Scientific Supervsion

Prof. Dr. Abdulnasser Al-Gifri, the direct scientific supervisor is:

Currently:

• Professor of Medicinal Plants at Aden & Sanna Universities, Yemen.
• Co-researcher with Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, UK
• Co-researcher with University of Dusseldorf, Germany
• Co-researcher with Uppsala University, Sweden.
• Co-researcher with Frie university Berlin, Germany
• Steering Committee member of APSG.
• Member of SSC & IUCN.

Formerly:

• Research Coordinator & Head of Ethnobotany, ZCHRTM, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 1998-2005.
• Vice Rector for Scientific Research and Postgraduate Studies, University of Aden, Yemen. 1994-1996
  

Achievements:

• Discovered 11 new species of wild plants from Arabia.
• One new species named by his name " Ochradenus gifrii".
• Supervised 20 Ph.Ds & MScs.
• Co-editor of “Flora of Arabia” by Royal Botanics Gardens, Kew & Edinburgh, UK.
• Co-author of “Vegetation of Mountains and Wadi in Arabia in Vegetation Arabia”, Holand.
• Author of “Sabakhas of Yemen in Sabakhas of Arabia”, Holand.
• Author of “Encyclopedia of Medicinal plants of UAE”, Vol.I. ZCHRTM, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Involved in German projects about the flora of Yemen.
• Involved in Swedish projects about the flora of Yemen and African Horn.
• Involved in British projects about the flora of Yemen