Mahnaz Katouzi

As an adept researcher in agronomy and plant breeding, I specialize in plant genomics and have over a decade of experience. My expertise encompasses experimental and computational research, including study design, conducting wet lab experiments, data analysis, and authoring scientific papers. I excel in coordinating projects, managing complex datasets, and efficiently analyzing large volumes of information. I am motivated to collaborate both nationally and internationally and am passionate about leveraging my knowledge in plant genomics to enhance crop resilience in the face of climate change.

Variety Registration: Collaboration with the University of Gonbad Kavous in releasing a drought-tolerant rice variety.

• Impact of Genotoxic Stress on Extrachromosomal Circular DNA (eccDNA) in Rice, 11th Genomics and Genome Editing Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, 10/01/24, Poster and Oral Presentation - Best Poster Prize
• Frost and Recovery: Unraveling Extrachromosomal Circular DNA Diversity in Rice under Genotoxicity and Cold Stress, International Temperate Rice Conference (ITRC), Manila, Philippines, 06/01/24, Poster Presentation

• Journal Reviewer: Cell Press, Scientific Reports, Genes
• Scientific Evaluator: HES-SO (Swiss Applied Sciences)

• Genomics and Physiology of Chlorophyll Fluorescence Parameters in Hordeum vulgare L. Under Drought and Salt Stresses, Plants, 10/01/23
• Identification of Novel and Stable Genomic Regions Associated with Barley Resistance to Spot Form Net Blotch Disease, Plant Pathology, 01/01/23
• Mapping of QTLs Controlling Barley Agronomic Traits Under Normal Conditions and Drought and Salinity Stress, Plant Gene, 07/01/23
• Mega Meta-QTLs: A Strategy for the Production of Golden Barley Tolerant to Abiotic Stresses, Genes, 11/01/22
• QTLs Controlling Physiological and Morphological Traits of Barley Seedlings Under Salinity, Drought, and Normal Conditions, Biotech, 07/01/22

• Swimming
• Creative writing (poetry)
• Hiking
• Baking