Dr Ismail Ismail

• Biography/ Background

  • Assistant lecturer, Plant Protection Department, College of Agriculture, The University of Baghdad (2001-2008).
  • Vice-head of the Plant Protection Department, College of Agriculture, The University of Baghdad (2006-2008).
  • Lecturer Plant Protection Department, College of Agriculture, The University of Baghdad 2009-2014 (Study leave, PhD Scholarship, The University of Adelaide).
  • Research Officer, School of Agriculture Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide 2013.
  • University Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Agriculture Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide (2013-2017).
  • Affiliate Associate Lecturer, School of Agriculture Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide (2020-present).
  • Research Officer| Horticulture Pathology, Plant Sciences, Plant Health& Biosecurity, South Australian Research and Development Institute - SARDI, Primary Industries and Regions SA – PIRSA | Government of South Australia
    

• Qualifications

  • B.Sc. Plant Protection, Baghdad University, College of Agriculture, Plant Protection Department (1995).
  • M.Sc. Plant pathology, Baghdad University, College of Agriculture, Plant Protection Department (2001).
  • PhD Plant Pathology, Molecular Plant Pathogen Interaction, The University of Adelaide (2013) (Winner of the University Doctoral Research Medal).

• Awards & Achievements

  • The winner of the University of Adelaide Doctoral Research Medal 2014.

  • Award of the Dean commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence, The University of Adelaide, Faculty of Science, 2013.

  • Award for the outstanding poster presentation from The Australasian Plant Pathology Society and the Asian Association of Societies for Plant Pathology at the 4th Asian Conference on Plant Pathology and the 18th Biennial Australasian Plant Pathology Conference, Darwin, 26-29th April 2011.

  • Award from The Australasian Plant Pathology Society (SA)for the best presentation in plant pathology, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine Postgraduate Symposium 2011.

  ---

  Conferences & symposiums

  1. Characterisation of the proteinaceous toxins isolated from Pyrenophora teres f. teres, Research Day on November 2010 at School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide.
  2. Are Aggressiveness and Proteinaceous Toxin Production Related in Pyrenophora teres f. teres? The 4th Asian Conference on Plant Pathology and the 18th Biennial Australasian Plant Pathology Conference, Darwin, 26-29th April 2011.
  3. Fungal growth and proteinaceous toxins in Net Blotch Disease of Barley. The 15th Australian Barley Technical Symposium, 18-21 September 2011 at the Hilton Adelaide Hotel. Poster.
  4. The Annual Postgraduate Symposium for the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide on 5 and 6 October 2011.
  5. Fungal growth and proteinaceous toxins in Net Blotch Disease of Barley. Proceedings of the 16th Australian Barley Technical Symposium, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, September 10, 2013.
  6. Validation of NFNB toxins/virulence factors in disease and as a selection tool, National Barley Foliar Pathogen Variety Improvement Program, Canberra, March 2014.
  7. Identification of potential virulence factors during the interaction between Pyrenophora teres f. teres and barley, Stromlo meeting Dec. 2014 Canberra.
  8. The secretome of Pyrenophora teres f. teres: role of virulence-associated proteins during net blotch disease of barley. Australasian Plant Pathology Conference 2015(14-16 September 2015) Fremantle, Western Australia. (presented by Amanda J. Able)
  9. The genetic basis of sensitivity of barley to toxins produced by the net blotch pathogen Pyrenophora teres f. teres. (Poster), Australasian Plant Pathology Conference 2015(14-16 September 2015) Fremantle, Western Australia. (presented by Amanda J. Able)
  10. Genetic Basis of Sensitivity of Barley to the Secretome of Pyrenophora teres f. teres. 17th Australian Barley Technical Symposium (ABTS), Manly, Sydney, Australia; 13th – 16th September 2015.
  11. Proteomics of the filtrates from barley and barley grass isolates of Pyrenophora teres f. teres. Stromlo meeting Dec. 2015 Canberra.
  12. The genetic basis of sensitivity of barley to toxins produced by the net blotch pathogen Pyrenophora teres f. teres. Poster at APPS 2015 conference 14-16 September 2015.
  13. The secretome of Pyrenophora teres f. Teres: role of virulence-associated proteins during net blotch disease of barley. APPS 2015 conference 14-16 September 2015.

   

• Teaching Interests

  • Foundation of Plant Biotechnology (Practical class)-Master in Plant Biotechnology

   

• Research Interests

  Current Research project

  Improving the Understanding of Fungicide Resistance in Australian Viticulture

  1- Determine the sensitivity of E. necator, B. cinerea and P. viticola to selected fungicides
  2- Increase knowledge about the relationships between phenotype, genotype and field efficacy.
  3- Identify the mutants associated with resistance
  4- Evaluate spore trapping technologies
  5- Examine the efficacy of Demthylation Inhibitor fungicides when exposed to populations of E. necator with decreased sensitivity
  6- Evaluate in-field methods to detect resistance in B. cinerea

  Past Research project

  Validation of Net Form Net Blotch (NFNB) toxins/virulence factors in disease and as a selection tool- (GRDC funded project)
  

  Other research questions:

  1. How does Pyrenophora teres fungus cause net form net blotch (NFNB) disease in barley?
  2. Contribution of Proteinaceous toxins to NFNB disease development in barley.
  3. Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interaction especially virulence factors and effectors.
     

• Publications

  10. Ismail IA and Able AJ (2016), Gene expression profiling of virulence-associated proteins in planta during net blotch disease of barley, Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, Volume 98, April 2017, Pages 69–79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2017.03.007

  9. Ismail IA and Able AJ (2016) Secretome analysis of virulent Pyrenophora teres f. teres isolates, Proteomics, DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201500498

  8. Ismail IA, Godfrey D, Able AJ (2014) Proteomic analysis reveals the potential involvement of xylanase from Pyrenophora teres f. teres in net form net blotch disease of barley. Australas Plant Pathol. Volume 43, Issue 6, pp 715-726.

  7. Ismail IA, Godfrey D, Able AJ (2014) Fungal growth, proteinaceous toxins and virulence of Pyrenophora teres f. teres on barley. Australas Plant Pathol Volume 43, Issue 5, pp 535-546.

  6. Wong DJC, Ismail IA, Godfrey D, Able AJ (2012) Death by toxin: Net blotch disease of barley. Microbiology Australia 33(1): 34-35.

  5. Ismail IA, Alaa KH, Entesar JA (2009) First record for charcoal rot disease caused by Macrophomina phaseolina on melon. The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science,Vol.40, No.2, pp79-81 .

  4. Ismail IA (2008) Effect of Irrigation type and some of systemic fungicides on control charcoal rot disease on melon caused by Macrophomina phaseolina.The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science,Vol.39, No.6, pp111-116.
  

  3. Al-Jboory IJ. Ismail IA, (2006) New record of entomopathogenic nematode from Iraq. Arab Journal of Plant Protection, Vol. 24, No. 1.

  2. Ismail IA, Ibrahim J. Al-Jboory, Sendab S.Al-Dahwe (2006) Evalution of two isolates of Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. Against some insect and mites and testing the efficiency of some culture media. Aden J. Nat. and Appl. Sc.

  1. Ismail IA, Prof. Farked Abduraheem Al Rawi (2004) Pathogenecity of some fusarium species on potato and susceptibility of some potato cultivars to these species. Arab Journal of Plant Protection.Vol. 22, No1.
  

• Professional Associations

  Member of the South Australian regional committee of  the Australian Plant Pathology Society (APPS), Associate Member of International Society for Plant Pathology.

  Proffessional CV:
  

  http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=205409482&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile_pic
  

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 21 Apr 2021