About
I am an Assistant Professor of Microbiology at October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA Uni., Egypt). I am holding a PhD in the field of Applied Microbiology.
Very passionate about studying fungal biology and fungal biotechnology. Mainly I am interested in the fields of Fungal Biodiversity, Fungal enzymes, and metabolites.
I am teaching General Microbiology, Introduction to Biosafety and Microbial genetics courses for undergraduate students.
By 2022, I have joined Dr Andreas Bruder's team at SUPSI University as a researcher. During my stay in SUPSI, I will focus mainly on studying the overlap in communities of fungal endophytes in freshwater plants, soils and the rhizosphere and study their potential to produce some plant growth factors
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Education
2015 - 2020
PhD in Applied Microbiology
Suez Canal University, Egypt
Characterization of L-Asparaginase Produced by Some Endophytic Fungi And Its Antileukemic Effect
2011 - 2014
MS.c. in Applied Microbiology
Suez Canal University, Egypt
Ecological and Taxonomic Studies on Genus Eurotium in Egypt
2004 - 2008
B.Sc. in Botany & Chemistry
Cairo University, Egypt
Work Experience
2020- till now
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
MSA University, Egypt
Designed, presented lectures and supervised laboratory work for General microbiology, Biosafety, and Microbial genetics courses; undergraduate level students (average weight of class is 90 students per lecture).
2015 - 2020
Lecturer Assistant
MSA University, Egypt
Teaching practical contents of General Botany & Microbiology for undergraduate level students (average weight of class is 30 students per section).
2009 - 2014
Teaching Assistant
MSA University, Egypt
Teaching practical contents of General Botany & Microbiology for undergraduate level students (average weight of class is 30 students per section).
Awards, Scholarships and Grants
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2022, Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship (Postdoc).
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2018, Best El-Khafagy's prize, awarded for a presentation at the 2nd International Conference on Mycology, Suez Canal University.
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2016, Dr Saud Hussein Prize, awarded for the best presentation from a young PhD candidate, Suez Canal University.