Barnes C, A McClelland, V Yepez, J Yuan, N Lakhssassi, K Meksem, and MA Kassem. Agronomic Performance of Soybean Mutant FM4-2589 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. 2017 NC-LSAMP Annual Research Conference, December 17, 2017, North Carlina State University, McKimmon Center, Raleigh, NC. Won the 1^st Place in Life Science – Agriculture. 

McClelland A, C Barnes, V Yepez, J Yuan, N Lakhssassi, K Meksem, and MA Kassem. Yield Performance of Soybean Mutant FM6-847 in North Carolina. 2017 NC-LSAMP Annual Research Conference, December 17, 2017, North Carlina State University, McKimmon Center, Raleigh, NC.

Kassem MA. QTL Mapping of Protein, Oil, and Fatty Acids in two RIL populations of Soybean. NCAS 114^th Annual Meeting, March 24–25, 2017, High Point University, High Point, NC 27268, USA. Oral Presentation.

Khandaker L, M Akond, S Liu, S Kantartzi, K Meksem, Nacer Bellaloui, DA Lightfoot, and MA Kassem. QTL Associated with Seed Amino Acids Content in “MD96-5722” by “Spencer” RIL Population of Soybean Using SNP Markers. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXV, January 14–18, 2017, San Diego, CA, USA.

Akond M, S Liu, S Kantartzi, K Meksem, N Bellaloui, DA Lightfoot, and MA Kassem. QTL for Seed Sugars Content in “MD96-5722” by “Spencer” Recombinant Inbred Line Population of Soybean. The International Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXV, January 14–18, 2017, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA. Genetic Mapping of QTL for Seed Isoflavone Contents in Several Recombinant Inbred Line Populations Across Multiple Environments in the USA. The 3^rd International American Moroccan Agricultural Sciences Conference – AMAS Conference III, December 13–16, 2016, Ouarzazate, Morocco. Oral Presentation.

Ambrocio Z, SK Kantartzi, K Meksem, and MA Kassem. Influence of Drought Stress on Several Root Traits and their Correlation with Seed Pro­tein and Oil Contents in Soybean (Poster #098). The 3^rd International American Moroccan Agricultural Sciences Conference – AMAS Conference III, December 13–16, 2016, Ouarzazate, Morocco.

Ragin B, R Bazzelle, W Clark, SK Kantartzi, K Meksem, M Akond, and MA Kassem. Genetic Analysis of Yield Components in the PI 438489B by ‘Hamilton’ Recombinant Inbred Line (RIL) Population of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] (Poster #099). The 3^rd International American Moroccan Agricultural Sciences Conference – AMAS Conference III, December 13–16, 2016, Ouarzazate, Morocco.

Bellaloui N, A Mengistu, HK Abbas, and MA Kassem. Effects of Drought and Elevated Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide on Seed Nutrition and ¹⁵N and ¹³C Natural Abundance Isotopes in Soybean Cultivars under Controlled Environments. The International Crop Science Society of America Annual Meeting, November 6–9, 2016, Phoenix, AZ.

Akond M, S Liu, SK Kantartzi, K Meksem, N Ballaloui, DA Lightfoot, JA Anderson, D Wang, J Yuan, and MA Kassem. A SNP Genetic Linkage Map Based on the ‘Hamilton’ by ‘Spencer’ Recombinant Inbred Line Population Identified QTL for Seed Isoflavone Contents in Soybean (P0975). Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXIV, January 9–13, 2016, San Diego, CA, USA.

Ballaloui N, L Khandaker, M Akond, SK Kantartzi, K Meksem, DA Lightfoot, A Mengistu, and MA Kassem. Genetic Mapping of QTL Associated with Seed Macronutrients Accumulation in ‘MD 96-5722’ by ‘Spencer’ Recombinant In­bred Lines of Soybean (P0978). Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXIV, January 9–13, 2016, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA. Application of Genomics to Improve Seed Isoflavones Contents in Soybean. The 3^rd International Conference on Global Warming: Food Security, May 5–7, 2015, Al Hamra Convention Center, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Oral Presentation.

Kassem MA, M Akond, SK Kantartzi, K Meksem, and DA Lightfoot. Effect of Row Spacing on Seed Isoflavone Contents in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] (P0714). Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXIII, January 10–14, 2015, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA, M Akond, SK Kantartzi, K Meksem, N Bellaloui, and DA Lightfoot. Quantitative Trait Loci Underlying Seed Sucrose, Raffinose and Stachyose Contents in the MD 96-5722 By Spencer Recombinant Inbred Line Population of Soybean (P0711). Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXIII, January 10–14, 2015, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA, SK Kantartzi, K Meksem, N Bellaloui, and DA Lightfoot. Identification of QTL for Protein, Oil, and Fatty Acids’ Contents in Soybean. The 2^nd International American Moroccan Agricultural Sciences Conference (AMAS II), October 20–22, 2014, Marrakech, Morocco. Oral Presentation.

Kassem MA, Akond M, S Liu, M Boney, SK Kantartzi, K Meksem, N Bellaloui, and DA Lightfoot. Identification of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Underlying Protein, Oil, and Five Major Fatty Acids’ Contents in Soybean. NC Academy of Science 111^th Annual Meeting, March 28–29, 2014, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC. Oral Presentation.

Anderson JA, A Masum, MA Kassem, K Meksem, and S Kantartzi. Quantitative Trait Loci Underlying Resistance to Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) in MD96-5722 By ‘Spencer’ Recombinant Inbred Line Population of Soybean. CSA, CSSA, & SSSA International Annual Meeting, November 2–5, 2014, Long Beach, CA.

Akond M, L Schoener, J Anderson, SK Kantartzi, K Meksem, Q Song, D Wang, Z Wen, DA Lightfoot, and MA Kassem. A SNP-Based Genetic Linkage Map of Soybean Using the SoySNP6K Illumina Infinium BeadChip Genotyping Array. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXII, January 11–15, 2014, San Diego, CA, USA.

Akond M, R Bazzelle, B Ragin, H Herrera, U Kaodi, C Akbay, SK Kantartzi, V Njiti, A Barakat, K Meksem, DA Lightfoot, and MA Kassem. Additional Quantitative Trait Loci and Candidate Genes for Seed Isoflavone Content in Soybean. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXII, January 11–15, 2014, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA. “Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) for Moisture, Proteins, and Oil Contents in ‘PI 438489B’ By ‘Hamilton’ Recombinant Inbred Line (RIL) Population of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]”. The 110^th Meeting of the North Carolina Academy of Science, April 5-6, 2013, UNC Pembroke, Pembroke, NC. Oral Presentation.

Kassem MA. Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) for Seed Isoflavones Content in ‘PI 438489B’ By ‘Hamilton’ Recombinant Inbred Line (RIL) Population of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]”. The First International American Moroccan Agricultural Sciences Conference – AMAS Conference I, March 18–19, 2013, Rabat, Morocco. Oral Presentation.

Bazzelle Richard, Bobby Ragin, Stella Kantartzi, Khalid Meksem, Masum Akond, and MA Kassem. Quantitative Trait Loci for Seed Isofalvones in the ‘PI 438489B’ by ‘Hamilton’ Recombinant Inbred Lines of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXI, January 12–16, 2013, San Diego, CA, USA.

Masum Akond, Ragin Bobby, Willsheana Clark, Stella K. Kantartzi, Khalid Meksem, and MA Kassem. Row Spaces can affect Agronomic Traits in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXI, January 12–16, 2013, San Diego, CA, USA.

Masum Akond, Bobby Ragin, Richard Bazzelle, Stella K. Kantartzi, Khalid Meksem, and MA Kassem. Quantitative Trait Loci for Moisture, Protein, and Oil Content in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXI, January 12–16, 2013, San Diego, CA, USA.

Jonela Rogers, Masum Akond, and MA Kassem. Responses of Selected soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] Breeding Lines under mild water deficit. McNair and Institute of Undergraduate Research Closing Symposium, Fayetteville State University, July 24, 2012, Fayetteville, NC, USA.

Jonela Rogers, Masum Akond, and MA Kassem. Responses of Selected soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] Breeding Lines under mild water deficit. North Carolina Alliance To Create Opportunity Through Education (OPT-ED), North Carolina State University, October 16, 2012, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Jonela Rogers, Masum Akond, and MA Kassem. Responses of Selected soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] Breeding Lines under mild water deficit. 2012 Bronco Research Week Symposium, Fayetteville State University, September 2012, Fayetteville, NC, USA.

Jonela Rogers, Masum Akond, and MA Kassem. Responses of Selected soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] Breeding Lines under mild water deficit. State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, November 7, 2012, Durham, NC, USA.

Ragin B, R Bazzelle, W Clark, K Meksem, S Kantartzi, and MA Kassem. QTL For Yield and Yield Components Mapped in the ‘PI 438489B’ By ‘Hamilton’ Recombinant Inbred Line Population of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XX, January 14–18, 2012, San Diego, CA, USA.

Williams B, R Williams, SK Kantartzi, K Meksem, A Barakat, DA Lightfoot, and MA Kassem. Genetic Analysis of Root and Shoot Traits in the Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] ‘Essex’ By ‘Forrest’ Recombinant Inbred Line Population. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XX, January 14–18, 2012, San Diego, CA, USA.

Bazelle R, B Ragin, S Kantartzi, K Meksem, and MA Kassem. Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) for Seed Isofalvones Contents Mapped in the ‘PI 438489B’ by ‘Hamilton’ Recombinant Inbred Line Population of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XX, January 14–18, 2012, San Diego, CA, USA.

Salvador V, M Pagan, M Cooper, R Bazzelle, B Ragin, SK Kantartzi, A Barakat, DA Lightfoot, K Meksem, and MA Kassem. Genetic Analysis of Relative Water Content (RWC) in Two Recombinant Inbred Line Populations of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.].  Plant and Animal Genome Conference XX, January 14–18, 2012, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA (2011) Genetic Mapping of Important Agronomic Traits in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. College of Science, July 5, 2011, Ibn Zohr University, Morocco. Oral Presentation.

Kassem MA, L Ramos, L Leandro, G Mbofung, DL Hyten, SK Kantartzi, RL Grier IV, S Cianzio, K Meksem (2011) The First Pi 438489b By ‘Hamilton’ SNP-Based Genetic Linkage Map Of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] and Quantitative Trait Loci That Underlie SDS Resistance. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XIX, January 15–19, 2011, San Diego, CA, USA.

Ouertani K, E Washington, P Lage, SK Kantartzi, DA Lightfoot, and MA Kassem (2011) Comparison of Early and Conventional Soybean Production Systems for Yield and other Agronomic Traits. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XIX, January 15–19, 2011, San Diego, CA, USA.

Salvador V, M Pagan, M Cooper, K Meksem, SK, and MA Kassem (2011) Genetic Analysis of Relative Water Content (RWC) in Two Recombinant Inbred Line Populations of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XIX, January 15–19, 2011, San Diego, CA, USA.

Williams B, F Desernay, R Williams, K Meksem, S Kantartzi, and MA Kassem (2011) Genetic Analysis of Root and Shoot Traits in the ‘Essex’ by ‘Forrest’ Recombinant Inbred Line Population of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XIX, January 15–19, 2011, San Diego, CA, USA.

Littlejohn Vincent, Megan Pagan, Salvador Virginia, Jazmine Gooding, DA Lightfoot, and MA Kassem. QTL that Underlie Leaf Traits in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. The 13^th Biennial Molecular & Cellular Biology of the Soybean Conference, August 8–11, 2010, Durham, NC, USA.

Ouertani K, E Washington, P Lage , DA Lightfoot, and MA Kassem (2010) Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) That Underlie Root And Shoot Traits In The Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] ‘Hartwig’ By ‘Flyer’ Recombinant Inbred Line (RIL) Population. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XVIII, January 9–13, 2010, San Diego, CA, USA.

Ouertani K, E Washington, P Lage, DA Lightfoot, and MA Kassem. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) that underlie yield and yield components in the soybean ‘Hartwig’ By ‘Flyer’ recombinant inbred line population. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XVIII, January 9–13, 2010, San Diego, CA, USA.

Salvador S, M Pagan, J Gooding, and MA Kassem. Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) For Leaf Traits In Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XVIII, January 9–13, 2010, San Diego, CA, USA.

Ouertani K, E Washington, S Ivey, S Woods, J Walker, and MA Kassem. Genetic Analysis of Several Morphologic Traits in Soybean. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XIII, January 10–14, 2009, San Diego, CA, USA.

Washington E, K Ouertani, S Ivey, S Woods, D Woodert, DA Lightfoot, and MA Kassem. Genetic Analysis Of Root Traits In Soybean Plants Grown In The Greenhouse And In The Field. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XIII, January 10–14, 2009, San Diego, CA, USA.

Washington E, K Ouertani, S Woods, D Woodert, J Walker, G Bailey, N Krueger, R Wang, and MA Kassem. Genetic Analysis of Nitrogen Fixation in Soybean. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XIII, January 10–14, 2009, San Diego, CA, USA.

Ivey S, E Washington, S Woods, D Woodert, J Walker, B Gretchen, N Krueger, R Wang, and MA Kassem. Quantitative Trait Loci Underlying Seedling Root Traits in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) (Merr.)] Plants Grown in the Greenhouse and in the Field. The 69^th Annual Meeting, Association of Southeastern Biologists-ASB, April 16-19, 2008, Spartanburg, SC, USA.

Woodert D, S Ivey, E Washington, S Woods, J Walker, B Gretchen, N Krueger, R Wang, and MA Kassem. Is there a correlation between plant height and yield in soybean? The 69^th Annual Meeting, Association of Southeastern Biologists-ASB, April 16-19, 2008, Spartanburg, SC, USA.

Hartz C and MA Kassem. Influence of iron, potassium, magnesium, and nitrogen deficiencies on the growth and development of sorghum and sunflower seedlings. The 69^th Annual Meeting, Association of Southeastern Biologists-ASB, April 16-19, 2008, Spartanburg, SC, USA.

Jacobson J, A Alcivar, J Rainho, and MA Kassem. Genomic Regions Containing QTL for Plant Height, Internodes Length, and Flower Color in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) (Merr.)]. The 69^th Annual Meeting, Association of Southeastern Biologists-ASB, April 16-19, 2008, Spartanburg, SC, USA.

Alcivar A, J Jacobson, J Rainho, and MA Kassem. Genetic Analysis of Plant Height, Hypocotyl and Internodes Length in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) (Merr.)]. The 69^th Annual Meeting, Association of Southeastern Biologists-ASB, April 16-19, 2008, Spartanburg, SC, USA.

Kassem MA, J Shultz, K Meksem, AJ Wood, MJ Iqbal, and DA Lightfoot.  Composite Interval Mapping Of QTL Underlying Six Traits In Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference XV, January 2007, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA, J Shultz, K Meksem, AJ Wood, MJ Iqbal, and DA Lightfoot. The Updated ‘Essex’ By ‘Forrest’ Genetic Linkage Map Of Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences XV, January 2007, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA, K Meksem, AJ Wood, and DA Lightfoot. Loci underlying resistance to manganese toxicity mapped in a soybean recombinant inbred line population of Essex x Forrest. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences XIII, January 2005, San Diego, CA, USA.

Karangula M, MA Kassem, J Shultz, MJ Iqbal, L Gupta, and DA Lightfoot. Comparison of genome structures in soybean cultivars using recombinant – And near inbred line based saturated microsatellite marker maps of derived from Essex x Forrest. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences XIII, January 2005, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA, K Meksem, VN Njiti, TA Winters, J Banz, AJ Wood, and DA Lightfoot. Two additional QTL for soybean seed isoflavones content. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences XIII, January 2005, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA, K Meksem, MJ Iqbal, AJ Wood, and DA Lightfoot. Three additional QTL for yield in a soybean recombinant inbred lines population of Essex x Forrest. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences XII, January 2004, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA, K Meksem, VN Njiti, TA Winters, J Banz, AJ Wood, and DA Lightfoot. Two additional QTL that underlie soybean seed isoflavone content in a recombinant inbred line population of Essex x Forrest. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences XII, January 2004, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA, K Meksem, CH Kang, VN Njiti, V Kilo, AJ Wood, and DA Lightfoot. Loci underlying resistance to manganese toxicity mapped in a soybean recombinant inbred line population of Essex x Forrest. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences XII, January 2004, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA, K Meksem, WJ Banz, TA Winters, and DA Lightfoot. Two additional QTLs for isoflavone content in a soybean recombinant inbred line population of Essex x Forrest. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences XI, January 2003, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA, VN Njiti, MJ Iqbal, and DA Lightfoot. Two additional QTL for yield in a soybean recombinant inbred line population of Essex x Forrest. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences XI, January 2003, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA, CH Kang, VN Njiti, K Meksem, and DA Lightfoot. QTL for resistance to manganese toxicity in a soybean recombinant inbred line population of Essex x Forrest. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences XI, January 2003, San Diego, CA, USA.  

Kassem MA, K Meksem, VN Njiti, MJ Iqbal, and DA Lightfoot. QTL that Underlie Soybean Seed Isoflavone Content. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences IX, January 2001, San Diego, CA, USA. 

Kassem MA, K Meksem, MJ Iqbal, VN Njiti, WJ Banz, TA Winters, and DA Lightfoot. QTL that underlie soybean seed isoflavone content. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences IX, January 2001, San Diego, CA, USA. 

Kassem MA, MJ Iqbal, K Meksem, VN Njiti, and DA Lightfoot. Quantitative trait loci that underlie resistance to soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS) in Essex x Forrest RILs. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences IX, January 2001, San Diego, CA, USA. 

Yuan J, VN Njiti, K Meksem, MJ Iqbal, MA Kassem, M Schmidt, R Nelseon, and DA Lightfoot. Comparative molecular markers analysis of yield QTL in soybean cultivars. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences IX, January 2001, San Diego, CA, USA.

Kassem MA, K Meksem, VN Njiti, MJ Iqbal, and DA Lightfoot. QTL that Underlie Soybean Seed Isoflavone Content. Plant Biology V, July 21–25, 2001, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Meksem K, VN Njiti, WJ Banz, DA Lightfoot, MJ Iqbal, MA Kassem, DJ Hyten, J Yuan, and TA Winters. Genomic regions that underlie soybean seed isoflavone content. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences VIII, January 2000, San Diego, CA, USA. 

Meksem K, MJ IQbal, VN Njiti, JE Johnson, KF Zobrist, MA Kassem, DL Hyten, and DA Lightfoot. Common loci underlie field resistance to soybean sudden death syndrome in Forrest, Pyramid, Essex, and Douglas. Plant and Animal Genome Conferences VIII, January 2000, San Diego, CA, USA.