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Mwafaq Ibdah May 2007

CURRICULUM VITAE

I. Personal 1969 Born in Haifa, Israel 1976.83 Elementary school in Kabul, Israel 1984-1987 High School in Kufer-Jasiff, Israel

Marital status: Married Children: 1

E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Current address: 1077 Barton Dr. Apt. # 111 Ann Arbor, MI, 48105 USA Permanent address: 24963 Kabul Village P.O. Box 2177 Israel

II. University Education and Additional Tranining

1991.92 German language-course at Philipps University Marburg, Germany.

1992.93 Studies in Chemistry at Philipps University Marburg inorganic and analytic chemistry, Geramny. 1993.98 Study in Biology at Humboldt University in Berlin Graduated Biologist (Diplom-Biology: Dipl.-Biol.).

Title of Thesis: “Activity and compartmentation of -Amylases in primary leaves of monocotyledone plants“. Supervision by: Dr. W. Dreier and Prof. W. Lockau.

1998.2002 Ph.D., Life Sceince. Department of Secondary Metabolites at Leibniz- Institute for Plant Biochemistry in Halle / Saale (Martin-Luther University, Germany).

Title of Thesis:”Light induced flavonoid- and betacyan-accumulation in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum”. Supervision by: Dr. T. Vogt and Prof. D. Strack.

2002.2002 (February- August, 2002) Research Scientist at Leibniz- Institute for Plant Biochemistry in Halle / Saale (Martin-Luther University, Germany).

Research Subject: Cloning and characterization a novel Mg++ dependent O- methyltransferase in the phenylpropanoid metabolism of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. III. Positions Held

2005-present Postdoctoral Position at University of Michigan, by Professor Eran Pichersky, Department of Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology (MCDB)

Research Subject: Cloning and characterization novel enzymes involved in the benzoic acid biosynthesis in Arbaidopsis thaliana

2004-2005 Postdoctoral Position at Institut of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Israel

Research Subject:

Functional genomics to identify genes affecting the aroma

of melons and wathermelons

2002-2004 Research Scientist and Supervision for Students at the Company Frutavit LTD. Teradion Industrial Park P.O. Box 20, D.N. Misgav / Israel.

Research Subject: Development of natural based antioxidant formulations and Extraction of compounds from medical Plant with antioxidant and antimicrobial action to preserve a extend the shelf life of freshly harvested fruits and vegetables. IV. List of Publications

Ibdah M., Azulay Y, Portnoy V, Wasserman B, Bar E, Meir A, Burger Y, Hirschberg J, Schaffer AA, Katzir N, Tadmor Y, Lewinsohn E. (2006) Functional characterization of CmCCD1, a carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase from melon. Phytochemistry in press Efraim Lewinsohn, Yaron Sitrit, Einat Bar, Yaniv Azulay, Mwafaq Ibdah, Ayala Meir, Emanuel Yosef, Dani Zamir and Yaakov Tadmor (2005) Not just colors – carotenoid degradation as a link between pigmentation and aroma in tomato and watermelon fruit. Trends in Food Science & Tech . 16(9) : 407-415

Ibdah, M., Zhang, XH., Schmidt, J., Vogt, T. (2003) A novel Mg dependent O-methyltransferase in the phenylpropanoid metabolism of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum J. Biol. Chem. 278 (45), 43961-43972

Shalata, A., Ibdah, M., Abushqara, E., Safadi, M. (2003) The efficacy of ascorbic acid derivatives (frutavit preparations) for quality preservation in schredded lettuce. Daruna (Education and literary articles produced in the arab college for education in Israel-Haifa) 36 : 221-237

Ibdah, M., Krins, A., Seidlitz, H. K., Heller, W., Strack, D., Vogt, V. (2002) Spectral dependence and dose response of flavonol and betacyanin accumulation in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum under enhanced UV radiation. Plant Cell. Environment 25: 1145-1154

Vogt, T., Ibdah, M., Schmidt, J., Wray, V., Nimtz, M., Strack, D. (1999) Light-induced betacyanin and flavonol accumulation in bladder cells of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. Phytochemistry 52: 583-592.

V. Lectures at Scientific meetings

Ibdah, M.: Light induced flavonoid and betacyanin accumulation in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. Institut of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Israel. October 2004.

Ibdah, M.: Purification and cloning a novel O-Methyltransferase activity from Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. Research institute for molecular pharmacology (FMP), Berlin-Buch, October 2003.

Ibdah, M., Vogt, T. und Strack, D.: Moleculare and biochemical analysis light induced Betacyan- und Flavonoid accumulation in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. Meeting of Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft (German Botanicall Society), Bonn- Röttgen, 14 -16 May 1999.

Ibdah, M.: Light-induced formation. Day of Research, Leibniz-Institute for Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale), 10 September 1999.

Ibdah, M., Vogt, T.: Cloning of a light induced methyltransferase from Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. 3. Kurt-Mothes-Doktoranden-Workshop, Secondary Metabolism, Leibniz-Institute for Plant Biochemistry, Halle (Saale), 28 -30 September 2000.

VI. Lectures at Scientific Poster

Ibdah, M., Strack, D., Seidliz, H, Vogt, T.: (UV)-light stress leads to differential expression of transcripts in leaf tips of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. Meeting of Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft (German Botanicall Society), Jena 17-22 September 2000.

Ibdah, M., Vogt, T.: Molecular and biochemical analysis of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum after irradiation with high light intensities: Cloning, expression and characterization of novel flavonoid O-methyltransferases. Phytochemical Society of North America, Oklahoma City, USA, 04-08 August 2001.

VII. Special honor Reviewing paper for The Plant Journal 2006