Biography

Date of Birth: 25th September 1980
• Social status: Married
• Military Service: Exempted.

Other information:
✓ Former member of Port Said University strategic planning and quality team (strategic plane 
2017-2022). 
✓ Member of Port Said University Technology innovation commercialization office (TICO) from 
Febrauary 2022- Now).
✓ Coordinator of Pharm D clinical program at Faculty of Pharmacy, Port Said University 
(September 2025- Now).

Other Skills:
o Very good computer skills. 
o Good communication skills.
o Able to work to a high degree of detail.

Recognized reviewer in international journals:
Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases

Microbiology Research Journal

International Journal of pharmaceutical research international
BMC Microbiology

Educational Qualification

- Zagazig University, Faculty of Pharmacy…
 •PhD degree in Microbiology and Immunology. (February 2019)
Thesis title “Inhibition of Virulence Factors in Multi-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas
aeruginosa”
- Al Azhar University, Faculty of Pharmacy…
 •Master’s degree in Microbiology and Immunology. (January 2016)
Thesis title “Microbiological and molecular studies on multi-drug resistant Klebsiella
species isolated from some Egyptian hospitals”
- Al Azhar University, Faculty of Pharmacy…
 •Bachelor’s degree of pharmaceutical sciences. (May 2004- Excellent with honour
degree- Ranking 6th on squad)

Academic And Professional Experience

1. Port-Said University, Faculty of Pharmacy… Port-Said, Egypt
Associate professor (Microbiology and Immunology department)
May 2024-present
2. Port-Said University, Faculty of Pharmacy… Port-Said, Egypt
Lecturer (Microbiology and Immunology department) 
March 2019-April 2024
3. Horus University, Faculty of Pharmacy… Damietta, Egypt
Visitor Ass. Professor (Microbiology and Immunology Department)
 September 2021-Present

4. Port-Said University, Faculty of Pharmacy… Port-Said, Egypt
Teaching assistant (Microbiology and Immunology department) 
July 2015-March 2019
5.Al Azhar University, Faculty of Pharmacy … Cairo, Egypt
Teaching assistant (Microbiology and Immunology department) 

Teaching courses:
1. General microbiology and molecular 
biology.
4. Virology.
2. Immunology. 5. Pharmaceutical and Industrial 
Microbiology.
3. Medical Bacteriology and Mycology. 6. Biotechnology

Publications

1. Sara M Eltabey, Ali H Ibrahim, Mahmoud M Zaky, Adel E Ibrahim, Yahya B Alrashdi, 
Sami El Deeb, Moustafa M Saleh. Targeting virulence of resistant Escherichia coli by the 
FDA-approved drugs sitagliptin and nitazoxanide as an alternative antimicrobial 
approach. Folia Microbiologica. 2025; 70: 645–656.
2. Sara M Eltabey, Ali H Ibrahim, Mahmoud M Zaky, Adel E Ibrahim, Yahya B Alrashdi, 
Sami El Deeb, Moustafa M Saleh. The Promising Effect of Ascorbic Acid and Paracetamol 
as Anti-Biofilm and Anti-Virulence Agents against Resistant Escherichia coli. Current 
Issues in Molecular Biology. 2024 Jul 2; 46(7): 6805-19.
3. Sara M Eltabey, Ali H Ibrahim, Mahmoud M Zaky, Moustafa M Saleh. Anti-virulence as a 
Novel Strategy for Combating Multi-drug Resistant Escherichia coli. Octahedron Drug 
Research. 2024 May 24.
4. Sara M Eltabey, Ali H Ibrahim, Mahmoud M Zaky, and Moustafa M Saleh. "Mitigation of 
Virulence in Resistant Escherichia Coli by Diclofenac Sodium, Phenotypic and Genotypic 
Study. Delta University Scientific Journal. 2024; 7 (1): 150-162.
5. Ahmed M. Metwaly, Moustafa M. Saleh, Aisha A. Alsfouk, Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, 
Muhamad Abd-Elraouf, Eslam B. Elkaeed, Hazem Elkady, Ibrahim H. Eissa. In silico and 
In vitro evaluation of the anti-virulence potential of patuletin, a natural methoxy flavone, 
against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PeerJ. 2024; 12: e16826.
6. Ahmed M. Metwaly, Moustafa M. Saleh, Bshra A. Alsfouk, Ibrahim M. Ibrahim, 
Muhamad Abd-Elraouf, Eslam B. Elkaeed, Ibrahim H. Eissa. Anti-Virulence Potential of 
Patuletin, a Natural Flavone, Against Staphylococcus aureus: In Vitro and In Silico 
Investigations. Heliyon. 2024;10: e24075
7. M Eltabey, Sara, Ali H Ibrahim, Mahmoud M Zaky, and Moustafa M Saleh. Antimicrobial 
Susceptibility and Resistance Profile of Escherichia coli Isolates from Patients at Suez 
Canal University Specialized Hospital. Alfarama Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences. 
2023; 5(1):63-75.
8. M Shafik S, Abbas HA, Yousef N, Saleh MM. Crippling of Klebsiella pneumoniae 
virulence by metformin, N-acetylcysteine and secnidazole. BMC microbiology. 2023; 
23(1):1-5.
9. Menaga, M., Rajasulochana, P., Felix, S., Sudarshan, S., Kapoor, A., Gandla, K., Saleh, 
M.M., Ibrahim, A.E. and El Deeb, S. Evaluation of Biofloc-Based Probiotic Isolates on 
Growth Performance and Physiological Responses in Litopenaeus vannamei. Water. 2023; 
15(16): 3010.
10. Abd El-Fattah W, Alfaifi MY, Alkabli J, Ramadan HA, Shati AA, Elbehairi SE, 
Elshaarawy RF, Kamal I, Saleh MM. Immobilization of ZnO-TiO2 Nanocomposite into 
Polyimidazolium Amphiphilic Chitosan Film, Targeting Improving Its Antimicrobial and 
Antibiofilm Applications. Antibiotics. 2023 Jun 27;12(7):1110.

11. Moustafa M. Saleh ; Mohammed Ramadan; Islam Zaki; Mohammed Salah. Disruption of 
the Quorum-sensing System in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Using the PPI Esomeprazole: an 
Exceptional and Promising Role. Octahedron Drug Research. 2023 Apr 1. DOI: 
10.21608/ODR.2023.199244.1023
12. Saleh, M.M., Yousef, N., Shafik, S.M. et al. Attenuating the virulence of the resistant 
superbug Staphylococcus aureus bacteria isolated from neonatal sepsis by ascorbic acid, 
dexamethasone, and sodium bicarbonate. BMC Microbiol 22, 268 (2022). 
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-022-02684-x
13. Saleh, Marwa A., Ayman Abo Elmaaty, Hoda S. El Saeed, Moustafa M. Saleh, Mohammed 
Salah, and Rogy R. Ezz Eldin. "Structure based design and synthesis of 3-(7-nitro-3-oxo-3, 
4-dihydroquinoxalin-2-yl) propanehydrazide derivatives as novel bacterial DNA-gyrase 
inhibitors: In-vitro, In-vivo, In-silico and SAR studies." Bioorganic Chemistry (2022): 
106186.
14. Saleh, Moustafa. "Quorum Sensing and Some Promising Virulence Inhibitors in 
Pseudomonas aeruginosa." Octahedron Drug Research (2022): 1-12.
15. Dalia Elebeedy, Ingy Badawy, Ayman Abo Elmaaty, Moustafa M Saleh, Ahmed Kandeil, 
Aml Ghanem, Omnia Kutkat, Radwan Alnajjar, Ahmed I Abd El Maksoud, Ahmed A Al￾Karmalawy. In vitro and computational insights revealing the potential inhibitory effect of 
Tanshinone IIA against influenza A virus. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 2022: 141: 
105-149.
16. Ramadan M, Hetta HF, Saleh MM, Ali ME, Ahmed AA, Salah M. Alterations in skin 
microbiome mediated by radiotherapy and their potential roles in the prognosis of 
radiotherapy-induced dermatitis: a pilot study. Scientific reports. 2021; 4;11(1):1-1.
17. Elmaaty AA, Darwish KM, Khattab M, Elhady SS, Salah M, Hamed MI, Al‐Karmalawy 
AA, Saleh MM. In a search for potential drug candidates for combating COVID-19: 
computational study revealed salvianolic acid B as a potential therapeutic targeting 
3CLpro and spike proteins. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 2021; 20:1-
28.
18. Askoura M, Saleh M, Abbas H. An innovative role for tenoxicam as a quorum sensing 
inhibitor in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Archives of microbiology. 2020; 202(3):555-65. 
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-019-01771-4.
19. Saleh MM, Sadeq RA, Abdel Latif HK, Abbas HA, Askoura M. Zinc oxide nanoparticles 
inhibits quorum sensing and virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Afri Health 
Sci.2019;19(2): 2043-2055. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i2.28
20. Saleh MM, Abbas HA, Askoura MM. Repositioning secnidazole as a novel virulence 
factors attenuating agent in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbial pathogenesis. 2019 Feb 
1;127:31-8.

21. Saleh MM, Sadeq RT, Latif HK, Abbas HA, Askoura M. Antimicrobial Susceptibility and 
Resistance Profile of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Patients at an Egyptian 
Hospital. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2018; 11(8):3268-72.
22. Saleh MM, Helal AS, Mansy MS, Al-Ghareeb KA. Detection of blaKPC and blaNDM 
genes in carbapenems resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from some 
Egyptian Hospitals patients. Suez Canal University Medical Journal. 2016; 1;19(1):17-28.