As part of the ongoing extension and training activities conducted by the National Gene Bank under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Nevine Abdel Fattah Hassan – Director of the National Gene Bank, Prof. Dr. Soliman Abdel-Maaboud Arab – Deputy Director for Extension and Training, and Dr. Hossam Abdel-Maksoud Sayed – Deputy Director for Research Affairs, the Bank received on Monday, September 3, 2025, a group of 15 students from the Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, and on Wednesday, September 5, 2025, a group of 40 students from the Faculty of Agriculture (Girls), Al-Azhar University.
The visits aimed to familiarize the students with the different departments and laboratories and to tour the gene bank preservation facilities. The visiting delegations and their supervisors expressed their appreciation for the great efforts and the important role played by the Bank in conserving Egypt’s plant genetic resources.
Training and Media Coordinators at the National Gene Bank: Dr. Tarek Mohamed Nour El-Din Ahmed Dr. Mona Ibrahim Abdel-Gawad