GO TOP

Field

Ecological Developmental Adaptability Life Sciences :
Ecological Dynamics

Research

Assistant Professor ABDELA Argen Adem
Campus Katahira campus
Laboratory Symbiosis Genomics
Tel +81-22-217-5713
E-mail abdela.argen.adem.e2@tohoku.ac.jp
Website http://www.lifesci.tohoku.ac.jp/symbiosis/wp/wordpress/
I was born and raised in Ethiopia and currently living in Sendai, Japan. 
Career
March 2024 Completed Doctor of Philosophy (Life science) from the Graduate School of Life Sciences at Tohoku University
April 2024 ~ Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
Selected Publications
Abdela, A., Barka, G., & Degefu, T. (2020). Co-inoculation effect of Mesorhizobium ciceri and Pseudomonas fluorescens on physiological and biochemical responses of Kabuli chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) during drought stress. Plant Physiology Reports, 25(2), 359-369. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502-020-00511-x
Activities in Academic Societies
Japanese Society of Plant Microbe Interactions, Japan

Recent Activities

I study the interaction of methanotrophs with rice plant and their aerobic nitrogen fixing activity. Furthermore, I study their potential application to reduce methane: a potent greenhouse gas.