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CURRICULUM VITAE
Pa Pa Aung (Ph.D.)
1. PERSONAL INFORMATION
NAME: Pa Pa Aung
NATIONALITY: Myanmar
NRC No.: 9 / Ma Hta La (Naing) 070899
FARTHER’S NAME: Tin Aung
DATE OF BIRTH: 29st
December 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH: Yangon, Myanmar
AGE: 50 years (at 29-12-2016)
SEX: Female
MARITAL STATUS: Married
CURRENT POSITION: Deputy Director / Head
Plant Biotechnology Centre
Department of Agriculture (DOA)
Pale Myothit, Shwe Nant Thar, Mingaladon
HOME ADDRESS: Bulding No. 1259, Room No. 101,
Thiri Street, Myitta Nyunt,
Tamwe Township,
Yangon
TELEPHONE (Off): 95-1-638458/638459
Fax: 95-1- 638460
Mobile: 095168708
e-mail: aungpapa16@gmail.com
2. FIELD OF SPECIALISATION: Plant Breeding, Plant Genetic Resources
3. EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
July. 1991 B.Ag
Yezin Agriculture University, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw
Specialisations: General Agriculture
March., 2001 M.S. Genetics Resources Technology
Kyushu University, Japan.
March., 2004 Ph.D. Genetics Resources Technology
Kyushu University, Japan

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4. PREVIOUS POSITIONS AND EXPERIENCE
1989-1994 Field Management and production of seasonal horticulture crops such as
tomato, guava, mangoes and some vegetables for Canning Factory under
Ministry of Industry (1) works as a Deputy Assistant Supervisor
1994-1998 Assisted and participated in evaluation and monitoring of international projects
related to agricultural programs in Myanmar such as IAEA, IRRI, FAO, JICA
projects under supervision of General Manager of Planning Division, DOA.
1998-2001 M.Sc. Thesis; “Genetic variation of seed storage proteins and endosperm
starch in Myanmar local rice cultivars and its geographical distribution”
(Faculty of Agriculture, Institute of Genetic Resources, Kyushu University,
Japan)
2001-2004 Ph.D. Thesis; “Evaluation of Genetic Diversity on Seed Storage Protein and
Endosperm Starch Properties in Myanmar Rice Germplasm for Rice Grain
Quality Improvement” (Faculty of Agriculture, Institute of Genetic Resources,
Kyushu University, Japan)
2004-present Deputy Director and Head of Plant Biotechnology Centre, Department of
Agriculture (DOA)
5. TRAINING & WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
1. Fourth International Rice Genetics Symposium, October 22-27 2000, International Rice
Research Institute (IRRI), Manila, Philippines, Los Banos. Poster Presentation "Genetic
variation in storage protein and storage endosperm starch in Myanmar local rice
cultivars"
2. Conference of Japanese Society of Breeding, October 7- 8 2001, Kyushu University,
Fukuoka, JAPAN. Oral Presentation "Genetic diversity of seed storage proteins in
Myanmar local rice cultivars"
3. Conference of Japanese Society of Breeding, September 20-21 2002, Obihiro
University, Obihiro, Hokkaido, JAPAN. Oral Presentation "Genetic variation of Granule
Bound Starch Synthase (GBSS) level in Myanmar local rice cultivars"
4. Bioinformatics (Advanced Laboratory Training Courses in Food and Agricultural
Biotechnology), July 12-19 2006, Rice Science Centre and Rice Gene Discovery Unit,
Kasetsart University, Kampaengseang Campus, Thailand.
5. Asia Sub-Regional Workshop on Capacity-Building and Exchange of Experiences on
Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Living Modified Organisms, April 7-9 2008,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
6. ASEAN- China Workshop on Development of Effective Microbial Consortium Potent in
Peat Modification, November 10-15 2008, Jakarta, Indonesia.

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7. Sixth Meeting of The Working Group on Agriculture (WGA-6), Greater Mekong Sub-
region Economic Cooperation Program, October 13-14 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
8. Short term Post Doctorate Fellowship Research Program (JSPS), March 1 to April 27
2010, Gene Research Centre, Tsukuba University, JAPAN. Collaborative research
between Myanma Agriculture Service, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MOAI)
and Tsukuba University, National Institute of Crop Science (NICS), JAPAN. Research
title: Sequence variation of Starch Synthesizing related Genes (SSIIa, SSIIIb and RBE1)
and Amylopectin Structure of Paw San Hmwe Rice Cultivar from Myanmar.
9. 3rd
International Rice Congress, November 8-12 2010, Hanoi, Vietnam
10. Economic Development Program, February 7-14 2013, Tokyo, Japan
6. PUBLICATION
1. PA PA AUNG, Toshihiro KUMAMARU and Hikaru SATOH (2000). Genetic variation
in storage protein and storage endosperm starch in Myanmar local rice cultivars.
Proceedings of the Fourth International Rice Genetics Symposium, 22-27 Oct 2000,
Manila, Philippines. Los Banos (Philippines): International Rice Research Institute.
(Poster Presentation).
2. PA PA AUNG, T. KUMAMARU and H. SATOH (2001). Variation of three important
starch characters in Myanmar local rice cultivars for cooking and eating quality. Rice
Genetics Newsletter vol.18: 46-47
3. PA PA AUNG, T. KUMAMARU and H. SATOH (2001). Genetic variation of glutelin
seed storage protein in Myanmar local rice cultivars. Rice Genetics Newsletter vol. 18: 50-
52
4. PA PA AUNG (2001). Genetic variation of seed storage proteins and endosperm starch in
Myanmar local rice cultivars and its geographical distribution. (M.Sc. Thesis; Faculty of
Agriculture, Institute of Genetic Resources, Kyushu University)
5. PA PA AUNG, T. KUMAMARU and H. SATOH (2002). Genetic diversity of prolamin
polypeptides in Myanmar local rice cultivars. Rice Genetics Newsletter vol. 19: 65-67
6. PA PA AUNG, A. NISHI, T. KUMAMARU and H. SATOH (2002). Genetic variation of
granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS) level in Myanmar local rice cultivars. Rice
Genetics Newsletter vol. 19: 67-69
7. PA PA AUNG, T. KUMAMARU and H. SATOH (2003). Diversity of glutelin basic
subunit among Myanmar local rice cultivars. Rice Genetics Newsletter vol. 20: 36- 39
8. PA PA AUNG, A. NISHI, T. KUMAMARU and H. SATOH (2003). The amylopectin
chain length distribution of opaque endosperm type in Myanmar local rice cultivar. Rice
Genetics Newsletter vol. 20: 39- 41

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9. P. P. Aung, T. Kumamaru and H. Satoh (2003). Genetic variation in storage protein and
storage endosperm starch in local rice cultivars of Myanmar. Advance in Rice Genetics.
Supplement to Rice Genetics IV. Proceedings of the Fourth International Rice Genetics
Symposium, 22-27 Oct 2000, Manila, Philippines. Los Banos (Philippines): International
Rice Research Institute. P 196- 198.
10. PA PA AUNG (2004). Evaluation of Genetic Diversity on Seed Storage Protein and
Endosperm Starch Properties in Myanmar Rice Germplasm for Rice Grain Quality
Improvement.(Ph.D. Thesis; Faculty of Agriculture, Institute of Genetic Resources,
Kyushu University)
11. PA PA AUNG (2004). CATALOGUE OF MYANMAR RICE GERMPLASM. (Faculty
of Agriculture, Institute of Genetic Resources, Kyushu University)
12. PA PA AUNG, Khin Maung Thet, Toshihiro KUMAMARU and Hikaru SATOH (2005).
Genetic diversity of prolamins polypeptides in Myanmar rice germplasm. Proceeding of
Myanmar Academy of Agricultural, Forestry, Livestock and Fishery Sciences.pp 44-61
13. Thawda Myint, Pa Pa Aung, Khin Maung Thet, Shinsuke Yamanaka and Kazuo N.
Watanabe (2005) Genetic Identification of Some Rice Varieties Using PBA Markers.
Proceeding of Annual Research Conference of Myanmar Academy of Agricultural,
Forestry, Livestock and Fishery Sciences. Pp 518- 532
14. Thawda Myint, Pa Pa Aung, Khin Maung Thet, Shinsuke Yamanaka and Kazuo N.
Watanabe (2006) Indica - japonica differentiation of Some Myanmar Rice Varieties.
Proceeding of Annual Research Conference of Myanmar Academy of Agricultural,
Forestry, Livestock and Fishery Sciences. Pp 163- 175
15. PA PA AUNG (2006). Current Status of Biodiversity Conservation in Vegetable and Fruit
Research and Development Centre (VFRDC). Proceeding of Biodiversity Conservation
Project, Ministry of Forestry, Myanmar
16. PA PA AUNG and Khin Maung Thet (2009) Plant Biotechnology Activities in Myanma
Agriculture Service. Proceeding of Seminar on Plant Biotechnology for National
Development, University of Mandalay, Ministry of Education, Myanmar
17. Pa Pa Aung, Htay Htay Aung, Wunna, Min Soe Thein, Khin Maung Thet, Hugnh Huu
Duc, T. Umemoto, T. Shimazaki, A. Kikuchi and K.N Watanabe (2010) Sequence
variation of Starch Synthesizing related Genes (SSIIa, SSIIIb and RBE1) and
Amylopectin Structure of Paw San Hmwe Rice Cultivar from Myanmar. Submitted (21-
MAY-2010) Agrobiodiversity, Scuola Superiore Sant' Anna, Via Anguillarese, Rome,
Lazio 00123, Italy.
18. Pa Pa Aung et al, (2010) Sequence variation of Starch Synthesizing related Genes (SSIIa,
SSIIIb and RBE1) and Amylopectin Structure of Paw San Hmwe Rice Cultivar from
Myanmar. (Poster presentation (N0.4685), (P12 Molecular Biology and Omics
Technologies, 3rd
International Rice Congress, 2010, Hanoi, Vietnam).