Dr. Abdelkhalik was born on the 21st of April 1970. He got his Ph.D. in plant genetics from Nihon University, Japan in 2005. Since 2010 till present, Abdelkhalik is working as a senior associate professor at the Egyptian Agriculture Research Center, Rice Research Department. In 2008, Dr. Abdelkhalik has been appointed as an Advisor to the Minister of Scientific Research. He also joined the Ministry of Agriculture as a Head of COMESA Office in Cairo starting February 2011 where he developed several strategies to enhance Agricultural cooperation with the African Countries. In August 2012, Dr. Amr Abdelkhalik was in charge of knowledge-based SMEs, Technology Transfer Offices, partnership with industry, Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization, as he was appointed as assistant to the president of Scientific Research and Technology. Dr. Abdelkhalik has been appointed as the member responsible for the National Initiatives in the Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF).
From May 2014 till October 2016, Dr. Amr has been appointed as the supervisor of the Regional Research Centers and Manager of National Campaigns and Initiatives Programs in the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT). From October 2016 till present, Abdelkhalik has been appointed as assistant to the president of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. Abdelkhalik has led several initiatives to support the production of several strategic crops in Egypt as wheat. maize, rice and cotton, this is in addition to several other initiatives to connect scientific research with industry.
Nehal Elmansoury works as a researcher and teaching assistant at Pharmaceutical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. She graduated with the general grade of Distinction Honor , the fourth in her class in June 2019, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria , Egypt. She is currently working on her master’s thesis. Nehal Elmansoury teaches basic biochemistry, clinical biochemistry, and molecular biology to undergraduate pharmacy students. Participates in student evaluation procedures and arranges practical tests for undergrad students. Her research interests are in the areas of biochemistry, pharmacogenomic and personalized medicine. Currently , She is OPPM “Online Pharmacogenomic and Personalized medicine postgraduate program “Erasmus+ project member.
Mohamed works as a Teaching Assistant and Researcher at the Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, faculty of pharmacy, Alexandria University, Egypt. He got his Bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences at Alexandria University in August 2020, with the general grade of Distinction Honour, ranking second in his class. He is currently working on his master’s thesis. His research is focused on Pharmacogenomics and the relationship between genetic variations and certain diseases. Mohamed has experience teaching cellular and molecular biology, Basics of biochemistry, and clinical Biochemistry practical curricula for undergraduate students. He also Participates in the student evaluation process and arranges practical exams for undergrad students.
Amani Sorour is a researcher and teaching assistant at the Department of pharmaceutical biochemistry, faculty of pharmacy, Alexandria University, Egypt. She completed her bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences at Alexandria University and is currently working on her master’s thesis. Amani Sorour teaches undergraduate pharmacy students basic biochemistry, clinical biochemistry, and molecular biology. She participates in student evaluation procedures and arranges practical tests for undergraduate students. Her research interests are in biochemistry, drug discovery, and drug repurposing.
Dr. Heba Metwaly is a Lecturer of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry at the Faculty of Pharmacy at Alexandria University. She also worked as a demonstrator, assistant lecturer, and lecturer at Delta University for Science and Technology For 8 years. She completed her Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Biochemistry at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University. She teaches Biochemistry I, II, clinical Biochemistry for undergraduate students and Enzymology, Advanced Biochemistry, and Seminar 1 for postgraduates. Her research interests are in the areas of Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Hepatology, and natural products. She was awarded a gold medal of dedication with the appreciation of Delta university in student activities supervision. Also, she was chosen as the Ideal assistant lecturer of Faulty of Pharmacy Delta University in 2018. She received the Golden thanks and appreciation Shield of Dakahlia Pharmacist syndicate in 2107. She has authored many scientific publications on liver and kidney diseases and reviewed others.
Dr. Salwa A. Abuiessa is an assistant professor at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, AU, Egypt. She got her bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences in June 2011, with the general grade of Distinction Honor, ranking first in her class. Afterward, Salwa assumed her responsibilities as an instructor in Pharmacology and Toxicology Department for almost 9 years (2012-2021), during which she gained outstanding experience establishing and guiding laboratory sessions for undergraduate pharmacy courses in Pharmacology and Toxicology. In June 2021, she got her well-earned Ph.D. and started to work as an assistant professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Her research focuses on maternal and fetal programming induced by preeclampsia in rats and how this could influence endotoxemia’s cardiovascular, autonomic, and neuroinflammatory consequences. Dr. Salwa has authored over 11 scientific publications. Dr. Salwa’s research provided new insight into the mechanisms underlying pleiotropic sepsis-related end-organ damage. She is a member of The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) (2019-present) and the AU Community Service and Environmental Development Committee (2021-present). She got two International Travel Awards in the Graduate and Post-baccalaureate Student category and one in the Postdoctoral Scientist category to attend the ASPET Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology (2020-2022). The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics selected her as the HIGHLIGHTED TRAINEE AUTHOR in May 2020.
Professor Sahar El-Gowilly is a chair of the Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University. Before this, Professor Sahar was a pharmacology professor at the pharmacy faculty at AU. Her specialty in the field of pharmacology is cardiovascular and renal pharmacology. She has 39 publications in top-ranked journals, has an h-index (13), 471 citations, and supervised 15 postgraduate students. Professor Sahar has been a part-time professor at the Arab Academy of Science and Pharos University over the past 10 years. Professor Sahar El-Gowilly participates in several national (3 STD-Funded) and international (Erasmus plus) projects as Principle investigator (PI) or Co-PI. And she is a member of the editorial board of the World Academy of Science, a member of the American college of clinical Pharmacology, Reviewer in several pharmacological journals such as the European Journal of Pharmacology. She is a member of the Egyptian promotion committee of professors and associate professors of pharmacology and clinical pharmacy. ID: 23137. Professor Sahar El-Gowilly is an educational expert in student assessment and evaluation. She is the executive director of the assessment and evaluation unit, faculty of pharmacy, AU.
Dr. Wahid is a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Egypt.
In 2018, Dr. Wahid founded the Pharmaceutical Biochemistry department at the Faculty of Pharmacy-Alexandria University. The undergraduate studies began in the department in 2019, and the bylaws for the postgraduate studies in the department were established in 2020. He also established the first molecular biology research lab in the department in 2021.
Dr. Wahid gained an experience in a wide range of biochemical, biophysical, and virological techniques during my Ph.D. studies at Manchester University in the United Kingdom, Postdoc fellowship at the Center of Infection and Immunity, Pasteur institute in France, and an academic visit to the Centre for Virus Research (CVR) in the University of Glasgow in Scotland. Three high-profile research-led labs allowed him to widen his scientific knowledge in these fields. They helped him develop the skills necessary to obtain research funding for his own independent laboratory in Egypt.
Since June 2013, Dr. Wahid has been heading a research team. The team’s primary focus is to develop fundamental research in the field of Drug/Biomarker discovery that may address underlying mechanisms leading to susceptibility to some diseases and/or prediction of therapeutic response, with specific themes in the field of Molecular Virology of essential clinical viruses. That could be useful to help identify host/viral factors associated with treatment and/or diagnosis.
Dr. Wahid is an experienced teacher at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels with a great experience in the fields of curriculum development and course design, which were enhanced via participation in the capacity building of higher education Erasmus plus programs (2013-2022).
Dr. Asmaa M. Abushady was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1978. She attended Ain shams University, Cairo, Egypt to obtain her bachelor’s degree in Genetics in 1999; she obtained her master’s degree in Molecular Genetics in 2004.
She also received her Ph.D. in Conservation of AnGR in 2009, from the Ain shams University, Faculty of Agriculture, Genetic Department, Cairo, Egypt. In her postdoctoral studies, she succeeded to gain a full scholarship for the first postdoc position from FP7-IRSES “Marie curie Action” in Cordoba University, Spain. 2012-2013. As a member of the Bio Goat: Latin American Goat Biodiversity Project, from 2013 to date, she had actively contributed to that mega-project, thereby acquiring the skills to communicate and discuss ideas with international research groups. She was the Director of Ain Shams Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology “ACGEB 2017-2018. In 2019, she took a second scholarship from the specific call for mobility in the entrance from Mediterranean countries, at the University of Perugia (Universita Degli Studi di Perugia) Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, Perugia, Italy and a full scholarship from the specific call for academic staff mobility in the entrance from Mediterranean countries, at the University of Messina (UniME), Sicily, Italy.
Asmaa joined Nile University as an associate professor in 2019. Her study field focused on a broad range of activities related to improving the productivity of animals and their resilience to environmental stressors. The main interests include identification and conservation of PlGR & AnGR and analyzing phenotypic and molecular genetic data of different animal species using molecular genetics technique and frequentist statistics analysis; besides working in laboratories. She carried out research activities in collaboration with international groups which are interested in the same field. Regarding that, her activity includes analyses by AFLP, PCR-based techniques, microsatellite molecular markers, gene expression by Real Time-PCR. Currently, she is collaborating on “the mega-project collaboration between 6 different European and non-European countries” that aims to study genetic diversity to understand and exploit Barley’s adaptation to harsh environments and for pre-breeding.
Dr. Maha Mohamed Salah El Din started her research journey at Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, where she earned her BSc degree with honors. Seeing how Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology can revolutionize medicine and take it to the next stage, she went on to earn her MSc (2014) and MD (2017) degrees at the department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Kasr Al-Ainy Medical School, the oldest and largest medical institution in the Middle East. The aim of her research is to uncover molecular biomarkers that predict the prognosis and aid the diagnosis and hence the treatment of diseases, such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and vitiligo. She published 8 papers in well-known local, regional and international journals. Next to her research efforts, she also strove to give back to the community through her teaching, mentoring and administrative efforts. She has been teaching Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology course to medical students at Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University since 2012. In addition, she contributed to organizing the 4th and 5th Biochem Cairo conferences. Since 2020, Dr. Maha Mohamed Salah El Din started a new academic and research path by joining Biotechnology School, Nile University where she started teaching Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology courses.
