Faye Awa
Saint-Louis
Summary
Dynamic Lecturer with four years of successful crop modeling experience. Known for interesting lectures with helpful supporting materials and detail-oriented classroom management. Dedicated to individual student success and comprehensive understanding.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Part-time lecturer
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar/ Département of Mathematics-IT
01.2018 - Current
Post-doctoral researcher ISRA-CERAAS
Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agricole (ISRA/CERAAS)
02.2020 - 12.2023
- ANATOMICS project: In collaboration with the Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agricole (ISRA) and the University of Nottingham, the project aims to develop a new interdisciplinary approach to select adapted genotypes to the Sahel region, and to develop new learning approaches and tools for research. In addition, as part of the ANATOMICS project, I was involved in project management and planning for the security of research data.
Research Fellow
West African Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
05.2023 - 10.2023
- MONICA and APSIM models were used in this study to compare the effect of drought on millet cropping and simulate yield variability across Africa.
Research internship, doctoral thesis
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, IRD Bel Air Dakar/Sénégal
06.2016 - 10.2019
- The aim of my thesis was to develop a tool for measuring pearl millet root architecture in the field, with the aim of identifying the most drought-tolerant genotypes, cropping practices and genetic selection strategies. This tool was used to study the effect of drought on root system development and the physiological mechanisms involved, as well as to study the effect of drought due to climate change and crop managements (sowing date, fertilization, etc.) on the plant's agro-ecosystem and yield.
Research internship
Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia
12.2015 - 03.2016
- The aim of this internship was to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in malaria infection in pregnant women, and to identify the main proteins involved and their interaction.
Education
PhD - Plant Biotechnology and Crop Improvement
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
10.2019
Master - Bioinformatics
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
07.2014
Bachelor - Biology Chemistry Geoscience (BCGS)
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
07.2012
Baccalaureat - Serie S2
Demba Diop High School
07.2011
Skills
- Comprehensive phenotyping across environments
- Crop modelling expertise
- Genomic data analysis
- Data analysis expertise
- Experience with statistical analysis software
- Image analysis (Matlab, Deep learning)
- Computer programming (R, Python, Perle, Java, VBA and C)
- Writing scientific documents (projects, articles, etc)
- Gender integration in research projects
Certification
- Production and analysis of data from MinION sequencing (Oxford Nanopore) 2021-11-19
- Technology Director of the Regional Study Centre for the Improvement of Adaptation to Drought (CERAAS) March 2023
- Writing scientific documents (concept notes, fundable research projects, scientific articles), Gender 2023-06-30
- Inclusion Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) March 2023
- Modelling approaches for climate risk and climate change adaptations in the context of sustainable agriculture in West Africa: Using APSIM and MONICA models ZALF and CERAAS
- Regional training workshop for the development of expertise in crop modeling (AQUACROP model) for adaptation and climate risk management strategies in sub-Saharan Africa 2023-12-04
Languages
French
Full Professional
Anglais
Professional Working
Wolof
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Research Fellow
West African Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
05.2023 - 10.2023
Post-doctoral researcher ISRA-CERAAS
Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agricole (ISRA/CERAAS)
02.2020 - 12.2023
Part-time lecturer
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar/ Département of Mathematics-IT
01.2018 - Current
Research internship, doctoral thesis
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, IRD Bel Air Dakar/Sénégal
06.2016 - 10.2019
Research internship
Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia
12.2015 - 03.2016
Master - Bioinformatics
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
Bachelor - Biology Chemistry Geoscience (BCGS)
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
Baccalaureat - Serie S2
Demba Diop High School
PhD - Plant Biotechnology and Crop Improvement
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
References
Dr. Ndjido Arona Kone, Director of ISRA/CERAAS, ndjido@isra.sn, ISRA/CERAAS
Skills
9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7
Personal Information
Title: Data Scientist/ Crop modelling/Climate Change/Root Phenotyping
Awards
- One Planet Fellowship laureate candidate, 2021-06-01
- Senegalese laureate of the AST (Advanced Scientific Training) program, European Union & Agropolis Foundation, 2022-07-12
- Fellow of the Open Doors Fellowship Program, Ghent University, 2023-03-01
Publications
- Development of a model estimating root length density from root impacts on a soil profile in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br). Application to measure root system response to water stress in field conditions, 2019-07-22, https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0214182
- RACINE2.2: A Software Application for Processing and Mapping Spatial Distribution of Root Length and Potential Root Extraction Ratio from Root Counts on Trench Profile, 2022-01-01
- Roots traits for improved pearl millet nutrition and performance under low input agroecosystems, Oral presentation in the 7th Congress on plant production in water-limited environment - Interdrought VII , Dakar, Senegal from Monday, November 28th to Friday, December 2nd 2022.
- High-throughput Root Phenotyping: Opportunities and Challenges for the Adaptation of Arid and Semi-arid Crops to Future Climates
- Modeling reveals synergies among root traits for phosphorus acquisition in pearl millet, 2023-12-01
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