Personal Information:

Name: Dr. Mohammed Saeed Thabet Al-Sameai.

Academic degree: Associate  Professor

Scientific specialization: Plant Virology & Tissue Culture & Aeroponic culture

Date and place of Birth : Taiz – September,1962.

Language: Arabic ( Mother tongue) and English.

Address: Tel: 777650047 –

Summary:

( Dr. Mohammed  Saeed Al-Sameai,  born in the city of Taiz in 1962, completed secondary school in Taiz and then earned a  Bachelor’s degree from Egypt in 1987 and employed in Ministry of Agriculture in Plant Protection Department  in period 1988-1990.  In 1990 translated to Sana’a University as teaching assisstant in Agriculture collage – plant protection department. In 1995 obtained Master’s degree from Mousl University  in Iraq. Then in 2001 obtained  Ph.D. degree from University of Baghdad.  In same year worked as assistant professor until obtained associate professor degree in 2009. Participated in many technical, advisory, and administrative tasks, like Head of Plant Tissue Culture Unit,  currently Head of Plant Protection Department.)

Education:

• D. in plant virology, University of Baghdad, Iraq,2001.
• Sc. in plant pathology , University of Mousil,  Iraq,1995.
• Sc. in plant protection, University of Assiout, Egypt, 1987.

Experience: (1988-2022)

• 1988-1990,  Employee of the Ministry of Agriculture and irrigation,  Yemen – German plant protection project.
• 1990,  Demonstrator of plant protection department, Faculty of Agriculture, Sana’a University.
• 2001,  Assistant professor of plant virology , Faculty of Agriculture, Sana’a University, Republic of Yemen.
• 2010,  Associate professor of plant virology, Faculty of Agriculture, Sana’a University, Republic of Yemen.
• 2002-2003, Broad secretary of Plant Protection Department.
• 2003-2005,  Responsible of the Students Affairs in Plant Protection Department.
• 2003-2005,  Representative of Plant Protection Department at the student affairs committee.
• 2005-2006,  Representative of Plant Protection Department at the high studies committee.
• 2006,  Participated in establishment Tissue Culture Unit.
• 2010, consultant at GIZ Organization in production of potato virus free-seeds project.   
• 2013-until now,   Head of  Tissue Culture Unit.
• 2018-until now, Head of Plant Protection Department.
• 2001-until now, laboratory experience in seed test services process.
• 2001-until now, laboratory experience in diagnostic of plant viruses by Elisa technique.

• 2001-until now, laboratory experience in tissue culture technique for potato, sweet potato, and strawberry.

Conferences and Workshops:

Participated  in many conferences, seminars and workshops, especially in technical fields, academic development and quality assurance.

Research and scientific papers:

• Determine the suitable culture medium  and effect of Henna extract Lawsonia inermis in the  tissue culture medium on production of plantlets free of potato virus Y.
• Meristem culture to produce virus free potato seeds for potato varieties common  in Yemen.
• Effect of cytokinin type and lighting period in production of potato microtubers virus free for Picasso variety using tissue culture.
• Effect of lighting and darkness period in tissue culture microtubers formation of potato varieties cultivated in yemen.
• The first recording of yellow rust Puccinia withaniae on Withania somnifera in Yemen.