Walid Korani, PhD, is a Research Faculty Investigator in Josh Clevenger’s lab at HudsonAlpha. His research focuses on developing computational tools to enhance the translation of genomics data to directly improve plant and animal species, especially those with complex genomes, using linear and/or pan-genomes.
2017 – PhD in Plant Breeding, Genetics, & Genomics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2007 – MS in Genetics, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
2001 – BSc in Biotechnology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
2024-present – Research Faculty Investigator, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL
2020-2024 – Computational Biologist IV, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL
2019-2020 – Bioinformatician and data analysis, Inguran, LLC dba STgenetics
2017-2019 – Postdoctoral associate, University of Georgia
2014-2017 – Graduate Research Associate, University of Georgia, Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics, Athens/Tifton, GA
2011-2013 – Research scholar, University of Georgia, Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics, Tifton, GA
2007-2011 – Lecturer Associate, Atomic Energy Authority, Inshas, Egypt
2002-2007 – Demonstrator, Atomic Energy Authority, Inshas, Egypt