<p> Curriculum Vitae Elsayed E. Hafez (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.)</p><p>:Personal Data Name : Elsayed Elsayed Hafez Date and Place of Birth : 24th May 1969, Mansoura, Egypt Nationality : Egyptian Sex : Male (Martial Status : Married (3 children</p><p>Address of Correspondence: </p><p>Nucleic Acids Research Department, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Research .Institute, GEBRI, Research Area, Borg El Arab, Post Code 21934, Alexandria, Egypt Tel. : (+2) 03 459 3413 Fax : (+2) 03 459 3423 Email : [email protected] http://www.mcsrta.sci.eg/gebri/staff_home_page/Dr.Elsayed Hafez.htm.</p><p>Scientific Qualifications: </p><p> Ph.D. in (Botany-Microbiology-Genetic Engineering), Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Egypt, 2003.  M.Sc. in (Botany- Microbiology), Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Egypt, 1998.  B.Sc. in (Botany and Entomology), Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Egypt, 1992.</p><p>History of Employment:</p><p> Researcher at The Nucleic Acids Research Department,(GEBRI), Cairo, Egypt, (2003 - Date)  Assistant Researcher at The Nucleic Acids Research Department,(GEBRI), Cairo, Egypt, (2001 - 2003)  Assistant Researcher at The Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Cairo, Egypt, (1998 - 2002)  Researcher Assistant at The Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Cairo, Egypt, (1993 - 1998)  Demonstrator at Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Egypt, (September, 1992 - June, 1993)</p><p>Miscellaneous Activities: </p><p> Attendance and participation in four international conferences organized by some Egyptian scientific societies.</p><p>1 Scientific Activities & Research Interests:</p><p>More than 12 publications (International Journals) cover:</p><p> Plant Biotechnology and Molecular Biology.  Plant transcription factor.  Plant genome analysis structure and function.  DNA-Protein and Protein-Protein Interaction.  Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stress.  Defense system study in plant and insects.  Studies on some human diseases.</p><p>Participation in Projects: Participation in seven projects (Four of them still ongoing).</p><p>Awards and Honors:</p><p> Editor: in the Indian journal for Biochemistry and Biotechnology (IJBB).http://www.ripublication.com/editorial_board_of_IJBB.htm</p><p> Editor: in the International Network for Scientific Information. http://www.insinet.net/RJBS%20Editorial%20board.htm</p><p> Editor: in the International Society of Food, Agriculture and Environment – ISFAE. http://www.isfae.org.</p><p> Member in international Cotton Genome (ICGI) 20315. http://icgi.tamu.edu/members/byid.php?id=20315  Chief Editor for the journal of cell and molecular biology. http://www.insinet.net/rjcmb.html  Postdoctoral in molecular genetics, in Maxplanck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany from 15/4-15/7/2006.</p><p> Postdoctoral in genome structure and function in Georgia University funded from the junior visit program US-Egypt program, academy of science.</p><p>2</p>