Prof. Dr. Syed Mehar Ali Shah

Education

Post-Doc, 2015 Plant Breeding/Genomics UC-Davis (USA)
PhD 2008, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan.
M.Sc. (Hons) 2002, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan.

Area of Specialization

Rice Breeding and Genetics

Professional Responsibilities

Teaching and Research

Research Projects

1. Development of High Yielding Water Stress Tolerant and Climate Resilient Rice Cultivars
2. Development of New Rice Cultivars Using Indigenous Hybridization and Mutation Breeding
3. Assessment of indigenously developed recombinant inbred lines in rice for  commercial cultivation in khyber pakhtunkhwa (HEC Funded)

Awards

1. Awarded Competitive Research Grant at National Level from HEC
2. Awarded Post-Doc Fellowship at UC-Davis USA from HEC
3. Awarded Best Presentation /Poster Award at International Rice Functional Genomics Symposium at Tuscon, Arizona, US
4. Topped the Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics in M.Sc (Hons) and B.Sc. (Hons)
5. Awarded Silver Medal in M.Sc (Hons)
6. Awarded University Bronze Medal in B.Sc(Hons)
7. Awarded Scholarship from Higher Education Commission of Pakistan for Indigenous PhD Program

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