Dr.

GAAD Djouher
Phone: +213553921801
Email: d.gaad@crbt.dz
National Research Center for Biotechnology (www.crbt.dz).
PO Box E73/UV N°03 Ali Mandjeli, Constantine, Algeria.

1. Education and degrees awarded

 PhD dissertation in Genetic Resources and Plant Breeding obtained at National Agriculture High
School (www.ensa.dz) in October 11, 2018. The goal of study has been the assessment of genetic
diversity of Algerian lentil accessions at both morphological and molecular level (using SSR
markers). Title Thesis: Study of genetic diversity of Algerians lentil landraces (Lens culinaris) using
morphological and SSRs markers.

 Magister dissertation in Genetic Resources and Plant Breeding obtained at National Agriculture
High School (www.ensa.dz) in July 4th, 2010. This work takes part of the evaluation and the
valorization of the plant genetic resources of fodder and pastoral interest in Algeria. It consists of a
morphological and phenological study corresponding to 29 Algerian populations of the species Sulla
coronaria. The results obtained confirm the importance to develop this species particularly in watered
area through the country. Title Thesis: Morphological and agronomic characterization of 29
Algerians populations of Sulla (Hedysarum coronarium).

 Engineer dissertation in Plant production obtained at School of Natural and Life Sciences (Blida
Univ.) in November 8th, 2002. In order to study the different factors that influence cell proliferation
in Atriplex Halimus specie, a somatic embryogenesis callogenesis protocol was initiated. Title
Thesis: induction of somatic embryogenesis from different explant type of Atriplex Halimus
(Amarantacees).

2. Other education and training, qualifications and skills

 Training in Web 2.0 Tools. Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), Alger
(http://www.dz.auf.org). October 23, to December 19, 2012.

 Training in Molecular Biology, National Veterinary High School (www.ensv.dz). October 10,
2012 to October 16, 2012.

 Advanced Bioinformatics Courses. Centre de Recherche sur l'Information Scientifique et

Technique (www.cerist.dz). October 1, 2012 to October 7, 2012.

 Training in Latex Program. Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), Constantine

(http://c2i.umc.edu.dz/cnfp/). April 5, 2013 to April 7, 2012.

 English Language Certificate from Universal School, Algeria (http://www.universalschool-

algerie.dz). January 13, 2013 to January 17, 2013.

 Short course in Marker–Assisted Plant Breeding. University of Minnesota, USA

(http://campusmaps.umn.edu/continuing-education-and-conference-center-university-minnesota).
June 3, 2014 to June 7, 2014.

 Genomic Prediction and Selection in Plant Breeding course. Mediterranean Agronomic

Institute of Zaragoza, Spain (http://www.iamz.ciheam.org). January 5, 2016 to January 9, 2016.
 Advanced Course in Breeding and Agronomy for improving sustainability and quality of grain
legume crops. Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza ((http://www.iamz.ciheam.org).
October 1, 2017 to October 5, 2017.

 Short-term training in Bio-statistics and data processing; level 1. Centre de développement humain
: Formation et Consulting.08, Rue Didouche Mourad, Alger. December 13, 2018 to December 19,
2018.

 International training course «Integrated impact assessment and designing of Mediterranean

agricultural systems in Dry Regions". Centre de Recherche en Economie Appliquée pour le
Développement (CREAD). Octobre 27 to Octobre 29, 2019.

3. Linguistic skills

 Fluent in Arabic, excellent standard of written and spoken French.

 Having practiced English since school, I have excellent language and communication skills and
achieved an intermediate score for my IELTS (International English Testing System).

4. Current position
 Research associate, National Research Center for Biotechnology (C.R.Bt), Constantine-Algeria.
From March 14, 2012 until now. Number of Hours Worked per Week:40

a. Conduct project related to Algerian Garlic (Allium sativum) improvement through

biotechnological approaches. The approach consisting on use of wild relatives (Allium sp) spices to
identify, isolate and sequencing of Peronospora destructor résistance gene.

b. From September 2013 to July 2016: Leader of project related to marker-assisted selection based
breeding of lentil for lodging and Fusarium resistance and high nutritional quality. The research
project was developed in collaboration with a private company from seed production sector and has
as objective the development of new variety of lentil that have improved resistance to lodging and
Fusarium wilt with high nutritional value, by combining both conventional and marker assisted
selection approaches.
5. Previous work experience
 Full time Agronomist, Agricultural Extension Services, Tizi-Ouzou –Algeria. From, January 1,
2006 to December 31, 2007. During my working as Agronomy engineer, I was responsible for helping
farmers to discern the best ways to plant, harvest, and cultivate the plants, regardless of the climate
and develop methods to control weeds and pests to keep crops disease-free. Sometimes, I worked
overtime because of the nature of agricultural projects. In addition, address problems that may come
up in rural construction projects. Develop better farming practices and find effective solutions for the
food and farming industry. If there is a problem with a crop, I spend several hours examining the
crop, looking for signs as to whether there is a sign of disease, an insect problem, a weed issue or
even a problem with the soil. Then compare and research scientific journals and reference books as
well as speak with my peers in order to pinpoint the cause and find a solution. In addition, I make
presentations and speeches and present the ideas to farmers who can use the information for their own
harvests. I also spend a lot of time traveling and meeting with farmers, working with them to improve
crop efficiency and looking at any problems the farmer may be experiencing. Conduct educational
programs that provide farmers or farm cooperative members with information that can help them
improve agricultural productivity. Counsel and educate farmers and agriculturalists on latest farming
issues and techniques. Number of Hours Worked per Week:40

 Full time Customer Service Advise at Algerian Water Agency (AWA), Tizi-Ouzou –Algeria.
From, March 5, 2005 to December 31, 2005. Keeps management informed by submitting activity
and results reports, such as daily call reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual territory
analyses. In addition, I was involved in resolves customer complaints by investigating problems,
developing solutions, preparing reports, and making recommendations to management. Number of
Hours Worked per Week:40
6. Research funding
 Short -term Visiting Scientist at North Dakota State University (NDSU). Department of Plant
Sciences, USA (https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/plantsciences/). From February 2014 to August 2014.

 Short -term Visiting Scientist at ICARDA. Biotechnology Unit, CRRA, INRAM, Rabat, Morocco
(https://www.icard.com/). From November 2016 to January 2017.

 Short -term Visiting Scientist at Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated
Plants (Germany). November 2019.

7. Merits in teaching and pedagogical competence

 Involved in program planning and the implementation of biostatistics course for graduate master
level.

 Supervision of Master theses.

 Service as a pre-examiner of a doctoral dissertation, as a member in dissertation committees.

 I serve as an Editorial board member for some journals, like Journal of new Science, Genetic
Resources and Crop Evolution Journal.

8. Scientific research papers

 Gaad D., Issolah R., Yahiaoui S., 2012. Variation phénologique et biométrique chez plusieurs
populations Algériennes de Sulla coronaria (Fabaceae). Revue Recherche Agronomique 39: 12-16. Ed.
INRAA.

 Gaad D., Laouar, M., Abdelguerfi A., 2014. Morphological and Biometrical Characterization of
Seeds of Some Algerians Lentil Accessions: Quantitative and Qualitative Characters.” World Journal
of Agricultural Research, vol. 2, No. 4.183-186. Doi: 10.12691/wjar-2-4-8.

 Gaad D., Laouar M., Udupa S.M., Mcphee K., Henkrar F., Abdelguerfi A., 2017.
Diversity Study of Algerian’s Accessions of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) by microsatellite markers.
Research On Crops journal Vol. 18, No. 4 (December).

 Gaad D., Laouar M., Gaboun F., Abdelguerfi A., 2018. Collection and agro morphological
characterization of Algerian accessions of lentil (Lens culinaris). Biodiversitas. Volume 19, Number
1, January 2018: 183-193.

 Gaad D., Laouar M., Abdelguerfi A., 2018. Collection and ethno botanical investigation of Lentil
(Lens culinaris Medik.) in Algeria. Recent Research in Science and Technology 2018, 10: 01-06.
 Gaad D., Laouar M., Abdelguerfi A., 2018.Characterization of some Algerians and foreigners
accessions of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) by qualitative traits. Horticultural Biotechnology
Research, 4: 43-47.

 Karkour L., Fenni M., Ramla D., Gaad. D., Benbelkacem A., 2019.Evaluation of agronomic
performances of rainfed barley double- haploids (DHs) lines under semi-arid conditions.
BIODIVERSITAS Volume 20, Number 5, Pages: 1398-1408.

9. Conferences and meetings

 Gaad D., Issolah R., Yahiaoui S. 2012. Biometrical and phenological variation of several
Algerians population of Sulla coronaria M. Colloque International : 50 ans de formation et de
recherche à l’ENSA.22 au 24 April 2013.Algiers-Algeria.

 Gaad D., Laouar M., Abdelguerfi A. 2014. Morphological and Biometrical Characterization of
Seeds of Some Algerians Lentil Accessions: Quantitative and Qualitative Characters.” 6 th
International Food Legumes Research Conference (IFLRC VI) and 7th International Conference on
Legume Genetics and Genomics (ICLGG VII). University of Saskatchewan-Canada July 7 to 11,
2014.

 Gaad D., Laouar M., Abdelguerfi A. 2016. Etude ethnobotanique et caractérisation préliminaire
des variétés locales de la lentille (Lens culinaris M.) cultivées en Algérie. Forum régional pour le
développement des légumineuses alimentaires.Mosta.28, 29 et 30 Nov.2016.Organisation des
Nations Unis pour Alimentation et Agriculture-FAO.

 GAAD D., 2016. Application of biotechnology for lentil improvement in Algeria: an Overview.
Journées Journées Internationales de Biotechnologie (JIB2016) de l'Association Tunisienne de
Biotechnologie (A. T. Bio Tech). Sousse du 14 au 22 December 2016.

 GAAD. D., 2016. Food legume crop in Algeria, situation and prospect: A case of lentil" in The
International Conference Pulses for Health, Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture in Drylands, April
18-20, 2016, Morocco.

 Gaad D., Debbi A., Silabdi S., Kerkour L., Nadjem K., Zarrouri B., Boudiar R., Belbeldi A.,
Belbdjaoui M., Benbouza H., 2017. Application of marker assisted selection for lodging and disease
resistance in lentil breeding. 2ème Workshop International Gestion et Amélioration Génétique Des
Ressources Végétales Et Microbiennes (GRPM2017). Tlemcen, Algeria.

 Gaad D., Laouar M., Abdelguerfi A., 2017. L’étude de la diversité génétique de la lentille cultivée
en Algérie par des outils moléculaires. 2ème Workshop International Gestion et Amélioration
Génétique des Ressources Végétales et Microbiennes (GRPM2017).Tlemcen, Algérie.

 Zarrouri B., Gaad D., Kerkour L., Nadjem K., Boudiar R., Amine Khoudja Ma, Kara-Mustefa M.
2017. Lentil breeding for Lodging and Fusarium resistance and High nutritional quality. Séminaire
International “environnement, Agriculture et Biotechnologie (SIEAB-2017).Université de Bouira,
27-28 Novembre 2017.

 Zarouri B., Karkour E., Nadjem K., Boudiar R., Amine-Khoudjam A., Gaad D., Debbi A.,
Benlebjaoui M. 2018. Selection of lentil varieties adapted to local conditions: breeding of agronomic
and nutritional traits under stressed environments. International Food Legume Research Conference
(IFLRC-VII), which will be hosted ICARDA and INRA Morocco and held during 6-8 May 2018,
Marrakech, Morocco.

 Gaad D., Laouar M., Abdelguerfi A., Benbouza H., 2018. Lentil Improvement in Algeria:
Achievement and Prospects. La rencontre de l’Agriculture et de la Biologie (RAB 2018). Du 04 au
07 Mai 2018, Constantine-Algérie.

 Gaad D., Laouar M., And Abdelguerfi A., 2018. Diversity of lentil (Lens culinaris M.)
morphotypes cultivated in Algeria. Congrès national sur les ressources Phytogénétiques en Algérie :
évaluation, valorisation et conservation. 22, 23 et 24 October 2018, INRAA-Alger.
10. References
 PhD supervisor: Dr. Abdelguerfi Aissa Email: aabdelguerfi@yahoo.fr.
Tel: +213021294036
Department of Plant Sciences, National High School of Agriculture (ENSA-Algeria).

 PhD. Co supervisor: Dr. Laouar Meriem.Email: laouar_m@yahoo.fr. Tel:+213021294036

Department of Plant Sciences, National High School of Agriculture (ENSA-Algeria).

 Make regular contact via email (etc.) regarding research progress:

Dr. Benblkacem Abdelkader. Email: benbelkacem@mail.com. Tel: 213021294036.
Division of plant breeding-National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRRA-Algeria).

 Met at conference or symposium and make regular contact via email (etc.) regarding research
progress:
 Pr. Kadambot Siddique. Email: kadambot.siddique@uwa.edu.au. Tel : +61 8 6488 7012.
The University of Western Australia.
 Pr. Shiv Kumar. Email: SK.Agrawal@cgiar.org. Tel: ++212537681659.
International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Area (ICARDA).
 Pr. F.J. Muehlbauer. Email: muehlbau@wsu.edu. Tel: +1509-335-9521.
Washington State University, Pullman, United States. USDA-ARS.
 Pr. William Erskine. Email: william.erskine@uwa.edu.au. Tel: +61 8 6488 1903.
The University of Western Australia, Faculty of Science, UWA School of Agriculture and
Environment.

 Visited his/her lab and have done collaborative research in the past:
 Pr. Kevin McPhee: Email kevin.mcphee@montana.edu. Tel: +1406-994-5156
Montana State University, Plant Sciences & Plant Patholog
 Dr. Udupa Sripada: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Email: S.UDUPA@CGIAR.ORG
Phone: +212 673-346102

 Visited his/her lab and currently do collaborative research:

 Dr. Marion Nachtigall: Email marion.nachtigall@julius-kuehn.de. Phone: +49 3946 47 530. Julius
Kühn-Institut. Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops
 Dr. Lothar Frese: Email lothar.frese@julius-kuehn.de. Phone: +49 3946 47 701. Julius Kühn-
Institut. Institute for Breeding Research on Agricultural Crops