Qualifications

• PhD, Plant science and biotechnology, School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, 03/2017 to 1/2021.
• MSc, Plant science and biotechnology, School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, 09/2015 to 09/2016.
• BSc, Biology, First Class honor, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 2011.

Experiences

• Assistant professor, Najran University, Saudi Arabia, 09/2022- Present.
• Assistant professor, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 06/2021- 09-2022.
• Teaching assistant, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 03/2013-05/2021.

Specialties and Skills

Work Experience

• Website Unit Supervisor- College of Sciences and Arts- Najran University - 1445 AH.
• Member of the Test Progress and Exit Exam Committee - Department of Biology - Najran University - 1445 AH.
• Member of the Academic Advising Committee - Department of Biology - Najran University - 1445 AH
• Member of the Development and Quality Committee - Department of Biology - Najran University - 2022 - present.
• Member of the second quality standard - Teaching and Learning for the Biology program - Najran University - 2022 - present.
• Member of the Curriculum Committee - Department of Biology - Najran University – 2022.
• Member of the committee that prepared the objectives and specifications of courses for the new Biology programs at the University of Tabuk (Environment studies – Plant Science) - 2022.
• Member of the Scientific Committee - Postgraduate Studies and Scholarships Committee – Department of Biology - University of Tabuk - 2022.
• Member of the 2022 graduation research project discussion committee- Department of Biology - University of Tabuk.
• Member of the 2021 graduation research project discussion committee- Department of Biology - University of Tabuk.
• Chair of the Academic Advising Unit - University of Tabuk-2013.
• Member of the Cultural and Media Committee - College of Science - University of Tabuk-2013.
• Director of the English Language School at Fatat ALmamlkh Institute - Tabuk Region – 2012.

• Activity and Talent - Future Visions conference- Ataa Educational Company- 2023.
• Science and Vision 2030- conference- Ataa Educational Company- 2023.
• The GARNet2018 meeting, presenting Poster, University of York, UK,2018.
• The nuts and bolts of crop breeding, presenting Poster, University of Leeds, UK, 2018.
•  The Postgraduate Symposium, presenting Poster “Expression of the rice cystatin, oryzacystatin-I (OC-I) influences the shoot phenotype in Arabidopsis”, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, UK, 2018.
• Community Resource for Wheat Transformation (CRWT) Conference, presenting Poster, Cambridge, UK, 2017.
• N8 Agrifood Conference: Food Production for the Future, presenting Poster, Durham University, UK, 2017.
• Leaders of Higher Education Institutions, “Together for the Knowledgeable Future” conference Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,2013

Training Courses

Training And Professional Development:

• Digital applications and their use in education - a digital training course - 2023.
• A training workshop entitled Strategic Planning for the Individual - The National Centre for Giftedness and Creativity at King Faisal University - 2023.
• A training workshop entitled Electronic Achievement File - King Saud University - Educational Centre for Advancement and Professional Development - 2023.
• Creative Talent and Personality workshop- Scientific Forum Organized by the National Centre for Research on Talent and Creativity at King Faisal University,2023.
• Talent and leadership: creating creative ideas among future leaders Scientific Forum Organized by the National Centre for Research on Talent and Creativity at King Faisal University,2023.
• A training course entitled Effective Communication - King Saud University - Educational Centre for Development and Professional Development - 2023.
• A workshop entitled Data Analysis Using STATA Program - Imam Abdul Rahman Al-Faisal University - 2023.
• GARNet Workshop on 3D RNA-Seq Analysis Tool, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, 24th-25/10/2019.
• Environmental physiology field techniques workshop, 9-15 /09/ 2018, Lisbon, Portugal.
• The LI-6400 training workshop, University of Nottingham Sutton Bonington Campus, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK, 27/02/2018- 28/02/2018.
• Workshop on Plant Science for Food Security and Nutrition, University of Leeds and ICRISAT, Leeds, 13/06/2018 to 14/06/2018
• Junior- PAM training, University of Nottingham Sutton Bonington Campus, UK, 27/04/2017- 28/04/2017.
• Training on Confocal microscopy (LS700 microscopy), University of Leeds, Leeds, 01/04/2016 to 30/06/2016.
• Training program certificate of Office and secretarial computer applications program- passed on 11-22-1433 AH with an excellent grade of 100%- Technical and Vocational Training Corporation.

Publications

• Adnan, M., Siddiqui, A. J., Ashraf, S. A., Ashraf, M. S., Alomrani, S. O., Alreshidi, M., ... & Patel, M. (2023). Saponin-Derived Silver Nanoparticles from Phoenix dactylifera (Ajwa Dates) Exhibit Broad-Spectrum Bioactivities Combating Bacterial Infections. Antibiotics, 12(9), 1415.‏
• Alomrani, S. O., Kaleem, M., Aslam, M., Habib, F., Jamal, A., Waseem, M., ... & Wahid, A. (2023). Copper nanoparticles alleviate cadmium stress in Solanum melongena through endogenous melatonin and regulation of some physiochemical attributes. Scientia Horticulturae, 323, 112546.‏
• Alomrani, S. O., Yaseen, G., Kousar, M., Hussain, A., Kousar, S., Ahmed, S., & Javed, T. (2023). Effect of sodium hydrosulfide on physicochemical characteristics and melatonin mediated stress mitigation in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) grown under lead stress. Scientia Horticulturae, 323, 112547.‏
• Jameel, J., Anwar, T., Siddiqi, E. H., & Alomrani, S. O. (2023). Alleviation of NaCl stress in tomato varieties by promoting morpho-physiological attributes and biochemical characters. Scientia Horticulturae, 323, 112496.‏
• Lai, M., Ghouri, F., Sarwar, S., Alomrani, S. O., Riaz, M., Haider, F. U., ... & Shahid, M. Q. (2023). Modulation of metal transporters, oxidative stress and cell abnormalities by synergistic application of silicon and titanium oxide nanoparticles: A strategy for cadmium tolerance in rice. Chemosphere, 140439.‏
• Shaffique, S., Alomrani, S. O., Injamum-Ul-Hoque, M., Peter, O., Imran, M., & Lee, I. J. (2023). Unlocking the potential of newly isolated phytohormone-producing bacterial strains for enhanced plant growth and stress tolerance. Plant Stress, 100260.‏
• Shakeel, M., Tufail, A., Rashid, M., Noreen, Z., Basharat, N., Tanveer, F., ... & Alomrani, S. O. (2023). Effect of rhizospheric bacteria on growth, physiological attributes and melatonin contents of Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Scientia Horticulturae, 323, 112552.‏
• Zubair, M., Shafqat, A., Jabben, N., Shafiq, M., Balal, R. M., Tahir, M. A., ... & Alomrani, S. O. (2023). Enhancing cabbage resilience against heavy metal stress through silicon amendments and melatonin: A depth investigation. Scientia Horticulturae, 324, 112571.‏
• Sarah Alomrani, Karl J Kunert, Christine H Foyer, Papain-like cysteine proteases are required for the regulation of photosynthetic gene expression and acclimation to high light stress, Journal of Experimental Botany, 2021.
• Plumb, W., Townsend, A.J., Rasool, B., Alomrani, S., Razak, N., Karpinska, B., Ruban, A.V. and Foyer, C.H., 2018. Ascorbate-mediated regulation of growth, photoprotection, and photoinhibition in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of experimental botany, 69(11), pp.2823-2835.
• Karpinska, B., Alomrani, S.O. and Foyer, C.H., 2017. Inhibitor-induced oxidation of the nucleus and cytosol in Arabidopsis thaliana: implications for organelle to nucleus retrograde signalling. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B, 372(1730), p.20160392.

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Teaching courses

• I have taught the following courses: Biochemistry, Research Article, Marine Biology, - Flora of KSA, Plant Anatomy, General Botany 1 and II, and General Biology.