Abdul Mujeeb Kazi
Current Position | HEC Foreign Faculty Professor | Phone No. | (92-51) 9255534 |
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Born in | Sukkur, Pakistan in 10/27/1939 | Year Elected | 2001 |
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Education
BSc(Biology) 1960University of Karachi Pakistan MSc(Botany) 1963University of Karachi Pakistan PhD 1970 Kansas State Univ Kansas Usa Post-Doc 1971 Kansas State UNIVKansas USA
Positions Held
Lecturer Adamjee Science College Karachi Pakistan 1963-1965 Scientific Officer Aearc (PAEC) Tandojam Pakistan 1965-1966 Graduate Research Assistant Kansas State University Manhattan Kansas USA 1966 -1969 Post-Doctoral Fellow Kansas State University Manhattan Kansas USA 1969 -1971 Senior Scientific Officer AEARC (PAEC) Tandojam Pakistan 1971-1974Research Geneticist Kansas State University Manhattan Kansas USA 1974-1979Program Leader/Distinguished Scientist Wheat Wide Crosses CIMMYT Mexico 1979-2004 Honorary Research Fellow CIMMYT 2005 to date HEC Foreign Faculty Professor At IBGE KP (2004-2005) And NIBGE (PAEC) 2005 to dateProject Director National Wheat Modernization July 2006June 2008Project Director Biotic And Abiotic Stress Management Through Genetic Resources July 2008June 2010
Awards
Honor Society Gamma Sigma Delta (USA) Sigma Xi (USA) Phi Kappa Phi (USA) Personalities Of The West And Mid-West 1970 (USA Best Pakistani Member Of The Year 1970 (USA) Membership In American Society Of Distinguished Citizens USA 1975 Recognized For Cimmyts Dedicated Service Certificates After 10 15 17 20 And 25 Years (1979 til 2004) Honorary Scientist Republic Of Korea 2003-2005Distinguished Alumni Kansas State University (2004) Outstanding Scientist CGIAR 2003 (USA) Distinguished Scientist CIMMYT 2003 Whos Who In The World Whos Who In Usa And Whos Who In Science And Engineering
Fellowships / Memberships
Fellow Crop Science Society Of America (CSSA) USA Fellow American Society Of Agronomy (ASA) USAFellow Third World Academy Of Sciences (TWAS) Fellow Mexican Academy Of SciencesForeign Fellow Pakistan Academy Of Sciences
Research Area
Plant Breeding And Genetics Cytogenetics (Conventional And Molecular) Genetic Resources Genomic Diversity and Alien Genetic TransfersBiochemical and Molecular GeneticsTissue Culture Doubled Haploidy Wheat Improvement For Biotic And Abiotic Stresses Yield Maximization And Micro Nutrient Enrichment