I. Teaching:
I taught, and am still teaching, the following courses to undergraduate and postgraduate students at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum:
1. Food Biotechnology
2. Cell Biology
3. Molecular Biology
4. Industrial Fermentation
5. Microbial Physiology
6. Food Microbiology
7. Biochemistry
8. General Microbiology
9. Microorganisms and Biotechnology
10. Enzyme and Enzyme Technology (M.Sc.)
11. Metabolism and Enzymes
ΙΙ. Training Courses:
1. Specialized Training Course in DNA Molecular Marker Techniques for Crop Improvement, ICARDA, Syria, June 2001.
2. Training Course on Molecular Biology Techniques and Plant Transformation, Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute, August 2007.
3. Environment Impact Assessments for Agricultural Schemes in Sudan, Arab organization for Agricultural Development, Cairo/Egypt, 1998
4. Teaching Staff Performance Development, Advanced Training and Performance Development Centre, U of K, 1997
5. Biotechnology Status in Sudan, U of K, Sudan, 2001
6. Arab Food Security, U of K, Sudan, 2009
7. Mycorrhiza and its application, U of K, Sudan, 2010
8. The Role of Scientific Research in Developing Countries, DAAD, Sudan, 2011
9. Knowledge Management capacity in Africa, U of K and Others, Sudan, 2012
10. Seed Industry, U of K, Sudan, 2012
11. Sudan Agriculture training course, Yanghzou University, China, 2010
12. DIES University Leadership and Management Training Course (UNILEAD), Germany, 1/7-25/8/2013 online 1-21/9/2013 the first contact phase in Oldenburg University Germany
13. DIES University Leadership and Management Training Course (UNILEAD), Germany, 23/2-8/3/2014 the second contact phase in Oldenburg University and Berlin Germany
ΙΙΙ. Supervision of postgraduate students:
I supervised the research projects of the following postgraduate students who
successfully obtained their academic degrees:
Master Degrees:
1. Fatima Yousif Gaffar, Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of Cellulase Produced from some Bacillus Isolates.
2. Ihasan Swar Eldahb, Screening and Isolation of thermophiles Phytase from Bacillus Spp.
3. Tasabeeh Mohammed Abdulla, Potentiality of Cellulase isolated from some Bacillus strains for biofuel production
4. Afaf Osman Boara, Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of lipase Produced from some Bacillus Isolates.
Ph Degrees (running):
Rania Mohammed Abed Elrhman, Potential Use of Crop Residues and Vegetable
Wastes as A source for Production of Single Cell Oils by Oleaginous Yeast
I supervised the following research projects of the undergraduate students:
1. Effect of the Extractions of Garlic and Onion on Bacteria Activities with The Comparison with Some Antibiotics
2. Use of dry whey on Jam manufacturing
3. Studies on Food Poisoning Causes by E. coli 0157:H7
4. Single cell protein production
5. Production of citric acid from Aspergillums niger
6. Microbial Evaluation of Damarga (Sudanese fermented food)
7. Production of acetic acid using Acetobacter sp
8. Use of Gubbein (Solanum dubium) fruits in cheese processing
9. Isolation of lactic acid Bacteria from Rob (fermented Milk)
10. Effect of Gamma radiation on the microbiological and chemical quality of Beef Meat shelf life
11. Production of lipase enzyme from Bacillus subtilis
12. Isolation and Characterization of Bacillus strains with an extracellular inulase activity
13. In vitro Characterization of Amylase from Bacillus stearothermophillus and Bacillus acidocaldarius
ΙV. Examiner of Postgraduate Students:
1. 15 Master Degrees.
2. 3 Ph D Degrees.
V. Running Research
1. Production of thermostable Amylase from Bacillus stearothermophilus
2. Screening for inulase from Aspergillus niger
3. Molecular and Biochemical characterization of cellulase enzyme isolated from Bacillus genera
4. Production of Phytase from Thermophilic Bacillus sp
5. Biochemical and Molecular characterization of Bacillus Lipase
6. Plastic- biodegradation bacteria
VI. Cooperation with other Universities:
1. University of Alazhari, Khartoum, SUDAN
2. Upper Nile University, Khartoum, SUDAN
3. Islamic University of Omdurman, SUDAN
4. Alahlia University of OmdurmanSUDAN
5. International University of Africam Khartoum, SUDAN
6. University of Sudan of Science and Technology