Educational Qualification

• B.Sc. in Biology (Zoology): Faculty of Science, Assiut University (Oct. 1991 – May 1994)

• M.Sc. Preliminary Diploma in Physiology and Biochemistry: Faculty of Science, Assiut University (March 1997)

• M.Sc. in Zoology (Physiology and Biochemistry): Faculty of Science, South Valley University (Feb. 2001)

• Ph.D. in Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (Pathophysiology Program): Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan (March 2008)

Academic And Professional Experience

Professional Positions

• Demonstrator: Zoology Dept., Biology Division, Faculty of Science, Assiut University (October 1995)

• Assistant Lecturer: Biology Dept., Faculty of Science, South Valley University (2001–2002)

• Research Student: Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, directed by Prof. Shoichi Inoue (April 2002 – March 2003)

• Graduate Student: Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, directed by Prof. Noriaki Sakuragi (April 2004 – March 2008) (Note: From April 2003 – March 2005 under contract with the Dept. of GYN, Graduate School of Medicine to study molecular genetics of cancer)

   

• Postdoctoral Fellow: Department of Gynecology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, directed by Prof. Noriaki Sakuragi (April – October 2008)

• Lecturer: Zoology Dept., Biology Division, Faculty of Science, South Valley University (Nov. 2008 – June 2010)

• Lecturer: Biology Dept., Biotechnology Program, Faculty of Science, Port Said University (PSU) (July 2010 – Dec. 2014)

• Postdoctoral Fellow: Department of GYN, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, directed by Prof. Noriaki Sakuragi (April 2013 – Jan. 2014) (via sabbatical leave from Port Said University)

   

• Associate Professor: Biology Dept., Biotechnology Program, Faculty of Science, Port Said University (PSU) (Jan. 2015 – 2022)

• Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow & Co-founder: Center for Genomics, Helmy Institute, Zewail City for Science and Technology, Egypt (Dec. 2014 – June 2017) (via sabbatical leave)

   

• Visiting Researcher / Visiting Scholar: Center for Genomics, Helmy Institute, Zewail City for Science and Technology, Egypt (July 2017 – Present)

• Professor of Molecular Biology: Biotechnology Program, Zoology Dept., Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Egypt (October 2021 – Present)

Administrative Positions

• Acting Vice-Rector for Environment and Community Affairs: Port Said University (Jan. 2025 – Present)

• Acting Dean: Faculty of Science, Port Said University (August 2025 – Jan. 2026)

• Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science for Environmental and Community Affairs: Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Egypt (Nov. 2021 – Nov. 2024)

• Head of Zoology Dept. and Director of Biotechnology Program: Faculty of Science, Port Said University (Oct. 2020 – Dec. 2021)

• Director of TICO (Technology and Innovation Commercialization Office): Port Said University (Jan. 2022 – Present)

• Consultant to the Port Said University President for Innovative Students in Technology Affairs: (Dec. 2021 – Present)

• Certified Reviewer: National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE) (2023)

• Representative of Port Said University: General Authority for Scholarships

• Vice Chairman of the Innovative Students Committee: Port Said University

Publications

Research Grants (Principal Investigator & Co-PI)

• Junior Research Grant: Role of microRNA in ovarian development, funded by STDF ($9,000, 2013) – Finished.

• Research Grant (PI): Genetic-based approach to improve treatment outcome of ovarian cancer (microRNA profiling, genome stability, and aptamers), funded by STDF (850,000 LE, 2015–2017) – Finished.

• Research Grant - JESOR Program (PI): Genome editing, sequencing, and high throughput screening technologies for novel cancer therapies, funded by ASRT (1,000,000 LE).

• Research Grant (Co-PI): Role of topoisomerase in cancer, funded by STDF (1,800,000 LE, 2017) – Closed.

• Research Grant - Newton-Mosharafa Fund (PI): Chromosomal Break Repair in neurodegenerative diseases, funded by British Council/STDF (£122,000, 2015–2017) – Finished.

• Research Grant (Co-PI): Point of care nano-microfluidic device platform for direct HCV detection and HCC-specific miRNAs, funded by STDF (2,000,000 LE, 2020–2022).

• Research Grant (PI): Epigenetic study of non-coding RNAs in ovarian cancer chemoresistance, funded by STIFA/STDF (2,000,000 LE, 2021–2023).

• Research Grant (Co-PI): Machine learning framework for discovering medically significant components from scorpion venoms, US-Egypt STIFA Grant ($132,000, 2021–2023).

• Research Grant (PI): Developing an AI-based machine learning framework to predict colorectal cancer metastasis/treatment resistance (longitudinal proteomic multimarker approach), ARICA ($60,000, 2024–2027).