Curriculum Vitae
Name: Soad Nady Ibrahim Hamed
Address: 19 El-wehda El-sehya St. Moatamadia, Imbaba, Giza, Egypt.
Telephone (cell): (02) 011-7152515.
E-mail: soadnady@hotmail.com
Education and Academic Qualifications:
* (1991-1995): B.Sc., (Very Good with honor) in Zoology, Zoology Dept., Faculty of Science, Cairo
University, Egypt.
* (1995-1996): Postgraduate student, Immunology and Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Cairo
University.
* (1996-1997): Postgraduate student, Immunology and Physiology, Faculty of Science, Helwan
University.
* (1997-2000): M.Sc. in Immunology, Zoology and Entomology Dept., Faculty of Science, Helwan
University, Egypt.
* (2000-2001): Pre-PhD student, Immunology and Physiology, Faculty of Science, Helwan
University.
* (2001-2005): Ph.D. in Immunology, Zoology and Entomology Dept., Faculty of Science, Helwan
University, Egypt.
Professional positions:
* Nov. 1996-April 2004: Researcher in Zoology and Entomology Dept. Faculty of Science,
Helwan University, Egypt.
* Feb. 2001-Dec. 2004: Research Assistant in the Egyptian Reference Diagnostic Center,
VACSERA, Giza-Egypt.
* April 2004-June 2005: Assistant lecturer in Zoology and Entomology Dept. Faculty
of
Science, Helwan University, Egypt.
* July 2005-Oct. 2007: Lecturer of immunology in Zoology and Entomology Dept. Faculty of
Science, Helwan University, Egypt.
* Nov. 2007-July 2008: Post-doctoral fellow in the Viral Immunology Laboratory, at the
Division of Digestive Diseases, University of Cincinnati, School of Medicine, USA.
* August 2008-to date: Lecturer of immunology in Zoology and Entomology Dept. Faculty of
Science, Helwan University, Egypt.
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Professional Societies:
1. Membership of the Egyptian association of immunologists (EAI)
2. Membership of the Egyptian organization of Zoology
Honors and Awards:
1. Graduation with honor, Cairo University, Egypt, 1995.
2. M.Sc grant from Helwan University, Egypt (1996-1999).
3. PhD grant from Helwan University, Egypt (2001-2004).
4. Post-doctoral fellowship for 9 months in the USA from the Ministry of High Education,
Egypt (Nov. 2007-July 2008).
Area of Interest:
1. Viral and Cancer Immunology
2. Regulation of the immune responses
3. Molecular immunology
Research Skills:
1- Techniques in cell cultures (human and mouse cells).
2- Lymphoproliferative assay and western blot.
3- Cytokine array technique.
4- ELISA and ELISPOT assays.
6- Bone marrow micronucleus test and chromosomal aberration technique.
7. Flow Cytometry and FACS analysis.
8. Real Time PCR and Electrophoresis
Other skills:
1. Fluent in Arabic and English
2. High computer skills (I have the ICDL)
Training courses:
1- Applications of modern immunodiagnostic techniques for diagnosis of infectious
diseases; in Biotechnology Center, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University,
Giza, Egypt (6-11 May 2006).
2- DNA sequencing; in Central Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Ain-Shams University,
Cairo, Egypt (19-23 Nov. 2006).
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3- Methods of separation and purification of diagnostic and protective antigens, in
Biotechnology Center, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
(26-30 April 2009).
4- Basic principles and practice of electron microscopy, in Medical Technology Center,
Alexandria University, Alex. Egypt (23-25 June 2009).
5- Applications of genetic engineering, biotechnology and radioisotopes in the
biological and agricultural fields, in the Middle Eastern regional radioisotope center for
the Arab countries, Giza, Egypt (8-19 Nov. 2009).
Workshops:
1- Viral hepatitis workshop, American university in Cairo (AUC), Egypt (April,
2007).
2- Workshops of grant writing in University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
(Jan., April and May 2008).
3- Workshop of EndNote: Information Management and Bibliography Creation in
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Jan. 2008).
4- Workshop of Ethics of use of human subjects in medical research and biosafety in
research laboratories organized by EAI and MIU in Ain Sokhna, Egypt (Nov.
2008).
5- Workshop of proposal writing for international funding, organized by the British
council, and the Egyptian ministry of high education in Ain-Shams University,
Cairo, Egypt (16-17 Dec. 2008).
6- Workshop of team learning and meeting skills, organized by Heliopolis Academy
in SEKEM Company, Cairo, Egypt (May 31-June 4, 2009).
Project Participation:
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2001-2002 Project Title "Schistosoma Vaccine Development Project" funded by
USAID/MOHP/SVDP.
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2002-2007 Project Title "Evaluation of Protective, disease associated and therapeutic
immunity to Hepatitis C virus infection" funded by Wellcome Trust Foundation, UK.
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2007-2008 Towards Understanding the Morbidity of HEV Infection (R21 AI067868,
NIH/NIAID)
Hepatitis E outcome differences among pregnant women (Submitted)
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Role of T-helper 17 cells in the immunity against Hepatitis C Virus (Submitted), Role: Co-PI
Investigating the pathogenesis of human Schistosoma infection in the scope of the newly
discovered T helper-17 (Th-17) cells (Submitted), Role: PI
List of Publications:
1- Nady, S.; Elhabit, O. and Rashad, A. Comparison of genotoxicity of Ofloxacin in
normal and immune stressed mice (Suez Canal Univ Med J, Vol. 4(1) March, 2001: 1-8).
2- Nady, S.; Rashad, A. and Elhabit, O. Modification of the immune response by
Ofloxacin in normal and immune compromised mice (J. Egypt. Soc. Toxicol. Vol. 21.
Jan, 1999: 77-83).
3- Ibrahim, E.; Abdel-Rahman, M.; Nady, S.; and Abdel-Hamid, I. Prevalence of
window HBV infection among Egyptian blood donors. (J. Drug. Res. Egypt, Nov. 2007).
4- Zakhari, N.; Sharawy, S.; Anwar, N.; Mostafa, M.; Abdel-Rahman, M and Nady, S.
Determination of HER-2 in serum and tissue of breast cancer patients. (Abstract,
American association for cancer research international conference, March 2008).
5- Jason T. Blackard, Susan Rouster, Soad Nady, Gehan Galal, Marzuuk Naglaa,
Rafaat Marwaa, Daef Enas, Robert H. Purcell, Suzanne U. Emerson, Kenneth E.
Sherman, and M. Tarek Shata: Characterization of symptomatic hepatitis E virus
(HEV) infection in Egypt. (J Clin Virol. 46 (2009) 140–144).
6- Nady, S.; Hoover J. and Shata MT. IL-12 is the optimum cytokine to expand human Th17
cells in vitro CVI, 16 (6) June, 2009,P 798-805.
7- Anwar, M.; Shousha, W.; Nazif, N.; Nady, S. and El-Bana, M. Comparison between the
activities of Flaxseed oil and Tangerine lyophilized juice (containing β-cryptoxanthin) as
prophylaxis for osteoporotic changes in diabetic rat (Accepted for publication in Journal of
applied sciences research on April, 15, 2009).
8- Ibrahim, E. H., Abdel Wahab, S., Hashem, M., Galal, G., S., Sobhy, M., Saleh A.S.,
Nady, S. and Shata, MT. Characterization of ongoing subclinical infection of hepatitis E in
Egypt (In preparation).
9- Nady, S.; Abdel-bary, M. and Alsherbiny, M. Protective role of propolise on the
endotoxemic rats. (In preparation).
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