Dr. Michael Baum is the theme leader of ICARDA’s Breeding program for climate-smart crops, which comprises 10 scientists and 40 technical staff whose work ranges from crop breeding and cereal and legume pathology to virology and pollinators. Since joining ICARDA in 1992 as a biotechnologist, he has overseen ICARDA’s crop improvement program in a number of countries across the Middle East and North Africa.
Dr. Baum has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, 30 book chapters, and 40 conference papers. He was also guest professor at Guangzhou University, China, between 2009 and 2012, and received the ‘Frosty Hill Fellowship’ from Cornell University in 2000. Throughout his career, he has supervised scores of post-doctoral fellows and Ph.D. students. Dr. Baum holds a Ph.D. in plant breeding and cytogenetics from the University of Göttingen in Germany.
Held Under the Patronage of H.H Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA)
