Dr Everaldo Attard
Institute of Agriculture OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS:
1. Attard, E., Scicluna-Spiteri, A., Grixti, M., and Cuschieri, A. (1996). The Cytotoxic Activity of Cucurbitacin E and Busulphan on Ovarian and Stomach Cancer Cells in vitro: A Comparative Study. Xjenza 1 : 29-34.
2. Attard, E. and Scicluna-Spiteri, A. (2001). Ecballium elaterium: An in vitro Source of Cucurbitacins. Fitoterapia. 72 : 46-53.
3. Attard, E. and Attard, H. (2002). A Micropropagation Protocol for Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich. CGC Reports. 25 : 67-70.
4. Attard, E. (2002) Rapid Detection of Cucurbitacins in Tissues and in vitro Cultures of Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich. CGC Reports. 25 : 71-75.
5. Attard, E. and A. Scicluna-Spiteri. (2003). The Cultivation and Cucurbitacin Content of Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich. CGC Reports. 26: 66-69.
6. Attard, E., A. Scicluna-Spiteri and H. Attard. (2003). Habitat Studies for the Wild Stocks of Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich. CGC Reports. 26: 70-73.
7. E. Attard, A. Scicluna-Spiteri, A. Cuschieri, M.P. Brincat (2004) The Effects of Cucurbitacin E on Two Lymphocyte Models in vitro: Pharmaceutical Biology. 42, 2 : 170-175.
8. E. Attard and A. Cuschieri (2004) Cytotoxicity of Cucurbitacin E extracted from Ecballium elaterium and anticancer agents in vitro. Journal of Natural Remedies. 4, 2: (137-144).
9. Attard, E (2004) Status of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Malta in Baricevic, D., Bernath, J., Maggioni, L. and Lipman E. Report of a Working Group on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, First Meeting, 12-14 September 2002, Gozd Martuljek, Slovenia, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, Italy, 85 – 87.
10. G. Laghetti, A. Scicluna-Spiteri, E. Attard, P. Perrino, S. Cifarelli, K. Hammer (2004) Collecting crop genetic resources in the Mediterranean agricultural islands: Maltese Archipelago, PGR Newsletter 139, 11-16.
11. E. Attard and R. Vujicic (2005) Physical and Phytochemical Variations in calluses derived from Ecballium elaterium in Tissue Culture: Crop Research. 29, 1:163-168.
12. E. Attard, A. Cuschieri, M.P. Brincat (2005) Morphological effects induced by Cucurbitacin E on Ovarian cancer cells in vitro. Journal of Natural Remedies. 5, 1: 70-74.
13. E. Attard, M.P. Brincat, A. Cuschieri (2005) Immunomodulatory activity of cucurbitacin E isolated from Ecballium elaterium. Fitoterapia. 76, 439-441.
14. E. Attard (2005) Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich.: In Vitro Regeneration, and the Production of Cucurbitacins in culture in J. N. Govil ,V.K. Singh and C. Arunachalam (Eds.) Recent Progress in Medicinal Plants: Search for New Drugs, Studium Press LCC, USA pp. 49 – 72. ISBN: 0-9761849-5-8
15. E. Attard and Attard H (2006) The Potential Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Activity of Oleanolic Acid in the Hydroethanolic Extract of Crataegus monogyna Jacq. Natural Product Communications. 1(5): 381-386.
16. A. Mangion Randon and Attard E (2007) The in vitro Immunomodulatory Activity of Oleuropein, a Secoiridoid Glycoside from Olea europaea L. Natural Product Communications. 2(5): 515-519.

ARTICLES IN NON-SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
1. Attard, E. and Scicluna-Spiteri, A. (2001). Ecballium elaterium: An in vitro Source of Cucurbitacins. Fitoterapia. 72 : 46-53. This paper is also cited in the March 2002 Issue of the "Natural Heritage".
2. Attard, E. (2002). Il-Website tad-Dipartiment tas-Sahha tal-Pjanti: www.planthealth.gov.mt. Biedja u Sajd. 145 : 1,6-7. [MALTESE VERSION]
3. Attard, E. (2003). Il-Passaport tal-Pjanti. Biedja u Sajd. 152: 4-5,8. [MALTESE VERSION]
4. E. Attard (2007) The Past, Present and Future of Herbal Medicine. TheSynapse (in press).

CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR PAPERS:
1. Attard, E., A., Scicluna-Spiteri, M., Brincat, and A., Cuschieri. (1995). Morphological Changes of Ovarian cancer cells induced by Cucurbitacin E: A potential Cytotoxic Tetracyclic Triterpenoid. Maltese Third Med. School Conf.
2. Attard, E., A., Scicluna-Spiteri, M., Brincat, and A., Cuschieri. (1999). The effects of Cucurbitacin E on the proliferation of prostate and breast cancer cell lines, and peripheral T-lymphocytes. Maltese Fourth Med. School Conf. R034:145.
3. Scicluna-Spiteri, A. and Attard, E. (2002). Review of Recent Research on Maltese Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.The 10th Conference on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Arab Countries "Sustainable Development". The International Egyptian Center for Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt.
4. Attard E. (2004). Status of Medicinal Plant Production and Research in Malta, AARINENA Medicinal and Herbal Plants Expert Consultation Meeting - The 11th International Conference and Exhibition: Marketing Strategies for Medicinal Herbs, Spices, Essential Oils and Functional Food Ingredients, The International Egyptian Center for Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt.
5. Attard. G., Attard, E. and Vella A. (2005) Review of the Accreditation Practices at the University of Malta with Focus on the Institute of Agriculture. The 5th workshop on the Establishment of an Accreditation System in Agricultural Engineering University Studies in Europe, Dresden, 8th - 9th April.
6. Attard E. (2005) Progress Report on Medicinal and Herbal Plants in MALTA, AARINENA Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Expert Consultation Meeting – The Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Industry: The Link between Producer and European Consumer organized by The University of Malta in collaboration with AARINENA and GFAR, 7 – 9 November 2005, Corinthia Jerma Palace Hotel, Malta.
7. Attard E. (2005) EU Legislation and Herbal Medicine. The Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Industry: The Link between Producer and European Consumer organized by The University of Malta in collaboration with AARINENA and GFAR, 7 – 9 November 2005, Corinthia Jerma Palace Hotel, Malta.
8. Alternative Crops, with Special Reference to Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, for a Competitive Maltese Agriculture, Future Products for the Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors in Malta, an APS Bank Seminar, Corinthia Palace Hotel, 17th February 2006, Organised by APS Bank in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Affairs and the Environment, the Institute for Agriculture of the University of Malta, COPA-COGECA (EU), and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.
9. ATMOSnet Website. ATMOSnet – Archimed Interreg IIIB project WP2 Meeting. 18 – 20 April 2007, Mondello Palace Hotel, Palermo, Sicily
10. Bioactive compounds from Marine Organisms. METIC – Italia-Malta Interreg IIIA project “Il Mare: Gestione Sostenibile di una risorsa nel Canale di Sicilia”. 22nd June 2007, Polo Didattico di Trapani, Universita’ degli Studi di Palermo, Trapani, Sicily.
11. The Link between the Medicinal Plant Industry and the European Market: Challenges and Opportunities. The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are organizing an expert consultation workshop on “The Role of Herb, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (HMAPs) in Improving Livelihoods of the Rural Poor in the NENA Region: Challenges, Constraints, Prospects, and Strategic Directions” 10th – 12th July 2007, ICARDA – Headquarters in Aleppo, Syria.