Afwa Thameur
عفوا ثامر
CitizenshipTunisia
OccupationResearch scientist
Known forResearch into drought tolerance in cereal crops in Tunisia
Academic background
EducationTunis El Manar University; University of Szeged
Academic work
InstitutionsMinistry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries (Tunisia); University of Gabes

Afwa Thameur, in Arabic: عفوا ثامر is a plant biologist and agronomist from Tunisia who specialises in drought tolerance in cereal crops. She holds is a Fellow of the Arab Women Leaders in Agriculture initiative.

Career

Thameur studied for a PhD in Biology at Tunis El Manar University, graduating in 2012, aged thirty.[1] Her post-doctoral research took place at Szeged University in Hungary.[1] In 2015 Thameur was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study in the USA.[1][2] This scholarship enabled her to work at the US Department of Agriculture in Texas and Mississippi.[3] Her research project was entitled 'Enhancement of Bioactive Compound Production in Chinaberry, Melia azadirach, and Monk's Pepper, Vitex agnus castus'.[4] From 2016 to 2019 she worked with Walid Sadok of the University of Minnesota on a partnership programme funded by the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and CRDF Global to enhance and stabilise wheat production in Tunisia.[5] In 2019 she joined the first fellowship cohort of the Arab Women Leaders in Agriculture initiative.[6] As of 2020 she was a research scientist at the Ministry of Agriculture (IRESA) and Assistant Professor at the University of Gabes.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dr. Afwa Thameur | Awla". www.awlafellowships.org. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  2. ↑ "WNC's Specialty Crop Institute presents 'Farming In a Time of Drought' lecture at Fallon campus". Carson Now. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  3. ↑ Biologists, American Society of Plant. "Afwa Thameur". community.plantae.org. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  4. ↑ "Afwa Thameur | Fulbright Scholar Program". cies.org. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  5. ↑ "International Center for Biosaline Agriculture". International Center for Biosaline Agriculture. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  6. ↑ "Arab women scientists set sights on transforming R&D in regional agriculture and food security | Awla". www.awlafellowships.org. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
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