Dr. Yigal Elad

CURRICULUM VITAE

Borne January, 13, 1952 in Tel Aviv, Israel.             Nationality: Israeli.

Marital Status: Married, two children.

1974-1977    B.Sc. with honors in Agriculture. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot.

1978            M.Sc. with honors. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot. Title of thesis: Biological control of Sclerotium rolfsii with Trichoderma harzianum. Supervised by I. Chet, Y. Katan and Y. Henis.

1979-1983  Ph.D. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Title of thesis: The mechanism of biological control of soil‑borne plant pathogens by Trichoderma harzianum Rifai agrr. Supervision of I. Chet.

1983‑1984    Visiting Scientist, Colorado State University, Dept, of Botany and Plant Pathology. With R. Baker.

                   Subject: Interaction of Pseudomonads with Fusaria.

1984‑1985    Researcher, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology. Subject: Biocontrol of Pythium aphanidermatum with bacteria.

1992            Visiting scientist at IPO‑DLO, Wageningen, The Netherlands. With N. J. Fokkema.        

Subject: Suppression of infection and sporulation of Botrytis cinerea.

1985 to date  Researcher scientist, Department of Plant Pathology, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel.

1991                        Promoted to Senior Scientist (A).                 

1995                        Promoted (A+) - Similar to Full Professor.

1998-            Head, Dept. of Plant Pathology, The Volcani Center.

       35 PERSONS AT M Sc, Ph D and  Pos Doc levels

Organized and co- organized 12 international and national meetings.  

1989          Proceedings of The First Israeli Italian Symposium organized by respective Societies of Plant Pathology.

1991          Proceedings of The Second Italian Israeli Symposium in Italy.

1992          Proceedings of the IOBC meeting in Wageningen on biological control of foliar diseases. (with J. Kצhl and N. J. Fokkema).

1997-1999    Integrated Pest and Disease Management in Greenhouse Crops. (with R. Albajes, L.M. Gullino and J.C. van Lenteren.

2000-         Advisory editorial board of the journal Biocontrol Science and Technology

2001-2              Proceedings of the IOBC/WPRS Phytopathogens Biocontrol Meeting, Sevilla, Spain

2002          Proceedings of the IOBC/WPRS Phytopathogens Biocontrol Meeting, Kusadasi, Turkey

Phytopathological Society of Israel. American Phytopathological Society. Phytochemical Society of North America (Honorary membership). Ohio Florists association, British Mycological Society.

Diseases of covered crops with special emphasis on chemical, biological and integrated control, epidemiology, physiology and parasitism.

1979  International Horticulture Conference – Hamburgo (Alemania).

1982  Environmental Ecology Symposium – Jerusalén (Israel).

1983   Microbial Ecology - East Lansing, Michigan (EE.UU.)

1984   Soilborne Pathogens - Reno, Nevada (EE.UU.)

1984   1st Trichoderma Gliocladium Workshop - Beltsville, Maryland (EE.UU.)

1984  Mycological Society of North America, Fort Collins, Colorado (EE.UU.)

1984   Xth PNSA Meeting - Boston (EE.UU.)   (Conferencia de presentación).

1984   APS CPS Meeting, Guelph, Ontario (Canadá).

1985   FEMS microbial Ecology of Soil Microorganisms (Conferencia de presentación).

1986  Epidemiology Workshop - Jerusalén (Israel).

1987     The Phytopathological Union of Mediterranean Countries – Granada (España).

1988   Bat Sheva Seminar on Host Pathogen Relationships - Jerusalén (Israel).

1988   AVRDC Tomato and Pepper Production in the Tropics - Tainan, Taiwan (Conferencia de presentación).

1989   3rd Brazilian Biocontrol Meeting - Piracicaba, SP (Brasil) (Conferencia de presentación).

1989   1st Israeli - Italian Phytopatological Meeting, Bet Dagan, Israel. (Organizador)

1989   Botrytis Workshop – Neustadt (Alemania).

1990  Phylosphere microbiology - Madison, Wisconsin (EE.UU.)

1990   APS meeting - Grand Rapids, Michigan (EE.UU.)

1991   3rd Trichoderma Gliocladium Workshop - Belgirate, Italia (Ponencia y Presidente de Sesión).

1991   2nd Italian - Israeli Phytopathological Meeting - Belgirate, Italia. (Organizador)

1991   IOBC Workshop on Integrated Pest Management in Greenhouses, Alassio, Italia (Conferencia magistral).

1992  Anglo‑Israeli Symposium on Non-chemical Approaches to Pest and Disease Control in Horticulture, Wellsesbourne, Gran Bretaña (Conferencia magistral).

1992   Botrytis Workshop - Heraklio, Creta (Conferencia de presentación).

1992   IOBC EOPP Workshop on Biocontrol of Foliar Pathogens - Wageningen, Países Bajos. (Organizador, Presidente de Sesión y Conferencia de presentación).

1994   Seventh International Workshop on Epidemiology of Plant Pathology - Papendal, Arnhem, Países Bajos.

1994   Third Italian - Israeli Phytopathological Meeting, Ramat Gan, Israel (Organizador y Presidente de Sesión).

1994   Brighton Conference Pests and Diseases. (Brighton, Gran Bretaña)

1995   Global Conference on Plant Diseases - Udaipur, Rjastan, India (Conferencia de presentación).

1995   Fourth Trichoderma Gliocladium Workshop, Beltsville, MD, EE.UU. (Moderador del coloquio).

1995   Eleventh International Symposium on Modern Fungicides and Antifungal Compounds, Reinhardsbrunn, Alemania (Ponente principal).

1995   Tenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Plant Pathology Society, Lincoln University, Christchurch, Nueva Zelanda (Ponente principal y Presidente).

1995  Symposium on Physiology of Plant Pathogen Interactions, Dundee, Gran Bretaña

1996  International biocontrol workshop, Pekín, China (Ponente invitado).

1996   The 11th Botrytis Symposium, Wageningen, Países Bajos. (Ponente principal)

1996   OILB International Conference on Technology Transfer in Biological Control: From Research to Practice. Montpellier Francia. (Ponente invitado).

1996   APS Conference, Indianapolis (EE.UU.).

1997  International Congress for Plastics in Agriculture - CIPA, Tel Aviv (Israel) (Ponente invitado y organizador de un seminario).

1997  International Symposium on Integrated Production and Protection in Horticultural Crops, Agadir (Marruecos) (Comité Científico, Ponente principal).

1997   IOBC Workshop on Integrated Pest Management in Greenhouses, Tenerife (España).

1998   British Council Workshop on Microbial Control of Plant Diseases and Pests at Rothhamstead, UK.

1998   12th International Symposium on Modern Fungicides and Antifungal Compounds, Reinhardsbrunn, Alemania

1998  International Plant Pathology Congress – Edinburgo (Gran Bretaña).

1998  International Mycology Congress (IMC6), Jerusalén (Israel) (Comité Científico, Presidente, Organizador del Seminario)

1998   Colletotrichum Workshop, Ramat Rachel, Israel (Moderador del coloquio).

1999   6^th International Trichoderma – Gliocladium workshop, Espoo, Finlandia 11-14.6.99 (Ponente invitado, Presidente, Organizador del Seminario)

1999  14^th IPPC Congress, Jerusalén (Israel) (Organizador, Ponente invitado, Presidente).

1999   Biological Control Agents in Crop and Animal Protection International Symposium, Swansea, Wales, Reino Unido, 24-28.8.

1999   First International Powdery Mildew Congress, Avignon, Francia, 29-8-3.9.

1999  Greenhouses - conference of the International society of Horticulture, Haifa, Israel.

2000   Ponente, International IPM course, Corpoica, Bogotá, Colombia.

2000   Ponente, International course of IPM in greenhouse crops, Zaragoza, España.

2000     Ponente y organizador, IOBC/WPRS Phytopathogens biocontrol, Sevilla, España.

2001     Participante, Molecular Plant Microbe Interaction Congress, Madison, Wisconsin, EE.UU.

2001     Participante, Ohio Florist Short Course, Colombus, Ohio, EE.UU.

2001   General assembly (Moderador y Ponente invitado), Ascona, Suiza.

2001   Ponente principal invitado de las jornadas sobre biocontrol - Innovazioni nella defesa dale malattie di piante agrarie e forestali con mezzi di lotta biologica ed integrata. Meeting of the “Programma Operativo Multiregionale – Misura 2 Progetto A24”, Cisternino (Brindisi- Italia).

2003  Invitación como ponente y organizador de la sesión, Biocontrol session, International Congress of Plant Pathology.

1984            Conferencia magistral: X Symposium of the Phytochemical Society of North America - Chemically mediated interactions between plants and Other Organisms - held in Boston (EE.UU.)

1985            Conferencia magistral: Symposium on microbial communities in soil. Organized by FEMS held in Kopenhagen. (Copenhague, Dinamarca)

1988            Conferencia magistral: Symposium on potato and pepper production in the tropics. Organized by AVRDC. Held in Tainan, Taiwan.

1989            Conferencia magistral: IIIrd Brazilian Biocontrol Meeting, Piracicaba, SP.(Brasil)

1991            Conferencia magistral: IOBC workshop on IPM in greenhouses held in Alassio (Italia).

1991            Conferencia magistral: Meeting of the SA Society for plant pathology, Pietermoritzburg, Natal, África del Sur.

1991            Conferencia magistral: Fourth Trichoderma Gliocladium Workshop, Belgirate, Italia.

1992            Conferencia magistral: Xth Botrytis Symposium, Haraklio, Grecia.

1992     Invitado a: Anglo‑Israeli Symposium on non-chemical approaches to pest and disease control in horticulture, Wellsesbourne, Gran Bretaña.

1992            Conferencia magistral y Presidente de Sesión: IOBC-EOPP Workshop on biocontrol of foliar pathogens.

1994            Presidente de Sesión - Biological control - 15th Meeting of the Israeli Phytopathological Society.

1994            Presidente de Sesión - Alternative means for disease control - 3rd Israeli Italian Phytopathological Symposium.

1995            Conferencia magistral - Global Conference on Advances in Research on Plant Diseases and Their Management, Udaipur, India.

1995     Invitado a: Agricultural College, Pantnagar, UP, India.

1995            Moderador de Mesa Redonda - Panel discussion on the process of commercialization, 4th Trichoderma Gliocladium Workshop, Beltsville, MD, EE.UU.

1995            Conferencia plenaria por invitación  - Eleventh International Symposium on Modern Fungicides and Antifungal Compounds, Reinhardsbrunn, Alemania.

1995     Ponente - International course on integrated pest management in greenhouses, Zaragoza, España.

1995            Conferencias magistrales - i. Botrytis workshop, ii. Biocontrol workshop.

            Presidente de sesión - Biocontrol workshop.

            Tenth Symposium of the Australasien Phytopathological Society, Nueva Zelanda.

1996            Conferencia magistral - International biocontrol workshop, Pekín, China.

1996            Conferencia magistral -  Biological control - The 11th Botrytis Symposium, Wageningen, Países Bajos.

1996            Conferencia magistral - Biocontrol implementation - OILB International Conference on Technology Transfer in Biological Control: From Research to Practice. Montpellier, Francia.

1997            Conferencia magistral y organisación de un simposio - IPM in greenhouses - International Congress for Plastics in Agriculture - CIPA, Tel Aviv, Israel.

1997     Ponente principal - integrated disease control in greenhouses - International Symposium on Integrated Production and Protection in Horticultural Crops, Agadir , Marruecos.

1997            Conferencia magistral – International Plant Pathology Congress – Edinburgo (Gran Bretaña) 8.98.

1998     Co-organizador – Plant Pathology – Ultrastructural, physiology and molecular aspects. – Session in the IMC6.

1997            Organizador del Seminario: Sclerotinia and Botrytis workshop at the IMC6.

1998            Moderador – Biocontrol – Colletotrichum workshop – Ramat Rachel, Israel.

1999     Ponente invitado: Mode of action of Trichoderma harzianum – 6^th Trichodrma-Gliocladium International Workshop, Espoo, Finlandia.

1999     Session enzymes in biocontrol - – 6^th Trichodrma-Gliocladium International Workshop, Espoo, Finlandia.

1999            Conferencia magistral: Mode of action of Trichoderma. IPPC Jerusalén, Israel.

1999             Presidente del Seminario: IPM in greenhouses workshop, Conferencia plenaria, Biocontrol agents session  – IPPC, Jerusalén, Israel.

1999             Conferencia magistral – Biological Control Agents in Crop and Animal Protection, Swansea, Wales, (Gran Bretaña), Aug.

2000            Ponente, International IPM course, Corpoica, Bogotá, Colombia.

2000            Ponente, International course of IPM in greenhouse crops, Zaragoza, España.

2000          EFPP Congress, Taormina, Sicily, Conferencia magistral sobre biocontrol, Organizador del Seminario.

2001          IOBC General Assembly, Conferencia magistral: Development of biocontrol.

2002          IMC7 Plant hormones in fungal plant pathogens,.Organizador de la sesión y ponente.

2002     XXIII Meeting of the Colombian Phytopathological Society, Dos conferencias magistrales.

1994            Presidente de sesión sobre control biológico. Phytopathological Society of Israel.

1997            Conferencia de inauguración sobre control integrado de enfermedades - Phytopathological Society of Israel.

1999             Conferencia magistral – Changes in the appearance of greenhouse diseases. Phytopathological Society of Israel.

2002            Conferencia magistral – Ethylene and reactive oxygen species in a plant – pathogen system. Phytopathological Society of Israel.