giza.

Prof. Dr. Hassan El- Tantawy Ibraheim. Professor of Plant Ecology- Head of Botany Department- Faculty of Science- Menoufiya University.

Dr. Ahmed Abd El-Hakim El- Bakry. Assisstant Prof. of Botany- Botany Department- Faculty of Science- Helwan University.

PhD thesis was evaluated by:

Prof. Dr. Salh Ahmed Saleh. Professor of Microbiology, and Head of Research Department of Microbiology- Soil and Water Research Institute- Agriculture Research Center, Giza. Egypt.

Prof. Dr. Hassan El- Tantawy Ibraheim. Professor of Plant Ecology- Head of Botany Department- Faculty of Science- Menoufiya University Egypt.

Prof. Dr. Edward C. Cocking. Center for Crop Nitrogen Fixation,Plant Science Division, School of Bioscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD,U.K .

Prof. Dr. Mohamed A. Afify. Professor of Microbiology Botany Department- Faculty of Science- Menoufiya University Egypt.

SERVICES University Administration and Committees 1. Department

 Head of Sustainable Development of Environment and Management its Projects Dept. -Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City – Egypt, at 2014-2016.  Chair Department Postgraduate Studies Committee 2014-2016.  Member of The management team of quality Assurance and accreditation by ESRI.  Chairman of the Committee of Cultural Relations. 2017.  Member of the Committee of Devices and laboratory.  Member of the Committee of the library.  Member of the Committee of Cultural Relations.  Member of the Committee of the computers.

THESES SUPERVISION M.Sc. thesis 1- Ayat Moustafa El-Sayed Sayed Ahmed 2015 “Studying the effect of environmental variations on physiological and genetic diversity of rhizobial strains from nodules of Melilotus indicus L.”

2- Osama Hussain Abdel-Rahman Mostafa Ongoing “Effect of silicon application on morphological, chemical properties and productivity of jojoba shrubs.”

3- Alaa Salama ElbasuonyOngoing “Effect of some food industries wastes in nontraditional rations composition.”

4- Maha Hamdi Aly Abdelwahed ongoing “Studying the physiological and genetic diversity of non-rhizobial endophytic bacteria from nodules of Melilotus indicus L. in Egyptian soils.”

5- Sagda Mohamed Abd Elmaksod Diab ongoing “Studying the effect of host variation on rhizobial specificity and natural variations”

6- Mohamed FatheyKalil ongoing “Studying the microbial diversity of agricultural residues from different habitats to build up a microbial consortium for improving the composting process.” M. Sc. Thesis Committees 1- Ayat Moustafa El-Sayed Sayed Ahmed 2015 “Studying the effect of environmental variations on physiological and genetic diversity of rhizobial strains from nodules of Melilotus indicus L.”

Member Thesis Examining Committee 1- Amal Mahmoud Mahmoud Sheikh Althook “Antimicrobial activity of Deverra tortuosa plant growing in Sadat City”

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Principal investigator in the project funded by the Research Unit at the University of Sadat City with title: “Studying the rhizobial biodiversity and their molecular identification isolated from Melilotus indicus in Egypt and testing the efficiency of some isolates to improve some crops.”

AWARDS Scientific Publishing Award

1- University of Sadat City Scientific Publishing Award for the paper” L-asparaginase produced by Streptomyces strain isolated from Egyptian soil: Purification, characterization and evaluation of its anti-tumor. Afr. J.Microbiol. Res., 7: 5677-5686. 2013.”

2- University of Sadat City Scientific Publishing Award for the paper “A selected rhizobial strain isolated from wild-grown Medicago monospeliaca improves productivity of non- specific host Trifolium alexandrinum. Applied Soil Ecology, 73: 134- 139, 2014.”

3- University of Sadat City Scientific Publishing Award for the paper “The diversity of rhizobia nodulating the Medicago, Melilotus and Trigonella inoculation group in Egypt is marked by the dominance of two genetic types. Symbiosis, 67:3–10. 2015.”

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Academic Awards  2008: post-doctoral scholarship funded by the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research(MHESR) to visit the Department of Microbiology and Symbi-otic Systems at Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, in Granada.

International and National Recognition

 Invited to give a talk to the Botany Department –Faculty of Science- Beni- Suef University with title “Rhizobial story of Egyptian Wild Legumes” at 4-11- 2012.

 Invited to submit article to - The American Journal of Plant Sciences (AJPS, ISSN Online: 2158- 2750) - Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences - The Agricultural Sciences journal.

 Refereed a paper for Journal of - African Journal of Agricultural Research - African Journal of Microbiology Research (AJMR). - African journal of biotechnology. -British Journal of Applied Science &Technology.

ASSOCIATIONS:

1. Member of the Egyptian microbiological Society (1994 till now). 2. Member of the Egyptian Botanical Society. 3. Member of Egyptian Society of Experimental Biology. 4. Member of the Future Egyptian Society for sustainable development and environment (registration no. 1086/2004 Menoufiya) 5. Association of desert environmental development (registration no. 1040/2003 Menoufiya).

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

Oral Presentation: A selected rhizobial strain isolated from wild-grown Trigonella stellate improves quality and productivity of Trifolium alexandrinum. M. E. El-Lithy, N. H. El- Batanony and E. J. Bedmar. Euro-Med Symposium on Plant natural products: from biodiversity to bioindustry, BioNat. NRC, Cairo, Egypt, 8-10 December 2009. Oral Presentation: Actinomycetes diversity in root nodules of Melilotus indicus L. from Bahariya oasis. Nadia H. El-Batanony and Mohamed E. El-Lithy. 2nd International conference of Environmental and Research “Natural Resources and Future challenges, University of Sadat City, Egypt, 27-29 February 3013.

Poster Oral Presentation: Physiological and genetic diversity of rhizobia isolated from melilotus indicus l. In Egyptian soils. Ayat M. Bdwy, Nadia H. El- Batanony, Mohamed E. El-Lithy , Hassan T. Hassan. The First International Conference “Food and Agriculture: new Approaches” NRC, Cairo, Egypt, December 2 - 4, 2013.

Oral Presentation: Genetic and physiological diversity of rhizobia isolated from melilotus indicus l. In egyptian soils. Nadia h. El-Batanony - Ayat M. Bdwy- Hassan T. Hassan, Mohamed E. El-lithy. 3rd International conference of Environmental and Research “Natural Resources and Future challenges, University of Sadat City, Egypt, 23-25 February 3015.

Oral Presentation: Biodiversity of non-rhizobial endophytic bacteria isolated from root nodules of Melilotus indicus L. in Egyptian soils. Mohamed E. El-lithy -Maha H. Abdelwahed- Nadia h. El-Batanony Hassan T. Hassan. Sixth International Conference of The Egyptian Botanical Society, held at Faculty of Science – Menoufiya University at 11-12-2016.

Attendance in Seventh International Conference of The Organic Agriculture – Central Lab of The Organic Agriculture – Agricultural Research Center (ARC)- Diza- Cairo Egypt at 13-15-12-2009.

PUBLICATIONS:

1- EL-Abyad, M. S., EL-Sayed, M. A., EL-Shanshoury, A. R. and EL-Batanony, N. H. Inhibitory effects of U.V mutants of Streptomyces corchorusii and Streptomyces spiroverticillatus on bean wilt pathogens . Can. J. Bot., 71: 1080- 1086, 1993.

2- EL-Abyad, M. S., EL-Sayed, M. A., EL-Shanshoury, A. R. and EL-Batanony, N. H. Effect of culture conditions on the antimicrobial activities of UV-mutants of Streptomyces corchorusii and S. spiroverticillatus against bean and banana wilt pathogens . Microbiological Research, 151(2): 201-211, 1996.

3- Abdel- Wahab, S.M., El-Bakry, A. A., Tantawy, H. and EL-Batanony, N. H. Phenotypic characterization of some wild rhizobial isolates isolated from some wild legumes in Egypt. EL-Azhar J. of Microbiology, 58: 87- 102, 2002.

4- Tantawy, H., EL-Bakry, A. A., EL-Batanony, N. H. and Abdel- Wahab, S. M. Ecological and symbiotical characterization of wild rhizobia nodulating some wild legumes in Egypt. EL-Azhar J. of Microbiology, 58: 21-56, 2002.

5- EL-Bakry, A.A., Tantawy. H., Abdel-Wahab, S. M., EL-Batanony, N.H., and Ibrahim, S. A. Genotypic characterization of rhizobia isolated from wild legumes of Egyptian soils by DNA-RAPD PCR fingerprinting and their IEF protein patterns. The African J. of Mycology and Biotechnology, 10 (2): 47-63, 2002.

6- Ragab, A., A., EL-Batanony, N. H., Abo El-soud, A., A. Response of three soybean varieties to mixed-inoculation by Bradyrhizobium strains and Rhizobium isolates from wild-legumes in Egypt. J. Union Arab Biol., 15B: 27-47, 2005.

7- EL-Batanony, N.H., Massoud, O. N., Mazen, M. M., and Abd El-Monium, M. M. The inhibitory effects of cultural filtrates of some wild Rhizobium spp. on some faba bean root rot pathogens and their antimicrobial synergetic effect when combined with Arbusclar mycorrhiza (AM). World Journal of Agricultural Science, 3 (6): 721-730, 2007.

8- Mazen, M. M., EL-Batanony, N.H., Abd El-Monium, M. M. and Massoud, O. N. Cultural filtrate of Rhizobium spp. and Arbuscular Mycorrhiza are Potential Biological Control Agents Against Root Rot Fungal Diseases of Faba Bean. Global Journal of Biotechnology & Biochemisty, 3 (1): 32-41, 2008.

9- Massoud, O. N. and EL-Batanony, N.H. Fertilizers Management and N2- fixers Combined with Phosphate Solubilizing Microorganisms Affect Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) Growth and Productivity. New Egyptian J. of Microbiology, 22: 234-248, 2009.

10- Massoud, O.N., Morsy, E.M. and El-Batanony, N.H. Field response of snap bean (Phseolus vulgaris L.) to N2-fixers, Bacillus circulans and Arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi inoculation through accelerating rock phosphate and feldspar weathering. Australian J. of Applied Science, 3(2): 844-852, 2009.

11- EL-Batanony, N.H. Synergetic Effect of Plant-Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria and Arbuscular mycorrhiza Fungi on Onion (Allium cepa) Growth and its Bulbs Quality after Storage. New Egyptian J. of Microbiology, 23: 163- 182, 2009.

12- Morsy, E. M., El-Batanony N. H. and Massoud, O.N. Improvement of Sorghum bicolor L. growth and yield in response to Azotobacter chroococcum, compost water extracts and Arbascular mycorrhiza fungi: Different application methods. New Egyptian J. of Microbiology, 23:127-144, 2009.

13- El-Sabbagh, S.M., El-Batanony, N.H. and Salem, T.A. L-asparaginase produced by Streptomyces strain isolated from Egyptian soil: Purification, characterization and evaluation of its anti-tumor. Afr. J.Microbiol. Res., 7: 5677- 5686. 2013.

14- El-Lithy, M.E, El-Batanony N.H., Moreno, S. and Bedmar, E.J. A selected rhizobial strain isolated from wild-grown Medicago monospeliaca improves productivity of non- specific host Trifolium alexandrinum. Applied Soil Ecology, 73: 134- 139, 2014.

15- Morsy, E. M., El-Batanony N. H. and Massoud, O.N. Improvement of soybean growth and productivity by inoculation with two yeast species in new reclaimed sandy soil amended with humic acid. Afr. J.Microbiol. Res., 8: 3794- 3803. 2014.

16- El-Batanony, N.H., Hinojosa, A.C., Galeote, D.C. and Bedmar, E.J. The diversity of rhizobia nodulating the Medicago, Melilotus and Trigonella inoculation group in Egypt is marked by the dominance of two genetic types. Symbiosis, 67:3–10. 2015.

17- El-Batanony, N.H., Bdwy , A.M, Hassan, H.E. and El-Lithy, M.E. Biodiversity of Rhizobia That Nodulate Melilotus indicus L. in Egyptian Soils. Egypt. J. Microbiol. 50, 101-117. 2015.

18- El-Batanony, N.H. Synergetic effect of combination of Gracilaria dendroides extract and Azospirillum lipoferaum on growth and yield of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Egypt. J. Exp. Biol. (Bot.), 13(3): 31 – 40. (2017)

19- El-Batanony, N.H. Antimicrobial activities and mode of action of the selected novel thienopyrimidines derivatives (compound no.20). Periodicum Biologorum. (2017) (Accepted in 9/2016) (In press)

REFEREES: 1-Prof. Eulogio J. Bedmar, Profesor de Investigación-CSIC. Microbiologia del Suelo y Sistemas Simbioticos, Estacion Experimental del Zaidin, CSIC. Apartado Postal 419 18080-Granada, España Tel.: + 34-958-181600 (ext. 273) Fax: + 34-958-129600 E-mail: [email protected]

2- Prof. Dr. Ahmad K. Hegazy, Professor of Conservation & Applied Ecology, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt e-mail:- [email protected] Tel. (Office): (+202) 35676651 (mobile):(+2) 0122430272 Fax: (+202) 35727556

3- Prof. Dr. Hamdi H. Zahran, Professor of Microbiology - Botany Department –Faculty of Science- Beni-Suef University. e-mail: [email protected]. (mobile):(+2) 01270472732

4- Prof. Dr. Salh Ahmed Saleh. Professor of Microbiology - Department of Microbiology- Soil and Water Research Institute- Agriculture Research Center, Giza. Egypt.

5- Prof. Dr. Abd El- Raheem Ramadan El- Shanshoury. Professor of Microbiology- Faculty of Science- Tanta University. e-mail:- [email protected]

5- Prof. Dr. Nabil Nasr Elhefnawy, Professor of Organic Agriculture - Sustainable Development of Environment and Management its Projects Dept. -Environmental Studies and Research Institute (ESRI), University of Sadat City.