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: Ibrahim Hassan Kamal
DATE OF BIRTH
: 12/15/1957
PLACE OF BIRTH
Cairo, Egypt
NATIONALITY
Egyptian
MARITAL STATUS
Married
TELEPHONE
(2)010-650-0461 (Cell)
(202)259-1738 (H.)
(202)266-9710 (H.)
E-MAIL
imbc57@yahoo.com
imbc@egyptscience.com
URL
http://imbc.egyptscience.com/
MAILING ADDRESS
Biochemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Ain Shams
University, Abbassia, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
DEGREES AWARDED:
B.Sc. Degree in Biochemistry 1980
M.Sc. Degree in Biochemistry 1986
Ph.D. Degree in Biochemistry 1991
APPOINTMENTS:
Instructor of Biochemistry in Biochemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Ain Shams
University (ASU). 1980 - 1986
Assistant Lecturer of Biochemistry in
Science, Ain Shams University. 1986 - 1991
Biochemistry
Dept.,
Faculty
of
Associate professor of Biochemistry in Biochemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Ain
Shams University. 1992-1998.
Assistant professor of Biochemistry in Biochemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Ain
Shams University. 1998-2003.
Professor of Biochemistry in Biochemistry Dept., Faculty of Science, Ain Shams
University. 2004-present.
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TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS :
Research Investigator for Research and Training Center on Vectors of Diseases,
Ain Shams University. 1990-1993
Assistant Research for the International Laboratory of Molecular Biology For Tropical
Disease Agents. ( Collaborative Lab.on Biotechnology ) Veterinary Medical School,
Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology Dept., University of California Davis, Davis,
CA, USA. 1993-1994
Senior scientist for The Filarial Genome Project, WHO, Research and Training Center
on Vectors of Diseases, Ain Shams University. 1995-1999.
Visiting scientist for Department of Biological Sciences, Clark Science Center, Smith
College, Northampton, MA, USA. March-April 1996 and April-May 1997.
Visiting scientist for Molecular Parasitology Division, New England Biolabs, Beverly,
MA, USA. 1999-2004.
Senior scientist, Research and Training Center on Vectors of Diseases, Ain Shams
University. 2004-present.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Teaching different Biochemistry courses for undergraduates:
Biochemical analysis and Microbiology lab courses. 1980-1991 (ASU)
General metabolism. 1992 (ASU)
Vitamins. 1994-1995 (ASU)
Immunology. 1995-1996- 1998-1999 (ASU, Tanta and Helwan University)
Hormones. 1996-1997-1998-1999 (ASU)
Nucleic acids. 1994-1995 (ASU)
Molecular Biology. 2004-2007 (ASU)
Biotechnology. 2004-2007 (ASU)
Genetic engineering 2006-2007 Postgraduate (Master Students)
TEACHING METHODS:
Currently the online learning program (Moodle) is the program of choice used for
undergraduates teaching.
Problem Based Learning (PBL) process is the teaching procedure for postgraduates.
WORKSHOPS (attended):
Immunology in Clinical Medicine, Immunology Unit, Clinical
Dept., Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University. April 12-16,1987.
Pathology
Molecular Biology And Biotechnology Summer Workshop, Smith College,
Northampton, MA, USA, June 18 - July 1,1990
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Electron Microscopy (Techniques & Interpretation), Faculty of Science,
Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, June 29- July 4,1991.
Workshop on Fundamental Immunology and its Application to Schistosomiasis
Research. Sponsored by International Union of Immunological Societies and Egyptian
Association of Immunologists, Sharm EL-Sheik, Egypt, February 1-12, 1993 .
Chemical Laboratory Safety, University of California Davis, CA, USA, April, 1993.
Health and Safety Physics, University of California Davis, CA, USA, June 1993.
PCR Techniques and Applications, University of California Davis, CA, USA,
December 13-15, 1993
WHO Filarial Genome Project DNA Sequencing techniques workshop, Smith
College, Northampton, USA, May, 7-12 1995.
Workshop on the Epidemiology and Molecular Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases
Istanbul, Turkey 28 - 31 May 1995.
Genome Mapping Strategies workshop, Smith College, Northampton, USA, March
1997.
Bioinformatics Applications to Genome research, Research and Training Center on
Vectors of Diseases, Ain Shams University. March 1998.
WHO Parasite Genome Bioinformatics Workshop, The Wellcome Trust Sanger
Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK from 28th
March to 1st April 1999.
Biological Evaluation of Human Remains from Ancient Egypt (Bio Anthropology),
National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt, 8-17 January 2005.
Ethics in Scientific Research workshop, Research and Training Center on Vectors of
Diseases, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, 16 February 2005.
CONFERENCES and MEETINGS (attendance and abstracts presented):
Fifth Arab Congress of Clinical Chemistry. Cairo, Egypt, 1978.
The SRP 1993 International Conference on
Egypt, February 14-18, 1993 .
Schistosomiasis . Sharm EL-Sheik,
2nd Filarial Genome Project Meeting. Smith College, Northampton, MA, USA. May
12-14, 1995.
Ain Shams University 19th International Medical Congress. Cairo, Egypt, February
26-29, 1996.
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3rd Filarial Genome Project Meeting. Smith College, Northampton, MA, USA. March
15-17, 1996
4th Filarial Genome Project Meeting. Smith College, Northampton, MA, USA. April
2-5, 1997.
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Disney’s Coronado Springs
Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, December 7-11, 1997.
Abstract title:
Cloning of the Brugia malayi homolog of the Caenorhabditis elegans sex determining
gene her-1.
5th Filarial Genome Project Meeting. Research and Training Center on Vectors of
Diseases, Ain Shams University. March 1998.
6th Filarial Genome Project Meeting. The Institute of Cell, Animal and Population
Biology, Kings Buildings, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, April 2-6, 1999.
The 48th Annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Washington, D.C., USA, November 28 – December 2, 1999
Abstract title:
Field evaluation of quantitative, competitive Polymerase Chain Reaction (QC-PCR)
assay in Wuchereria bancrofti endemic Egyptian village.
Genome Network Meeting. Smith College, Northampton, MA, USA. January 2000.
Molecular Helminthilogy: An Integrated Approach.
Keystone Symposia, Taos, New Mexico, USA, January 20 – 25, 2001
Abstract title:
Analysis of Brugia malayi adult male stage EST clusters for identification of novel
genes.
Conference on Filariasis: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg,
Germany. September 19 –22, 2001
Abstract title:
A sequence-ready BAC contig of the Wolbachia genome from Brugia malayi.
Abstract title:
Comparative DNA sequencing of Wolbachia endosymbionts from Brugia malayi and
Drosophila melanogaster.
13th International Genome Sequencing & Analysis Conference, San Diego, Ca.
October 2001.
Abstract title:
Comparative DNA sequencing of the Wolbachia endosymbionts from Brugia malayi
and Drosophila melanogaster.’
The 50th Annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA, November 11 – 15, 2001
Abstract title:
Comparative DNA sequencing of Wolbachia endosymbionts from Brugia malayi and
Drosophila melanogaster.
Genome Network Meeting. The Institute for Genomic Research, TIGR, Washington
DC, January 10-12, 2002.
Advances in Genome Biology & Technology in cooperation with Automation in
Mapping & DNA Sequencing. Marco Island, Florida, USA. February 6 – 9, 2002
Abstract title:
The Wolbachia endosymbiont of filarial nematode parasite Brugia malayi is a target
for elimination of human lymphatic filariasis.
52nd Annual Meeting and Centennial Celebration the American Society of Tropical
Medicine and Hygiene. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA. December 3-7, 2003
Abstract title:
Comparative genomics of the Wolbachia endosymbiont of the filarial nematode
parasite Brugia malayi.
Identification of novel surface antigens from the obligate Wolbachia endosymbiont of
Brugia malayi.
Fifth International Internet Education Conference, ICT-Learning 2006. 11-13
September, 2006, Ramsis Hilton, Cairo, Egypt.
PRESENTATIONS:
Use of PCR in the Detection of W. bancrofti Larvae in Culex pipiens Mosquitoes.
(Oral Presentation) in the Workshop on the Epidemiology and Molecular Diagnosis of
Parasitic Diseases. Turkey, Istanbul, 28th-31st May 1995.
Invited speaker to The Regional Seminar on the Application of Biotechnology in
Animal Health, FAO (Near East office) , Cairo, Egypt, 4-7 December 1995.
Title: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Method in Research and Diagnosis of
Animal Diseases.
PCR: principles and reaction components, in the Research and Training Center on
Vectors of Diseases workshop titled: Application of Diagnostic Molecular Biology:
Polymerase Chain Reaction. Dec. 1996, 1997, and April 1998. (Workshops organized
by Ibrahim H. Kamal)
General applications of PCR and primer design.
PCR products: methods for identification, in the Research and Training Center on
Vectors of Diseases workshop titled: Molecular Biology Applications: Recombinant
DNA methodology PCR, RAPD, RFLP, and DNA sequencing. May, 23-28, 1998.
(Workshop organized by Ibrahim H. Kamal)
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World Wide Web (www) of potential uses for scientists, in the Research and Training
Center on Vectors of Diseases workshop titled: The art of scientific writing. Oct..
1998.
Invited speaker to Bernhard Notch Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg,
Germany, July 9th, 1999.
Title: Synopsis of Bancroftian Filariasis in Egypt.
PUBLICATIONS:
Foster J, Ganatra M, Kamal I, Ware J, Makarova K, Ivanova N, Bhattacharyya A,
Kapatral V, Kumar S, Posfai J, Vincze T, Ingram J, Moran L, Lapidus A, Omelchenko
M, Kyrpides N, Ghedin E, Wang S, Goltsman E, Joukov V, Ostrovskaya O,
Tsukerman K, Mazur M, Comb D, Koonin E, Slatko B.
The Wolbachia genome of Brugia malayi: endosymbiont evolution within a human
pathogenic nematode
PLoS Biol. 2005 Mar 29;3(4):e121
Foster JM, Kumar S, Ganatra MB, Kamal IH, Ware J, Ingram J, Pope-Chappell J,
Guiliano D, Whitton C, Daub J, Blaxter ML, Slatko BE.
Construction of bacterial artificial chromosome libraries from the parasitic nematode
Brugia malayi and physical mapping of the genome of its Wolbachia endosymbiont.
Int J Parasitol. 2004;34(6):733-46.
Kamal IH, Helmy H, Medhat AM, Younis M, Williams SA, Slatko B, and Ramzy
RMR.
Analysis of Brugia malayi adult male stage EST clusters for identification of novel
genes.
J. Medical Molecular Biotechnology, 2004; 2(1), 1-16.
Fischer P, Bonow I, Buttner DW, Kamal IH, Liebau E.
An aspartate aminotransferase of Wolbachia endobacteria from Onchocerca volvulus
is recognized by IgG1 antibodies from residents of endemic areas.
Parasitol Res. 2003 ;90(1):38-47.
Kamal IH, Fischer P, Adly M, El Sayed AS, Morsy ZS, Ramzy RM.
Evaluation of a PCR-ELISA to detect Wuchereria bancrofti in Culex pipiens from an
Egyptian village with a low prevalence of filariasis.
Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2001; 95(8):833-41.
Ahmed AH, Kamal IH, Ramzy RM.
Studies on the molluscicidal and larvicidal properties of Solanum nigrum L. leaves
ethanol extract.
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2001; 31(3):843-52.
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Foster JM, Kamal IH, Daub J, Swan MC, Ingram JR, Ganatra M, Ware J, Guiliano D,
Aboobaker A, Moran L, Blaxter M, Slatko BE.
Hybridization to high-density filter arrays of a Brugia malayi BAC library with
biotinylated oligonucleotides and PCR products.
Biotechniques. 2001; 30(6):1216-8.
Farid HA, Hammad RE, Hassan MM, Morsy ZS, Kamal IH, Weil GJ, Ramzy RM.
Detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in mosquitoes by the polymerase chain reaction: a
potentially useful tool for large-scale control programmes.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2001; 95(1):29-32.
The filarial genome project.
Deep within the filarial genome: progress of the filarial genome project. Parasitol
Today 1999, 15(6):219-24
S.A. Williams and The Filarial genome project, and D.A. Johnston and The
Schistosome genome project.
Helminth genome analysis: the current status of the filarial and schistosome genome
projects. Parasitology 1999,118 Suppl:S19-S38.
Streit A, Li W, Robertson B, Schein J, Kamal IH, Marra M, Wood WB.
Homologs of the Caenorhabditis elegans masculinizing gene her-1 in C. briggsae and
the filarial parasite Brugia malayi.
Genetics. 1999; 152(4):1573-84.
Fischer P, Liu X, Lizotte-Waniewski M, Kamal IH, Ramzy RM, Williams SA.
Development of a quantitative, competitive polymerase chain reaction--enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assay for the detection of Wuchereria bancrofti DNA.
Parasitol Res. 1999; 85(3):176-83.
Ramzy RM, Farid HA, Kamal IH, Ibrahim GH, Morsy ZS, Faris R, Weil GJ, Williams
SA, Gad AM.
A polymerase chain reaction-based assay for detection of Wuchereria bancrofti in
human blood and Culex pipiens. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1997; 91(2):156-60.
Reda M. R. Ramzy, Ibrahim H. Kamal and George V. Hillyer,
Identification of low molecular weight species-specific S. heamatobium soluble egg
antigens.
The Egyptian Journal of Biochemistry,(1996)vol.14, No.2, 21-34.
NON-ACADEMIC COURSES:
Open Water Diving Course, Dahab, Red Sea, Certified at 1985 from PADI.
Integrated Course in Computer Science and Applications, Certified at 1990 from Ain
Shams University Computer Center.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation(CPR)Training course in University of California
Davis, CA, USA, February 9, 1994
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LANGUAGES PROFICIENCY:
Arabic, Native Language.
English, Excellent.
NON-ACADEMIC INTERESTS:
SCUBA Diving
Photography
Field Trips
Collecting model trains, model cars, rocks and sea shells.
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP:
Egyptian Scientific Professions syndicate.
Egyptian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Egypt.
Egyptian Organization of Photography.
Egyptian Wildlife Society, NGO
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