Alzahraa Abdelraouf Ahmad, Associate Professor at the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. Education: -Medical Doctorate (Medical Parasitology) Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, February 2017 -M.Sc (Medical Parasitology) Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Excellent, April 2012 -M.B.B.Ch. (Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University), Excellent with Honor, September 2007 -Assistant Professor at the Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, since March 2022 (present position) Research interests: -Serological and molecular diagnosis to confirm toxoplasma diagnosis and the prevailing genotypes in infected pregnant women; -Endemic parasitic infections in children and detection of their prevailing genotypes; -Fasciolasis, new therapeutic alternatives, and molecular epidemiological studies on humans, animals, and snail vectors; -Good knowledge and experience with different molecular techniques, such as DNA extraction, purification, quantitation, and analysis of DNA and RNA using gel electrophoreses, conventional PCR, nested PCR, multiplex-PCR, RAPD, and sequencing techniques; -Evaluation of novel therapeutic approaches in the management of scabies; -Participating in a research team investigating nanopreparations in the control of different parasitic diseases; -Good experience in enzyme-linked immunoassays; -Good experience in experimental animal models and cytotoxicity and in vitro assays.
Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University
Assiut, Egypt