Current Activities

1. Research activit:
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- Many of the research publications (more than 90 publications) and scientific theses (more than 10 master and Ph.D. theses) in the field of molecular biology and biotechnology in association with various scientific agencies in Egypt and abroad.
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2. Training activity:
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- Organized several workshops and training workshops (At least 2 workshops per year since 1994) in the field of biotechnology and molecular biology techniques that attended by researchers from Egypt and abroad.
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3. Diagnostic activity:
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- The use of molecular biology techniques in the diagnosis of certain infectious diseases such as Johne's disease. Also, epidemiological study of some viral diseases - bacterial diseases - parasitic diseases.
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4. Projects:
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- Participate in a research project funded by the Academy of Scientific Research jointly with the University of Wisconsin - United States of America entitled "Patho-Genomic Survellance of M. paratuberculosis causing Johne's disease in Egyptian cattle" . In this project, we examined 26 Holstein dairy herds to detect Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (the causative agent of paratuberculosis in cattle and Crohn's disease in humans). we estimated an average herd level prevalence of 65.4% with animal level infection that reached an average of 13.6% among animals suffering from diarrhea. Whole genome sequencing of field isolates identified numerous single nucleotide polymorphisms among field isolates relative to the standard M. paratuberculosis K-10 genome. Interestingly, the virulence of M. paratuberculosis isolates from Egypt revealed diverse virulence phenotypes with significant differences in tissue colonization. Overall, our analysis confirmed that M. paratuberculosis has potentially diverse genotypes that impact its virulence.