Dr. Manal Abdul-Hamid was granted Ph.D. (in 2002) in Cell Biology and Histology from the Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt. Dr. Manal is a professor of Cell Biology and Histology at the Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University. Her research interests are as follows: stem cell research, diabetes mellitus, carcinogenesis, drug-induced toxicity, rheumatoid arthritis, nanomaterials and assessment of medicinal plant and their constituents as well as novel synthetic organic compounds as protective, preventive, and therapeutic remedies. She has authored/co-authored more than 60 publications. She is an editorial board member of the Molecular Histology Journal. She is the principal investigator and co-principal investigator in some research projects.