Academic Staff/Faculty Member Profile for: Mohafez M.M. Omar Ph.D
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Academic Staff/Faculty Member Profile
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Personal Information:
Name: Mohafez,
M.M. Omar Ph.D
Title(s)/Position(s): Assistant Professor
Primary Department/ Division: Biomedical Sciences, Molecular Biology
Current Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
Years in Current Academic Rank: 5
Gender: Male
Previous Academic Position: Assistant Professor at Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt
Primary Academic/Practice Discipline: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Degrees and Other Credentials:
Degrees Awarded: [Note: List highest degree awarded first]
Sl. No
Degree
Institution
Year
1
PhD in Biochemistry(Molecular Biology)
Toyama University, Japan
2007
2
Master in Clinical Biochemistry
Assiut University, Egypt
1999
3
Bachelor in pharmaceutical Sciences
Al-Azhar University, Egypt
1994
Other credentials currently held or training completed:
pharmacy Degree: B. Pharm
Pharmacy Degree: Egypt
Professional Licensure (if applicable): Practicing the profession of pharmacy , Sohag, Egypt
Prior Academic Experience: (list most recent first)
Sl. No
Institution
City, Country
Position/Title
Year - Year
1
Al-Azhar university
Assiut, Egypt
Assistant professor
2008-2012
2
Al-Azhar university
Assiut, Egypt
Lecturer
1999-2007
3
Al-Azhar university
Assiut, Egypt
Demonstrator
1994-1999
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Appointment with the College or School of Pharmacy:
Type of appointment: Full-Time
Tenure Status: Tenure Track
Current Year Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) at college of school of pharmacy (in terms of contract): 1.0 FTE
Other relevant employment/practice site (if applicable): none
Of FTE in college or school of pharmacy, specify percent effort in the following categories:
Sl.
Discription
%
1
Teaching (didactic, lab, etc.) in professional degree program (PharmD, etc.):
75%
2
Research/scholarly activity:
5%
3
Service/committee assignments:
10%
4
Professional Practice:
0%
5
Administration:
0%
6
Precepting:
0%
7
Academic staff/faculty member mentoring:
5%
8
Student advising:
3%
9
Professional/personal development:
2%
10
Teaching (didactic, lab, etc.) in other school program, e.g., post-graduate:
0%
11
Teaching (didactic, lab, etc.) in “pre-professional” years
0%
12
Other:
0%
Total percent effort:
100%
No
Teaching responsibilities (current academic year):
No.
Course Name
CRN of the course
1
Molecular Biology
33850
2
Molecular Biology
33862
3
Molecular Biology
41635
4
Research methodology and Biostatics
46398
College, school, or university committee assignments:
No.
Committee
Position
1
Student services committee
Chair of the Committee
2
Research and Lab. Committee
Member of the committee
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Research, Scholarly, Professional and Scientific Activity:
No. of publications in peer-reviewed journals during the past 3 years: 11
No. of books/ book chapters published in the past 3 years as author or co-author: 0
No. of invited presentations during past year at prof. or scientific meetings and conferences: 0
No. of research presentations or posters during past year at prof. or scientific meetings and conferences: 1
Academic staff/faculty member has participated as a Principal Investigator, Co-Investigator, or Researcher in the
following categories of extramural grants received during the past year:
Federally-funded research
State, province or regionally funded research
[NO]
[YES]
Industry (pharmaceutical manufacturer, device manufacturer, biotech company, etc.):
[NO]
Current professional/scientific interests, memberships, and activities:
1- Member of the Japanese Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, since 2004
2- Member of the Egyptian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, since 2008
Publications:
1.
Ramadan A.M. Hemeida and Omar M. M. Mohafez: Curcumin attenuates methotraxate-induced hepatic
oxidative damage in rats, Journal of the Egyptian Nat. Cancer Inst., Vol. 20, No. 2, June: 141-148, (2008).
2.
Ghada M. Galal, Al-Shimaa A. Baker, Nagwa S Ahmed, Mohamed A. Abd El-Aziz, Omar M.M. Mohafez,
Lotfy H. Abou-Dahab, Usama A. Arfa and Mona F.Al-Karn: Biochemical changes in serum levels of ghrelin
and tumor necrosis factor-α in chronic liver diseases, Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal, Vol.6, N.3
September, ISSN 1687-1693 (2008).
3.
Akira Takasawa, Ichiro Kato, Kumi Takasawa, Yoko Ishii, Toshiko Yoshida, Mohammad H. Shehata,
Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Omar M. M. Mohafez, Masakiyo Sasahara, and Koichi Hiraga: Mutation-, aging-, and
gene dosage-dependent accumulation of neuroserpin (G392E) in endoplasmic reticula and lysosomes of
neurons in transgenic mice, The journal of biological chemistry vol. 283, NO. 51, pp. 35606–35613,
December 19, (2008).
4.
Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Soshi Okamoto, Dwaipayan Sikdar, Akihiro Kume, Fang Li, Omar M. M. Mohafez,
Mohammed Hassan Shehata, Koichi Hiraga: Genomic organization of regions that regulate chicken glycine
decarboxylase gene transcription: Physiological and pathological implications, Gene, 432, 7-18 (2009).
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5. Omar M. M. Mohafez and Alaa M. Nafady: Antioxidant, lipid peroxidation-inhibitory and anti-ulcer activities
of brown propolis, Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Published by faculty of pharmacy, Assiut University.
Vol.2, December, (2010).
6. Omar M. M. Mohafez, Mekky M.M Abouzied and Ahmed A. Abdel-Ghany: Octreotide: A Somatostatin
Analogue, Protects Liver against CCl4-Induced Liver Injury in Mouse Model, Asian Journal of Biochemistry,
6(5)406-415(2011).
7.
Omar M. M. Mohafez, and Mekky M. M. Abouzied: Early Effects of Diethylnitrosamine Contribute to
Hepatocarcinogenesis. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (IJPR),volume 4, issue 1, 41-45
(2012).
8. Alaa M. Nafady and Omar M. M. Mohafez: Cytotoxicity of Aculeatiside-A to hepatocellular carcinoma cells
determined by MTT bioassay, Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Published by faculty of pharmacy,
Assiut University. Vol.2, December,(2011).
9. Omar M. M. Mohafez, Mohamed A. Abd EL-Aziz and Ahmad Ali Abedel ghany: The expression pattern of
galectin-3 in the rat hepatocellular carcinoma. Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Published by faculty of
pharmacy, Assiut University. Vol.2, December, (2011).
10. Omar M. M. Mohafez , Esam Abu Fadel and Mekky M.M. Abouzied: Serum levels of IL-23, TNF-α and
oxidative stress markers in rheumatoid arthritis patients, AAMJ, Vol. 10 N. 3, 109 – 121, (2012).
11. Taye A, Abouzied MM, Mohafez OM: Tempol ameliorates cardiac fibrosis in streptozotocin-induced
diabetic rats: role of oxidative stress in diabetic cardiomyopathy. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol.
2013 Aug 16.