STUDENT TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Provide experiential learning opportunities and training to graduate, undergraduate and high school students.
  • Provide academic advisement, research mentorship and financial assistantships to graduate students.
  • Provide experiential learning and financial assistantships to undergraduate students to work with research scientists in the labs and in the field.
  • Conduct academic courses in Biotechnology and Human Sustainability.
  • Facilitate and provide academic advisement and training for the Dual Enrolment Program in Plant Biotechnology of Florida A&M University and Gadsden County School District.
  • Provide mentoring and training of high school students in STEM disciplines.

Center for Viticulture Students Publications, Presentations and Awards/Recognitions 2021-2023:

Refereed publications: 
  1. Ismail A, Darwish AG, Park M, Gajjar P, Tsolova V, Soliman KFA, El-Sharkawy I. (2022) Transcriptome profiling during muscadine berry development reveals the dynamic of polyphenols metabolism. Frontiers in Plant Science 12: 818071.
  1. Park M, Vera D, Kambiranda D, Gajjar P, Cadle-Davidson L, Tsolova V, El-Sharkawy I. (2022) Chromosome-level genome sequence assembly and genome-wide association study of Muscadinia rotundifolia reveal the genetics of 12 berry-related traits. Horticulture Research 9: uhab011.
  1. Das PR, Darwish AG, Ismail A, Haikal AM, Gajjar P, Balasubramani SP, Sheikh MB, Tsolova V, Soliman KFA, Sherif SM, El-Sharkawy I. (2022) Diversity in blueberry genotypes and developmental stages enables discrepancy in the bioactive compounds, metabolites, and cytotoxicity. Food Chemistry 374: 131632.
  1. Campbell J, Gajjar P, Ismail A, Habibi F, Darwish AG, Tsolova V, Sarkhosh A, El-Sharkawy I. (2021) Determination of fertility-related traits in muscadinegrape population. Plants 10: 1175.https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10061175 
     
  2. Campbell J*, Sarkhosh A, Habibi F, Gajjar P, Ismail A, Tsolova V, El-Sharkawy I. (2021) Biometrics assessment of cluster- and berry-related traits of muscadine grape population. Plants 10: 1067. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10061067 
     
  3. Campbell J*, Sarkhosh A, Habibi F, Gajjar P, Ismail A, Tsolova V, El-Sharkawy I. (2021) Evaluation of  biochemical juice attributes and color-related traits in muscadine grape population. Foods 10: 1101. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10051101 
     
  4. Darwish AG, Das PR, Ismail A, Gajjar P, Balasubramani SP, Sheikh MB, Tsolova V, Sherif SM, El- Sharkawy I.   (2021) Untargeted metabolomics and antioxidant capacities of muscadine grape genotypes during berry development. Antioxidants 10: 914.
Conference presentations: 
 
Eniola Olaoye, Ahmed Darwish, Violeta Tsolova and Islam El-Sharakawy:  "Determination of Fruit Volatile Profiles in Muscadine Grape (Muscadinia rotundifolia) using HS-SPME-GC/MS", 2023 Annual FWGGA Conference, January 13-15, 2023, Deland, FL
 
Camden Kruis, Ahmed Darwish, Violeta Tsolova, and Allen Humphries, : "Bio-Conversion Study of Muscadine Healthy Grape Compounds from Fruit, Pomace, and Wine for Added Value and Increased Industry Revenue", 2023 Annual FWGGA Conference, January 13-15, 2023, Deland, FL
 
Awards and Recognitions:
 
M.S.  student Eniola Olaoye
  • Award Winer and Recipient of Travel Scholarship from Urban Connoisseurs  (www.urbanconnoisseurs.com) to attend the 3rd Annual Black Winemakers Summit in California.
     March 25-27, 2023.
  •  Award Winner and Recipient of the FL Grape Wine Growers Association (FWGGA)"Golden Ticket Award" to attend and present her research at the Annual conference of the FWGGA , January 13-15, 2023
     
B.S. student Camden Kruis
  •  Award Winner and Recipient of the FL Grape Wine Growers Association (FWGGA)"Golden Ticket Award" to attend and present her research at the Annual conference of the FWGGA , January 13-15, 2023