Information

Membership Number: FCA2118

Membership Type: Full Fellow

Division: Natural Sciences 

Corresponding Email: egamberdievad@gmail.com

Homepage(s): https://ecobiome.org/ 

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9811-9277

Present and Previous Positions

Head of Biological Research and Food Safety Lab, Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research, National Research University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan International University of Agriculture (IAU)

Since 2022   Head of Biological Research and Food Safety Department, Institute of Fundamental and Applied Research, National Research University (TIIAME), Uzbekistan

Since 2021   Invited Professor, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan

2022    Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Helsinki University of Finland

2019    Professor, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, People's Republic of China

2015-2018    Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany

2014    Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

2008-2009    Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland

2006    Department of Biological Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

2004 - 2005  Leiden University, Institute of Biology, Leiden, The   Netherlands

2003    Department of Plant Nutrition and Soil Sciences, University of Florence, Italy

2001    Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland

1998-2000    Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, Humboldt-University of Berlin, PhD

Fields of Scholarship and Research Interests

Ph.D. Agricultural Sciences, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

Head a team involved in studying the diversity and ecology of soil and plant microbiome, especially plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria, biological control agents. Special efforts are made to exploit them effectively in increasing crop productivity, protecting plants from soil-borne disease, and improving soil health. On the national level, she has played a leading role in the implementation and evaluation the national programs and projects in agricultural research for sustainable development. 

Honors, Awards and Other Membership

The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS): https://twas.org/

Islamic Academy of Sciences (IAS): https://iasworld.org/

Global Young Academy (GYA): https://globalyoungacademy.net/

American Society of Microbiology (ASM): https://www.asm.org/

Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD): https://owsd.net/

The Asian PGPR Society for Sustainable Agriculture: http://www.asianpgpr.com/

Professional Experience

1.      National Consultant to UNDP, Agroecological innovative approaches 2023

2.      Member of the ORCID Researcher Advisory Council (ORAC), 2022-2025

3.      Member of The High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition, Committee on World Food Security, UN, " Data collection and analysis tools for food security and nutrition" 2021-2022

4.      Chair of the Central Asian Chapter of OWSD for Central Asia

5.      Vice Chair and National Focal Point Representative to the UNESCO-STEPAN (Science and Technology Policy Asian Network) 2021-2023

6.      Ambassador of American Society of Microbiology (ASM) to Uzbekistan, 2021-2023

7.      Member of The High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition, Committee on World Food Security, UN, "Agroecological approaches and other innovations for sustainable agriculture and food systems that enhance food security and nutrition," 2018-2019

8.      Member of expert team, German Council of Science and Humanities (WR), "The Internationalization of German Research and Higher Education Institutions" 2017-2018

9.      Member of expert team, The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), "Food and nutrition security and agriculture", 2017

Award

1.        UNESCO Carlos Finley Prize for Microbiology, 2023

2.        SCOPUS-2019 Regional Award, "Top scientist of the year," 2019

3.        TWAS-UNESCO Associateship, 2013

4.        "Women in Science" Award for outstanding achievements and development of science in Uzbekistan, Ministry of Higher Education, and Women Committee of Uzbekistan, 2012

5.        TWAS (The World Academy of Science) Award in Agricultural Sciences, 2012

6.        TWAS-TWOWS-SCOPUS Young Women Research Award, 2009

7.        Young Scientist Award, International Union Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB), 2003, 2006

8.        MORRISON ROGOSA Award, American Society of Microbiology (ASM), 2006

9.        L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship, 2006

10.    UNESCO-MAB (Man and the Biosphere) Young Scientist Award, 2005

FELLOWSHIPS

1.        The Belt and Road Innovative Talent Exchange program for foreign experts

2.        The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), President's International Fellowship for Visiting Professors (PIFI), 2018

3.        GEORG FORSTER Research Fellowships (HERMES), Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2014

4.        DAAD (German Academic Exchange Program) Research Fellowship, 2012

5.        Rothamsted International Fellowship, UK, 2010

6.        Overseas Development Grant, Society for Applied Microbiology (SFAM), UK, 2005

7.        DAAD (German Academic Exchange Program) Research Fellowship, 2005

8.        NATO-CNR (North Atlantic Treaty Organization, - Italian National Research Council) Postdoctoral Fellowship, Italy, 2003-2004

9.        CIMO Centre of International Mobility, Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Finland, 2001

10.    DAAD (German Academic Exchange Program) Research Fellowship, 1998-1999

Selected Publications

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=23396834800 

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Vr36YD8AAAAJ&hl=en