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UBC Faculty of Forestry > Faculty Profiles > El-Kassaby, Yousry

El-Kassaby, Yousry

April 13, 2023 | Author: UBC Forestry

Yousrt El-Kassaby

El-Kassaby, Yousry

Professor, Quantitative Genetics/Genomics

Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences

Forest Sciences Centre
4603-2424 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Canada

work phone: 604-822-1821

y.el-kassaby@ubc.ca

Research Areas:

BiotechnologyGeneticsGenomics
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Research Areas:

  • Tree domestication
  • Tree improvement delivery system
  • Seed orchards’ genetics
  • Tree breeding
  • Association genetics and genomic selection

Projects

Development of advanced generation seed orchard designs

In situ wood quality assessment

Seed orchard’s genetic efficiency

Seed dormancy

Association genetics of biofuel attributes

Genomic selection


Awards

International Union of Forest Research Organizations Scientific Achievement Award 2010
Professor Honoris Causa – The Czech University of Life Sciences Praue 2011
Canadian Forestry Scientific Achievement Award 2017

Selected Publications
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Tagged with: Biotechnology, Genetics, Genomics

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