Abdelali (Ali) Hannoufa, Ph.D.

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Chercheur Scientifique

Chercheur scientifique et professeur adjoint en génomique et biotechnologie

Recherche et / ou projets en cours

  1. Recherche scientifique pour améliorer la luzerne
  2. Tolérance de la luzerne au stress
  3. Plants-pièges selon le principe de l’interférence ARN en horticulture
  4. Nouvelles méthodes biologiques pour atténuer les stress abiotiques chez les légumineuses fourragères et réduire les émissions de méthane des ruminants
  5. Mise au point d’outils de lutte intégrée contre les insectes nuisibles dans les serres au moyen d’approches génomiques et écologiques
  6. Amélioration de la productivité et de la persistance de la luzerne dans des conditions météorologiques extrêmes

Prix et études

Ph. D. en biologie moléculaire des plantes, York University, 1996

M. Sc. en biochimie des plantes, Concordian University, 1991

Principales publications

  1. Scott, I.M., A. Hannoufa, S. Hughes, W. Laur, T. McDowell and J. Renaud. 2018. Using transgenic plants as greenhouse trap crops: prospects and lessons learned. Platform presentation at the Joint Meeting of the Entomological Societies of America, Canada and British Columbia, Vancouver B.C., Nov. 11-14, 2018.

    2018 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  2. Hannoufa A. Arshad N, Gao R, Feyissa B, Matthews C, Aung B, Amyot L (2018). A Step Forward: Research towards Improving Alfalfa Traits. 14th International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 23, 2018

    2018 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  3. Singer, S.D., Hannoufa, A., Acharya, S. (2018). Molecular improvement of alfalfa for enhanced productivity and adaptability in a changing environment, 41(9), 1955-1971. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pce.13090

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  4. Wei, S., Li, X., Gruber, M.Y., Feyissa, B.A., Amyot, L., Hannoufa, A. (2018). COP9 signalosome subunit 5A affects phenylpropanoid metabolism, trichome formation and transcription of key genes of a regulatory tri-protein complex in Arabidopsis. BMC Plant Biology, [online] 18(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12870-018-1347-9

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  5. Lei, Y., Hannoufa, A., Prates, L.L., Shi, H., Wang, Y., Biligetu, B., Christensen, D., Yu, P. (2018). Effects of TT8 and HB12 Silencing on the Relations between the Molecular Structures of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Plants and Their Nutritional Profiles and in Vitro Gas Production, 66(22), 5602-5611. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01573

    2018 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  6. Puri A, Hannoufa A, Marsolais F (2018) Quantitative proteome analysis of alfalfa in drought stress under the influence of miR156 (Medicago sativa). North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference. Logan, Utah, June 4-6

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  7. Lei Y, Hannoufa A, Biligetu B, Yu P. (2018) Over-expression of microRNA156 improves the nutritive value of alfalfa. 11th Canadian Plant Biotechnology Conference, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, May 15-17, 2018, pp 31

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  8. Hannoufa A., Feyissa B, Arshad M, Gao R, Matthews C, Aung B, Amyot L (2018) Connecting the dots: How microRNA156 regulates multiple traits in alfalfa, The 2018 Meeting of the Canadaian Association for Plant Biotechnology, Saskatoon, SK, May 14-18, 2018

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  9. Hossain, Z., Pillai, B.V.S., Gruber, M.Y., Yu, M., Amyot, L., Hannoufa, A. (2018). Transcriptome profiling of Brassica napus stem sections in relation to differences in lignin content. BMC Genomics, [online] 19(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-4645-6

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  10. Gao R, Feyissa BA, Croft M and Hannoufa A (2018) Gene editing by CRISPR/Cas9 in the obligatory outcrossing Medicago sativa. Planta, DOI: 10.1007/s00425-018-2866-1

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  11. Lei, Y., Hannoufa, A., Christensen, D., Shi, H., Prates, L.L., Yu, P. (2018). Molecular structural changes in alfalfa detected by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy in response to silencing of TT8 and HB12 genes, 19(4), http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms19041046

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  12. Gao R, Wang Y, Gruber MY, Hannoufa A* (2018) miR156/SPL10 modulates lateral root development, branching and leaf morphology in Arabidopsis by silencing AGAMOUS-LIKE 79. Frontiers in Plant Science, section Plant Cell Biology (https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.02226).

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  13. Chen C, Li C, Wang Y, Renaud J, Tian G, Kambhampati S, Saatian B, Nguyen V, Hannoufa A, Marsolais F, Yuan ZC, Yu K, Austin RS, Liu J, Kohalmi SE, Wu K6, Huang S, Cui Y (2017). "Cytosolic acetyl-CoA promotes histone acetylation predominantly at H3K27 in Arabidopsis". Nature Plants. 3(10):814-824. doi: 10.1038/s41477-017-0023-7. Epub 2017 Sep 25.

    2017 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  14. Aung B, Gao R, Gruber MY, Yuan Z-C, Sumarah M, Hannoufa A.* (2017). MsmiR156 affects global gene expression and promotes root regenerative capacity and nitrogen fixation activity in alfalfa. Transgenic Res. 26: 541-557

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  15. Matthews CDR, Amyot L, Smith DR, Hannoufa A. Investigating the role of the miR156-SPL network in heat stress response in Medicago sativa. Poster session presented at: Plants From Sea to Sky. A joint meeting of the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists and the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science; 2017 Jun 4-7; Vancouver, British Columbia

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  16. Hughes, S., Scott, I., Croft, M., McDowell, T., Bernards, M., & Hannoufa, A. (2017). “Plant volatiles in insect pest control: a promising new tool for IPM.” Plants From Sea to Sky: Joint Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists and the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science. Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 4-7 2017, Poster.

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  17. Hughes S, Scott I, Bernards B, Hannoufa A. (2017) Developing a sustainable insect pest management system by manipulating plant volatile emissions. International Organisation for Biological Control Canada 2017 Meeting, June 4-8, 2017, Niagara Falls, ON

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  18. Scott I, Hughes S, Laur W, Caceres L, Challa S, Hannoufa A. (2017) Modifying the expression of plant volatiles to affect the behaviour of greenhouse insect pests. International Organisation for Biological Control Canada 2017 Meeting, June 4-8, 2017, Niagara Falls, ON

    2017 - Consulter les détails de la publication

  19. Arshad M, Feyissa BA, Amyot L, Aung B, and Hannoufa A (2017) MicroRNA156 improves drought resistance in alfalfa. Plant Sci. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2017.01.018)

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  20. Arshad M, Gruber MY, Wall K, Hannoufa A.* (2017) An Insight into microRNA156 Role in Salinity Stress Responses of Alfalfa. Front Plant Sci. 8:356.

    2017 - Consulter les détails de la publication

Installation de recherche

1391, rue Sandford
London, ON N5V 4T3
Canada

Affiliations

Professeur Adjoint – University of Western Ontario

Membre – University of Saskatchewan, College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Vice Président – Canadian Association for Plant Biotechnology

Membre – Board of Directors, Plant Canada

Membre – Canadian Society of Plant Biologists

Langue

Anglais