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Damanhour University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Microbiology Curriculum Vitae MADIHA SALAH IBRAHIM, DVM, PhD PERSONAL DATA Name: Madiha Salah Ibrahim Mahmoud Date of Birth: 14 October 1971 Nationality: Egyptian Marital State: Married Permanent address: 19 Ibrahim Elsayed Street, branch from Mahmoud Elesawy, 6 th floor no. 17, Sedi Beshr Bahari, Alexandria, Egypt. Mobile No.: +20-100418580 Tel. No.: (Home) +20-3-5539568 E-mail: [email protected] Current Position: Head, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Egypt. EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Sciences, course of Molecular Medicine Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, March, 2004 Thesis: “Virological, Molecular Biological and Epidemiological studies on Borna Disease Virus in Tissue Culture and Model Animals”. The work was carried out in the Department of Virology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases (BIKEN), Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan. Bachelor’s degree of Veterinary sciences Alexandria University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Egypt, June, 1994 Area: Five years of Veterinary studies including basic academic and clinical sciences.

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Damanhour University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Microbiology

Curriculum Vitae MADIHA SALAH IBRAHIM, DVM, PhD

PERSONAL DATA

Name: Madiha Salah Ibrahim Mahmoud

Date of Birth: 14 October 1971

Nationality: Egyptian

Marital State: Married

Permanent address: 19 Ibrahim Elsayed Street, branch from

Mahmoud Elesawy, 6th

floor no. 17, Sedi Beshr

Bahari, Alexandria, Egypt.

Mobile No.: +20-100418580

Tel. No.: (Home) +20-3-5539568

E-mail: [email protected]

Current Position: Head, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,

Damanhour University, Egypt.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Sciences, course of Molecular Medicine

Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, March, 2004

Thesis: “Virological, Molecular Biological and Epidemiological studies on Borna

Disease Virus in Tissue Culture and Model Animals”. The work was carried out in the

Department of Virology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases (BIKEN), Faculty of

Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.

Bachelor’s degree of Veterinary sciences

Alexandria University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Egypt, June, 1994

Area: Five years of Veterinary studies including basic academic and clinical sciences.

Damanhour University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Microbiology

AWARDS AND GRANTS

1. Damanhour University Award for Scientific encouragement 2011 (10.000 LE).

2. Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF) grant; Egypt-Japan Cooperation

fund. 290,000 LE for 2 years starting July 2011.

3. Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) grant for foreign researchers

(2007-2009).

4. The Grant-in-Aid (Scientific Research (B) (Overseas Academic Research), 2008-

2011) from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) for conduction

of research on avian influenza virus in Egypt in collaboration with Japanese

scientists.

5. Postdoctoral Fellowship, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), from

September, 2007- August, 2009 at Department of Virology, Research Institute for

Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Japan.

6. Postdoctoral Fellowship, Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), from

April to August 2004 at Department of Virology, Research Institute for Microbial

Diseases, Osaka University, Japan..

7. Research Fellowship for young scientists, Japanese Society for the Promotion of

Science (JSPS), April, 2003 – April, 2004 at Department of Virology, Research

Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Japan..

8. Doctoral Fellowship, Department of Missions, Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt,

April, 1999 – March, 2004 at Department of Virology, Research Institute for

Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Japan..

9. Egyptian Veterinary Association, Dakahlia branch, Honor Award for PhD, 2004.

10. Alexandria University, Department of Poultry Diseases and Hygiene, Honor Award

for the highest rank students, 1994.

11. Alexandria University Honor Award for the highest rank BVSc students, the 1st with

honors degree, 1995.

Damanhour University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Microbiology

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Visiting Researcher; July, 2011, conducting research on avian influenza viruses and

arrangements for joint collaborative grant applications, Department of Virology,

Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Japan.

Visiting Researcher; September 2010, conducting research on avian influenza viruses

and arrangements for joint collaborative grant applications, Department of Virology,

Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Japan.

Postdoctoral fellow; September, 2007- August, 2009, conducting research on the

characterization of avian influenza viruses, Department of Virology, Research Institute

for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Japan.

Visiting Researcher; August - September, 2006, Conducting some training on

Influenza virus research, Department of Virology, Research Institute for Microbial

Diseases (BIKEN), Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.

Lecturer and researcher of Virology; 2005- 2010, conducting research on viral

infections in, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Egypt.

Postdoctoral fellow; April- August, 2004, conducting research on the characterization

of the prion protein in borna disease virus infected cells, Department of Virology,

Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Japan..

PhD student; 2000-2004, conducting research on Borna Disease virus virological and

molecular biological characteristics using neuronal and non-neuronal cell cultures.

Characterization was carried out for protein identification (Ultracentrifugation,

Immunofluorescent Staining, ELISA, SDS PAGE and Western Blots) as well as RNA

analysis (RT-PCR, Northern blotting, tissue culture in situ hybridization). Conducting

research on prion protein, normal and resistant forms, in culture system in relation to

neurotropic viral infections. In addition, helping with HIV research with colleague

researchers at the Department of Virology (BIKEN), Osaka University, Japan.

Research Student; 1999-2000, conducting research on Borna Disease virus Virological

and Molecular biological Characteristics. In addition to learning new Virological and

Molecular Techniques, Department of Virology, Research Institute for Microbial

Diseases, Osaka University, Japan..

Research Visitor; 1995, for two months, Conducting training in various histological

techniques at the Institute of Histology and Embryology, Veterinary Medicine University

of Vienna, Austria.

Damanhour University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Microbiology

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, EL-

Bostan, Damnhour branch, Alexandria University (undergraduate,

postgraduate and summer training Microbiology courses; Virology,

Immunology, Bacteriology) July 2010 – present

Lecturer – Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, EL-Bostan,

Damnhour branch, Alexandria University (undergraduate, postgraduate and

summer training Microbiology courses; Virology, Immunology,

Bacteriology) 2007 – June 2010

Lecturer - Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Edfina

Branch, Alexandria University, Egypt (postgraduate Microbiology courses;

Virology) Winter semester, 2010

Lecturer- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Edfina

Branch, Alexandria University, Egypt (undergraduate Microbiology

courses) Winter semester, 2006

Lecturer – Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura

University (undergraduate, postgraduate and summer training Virology

courses) 2005 – 2007

Demonstrator:

- Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura

University (undergraduate & summer training Virology courses) 1998- 2005

- Department of Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura

University (undergraduate & summer training courses) 1995-1998.

RESEARCH SKILLS

Tissue Culture: preparation and maintenance of primary cell lines like CEF, neuronal

and other cells and culture and maintenance of continuous cell lines like MDCK, A549,

C6, OL, PC12, SKNSH, MT-4, MOLT-4, …… etc and Cell cloning.

Infection: infection of different cell lines and primary cells with different viruses such

as Influenza virus and Borna disease virus. Infection of embryonated chicken eggs with

influenza viruses and other viruses….etc.

Virus Quantification and Identification: plaque assay, TCID50, LD50, EID50,

HA and HI, hemadsorption, FFU, neutralization, Virus purification; ultracentrifugation

and gradient centrifugation…..etc.

Damanhour University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Microbiology

Protein Characterization: immunoflourescence; direct and indirect, immunoblotting;

SDS-PAGE and Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, PAP staining, ELIZA, …..etc.

Molecular Characterization: RNA and DNA purification, PCR and RT-PCR, in situ

hybridization, Northern blotting. DNA cloning, PCR purification, plasmid purification

for sequence analysis, in vitro transcription…..etc.

Bacterial culture and isolation, media preparation, staining and characterization,

competent cell preparation, transfection.

Bioinformatics: sequence analysis, primer construction, protein structure analysis,

RNA analysis, phylogenetic analysis, using sequence analysis programs; BioEdit,

Genetyx, MEGA4….etc.

Others; preparation and purification of monoclonal antibodies and polyclonal

antibodies. Histopathological analysis.

Excellent long experience working in BSL-2 and BSL-3 biosecurity levels with

infections such as H5N1, Scrapie.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Yohei Watanabe, Madiha S. Ibrahim, Hany F. Ellakany, Hatem S. Abd El-Hamid

and Kazuyoshi Ikuta (2011): Genetic Diversification of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic

Avian Influenza A Virus During Replication in Wild Ducks. J. General Virol.

Papers in Press. Published June 1, 2011 as doi:10.1099/vir.0.032623-0

2. Yohei Watanabe, Madiha S. Ibrahim, Hany F. Ellakany, Norihito Kawashita, Rika

Mizuike, Hiroaki Hiramatsu, Nogluk Sriwilaijaroen, Tatsuya Takagi, Yasuo Suzuki ,

Kazuyoshi Ikuta (2011): Acquisition of Human-Type Receptor Binding Specificity

by New H5N1 Influenza Virus Sublineages during Their Emergence in Birds in

Egypt. PLoS Pathog 7(5): e1002068. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002068

3. Madiha Salah Ibrahim, Yohei Watanabe, H. F. Ellakany, Aki Yamagishi, Sompong

Sapsutthipas, Tetsuya Toyoda, H. S. Abd El-Hamied, Kazuyoshi Ikuta (2011): Host-

specific genetic variation of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (H5N1). Virus

Genes. 42:363–368.

4. Madiha Salah Ibrahim and Kazuyoshi Ikuta

(2010): Field Diagnosis of Avian

Influenza H5N1 Virus Using Rapid Immunochromatographic Diagnostic Tests.

Egyptian J. Virol. 11, 2010

Damanhour University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Microbiology

5. Madiha Salah Ibrahim, Yohei Watanabe, Ritsuko Kubota-Koketsu, Yoshinobu

Okuno, Kazuo Takehashi, and Kazuyoshi Ikuta (2011): Evaluation of two

immunochromatographic rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of H5N1 avian

influenza viruses. (Submitted).

6. Takeru Urayama; Sompong Sapsutthipas; Muneo Tsujikawa; Akifumi Yamashita;

Hiromi Nishigaki; Madiha S Ibrahim; Katsuro Hagiwara; Mikihiro Yunoki; Teruo

Yasunaga; Teruhide Yamaguchi; Kazuyoshi Ikuta (2010): Full-length sequences of

three genotype 3 and one genotype 4 hepatitis E virus in fecal samples from domestic

swine in Japan. OpenVet. Sc. J: 4, 11-19, 2010.

7. Pannamthip Pitaksajjakul, Porntippa Lekcharoensuk, Narin Uparagarin, Carlos F.

Barbas III, Madiha Salah Ibrahim, Kazuyoshi Ikuta and Pongrama Ramasoota

(2010): Fab MAbs specific to HA of influenza virus with H5N1 neutralizing activity

selected from immunized chicken phage library. Bioch. Biophy. Res. Comm 2010.

May 14;395(4):496-501 doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.04.040. Available online 9 April

2010.

8. Ueda M, Daidoji T, Du A, Yang CS, Ibrahim MS, Ikuta K, Nakaya T (2010): Highly

Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Induces Extracellular Ca2+ Influx, Leading

to Apoptosis in Avian Cells. J Virol. 2010 Mar;84(6):3068-78. [Epub ahead of print

2010 Jan 6]

9. Akifumi Yamashita, Norihito Kawashita, Ritsuko Kubota-Koketsu, Yuji Inoue, Yohei

Watanabe, Madiha S. Ibrahim, Shoji Ideno, Mikihiro Yunoki, Yoshinobu Okuno,

Tatsuya Takagi, Teruo Yasunaga, Kazuyoshi Ikuta (2010): Highly Conserved

Sequences for Human Neutralization Epitope on Hemagglutinin of Influenza A

Viruses H3N2, H1N1 and H5N1: Implication for Human Monoclonal Antibody

Recognition. Bioch. Biophy. Res. Comm 2010 Mar 19;393(4):614-8 (Epub 2010 Feb

10).

10. Madiha Salah Ibrahim (2009): Evaluation of FluA-Neo and FluA+B-Neo rapid

diagnostic tests for the detection of H5N1 avian influenza viruses. Egyptian J. Virol:

12, 2009.

11. Anariwa Du, Tomo Daidoji, Takaaki Koma, Madiha S. Ibrahim, Shota Nakamura,U.

Chandimal de Silva, Mayo Ueda, Cheng-Song Yang, Teruo Yasunaga, Kazuyoshi

Ikuta,and Takaaki Nakaya (2009): Detection of circulating Asian H5N1 viruses by a

newly established monoclonal. Bioch. Biophy. Res. Comm. 2009 Jan 9; 378(2):197-

202.

12. Kazuyoshi Ikuta and Madiha S Ibrahim (Editorial) (2008): Flu pandemic: the host

or the hosting land? Future Virology 3(3), 197-201.

Damanhour University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Microbiology

13. Watanabe Y, Ibrahim MS, Hagiwara K, Okamoto M, Kamitani W, Yanai H, Ohtaki

N, Hayashi Y, Taniyama H, Ikuta K, Tomonaga K. (2007): Characterization of a

Borna disease virus field isolate which shows efficient viral propagation and

transmissibility. Microbes Infect. Apr; 9 (4):417-27.

14. Warachit J, Iwabu Y, Li YG, Li GM, Isarangkura P, Ibrahim MS, Balachandra K,

Tsuji S, Ikuta K. (2007): Aberrant life cycle of human immunodeficiency virus type 1

CRF15_01B-like clinical isolates from Thailand in human CD4+ T-cell lines.

Microbes Infect. Apr; 9 (4):449-59.

15. Adel, M. khadr; Abdel Karim A. Mahmoud; Madiha Salah and Samy A. Khaleil

Hemorrhagic syndrome and generalized dermatitis associated with BVDV infection

in beef cattle farm. 8th

Sci. Vet. Med. Zag. , Conference (31 Aug. –3 Sept. 2006)

Hurghada.

16. Elsheikha MH, Ibrahim MS, Soliman M, Abbas AT, Morsy GH, Abdel Aziz MM.

(2006): In vitro evaluation of bovine turbinate cells and Sarcocystis falcatula

proliferation in response to serum-free medium and other media supplements. J

Egypt Soc Parasitol. Aug;36(2):517-30

17. Li, Y.G., Iwabu, Y., Warachit, J., Kinomoto, M., Ibrahim, M.S., Tsuji, S., Mukai, T.,

Kameoka, M., Tokunaga, K., Sata, T., and Ikuta, K. (2005): Interleukin-4 upregulates

T-tropic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transcription in primary CD4+

CD38+ T-lymphocyte subset. Microbiol. Immunol. 49, 155-165

18. Kinomoto, M., Mukai, T., Li, Y.-G., Iwabu, Y., Warachit, J., Palacios J.A., Ibrahim,

M.S., Tsuji, S., Goto, T., and Ikuta, K. (2004): Enhancement of human

immunodeficiency virus type 1 infectivity by replacing the region including Env

derived from defective particles with an ability to form particle-mediated syncytia in

CD4+ T cells. Microbes Infect. 6, 911-918,

19. Komoto, S., Tsuji, S., Ibrahim, M.S., Li, Y. -G., Warachit, J., Taniguchi, K. and

Ikuta, K. (2003): The Vpu protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 plays a

protective role against viral induced apoptosis in primary CD4+ T lymphocytes. J.

Virol., 77, 10304-10313

20. Kurosu, T., Mukai, T., Komoto, S., Ibrahim, M.S., Li, Y.-G., Kobayahsi, T., Tsuji,

S. and Ikuta, K. (2002): Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C exhibits

higher transactivation activity of Tat than subtypes B and E. Microbiol. Immunol.

46, 787-799

21. Madiha S. Ibrahim, Makiko Watanabe, J. Alejandro Palacios, Wataru Kamitani,

Satoshi Komoto, Takeshi Kobayashi, Keizo Tomonaga, and Kazuyoshi Ikuta (2002):

Varied Persistent Life Cycles of Borna Disease Virus in a Human Oligodendroglioma

Cell Line. Journal of Virology, Apr. Vol. 76, No. 8, p. 3873–3880

Damanhour University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Microbiology

22. Kazuyoshi Ikuta, Madiha S. Ibrahim, Takeshi Kobayashi and Keizo Tomonaga

(2002): Borna Disease Virus and Infection in Humans. Frontiers in Bioscience, 7,

d470-495, February 1

23. Komoto S, Kinomoto M, Ibrahim MS, Zhong Q, Auwanit W, Ayuthaya PI, Otake T,

Mori H, Oishi I, Kurosu T, Takahashi H, Mukai T, Ikuta K. (2001): Low or no

antibody responses to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef in infected carriers

with subtype E, in contrast to subtype B that showed antibodies preferentially

recognizing subtype-specific Nef epitopes. Vaccine, Apr 6; 19(20-22): 3019-32.

In preparation:

1- Molecular characterization of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses

in Egypt.

2- Intra-species compartmentalization of highly pathogenic avian influenza

H5N1 viruses.

3- Propagation-specific sequence changes of highly pathogenic avian influenza

H5N1 viruses.

4- Evaluation of two chromatography kits for efficient detection of highly

pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 viruses.

5- Bioinformatic analysis of influenza viruses.

Research Interests:

- Virus-host interaction and virus pathogenesis

- Avian Influenza viruses

- Other Influenza virus

- Arboviruses

CONFERENCES

1. 3rd

international Conference of Virology;”Current Challenge of viral Diseases”, 24-25

November 2010 Cairo University. Field Diagnosis of Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus

Using Rapid Immunochromatographic Diagnostic Tests. (Presentation)

Madiha Salah Ibrahim and Kazuyoshi Ikuta

2. 2nd

International Scientific Conference on Avian Influenza between yesterday and

today, Analytical View. 2009: Propagation specific sequence changes of avian

influenza H5N1 viruses. (Presentation)

Madiha Salah Ibrahim

3. 2nd

International Scientific Conference on Avian Influenza between yesterday and

today, Analytical View. 2009: Epidemiological studies on HPAI H5N1 during 2007-

2009 in Egypt. (Presentation)

Abd El-Hamid, H.S, Awad, A.M, and Ibrahim, M.S.

Damanhour University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Microbiology

4. 15th

Conference “3rd

International” Advances in Medical Research “From Molecular

medicine…. to clinical applications”, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria

University, 2009: Propagation specific sequence changes of avian influenza H5N1

viruses. (Presentation)

Madiha Salah Ibrahim

5. The 7th International Symposium on Avian Influenza: Avian influenza in poultry and

wild birds. Georgia Center, USA, 2009: Molecular Characterization of Highly

Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses (H5N1) Isolated in Egypt, 2007 (Poster)

Madiha Salah Ibrahim, Ellakany H F, Yohei Watanabe, Abd El-Hamid, H S and

Kazuyoshi Ikuta

6. The 56th

annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Virology, 2008: Molecular

Characterization of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses (H5N1) Isolated in

Egypt, 2007 (Presentation)

Madiha Salah Ibrahim, Ellakany H F, Yohei Watanabe, Abd El-Hamid, H S, Aki

Yamagishi, Sompong Sapsutthipas ,Tetsuya Toyoda and Kazuyoshi Ikuta

7. The 1st Egypt-Japan forum on Avian Influenza Viruses: analysis and prospective,

2008.

Molecular Characterization of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses (H5N1)

Isolated in Egypt, 2007 (Presentation)

Madiha Salah Ibrahim, Ellakany H F, Yohei Watanabe, Abd El-Hamid, H S, and

Kazuyoshi Ikuta

8. The Second Scientific Congress, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafr EL-Sheikh,

Tanta University: Veterinary Medicine and human health. 6-8 May 2006.

9. The Fourth International Scientific Conference, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,

Mansoura University: The role of Veterinary Medicine for Community. 5-6 April

2005.

10. The 129th

meeting of the Japanese Society for Veterinary Medicine, 2000:

Characterization of biological clones of Borna disease virus. (Presentation)

Madiha S.Ibrahim, Makiko Watanabe, Takeshi Kobayashi, Wataru Kamitani, Keizo

Tomonaga, and Kazuyoshi Ikuta

11. The 48th

annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Virology, 2000: Borna disease

virus shows aberrant patterns of persistency among Oligodendroglioma derived

biological cell clones. (Presentation)

Madiha S.Ibrahim, Makiko Watanabe, Takeshi Kobayashi, Wataru Kamitani, Keizo

Tomonaga, and Kazuyoshi Ikuta

12. The 49th

meeting of the Japanese Society for Virology, 2001: Varied persistent life

cycles for Borna disease virus in a human oligodendroglioma cell line. (Poster)

Madiha S.Ibrahim, Takeshi Kobayashi, Keizo Tomonaga, and Kazuyoshi Ikuta

Damanhour University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Microbiology

13. The 50th

meeting of the Japanese Society for Virology, 2002: Cell type dependent

changes in the glycosylation pattern of the Prion protein as a result of persistent

infection with a neurotropic virus (BDV).

Madiha Salah Ibrahim, Yong-Gang Li, Shoutaro Tsuji, and Kazuyoshi Ikuta

14. The 51st meeting of the Japanese Society for Virology, 2003: Cell type dependent

changes in the glycosyation Pattern of the prion protein in Borna Disease Virus-

persistently infected cells.

Madiha S. Ibrahim, Yong Gang Li, Tsuji Shoutaro, and Kazuyoshi Ikuta

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ACCREDITATION

- Member of the QAAP team in Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour

branch, Alexandria University, Egypt, 2009- now.

- Member of the QAAP team in Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura

University, Egypt, 2006-2007.

COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS

Well experienced in the use of computers; windows and Mac.

Well experienced in working with Microsoft word, power point, excel and adobe

Photoshop.

Bioinformatics analysis, CLUSTALW analysis, Blast analysis, phylogenetic analysis

using different programs; MEGA-4, BioEdit and Genetyx.

Protein analysis by open source programs.

MEMBERSHIP

1. Japanese Society for Virology (JSV)

2. Japanese Society for Veterinary Medical Sciences (JSVS)

3. Egyptian Veterinary Association

4. Egyptian Society of Virology (ESV)

Damanhour University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Microbiology

WORKSHOPS

1. “Practical Protein 3D Structure Visualization and Structural Bioinformatics”

April, 2009.

2. Certificate of Achievement of “University Code of Ethics” 2010.

3. Certificate of Achievement of “Exams and Student Evaluation Systems” 2010.

4. Certificate of Achievement of “Quality Standards in the Education Process” 2010.

5. Certificate of Achievement of “Managing time and Meetings” 2010.

6. Certificate of Achievement of “Research Ethics” 2010.

7. Certificate of Achievement of “Preparing Competitive Funds for Research

Projects” 2010.

LANGUAGES

Arabic – mother tongue;

English – fluent with high proficiency reading and writing;

Japanese – very good communication skills, read and write with fair competence.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

- Meeting with the MINISTRY OF HEALTH in October 2009 for discussion on a

project for controlling avian and human influenza viruses by vaccine production.

- Pending grant application for the Japan International Cooperation agency (JICA)

for the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable

Development (Project Type) (SATREPS) for the establishment of BSL-3 facilities

in Alexandria University.

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Joining, Organizing and Preparation for the “Academic MOU” between Osaka

University, Osaka, Japan and Alexandria University, 2010- 2011, Egypt. ( Ref. Prof.

K. Ikuta: [email protected])

2. Joining, Organizing and Preparation for the “Academic Research Agreement”

between the Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Japan and

the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour branch, Alexandria University,

Egypt, 2007. ( Ref. Prof. K. Ikuta: [email protected])

Damanhour University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Microbiology

3. Organizing and arrangements for the donation of Biosafety cabinet and

Ultracentrifuge with an Ultracentrifuge Biosafety cabinet from the Research Institute

for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Japan to the Faculty of Veterinary

Medicine, Damanhour branch, Alexandria University, Egypt2007- 2008. ( Ref. Prof.

K. Ikuta: [email protected])

4. Organizing and arrangements for lending a Thermocycler (PCR machine) through

The Grant-in-Aid (Scientific Research (B) (Overseas Academic Research), 2008-

2010) for conduction of research on avian influenza virus in Egypt in

collaboration with Japanese scientists from the Research Institute for Microbial

Diseases, Osaka University, Japan to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour

branch, Alexandria University, Egypt. ( Ref. Prof. K. Ikuta: [email protected]

u.ac.jp)

5. Organizing and arrangements for lending an Autoclave, A Centrifuge machine for

1.5, 15 and 50 ml tubes and a -80ºC deep freezer through The Grant-in-Aid

(Scientific Research (B) (Overseas Academic Research), 2008-2011) for

conduction of research on avian influenza virus in Egypt in collaboration with

Japanese scientists from the Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka

University, Japan to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour branch,

Alexandria University, Egypt. (Ref. Prof. K. Ikuta: [email protected])

6. Organizing and arrangements for the attendance of 2 Japanese scientists to present

their up-to-date work in Alexandria University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in

Edfina in April, 200 before the establishment of the Faculty of Veterinary

Medicine- EL Bostan. (Ref. Prof. K. Ikuta: [email protected]).

7. Organizing and arrangements for the attendance of 5 Japanese scientists to present

the 1st Egypt-Japan forum on Avian Influenza Viruses: analysis and prospective, in

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour branch, Alexandria University, Egypt,

November 2008. ( Ref. Prof. K. Ikuta: [email protected])

8. Organizing and arrangements for the attendance of 7 Japanese scientists to two

scientific meeting on Avian and other Influenza Viruses, Influenza diagnostic

methods and vaccination strategies, in Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour

branch and Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt, 13-17 April 2010.

(Ref. Prof. K. Ikuta: [email protected]).

Damanhour University

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Department of Microbiology

REFERENCES

1. Kazuyoshi Ikuta, PhD

Professor, Head of Department of Virology, Research Institute for Microbial

Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.

Address: 3-1 Yamadaoka, suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan.

Tel: +81-6-6879-8307

Fax: +81-6-6879-8310

E-mail: [email protected]

2. Takaaki Nakaya, PhD

Specially appointed associate professor. International Research Center for Infectious

Diseases, Laboratory of Viral Pathogenesis and Immunity. Research Institute for

Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.

Address: 3-1 Yamadaoka, suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan.

Tel: +81-6-6879-4251

Fax: +81-6-6879-4252

E-mail: [email protected]

3. Samy Abdel Salam Khaliel, PhD

Professor, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria

University, Edfina branch, Egypt

Tel: +20-106184862

E-mail: [email protected]

4. Mohamed A. Shalaby, PhD

Professor of virology

Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Cairo University,

12515-Giza-Egypt

Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Tel: Office +202 35710309

Mobile: +2012 319 4779

Fax: +202 35699 618