Name: Dr. Atwa Ahmed Atwa Scientific consultant, Deanship of Scintific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). General Information Name Dr. Atwa Ahmed Atwa Attia Date of birth December 22, 1971 Nationality Egyptian Marital status Married Languages Arabic (mother tongue) and English Address - Work address: Scientific consultant, Deanship of Scintific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University (KAU), P.O.Box 80230, 21589, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Tel.: (966)26400000 211, (96654)2108625 (mobile).fax:(966) 26951945. - Residential: In Egypt: 22, Dair El-Nahia St., Meet Kadose, El-Manawat post, Giza, Egypt. - Tel No.: (202) 8171118 (home), (2010) 510 9816 (mobile). In Saudi Arabia: 2156 Ahmed El-Majed St. P.O.Box 80230, 21589, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Email Current title Job - Tel No.: (96654)2108625 (mobile). atwaradwan@yahoo.com, atwaradwan@hotmail.com www.pprieg.com, http://www.arc.sci.eg/resdetails.aspx?tabid=3&resid=28211 Scientific consultant, Deanship of Scintific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University (KAU), P.O.Box 80230, 21589, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). 1
Academic Qualifications 2003 Ph. D., Biological control, Entomology, Department of Economic Entomology and Pesticides, Identification, mass culture, and utilization of entomopathogenic nematodes against insect pests Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University. 1999 M. Sc., Pesticides (Plant Protection), interaction of certain insecticides and entomopathogenic nematodes in controlling some insect pests on fruit and vegetable crops. Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University. 1994 B.Sc., Pesticides, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University. Professional Experiences October, 2008 - now October, 2003 September, 2008 June 2004 March 2006 1998-2003 1999-2000 1996 1999 Scientific consultant, Deanship of Scintific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University (KAU), P.O.Box 80230, 21589, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Researcher in Department of Vegetables and Medical Pest Researches, Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Dokii, Giza, Egypt. Researcher in MUCIA project funded through Midwestern Universities Consortium for International Activities in the USA. The project s title is Developing innovative and simple technologies for the mass production and field application of biopesticides against soil pests of exported vegetables. This project was planned in collaboration with the Cairo University, Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and the National Research Center (NRC). Researcher in The project in title Implementing Integrated Biocontrol Methods and Strategies against the Red Palm Weevil. Researcher Assistant in the project in title "Genetic engineering as a tool used to improve stability of Entomopathogenic Nematodes" Assistant Researcher in The project in title "Mass production and field application of Entomopathogenic Nematodes as biocontrol agents of insect borers of fruit trees". 1995-1996 Scientific consultant in scientific office of Shiaty company. 1994-1995 Assistant Researcher in NARP project in title "Genetic engineering of Entomopathogenic Nematodes for thermo-tolerance". 2
Training July 2004 July 2002 January April 2001. August 2000 May 1999 Training course in mass production of entomopathogenic nematodes using the in vivo and in vitro methods, at Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. Training course in Using entomopathogenic nematodes as biocontrol agents against both Egyptian and American insect pests at Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, USA. Short scholarship supported by UNISCO in biotechnology at Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, USA. Pass successfully an intensive course in "Identification of Entomopathogenic Nematodes" at Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida & Institute of Food and Agricultural Scinces, USA. Training course in Genetics improvement of entomopathogenic nematodes at Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, USA. Research Interests - Integrated Pest Management (IPM) using Biological Control agents against insect pests, especially the use of entomoparasitic in the biocontrol of agricultural pests. - Since 1994, I have been worked in several projects dealing with the field application of Integrated Pest Management techniques to control several insect pests of fruit trees and vegetables including the leopard moth, the red palm weevil and scarabaeid beetles affecting a wide variety of fruit trees and vegetables in Egypt including Date Palm, Apple, Pear, Olive trees and strawberries. - The application of genetic engineering and scanning electron microscope to identify entomoparasitic. - In Vivo and In Vitro mass culture and field utilization of both entomopathogenic nematodes and Fungi against insect pests. 3
- Preparing scientific reports, writing research articles and analyzing research data using personal computers. Quiet familiar with word processing and other computer programs including Microsoft Word and graphic software such excel as well as several statistical packages including SPSS and power point presentations. I am using personal computers in my research work. Professional membership Member of Egyptian Society for Biological Pest Control. Member of Egyptian Society of Nematologists. Member of Entomological Society of Egypt. Member of The Zoological Society of Egypt. Publications - Shamseldean, M. M.; Abd-Elgawad M. M. and Atwa A. A. 1996. Evaluation of four entomopathogenic nematodes against Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae under different temperatures. Anzeiger fur Schadlingskunde Pflanzenschutz Umweltschutz, 69 (5): 111-113. - SHAMSELDEAN, M.M.,ABD-ELGAWAD M.M. & ATWA A. A. 1998. Effects of soil temperature, exposure time and host introduction on pathogenicity and recycling of an Egyptian Heterorhabditis bacteriophora strain EASD98 and its comparison with H. bacteriophora strain HP88 and Steinernema riobravae from USA. International Journal of Nematology, 8 (1) 71-76. - Shamseldean, M. M.; Abd-Elgawad M. M. and Atwa A. A. 1999. Factors affecting pathogenicity of an Egyptian strain of Heterorhabditis indica (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae) infecting the cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). International Journal of Nematology, 9 (1) 90-94. - Atwa, A. A., 1999. Interaction of certain insecticides and entomopathogenic nematodes in controlling some insect pests on fruit and vegetable crops. M.Sc. thesis, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ain Shams at Shobra El-Khaima, Cairo, Egypt. 161 pp. 4
- Shamseldean, M. M. and A. A. Atwa 2001. Comparative infectivity and reproduction of entomopathogenic nematodes isolated from the Arabian Gulf, Egypt, France and USA. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 11 (2), 143-151. - Atwa, A. A. 2002. Isolation and identification of entomopathogenic nematodes in Egypt. In proceeding of the first international workshop on entomopathogenic nematodes, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, entitled: Developing an Insecticidal Nematode Industry in Egypt: Opportunities and Constraints Egypt. J. Biol. Pest Control, 83 87.. - Gugler, R., I. Brown, D. Shapiro-Ilan and Atwa A. Atwa. 2002. Automated technology for in vivo mass production of entomopathogenic nematodes. Biological Control, 24, 199-206. - Atwa, A. A., 2003. Identification, mass culture, and utilization of entomopathogenic nematodes against insect pests. Ph. D. thesis, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Cairo at Giza, Egypt. 172 pp. - Shamseldean, M. M. and A. A. Atwa., (2004a). Laboratory and field tests of entomopathogenic nematodes against the scarab beetle Temnorhynchus baal (Reiche) a novel insect pest of strawberry in Egypt. First Arab Conference on "Applications of Biological Control of Pests in Arab Countries" 14 (1) 127-134. - Shamseldean, M. M. and A. A. Atwa. (2004b). Virulence of Egyptian Steinernematid nematodes used against the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorous ferrugineus (Oliv.) First Arab Conference on "Applications of Biological Control of Pests in Arab Countries" 14 (1) 135-140. - Shamseldean, M. M., A. A. I. Ahmed, and A. A. Atwa. 2004. Effect of neem products on the survival and reproduction of entomopathogenic nematodes used against lepidopterous pests. First Arab Conference on "Applications of Biological Control of Pests in Arab Countries" 14 (1) 187 194. - Shamseldean, M. M., M. Z. A. Rezk, and A. A. Atwa. 2004. Commercial Jasmine oil as a novel and safe approach in the control of red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliv.). The Second International Conference on Date Palm, 6 8 October, El-Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. - Shamseldean M. M., A. A. Atwa, and F. A. Yonis. 2005. Effect of different pesticides on the survival of entomopathogenic nematodes. Second Conference of applied entomology, Faculty of science, Cairo University. Pp. 14. 5
- Atwa A. A. 2005. Isolation and identification of Steinernematids belong to entomopathogenic nematodes in Egypt. In proceeding of the first international workshop on entomopathogenic nematodes, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, entitled: Developing an Insecticidal Nematode Industry in Egypt: Opportunities and Constraints Journal of Nematology, 15 (1) 97-85. International - Shamseldean, M. M. and A. A. Atwa (2006). Field application of entomopathogenic nematodes against insect pests of fruits and vegetables in Egypt. Summit Workshop COST ACTIONS 850 "Biocontrol Symbiosis", Castle Salzau, Germany, 1-6 June, 2006. Program, Abstracts and Participants, Page 68. - Elnagar, S., M. A. K. El-Sheikh, A. A. Amin, G. Fediere, A. A. Atwa and M. M. Khattb (2007). Protection mechanism by lignin additives for baculoviruses against the negative effect of UV radiation. Proc. 2 nd Inter. Conf. Entom. Soc. Egypt. (37-45). - Atwa, A. Atwa and M. M. Shamseldean (2008). Entomopathogenic nematodes as a model of field application against some important insect pest in Egypt. Alex. J. Agric. Res. 53 (2) 41 47. - Atwa, A. Atwa and H. H. Kesba (2008). Suppression of Meloidogyne incognita with interaction of soil bacteria and entomopathogenic nematodes on tomato. Egypt J. of Appl. Sci., 23 (1) 293 304. - Atwa, A. Atwa (2009). comparison between inoculative and inundative release for controlling scarab beetles in strawberry using entomopathogenic nematodes under field conditions. Bull.Fac, Agric.,Cairo Univ.,60 (2009):197-205. - Atwa, A. Atwa (2009). Field efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes and egg wasps for biocontrol of tomato fruit worm, Helicoverpa zea, in Egypt. Journal of Agricultural science, Mansoura University. (in press). - Atwa, A. Atwa, Badr El-Sabah, A. F. and Gihad M. M. (2009). The effect of different biopesticides on the cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae (L.) in cauliflower fields. Alex. J. Agric. Res. (in press). - Hegazi E., W. E. Khafagi, M. Konstantopoulou, D. Raptopoulos, H. Tawfik, G. M. Abd El-Aziz, S. M. Abd El-Rahan, A. A. Atwa, and S. Showil. (2009). Efficient Mass-Trapping Method as an Alternative Tactic for Suppressing Populations of Leopard Moth (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 102 (5) : 809-815. 6