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Faculties

Pharmacy

Ahmad Alsheikh Kaddour

Dr Ahmad Alsheikh Kaddour

Fuculty Mamber

Certifications

  1. Bachelor in Agricultural Sciences: 1979
  2. Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences - Ukrainian Academy of Agricultural Sciences – Plant Breeding (Medicinal Plants) 1987

Language

1. ِArabic.
2. English.
3. Russian.

Courses

  1. Enzymes and Genetic Engineering – Tunisia – 1994
  2. Biotechnology – Damascus – 1995
  3. Modern Methods in Plant Breeding – Hungary – 1995
  4. Modern Methods in Crop Breeding – Aleppo – 2001

Skills

Administrative Positions:
  1. Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture for Administrative and Student Affairs: 2002–2003
  2. Head of the Department of the History of Applied Sciences: 2003–2004
  3. Deputy Director of the Arab Scientific Heritage Institute: 2004–2005
  4. Vice Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture: 2005–2009
  5. Head of the Department of Field Crops: 2009–2011
  6. Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture: 2011–2015
  7. Dean of the Faculty of Technical Engineering: 2018–2021
  8. Vice President of the University of Aleppo for Student and Administrative Affairs: 2022–2024
Teaching Experience:
  1. Pharmacognosy – Faculty of Pharmacy – University of Aleppo
  2. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
  3. Plant Breeding
  4. Seed Production and Testing
  5. Field Crop Breeding
  6. Intensification of Agricultural Production
  7. Industrial Crop Breeding
  8. Crop Breeding and Genetic Engineering – Master’s Level
  9. Pharmacognosy – Arab Private University for Science and Technology
Books (Authored Works):
  1. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (Theory and Practice), 1992
  2. Plant Breeding (Practical), 1990
  3. Genetic Improvement of Fruits and Vegetables (Theory and Practice), 1992
  4. Intensification of Agricultural Production, 1993
  5. Plant Breeding (Practical), 1995
  6. Bee Pastures, 1998
  7. Plant Breeding (Theory), 2000
  8. Intensification of Agricultural Production – Revised Edition, 2004
  9. Plant Breeding (Theory and Practice), 2013
  10. Pharmacognosy, 2005
  11. Encyclopedia of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Syria, 2005
Peer‑Reviewed Scientific Research:
  1. Efficacy of certain medicinal plants in treating diabetes, 2018
  2. Unknown aspects of pharmacognosy in the Arab scientific heritage, 2004
  3. Food and drink in “Tadhkirat Uli al-Albab”, 2004
  4. Effectiveness of selecting yellow maize grains, 1991
  5. Heritability of cold tolerance in peas, 1994
  6. Improvement of earliness and grain yield in yellow maize, 1995
  7. Effect of tassel shape, 1996
  8. Soil biological activity, 1996
  9. Effect of embryo size selection, 1996
  10. Improvement of economic traits in yellow maize, 1997
  11. Effect of protein selection, 2000
  12. Effect of seed production source in barley, 2002
  13. Broadening the genetic base of yellow maize, 2002
  14. Effect of CO₂ and drought on durum wheat, 2003
  15. Regression analysis of grain yield, 2003
  16. Botany between heritage and modernity, 2003
  17. Effect of cultivation method on wild medicinal plants, 2006
  18. Combining ability in yellow maize, 2006
  19. Evaluation of general and specific combining ability in yellow maize, 2007
  20. Contribution of Arab scholars to botany, 2009
  21. Hybridization and selection in Arab heritage, 2009
  22. Propagation and benefits of saffron, 2018
  23. Heterosis in durum wheat, 2017
  24. Improvement of oil sunflower traits, 2018
  25. Improvement of peanut traits, 2018
  26. Sprouted wheat vs. dry wheat, 2024
  27. Effect of temperature and humidity on sprouted wheat, 2024
Published Studies:
  1. Medical and nutritional importance of cumin and anise, 1994
  2. Medicinal tea, 1995
  3. Treatment of urinary stones with herbs, 1996
  4. Production of plant‑based perfumes, 1997
  5. Garlic, onion, mint, and parsley, 1998
  6. Treatment of asthma with herbs, 2000
  7. The role of hybridization in altering fruit shape, 2008
  8. The role of yellow maize in bridging the food gap, 2008
Scientific Expertise and Seminars:
  1. Certified expert witness in courts
  2. Member of the Hybrid Maize Seed Production Committee: 1993–1996
  3. Various lectures on environment, medicinal plants, and diseases
  4. Lectures at the Medical Syndicate and cultural centers
  5. Lectures on cannabis, 2008
Supervision of Academic Theses:
  1. Supervision of Master’s theses (10 theses)
  2. Supervision of Doctoral dissertations (5 dissertations)
Theses in Progress:
  1. Study of medicinal plants in Abu Qubeis Reserve
  2. Plant density of the hybrids Basel‑1 and Basel‑2 of maize
  3. Efficiency of mass selection for the Ghouta variety
  4. Factors affecting plant production in Syria
  5. Effect of essential oils on cheese preservation
  6. Genetic indicators for half‑sib hybridization
  7. Efficiency of individual selection in anise
Scientific Conferences and Symposia:
  1. 31st Science Week – 1991
  2. 36th Science Week – 1996
  3. 40th Science Week – 2000
  4. Plant Breeding Conference – Kyiv – 2002
  5. Genetically Engineered Plants – United Kingdom – 2003
  6. Prospects of Arab Scientific Research – Damascus – 2006
  7. Crops Symposium – Aleppo – 2006
  8. 8th International Symposium – Alexandria – 2004
  9. 9th International Symposium – Damascus – 2008
  10. MEWAC‑FEMAR Project – Germany – 2021–2024
  11. Erasmus+ Program – Greece – 2023

Other Information

  1. Supervision of 20 graduation projects
  2. Supervision of research seminars for Pharmacy students: 1999–2005
  3. Supervision of research seminars for students of the Institute of Arab Scientific Heritage: 2003–2005