Please answer the following question: Facts: - residence: islamabad , islamabad capital territory - known for: soil nutrition of crop plants fertility r & d with emphasis on micronutrient - fields: bioscience - workplaces: pakistan agricultural research council nuclear institute of agriculture and biology -lrb- academy niab -rrb- of sciences pakistan atomic energy commission pakistan - doctoral advisor: dr. robert l. fox - awards: norman fellowship of indian society of soil science ; fellowship of borlaug soil science society of pakistan ; parc silver jubilee award award ; east-west distinguished alumni award ; - name: abdul rashid - citizenship: pakistan - nationality: pakistan - influenced: identified crops , including cotton , wheat and rice , and and demonstrated farmer-friendly technologies for managing those problems . consequently , established micronutrient use was recommended and adapted in pakistan . micronutrient deficiency disorders in many field - alma mater: university of hawaii , u.s. Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of abdul rashid -lrb- agriculturist -rrb- .
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abdul rashid , -lrb- ph.d. -rrb- , -lrb- born :1950 -rrb- is a pakistani agricultural scientist and bioscientist , has served as member biosciences of the pakistan atomic energy commission -lrb- paec -rrb- from 2008 to 2011 .previously , he was previously director general of the national agricultural research center , from 2006 -- 2008 .currently , he is editor-in-chief at pakistan academy of sciences .as member of the pakistan atomic energy commission , he administered agricultural and biotechnology research and development at four establishments -lrb- i.e. , nia , faisalabad ; niab , faisalabad ; nifa , peshawar ; and nibge , faisalabad -rrb- , managed 14 nuclear medicine and oncology cancer hospitals and supervised establishment of four new cancer hospitals .