Name:
Nationality:
Fadel A. Sharif
Palestinian
Profession:
Birth:
Gaza
Molecular Biologist
Place of
Present Employer:
Birth:
1963
The Islamic University of Gaza
Date of
Field of Interest:
Male
Molecular Genetics
Sex:
Address:
Islamic University of Gaza, Medical Technology Dept.
Gaza Strip, P.O. Box 108. Tel: 08-2863554 ext. 2675. Fax: 08-2863552.
Mobile: 0599-308364, E-mail: fsharif@iugaza.edu
EDUCATION
2005
Professor in Molecular Biology, Islamic University-Gaza
1999
Associate Professorship in Biology, Ankara-Turkey
1991
Ph.D. in Biology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara-Turkey
1987
M.Sc. in Biology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara-Turkey
1985
B.Sc. in Biology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara-Turkey
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
2007-present
IUG
Lecturer/Researcher
2004-2006 Vice Dean
2005
IUG
Professor
Medical Technology Department,
Faculty of Science, IUG
Medical Technology Department,
1999-2004 Associate Professor
1999- 2003
IUG.
Chairperson
1996-1998 Assistant Professor
1995-1996 Unit Director
Cooperation, Gaza.
1994-1995 Assistant Professor
University.
1992-1994 Lecturer
Ankara-Turkey.
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Researcher
METU, Ankara-Turkey.
1986-1991 Research Assistant
Ankara-Turkey.
Medical Technology Department, IUG.
Medical Technology Deapartment,
Medical Technology Department, IUG.
Ministry of Planning & International
Institute of Pediatric Hematology, Hacettepe
Department of Biological Sciences, METU,
Biotechnology Research Center,
Department of Biological Sciences, METU,
EXPERIENCE RECORD
2006-present Director of Molecular Genetics Lab., Islamic University of Gaza
2005-present Supervisor in Biological Sciences Master Program, Islamic University
of Gaza.
Lecturer in “Applications of Molecular Genetics in Medicine” and
Biological Sciences Master
2004-present “Microbial Genetics”,
Program, Islamic University of Gaza.
Co-supervisor of an M.Sc. thesis entitled “Prevalence of Escherichia
2002-2003 coli O157:H7 and other microbial parameters in Gaza Strip” Ein Shams
& Al-Aqsa Univ. program
1996- present Lecturer in “Medical Genetics”, “Virology”, “General and
Environmental Microbiology”,
Medical Technology
Dept., Islamic University of Gaza.
1995-1996 Unit director, Environmental Planning Directorate, Ministry of
19941995
19921994
19911994
19861991
Planning & International Cooperation , Gaza.
Lecturer in Genetics, Hacettepe University, Pediatric Hematology Dept.
(Turkey, Ankara)
Lecturer in General Biology, Microbiology and Virology courses,
METU
Researcher in the Biotechnology Center on Rhizobia symbiosis
and
Biodegradation of xenobiotics (METU, Ankara)
Research Assistant in General Biology, Biochemistry and Genetics,
METU.
PUBLICATIONS
2010. Dawoud M, Shubair ME, Sharif FA. RHD Gene Polymorphism among
Palestinians of Gaza Strip. Annals of Alquds Medicine (Accepted for publication)
2010. Zaharna MM, Abed AA, Sharif FA. Calpain 10 Gene Polymorphism in Type 2
Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Gaza Strip. Medical Principles and Practice; (Accepted
for publication).
2010. Al-Sallout RJ, Sharif FA. Polymorphisms in NOS3, ACE and PAI-1 genes and
risk of spontaneous recurrent miscarriage in the Gaza Strip. Medical Principles and
Practice; 19:99-104 (DOI: 10.1159/000273067)
2009. Abu Halima MS, Bernal LP, Sharif FA. Genetic variation of 15 autosomal
short tandem repeat (STR) loci in the Palestinian population of Gaza Strip. Legal
Medicine; 11:203–204.
2009. Alghorra S, Aljeesh Y, Sharif FA. Relation between Brain Natriuretic Peptide
(BNP) and Congestive Heart Failure among Hypertensive Patients in Gaza Strip.
Annals of Alquds Medicine. 5:1-8.
2009. Shaqalaih AJ, Abu Halima MS, Ashour MJ, Sharif FA. Screening for YChromosome Microdeletions in a Population of Infertile Males in the Gaza Strip.
Journal of Experimental and Clinical Assisted Reproduction; 1-9.
2009 Abu-Eid SI; Gharbieh AM; Abed A; Sharif FA. CYP2C19 genotypes in a
population of healthy volunteers and in children with hematological malignancies in
Gaza strip. Canadian J. of Clinical Pharmacology; 16(1):e156-e162.
2008 El Qouqa IA, Shubair ME, Al Jarousha A, Sharif FA. Prevalence of Chlamydia
trachomatis among women attending gynecology and infertility clinics in Gaza,
Palestine. International Journal of Infectious Diseases DOI:
10.1016/j.ijid.2008.07.013.
2008 N.S. Abu Hujier and F.A. Sharif. Detection of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus in nosocomial infections in Gaza Strip. African Journal of
Microbiology Research, 2:235-241.
2008 Abd Rabou F; Yassin M; Sharif FA; Al-Agha MR; Abu Daher K; Ali A;
Hamad D. habitants’ Knowledge on Mosquito Proliferation and Control in the
Wetland Ecosystem of Wadi Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine. Journal of the Islamic
University of Gaza 2008; 16(2):41-61.
2008. Fadel A. Nassar, Farid H Abu-Elamreen, Mohammad E. Shubair, Fadel A
Sharif. Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma hominis, genitalium
and Ureaplasma urealyticum by Polymerase Chain Reaction in patients with sterile
pyuria. Advances in Medical Sciences. Volume 53.
2008 Farid H Abu Elamreen, Abdalla A Abed, Fadel A Sharif . Viral, Bacterial and
Parasitic Etiology of Pediatric Diarrhea in Gaza, Palestine. Medical Principles and
Practice 17:296–301
2007 Farid H. Abu Elamreen, Abdala Aabed, Fadel A. Sharif. Detection and
Identification of Bacterial Enteropathogens by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and
Conventional Techniques in Childhood Acute Gastroenteritis in Gaza, Palestine.
International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 11, 501—507.
2007 Farid H. Abu Elamreen , Fadel A. Sharif , Jamal Elshikh Deeb. Isolation and
antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella and Shigella strains isolated from children in
Gaza, Palestine from 1999 to 2006. Journal of gastroenterology & hepatology,
23(8):e330-e333.
2006 Farid H. Abu Elamreen, Abdala Aabed, Fadel A. Sharif . Rotavirus Infection in
Infants and Young Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in Gaza, Palestine. Annals of
Alquds Medicine 2:11-17
2005. Sharif F.A., Yilmaz Y., Zieske A. and Qumsiyeh M.B. Natural Killer Cell
lymphoma/Leukemia with homozygous loss of p27/kip1. Leukemia and Lymphoma
Journal, accepted for publication.
2005. Hindi A, Shubair M, Sharif, F.A., Abed A. Entamoeba histolytica or
Entamoeba dispar? Egyptian Journal of Parasitology.
2004. Sharif F.A. and Astal Z. Role of plasmids in mediating antibiotic resistance
and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase production in Escherichia coli. Journal of the
Islamic University of Gaza 2004; 12(2):1-8.
2004. Sharif F.A. and Arafa H.Z. Occurrence of Escherichia coli O157 in Gaza Strip:
A preliminary study. Journal of the Islamic University of Gaza 2004; 12(1):51-56.
2004. Astal Z., Sharif F.A., Abdallah S., Fahd M. Extended spectrum beta-lactamase
in E. coli isolated from community-acquired urinary tract infections in Gaza Strip,
Palestine. Annals of Saudi Medicine 2004; 24(1):55-57
2003. Sharif F.A. Impact of a wastewater treatment facility on wells water in Beit
Lahia, Gaza Strip. Journal of the Islamic University of Gaza 2003; 11(1):99-111.
2002. Astal Z., El-Manama A. and Sharif, F.A. Antibiotic resistance of bacteria
associated with community-acquired urinary tract infections in the southern area of
Gaza Strip. Journal of Chemotherapy (2002) 14: 259-264.
2002. Astal Z.Y. and Sharif F.A. Relationship between demographic characteristics
and commuity-acquired urinary tractinfections. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
2002; 8(1):164-171.
2002. Sharif F.A. Prevalence and seasonal fluctuations of common intestinal
parasites in Khan Younes, 1996-2000. Journal of the Islamic University of Gaza
2002; 10(2):69-79.
2002. Astal Z., Sharif F.A., Abdallah S., Fahd M. Multiresistant E. coli isolated from
women with community-acquired urinary tract infections in Gaza Strip. Journal of
Chemotherapy 2002; 14(6):637-638.
2002. Zabut B.M. Sharif F.A. Bashiti T. Photoproduction of hydrogen by
Rhodobacter sphaeroides O.U.001 in a column photoreactor: effect of Halobacterium
halobium. Journal of the Islamic University of Gaza 2002; 10(1):21-32.
2001. Sharif F.A. and Zabut B.M. Glucose oxidase production by Cladosporium,
Alternaria and Aspergillus isolated from stored grains. Al-Aqsa University Journal
2001; 5(2):9-16.
2001. Shubair M.E. and Sharif F.A. Lecture notes on virology: for students of
medicine, pharmacy, medical technology and biology. 1st edition. Islamic University
Publications, 2001.
1995. Sharif, F.A., Alaeddinoglu, N.G., Gene cloning and protoplast transformation
in Aspergillus niger. (Review). DOGA: Turkish Journal of Biology (1995) 209-215
1995. Asgari, N., Sharif, F.A., Bacterial utilization of purified Temik aldicarb.
Process Biochem. 30: 183-187.
1993. Arica, M.Y., Sharif, F.A., Alaeddinoglu, N.G., Hasirci, N., Covalent
immobilization of Aspergillus niger on pHEMA membrane: application to
continuous flow reactor. J. Chem. Tech. Biotechnol. 58: 281-285.
1993. Alaeddinoglu, N.G., Ozbakan, M., Ozkan, S., Sharif F.A. Science for high
school students. Publications of Ministry of Education. Ankara (in Turkish language).
1992. Sharif, F.A. & Alaeddinoglu N.G. Expression and overproduction of glucose
oxidase gene in Aspergillus niger. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 38:115-116.
1991. Sharif, F.A. Cloning and expression of glucose oxidase gene from Aspergillus
niger NRRL-3. Ph.D. thesis, METU-Ankara.
1989. Kriechbaum, M., Heilmann, H.J., Weintijes, F.J., Hahn, M., Yany, K.D.,
Gassen, H.J., Sharif, F.A., Alaeddinoglu, N.G. Cloning and DNA sequence of
glucose oxidase gene from Aspergillus niger NRRL-3. FEBS lett. 225: 63-66.
1988. Sharif, F.A. & Alaeddinoglu, N.G., A rapid and simple method for the staining
of the crystal protein of Bacillus thuringiensis. J. Indust. Microbiol. 3:22-229.
1987. Sharif, F.A. Identification and genetical analysis of Bacillus thuringiensis
plasmids. M.Sc. thesis, METU-Ankara.
Thesis Supervised/co-supervised
8002Genetic Variation of 15 autosomal short tandem repeat (STR) loci in the
Palestinian population of Gaza Strip
8002Polymorphism in NOS3, ACE and PAI-1 genes and risk of recurrent
spontaneous miscarriage in Gaza strip
8002The Genetic Polymorphism of RhD among Blood Donors in Gaza strip
and it is Reflection on Blood Transfusion Strategy
8002Community-acquired urinary tract infection causing microorganisms
among paraplegic patients in Gaza strip
Genetic causes of male infertility in Gaza strip-Palestine. A combined
8002cytogenetic and Y chromosome microdeletions study
8002Calpain 10 Gene Polymorphism in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in
Gaza Strip
8002 Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium,
and ureaplasma urealyticum in Palients with Sterile Pyuria in GazaPalestine
8002Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in endocervical swabs using
molecular (PCR) and enzyme immunoassay techniques
8002Application of Polymerase Chain Reaction Bacteriological Culture,
Immunoassay, and Microscopy for Detection and Identification of
Gastrointestinal Pathogens in Children, Gaza- Palestine
8002Association Between APOE Gene Polymorphism and Serum Lipid
Profile in Coronary Heart Disease and Healthy Subjects
8002Detection of Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in
nosocomial infection in Gaza Strip
8002Common CYP2C19 Alleles in Gaza Strip Population
8002CYP2C19 Polymorphism in Childhood Hematological Malignancy
8002Occurrence of Hereditary Hemochromatosis Among ? Thalassemia
intermediate and ? Thalassemia minor subjects in Gaza strip- Palestine
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) among congestive heart failure (CHF)
8002patients in Gaza strip
2000
Supervisor of an M.Sc. thesis entitled “Antibiotic resistance in
community-acquired urinary tract infections among adults at Khan
Younes hospital. Public Health Program, Al-Quds University.
2001-2003 Co-supervisor of a Ph.D. thesis entitled “Multiresistant Escherichia coli
isolated from women with community-acquired urinary tract infections
in Gaza Strip” Ein Shams & Al-Aqsa Univ. program.
1994
Co-supervisor of an M.Sc. thesis entitled “Characterization of
Aldicarb
Utilizing Bacteria”
1993
Co-supervisor of an M.Sc. thesis entitled “Microbial Utilization of
Temik
Aldicarb.
PRESENTATIONS & OTHER
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2009. Zayed Harara, Abdalla A Abed, Fadel A Sharif. HFE gene mutations among ?thalassemia intermediate and ?-thalassemia minor individuals in Gaza strip, Palestine.
Accepted for presentation. The 2nd international online conference on Medicine
(IOMC 2009). 14-15 March, 2009.
2008. Fadel A. Sharif. Applications of molecular genetics in medicine. College of
Medicine Conference (CMCI) Medical Education and Public health on 4-5 march
2008.
2008. Farid H. Abu Elamreen , Fadel A. Sharif, Jamal Elshikh Deeb. Isolation and
antibiotic susceptibility of Salmonella and Shigella strains isolated from children in
Gaza, Palestine from 1999 to 2006. College of Medicine Conference (CMCI) Medical
Education and Public health on 4-5 march 2008.
2008. Ashraf Shaqalah, Fadel A. Sharif. Genetic causes of male infertility in Gaza
strip-Palestine: A combined cytogenetic and Y chromosome microdeletion study.
College of Medicine Conference (CMCI) Medical Education and Public health on 4-5
march 2008.
2007. Farid H. Abu Elamreen, Abdala Aabed, Fadel A. Sharif. Parasitic and viral
infection in Infants and Young Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in Gaza, Palestine
. 11th Annual Scientific Conference 2007 (11th ASCON 2007) 4-6 March 2007 at
ICDDR, B.
2007. Fadel A. Sharif, Mohammad E. Shubair, Farid H. Abu Elamreen and Fadel
Nassar. Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma spp in patients with
sterile pyuria in Gaza, Palestine, Second Intentional Conference for science and
development, Islamic University of Gaza (March 2007).
2007. Said Ghorra, Yousef Aljeesh, and Fadel A. Sharif. Relationship between
duration time of systemic arterial hypertension and plasma brain natriuretic peptide,
Second Intentional Conference for science and development, Islamic University of
Gaza (March 2007).
2006. Farid H. Abu Elamreen, Abdala Aabed, Fadel A. Sharif . Detection and
Identification of Bacterial Enteropathogens by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and
Conventional Techniques in Childhood Acute Gastroenteritis in Gaza, Palestine. The
3rd International Conference on Child Health, Suadi Pediatric Association. November
2006 Jeddah Saudi Arabia
2006. Farid H. Abu Elamreen, Abdala Aabed, Fadel A. Sharif . Occurrence of
Rotavirus in Infants and Young Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in Gaza,
Palestine. The First Intentional Conference of Natural and Applied Sciences. Al-Aqsa
University Faculty of Applied Science. 29-30 (2006)
2001-2002. Consultant in “UNDP-GEF-SGP funded biogas production from waste”
project, IUG.
2000. Project coordinator in “Environmental awareness for school teachers”, IUG.
1994. Halicigil, C., Sharif, F.A., Ozden, M.Y., and Alaeddinoglu, N.G.,
Biotransformation of Aldicarb. Meeting Abstracts pp. 25. Presented at the 2nd
National congress of Biotechnology.
1994. Ucgen. B., Erdal, E., Ozcengiz, G., Sharif, F.A., Rhizobium cicer-Chickpea
symbiosis: Evaluation of some parameters. Meeting Abstracts pp. 21. Presented at the
2nd National Congress of Biotechnology.
1994. Erdal, E., Ozcengiz, G., Sharif, F.A., Genetical analysis of melanin production
in Rhizobium cicer. Meeting Abstracts pp. 34. Presented at the 2nd National congress
of Biotechnology.
1994. Sharif, F.A., Halicigil, C. Ozden, M.Y. and Alaeddinoglu, N.G.
Biotransformation of Aldicarb. Meeting Abstracts pp.530. Presented at the 7th
International congress of Bacteriol. and Appl. Microbiol. Prague, Czech Republic.
1994. Ucgen. B., Erdal, E., Ozcengiz, G., Sharif, F.A., Chickpea Rhizobium cicer
symbiosis: Competitiveness of inoculants and optimization of nodulation conditions.
Meeting Abstracts pp.547. Presented at the 7th International congress of Bacteriol.
and Appl. Microbiol. Prague, Czech Republic.
1994. Erdal, E., Ucgen, b., Ozcengiz, G., Sharif, F.A., Chickpea Rhizobium cicer
symbiosis: screening and characterization of effective strains. Meeting Abstracts, pp.
547. Presented at the 7th International congress of Bacteriol. and Appl. Microbiol.
Prague, Czech Republic.
1993. Erdal, E., Ucgen, B., Sharif, F.A., Improvement of chickpea yields by various
strains of Rhizobium cicer. Kukem Journal 16 (2): 122-123. Presented at the 8th
Congress of Kukem.
1993. Ucgen B., Erdal, E., Sharif, F.A. Antibiotic resistance and plasmid analysis of
local isolates of Rhizobium cicer. Kukem Journal 16 (2): 106-107. Presented at the
8th Congress of Kukem.
1993. Asgari, N., Sharif, F.A., Ozden, M.Y., Alaeddinoglu, N.G. Biodegradation of
Temik aldicarb. Kukem Journal 16 (2): 26-27. Presented at the 8th Congress of
Kukem.
1993. Arica, M.Y., Sharif, F.A., Alaeddinoglu, N.G. Genetical improvement of
production of glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger, immoblization and bioreactor
application of the improved strain Kukem Journal 16 (2): 4-5. Presented at the 8th
Congress of Kukem.
1993. Aygun, S.B., Sharif, F.A. Isolation and improvement of bacterial strains with
degradative potential against 4-monochlorophenoxyacetic acid and 1,2dichloroethane. Presented at the 12th international meeting of the European Culture
Collection Organization.
1993. Sharif, F.A. Arica, M.Y., Alaeddinoglu, N.G. and Hasirci, V. Overproduction
of glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger and immobilization of overproducer and
wild-type strains. Presented at the 12th international meeting of the European Culture
Collection Organization.
1993. Sharif, F.A. and Alaeddinoglu, N.G. Cloning of glucose oxidase gene from
Aspergillus niger. Presented at the 12th international meeting of the European Culture
Collection Organization.
1993. Asgari, N., Ozden, M.Y., Sharif, F.A., Alaeddinoglu, N.G. Microbial
degradation of Temik aldicarb. presented at the 12th international meeting of the
European Culture Collection Organization.
1989. Sharif, F.A., Kocabiyik, S., Alaeddinoglu, N.G. Isolation of glucose oxidase
producing fungi and mutagenesis for obtaining non-producing strains. J. Biochem.
14(3):183. Meeting abstract The Turkish Biochemical Society.
1987. Sharif, F.A., and Alaeddinoglu, N.G., Identification and genetical Analysis of
Bacillus thuringiensis plasmids. J. Biochem. 12 (2): 96. Meeting Abstract, Turkish
Biochemical Society
1987. Alaeddinoglu, N.G. and Sharif, F.A. A rapid and simple method for staining
the crystal protein of Bacillus thuringiensis. Kukem Journal 10 (2): 40, 5th Congress
of Kukem.
Courses and Meetings Attended
1996, “Globe 96”, International Trade Fair and Conference, Globe Foundation of
Canada. March 26-29, 1996. Vancouver, Canada.
1995, Environmental and Infrastructural Projects. September 3-9. Amesterdam,
Holland.
1995, Integrated Coastal Zone Management. October 15-18. World Bank, Gaza.
1995, Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean. October 22-27. Tarragona,
Spain.
1995, Second Regional Meeting of the Center for Environmental and Development
for Arab Region and Europe. December 11-17. Cairo, Egypt.
1995, Tumor Biology Course, European School of Oncology. April 17-21. Antalya,
Turkey.
1995, Cell Separation and Flow Cytometry. June 11-17. Prague, Czech Republic.
1995, Our Shared Environment. Israel/Palestinan Center for Research and
Information. December, 18-20. Jerusalem.
1996, Improved Management of Programs. A course delivered by the Netherlands
Management for Development Foundation. January 7-17. Gaza.
1996, The Ecosystem of the Gulf of Aqaba. February 22-25. Eilat.
1996, Beach and Sea Water Quality. Practical Training Course. January 27-31. The
Islamic University-Gaza.
MEMBERSHIPS
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Palestinian Academy of Science and Technology
Turkish Society of Biotechnology
FELLOWSHIPS
2003-2004
Fulbright Scholarship: Yale University, School of Medicine,
Cytogenetics Unit
1988-1989
der
Germany: Training in Gene Technology, Institute fur Biochemie
Technischen Hochschule, Darmstadt.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2006-present
Director of Molecular Genetics Lab. Islamic University of Gaza.
1999-2001
Vice-Director of the Continuing Education and Community
Service Unit, IUG.