Abdulla Abbas

Abdulla Abbas

Abdulla Abbas

Foreign Member of TAS

Abdulla Abbas is one of the first scientists studied the lichens in China. The major areas of his scientific activity are medicinal herbs, plant morphology and biochemistry.

Prof. Abbas graduated from the Faculty of Biology at Xinjiang University in 1976. Since then he has been teaching at Life Science and Technological Institute at Xinjiang University. Since 1995 he heads the Department of Botany, Faculty of Biology, Xinjiang University. In 1992 he became an associate professor and in 1995 a professor. Prof. Abbas is an Honoured scientific figure, his scientific projects are funded by the state.

In 2001-2007 he joined the Advisory Center of Xinjiang People's Government (similar to Higher Attestation Commission VAK). In 2003 he became a member of the 10th National People's Congress of China and in 2008 of the 11th NPC. Prof. Abbas is a visiting expert of the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) in Xinjiang.

Prof. Abbas is a member of the editorial board of several journals: Food Science (2002); Biotechnology in Pharmaceuticals (2003); Biotechnology (2004); Study of a Natural Area (in Uighur) (2006); and Review of Xinjiang University (2003)

He is the author of 9 books and over 100 scientific papers published in world-wide prestigious journals.