IUBS Treasurer (2023-2026): Moemen HANAFY

Prof. Moemen S. Hanafy is a professor and head of plant biotechnology department, Biotechnology Research Institute at National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt.

As a DAAD fellow, he obtained his doctorate in Molecular Genetics from Hannover University, Germany in 2002 before moving to Sapporo, Japan, where he worked at National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido region on manipulation of the seeds amino acids using genetic engineering approach as a JSPS fellow (2003 – 2005). From 2005 till 2008 he joined Plant Molecular Genetics Research Group – Centre of Excellence for Advanced Science of National Research Centre. Finally, he moved to Hannover, Germany, where he worked at Plant Biotechnology Department, Leibniz Universität Hannover on enhancement of abiotic stress tolerance of faba bean by heterologous expression of the PR10a gene from potato as an Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) fellow (2008-2010). From January 2012 till June 2013 he worked as associate professor of plant biotechnology at faculty of science and humanities, Salman bin Abdul-Aziz University, KSA. Dr. Hanafy has over 30 years experience in plant biotechnology research. Over the past 20 years, he developed plant biotech research leading to 38 research articles published in peer-reviewed international journals, five book chapters and about 30 invited presentations at national and international levels. He is a member of some professional societies and currently serves on three editorial boards. In the last 14 years, Dr. Hanafy was granted two prizes; Prize of the president of the National Research Centre for best applied research, 2008 and National Research Centre Prize for scientific encouragement in biology, 2013. Due to his good scientific relation with the European scientific landscape he has been appointed as an Ambassador Scientist of the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation-Germany to Egypt from January 2016 to December 2021. On 2018, Prof. Hanafy has been elected the chairman of the Egyptian National Committee of Biological Sciences till 2022. On 203 he has been elected the treasurer of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) till 2022.