Fathey Sarhan
                                   
             
                                   
  Contact Information                
  Département des Sciences biologiques
Université du Québec à Montréal
CP 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville
Montréal, Québec H3C 3P8
CANADA
Phone: +1 (514) 987-3000, extension 3363# (office) or 3339# (lab)
Fax: +1 (514) 987-4647
E-mail: sarhan.fathey@uqam.ca
     
Academic Background

Postdoctorate (PDF) in Biochemistry
Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada, 1978

Doctorate (PhD) in Biology (Plant Biochemistry)
Université de Montréal, Canada, 1977

Master’s (MSc) in Biology (Plant Biochemistry)
Université de Montréal, Canada, 1973

Bachelor’s (BSc) in Agriculture
Cairo University, Egypt, 1965
 
Expertise and Research Interests
  • Biotechnology
  • Cold Tolerance
  • Gene Expression
  • Genomics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Plant Transformation
  • Signal Transduction
  • Stress Physiology
  • Vernalization
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    Professionnal Societies
  • Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists
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    Professionnal Activities
       
     
    • Co-founder and CEO of ICE BIOTECH Inc
    • Consultant, Microstar Inc.
    • Senior officer of CSPP, 2002 - ongoing
    • Member of the organizing committee for the 6th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology. Quebec. June 2000
    • Member of the provincial committee for Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). Grant Selection committee, 1998
    • Member of the organizing committee for the annual meeting of the CSPP, 1998.
    • Member of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Grant Selection committee. (Plant Biology) 1993-1996
    • Eastern Regional Director of CSPP, 1991-1993
    • Chairman, organizing committee for the 32nd annual meeting of the CSPP, 1990
    • Member of the board of directors of Egypt-Canada Foundation for the Advancement of Science.

    Reviewer for:

    • NSERC, FQRNT, NSF (USA), USDA, Research Grants Council of Hong-Kong.

    Reviewer for:

    • Canadian Journal of Botany, Crop Science, Physiologia Plantarum, Plant Molecular Biology, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, PNAS, Science, The Plant Journal, Molecular and Genetics and Genomics, Plant Science.
       
    Patents
    • Sarhan, F. and Ouellet, F. Universal plant promoter inducing gene transcription in response to low temperatures. This patent describes the use of wheat cold inducible promoter to drive genes of interest during low temperature stress in both monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous species Patent No. 6,627,793. September 2003.
    • Sarhan, F., Houde, M. and Laliberté, J.F. DNA molecules encoding freezing tolerance proteins in Gramineae. Patent # N.S. 08/106, 981. June 1997.
    • Sarhan, F., Hamel, F., Grondin, M., Denizeau, F. and Averill, D.A. Plant extract and use thereof as a cryoprotective agent. A U.S. provisional patent application #60/719,188. A worldwide protection of the intellectual property is sought. PCT 2005, pending.
    • Sarhan, F., Dallaire, S., Houde, M. and N'Dong, D. Engineering cold tolerant strawberry. This patent application describes the production of the first cold tolerant transgenic strawberry. This is the first report that describes the improvement of cold tolerance in a commercially important crop. PCT 2001, pending.
    • Krol, M., Ivanov, A., Huner, N. and Sarhan, F. Development of UV-blocking skin cream using a naturally produced ultraviolet screening compound. PCT 1999, pending.
    • Sarhan, F., Houde, M. and Allard, F. Methods for improving cold and freezing tolerance, reducing the growth rate, or inhibiting the growth of plants, and for improving the germination rate of plant seeds PCT 1997, pending.