Medhat Ahmed Al-Ghobashy
Lecturer, Analytical Chemistry Department
Title
Medhat.alghobashy@cu.edu.eg; malghobashy@aol.com
E-mail
02-23632245 / 02-23639307 / 02-2567457 / 02-23624917 - 2444
Phone
Education
Ph.D.
Most Recent Degree
Title of Thesis Downstream Purification and Analysis of the Recombinant Human
Myelin Basic Protein Produced in the Milk of Transgenic Cows
Specialization Quality control of biopharmaceuticals
University Attended
Massey University, New Zealand
Year 2009
Experience
A. Teaching Experience
Course Title
Undergraduate
Courses
Qualitative and Quantitative
Analytical Chemistry
Postgraduate
Courses
Instrumental Analysis
Course Code
1601, 1602, 1603
University
Cairo University
Academic
years
1997 – now
Massey University
Cairo University
2006 - 2009
1997 – now
Massey University
Capillary Electrophoresis
B. Professional Experience
2006 - 2009
Post graduate rep. in the Management Committee of Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University,
New Zealand – 2006
Medical Advisor / Trainer, City Pharma, Egypt 2000 – 2005
Publications and Presentations
"Nutracutical for Chemoprevention of Petroleum Induced Carcinogenesis", The 13th International
Conference on Petroleum, Mineral Resources & Development, Conference, 2010
2. "Probing the interaction between recombinant human myelin basic protein and caseins using
surface plasmon resonance and diffusing wave spectroscopy", Journal of Molecular Recognition,
23, 84–92, 2010
3. "On-line casein micelle disruption for downstream purification of recombinant human myelin
basic protein produced in the milk of transgenic cows", Journal of Chromatography B, 877, 1667–
77, 2009
4. "Direct measurements of interfacial interactions between pectin and κ-casein and implications
for the stabilisation of calcium-free casein micelle mimics', Journal of Colloid and Interface Scienc,
338, 450–62, 2009
5. "Mobilization Forces in Micro-flow Analysis Systems", Biomaterials Research Group Meeting,
Group meeting, 2009
6. "Solving the rhMBP Puzzle: Pre-clinical Evaluation of a Transgenic Biopharmaceutical", Institute of
Fundamental Sciences, New Zealand, Plenary Lecture, 2009
7. "Factors affecting the performance of capillary isoelectric focusing in dynamically coated
capillaries using polyethylene oxide polymer", Analytical Letters, 41, 1914-31, 2008
8. "Quality Control of Biopharmaceuticals: Understanding the starting Material", Inaugural
Postgraduate Research Symposium, Conference, 2008
9. "Capillary Isoelectric Focusing in Quality Control of Biopharmaceuticals", The 7th Annual
Chemistry Research Symposium, Conference, 2007
10. "Application of chemometric methods for simultaneous determination of the binary mixtures
chlorzoxazone paracetamol and chlorzoxazone – ketoprofen", Egyptian Journal of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, 45, 95-111, 2004
11. "Kinetic study of alkaline induced hydrolysis of the skeletal muscle relaxant chlorzoxazone using
ratio spectra first derivative spectrophotometry", Farmaco, 58, 337-742, 2003
12. "Determination of thiocolchicoside in its binary mixtures; thiocolchicoside - glafenine and
thiocolchicoside-floctafenine by TLC-densitometry", Farmaco, 58, 463-68, 2003
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Awards
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2.
3.
“Best plenary talk”, Inaugural Postgraduate Research Symposium, Massey University, New
Zealand – 2008
PG Research Fund (3500.00 NZD), Institute of Fundamental Sciences, New Zealand – 2006
PhD Scholarship, Ministry of High Education, Egypt – 2005
Memberships
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5.
Fellow of Australia New Zealand Microfluidics Research Group (2009 – now)
Fellow of Egyptian Pharmaceutical Society (2003 – now)
Member of Centre for Separation Science, Massey University, New Zealand (2005 – 2009)
Member of “Biomaterials Research Group”, Massey University, New Zealand (2005 – 2009)
Member of Management Committee of Institute of Fundamental Science (2006)
Attended Workshops
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7.
NZ Nano and Microfluidics Workshop, Victoria University, New Zealand – 2009
Milk Proteins II: From Molecules to Mozzarella, Massey University, New Zealand – 2007
Obtaining External Research Funds, Massey university, New Zealand – 2007
Tutor Training Skills Programme, TDU, Massey University, New Zealand – 2007
HSNO Laboratory Managers’ Training, TDU, Massey University, New Zealand – 2006
Protein Structure and Function, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Massey University, New
Zealand – 2006
Milk Proteins: From Expression to Food, Massey University, New Zealand – 2006
Funded Projects
Title
Capillary
Isoelectric
Focusing in Quality Control
of Biopharmaceuticals
Downstream
Purification
and Analysis of
the
Recombinant
Human
Myelin
Basic
Protein
Produced in the Milk of
Transgenic Cows
Year
Source
Amount
2006
PGRF, New Zealand
3500.00 NZD
2007
Major
Equipment
ResearchFund,
Massey
University, New Zealad
150,000.00 NZD