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Personal Details
Name :    Mervat Yousef Hanafi Ahmed
Department :    Biochemistry
Date of Birth :    12/10/1958
Country of Birth :    Egypt
Job :    Assistant Consultant of Biochemistry
E-mail :    

Affiliation
Assistant Consultant of Biochemistry
Medical Research Institute
Alexandria University

Qualification
B.SC.Chemistry, Faculty of Science 1980
MSC of Chemistry, Faculty of Science 1984
PhD of Chemistry, Faculty of Science,

Appointments
• From 2008 to present:
Assistant Consultant of Biochemistry, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University
• From October 1999 to 2008:
Colleague in Blood bank Unit , Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University.
• From March 1993 to October 1999:
2nd Laboratory specialist
• From jun 1983 to March 1993:
3rd Laboratory specialist.

Courses, Meetings & Conferences
* Courses:
• Biochemistry course for master degree students
• Practical Basic Biochemistry for Master degree students.
• Practical Molecular Biochemistry Course for Master degree students.
• Practical Medical Biochemistry Course for Ph.D. students.
• Practical Molecular Biochemistry Course for Ph.D. students.

* Participation in conferences:

- Participation by poster in International Thalassemia Day and 5th International Thalassemia Conference. Cairo. In 8-9 May 2004.
Title " Frequency and clinical significance of Helicobacter pylori serum antibodies in patients with thalassemia"
- Participation by poster in International Thalassemia Day and 6th International Thalassemia Conference. Cairo. In 8-9 May 2005.
Title " Study of the pathophysiologic role of tissue factor pathway inhibitor in thalassemia-induced hypercoagulable state: relationship to oxidative stress"
- 1st poster Title “ Participation by two poster in Annual Scientific Conference of The Egyptian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. In 22-23rd April 2008.
1st poster Title “ The Effects of Celecoxib on Different Biochemical Pathways During Rat Gestation”
2nd poster Title " The plasma level of selenium and tumor necrosis factor-α and the activities of glutathione peroxidase isoenzymes in colorectal cancer patients"
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* Conferences Attendance:
- 43rd conference of Egyptian Society of Drugs and experimental Pharmacology. Suez Canal University. In: 23 November 2000
- Annual Conference of Egyptian Society of Rheumatology in : 27-28 September 2001
- 1st Scientific Meeting of Cardiology Unit in Medical research Institute in 2002 entitle "Cardiopulmonary Schistosomiasis and pulmonary hypertension"
- 6th Pan Arab Congress of Endocrinology and Diabetes. In Bibliotheca Alexandria. In 2-4th March 2005.
- 10th Conference of Medical Research Institute (Recent Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches).In 8-10th October 2003
- 11th Conference of Medical Research Institute(Evidence-Based Medicine). In 23-25th November 2005.
- 4th Integrated Symposium of The Egyptian Association of Advancement of Medical Basic Sciences (Physical Exercise in Health and Diseases). In 13th February 2006.
- 12th Conference of Medical Research Institute (Advances in Medical Research). In 22-24th November 2006
- 4th Annual Scientific Conference in Recent Advances in Laboratory Medicine. In 18-21st April 2006.
- 5th Integrated Symposium of The Egyptian Association of Advancement of Medical Basic Sciences (Breast Cancer; Hope and Cure). In 26th February 2007.
- Annual Scientific Conference of The Egyptian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. In 19-20th April 2007.
- 13th Conference Medical Research Institute (Advances in Medical Research; Liver Diseases ). In 21-23 November 2007.
- 1st Scientific Conference of Medical Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Medicine , Mansoura University. In 14 February 2008.
- Annual Scientific Conference of The Egyptian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Human Genome: A Revolution in Modern Biochemistry). In 22-23rd April 2008.
- 14th Conference Medical Research Institute (Advances in Medical Research; oncology ). In 29-31 October 2008.

Publications
1- Modulation of perioperative stress response by antioxidants: Effect of antioxidants and propofol on HPA axis response and oxidative stress. JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2003; 24(1): 190-202.
2- Soluble transferring receptor level and antioxidant enzyme activities in the diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia. JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2004; 25(2): 1-10.
3- Frequency and clinical significance of Helicobacter pylori serum antibodies in patients with thalassemia. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY 2004; 29(4): 671-682.
4- Study of the pathophysiologic role of tissue factor pathway inhibitor in thalassemia-induced hypercoagulable state: relationship to oxidative stress. BULLETIN OF EGYPTIAN SOCIETY FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2006; 26(1): 149-160.
5- Saffinaz M EL Zoghby, Madiha H Helmy, Amal M Ghanem, Mervate Y Hanafi, Maher A Kamel, Amal A EL-Sayed. The Status of Antioxidant Defenses in G6PD Deficient Patients. The Role of Antioxidants to Ameliorates Hemolytic Crisis". THE EGYPTION JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 2007; 25(2):114-133.
6- Maher A Kamel, Mervate Y Hanafy, Rowaide R Shehata. The Effect of celecoxib on Different Biochemical Pathways During rat Gestation. JOURNAL OF BIOPHYSICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE 2008; 1(1): 13-17
7- Effect of long-term exposure to chromium (IV) on antioxidant status in workers of the petrochemical industry. JOURNAL OF BIOPHYSICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE 2008; 1(1): 18-21.
8- The plasma level of selenium and tumor necrosis factor-α and the activities of glutathione peroxidase isoenzymes in colorectal cancer patients. JOURNAL OF THE EGYPTIAN SOCIETY OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, METABOLISM AND DIABETES 2008; 40(1):

Supervision of Thesis
- Master Thesis:
1- Master Thesis of Medical Biophysics of Ehab Husin Ali Morgan: Title ” Effect of long-term exposure to chromium (IV) on antioxidant status in workers of the petrochemical industry.
2- Master Thesis of Biochemistry of Shaimaa Abd El-Rehim: Title” Mitochondria and Mitochondrial Transcription Factor-A (mtTFA) As a Biochemical Mechanism for Induction of Diabetes in the Offspring of Experimentally Diabetic Mothers”
3- Master Thesis of Biochemistry of Eman Shaban: “ The role of hepatic and adipose tissues uncoupler proteins in the development of experimental non alcoholic fatty liver disease”
4- Master Thesis of Biochemistry of Ghada Ahmad Farag: “Evaluation of Adipocytokines (visfatin , vaspin ) As a Possible Early Predictors of the Development of Type 2 Diabetes in Rats”


- Ph.D. Thesis:
1- Ph.D. of Applied Medical Chemistry thesis of Amal Ali Ibrahim : Title “The Status of Antioxidant Defenses in G6PD Deficient Patients. The Role of Antioxidants to Ameliorates Hemolytic Crisis”

2- Ph.D. of Biochemistry thesis of Nevien Mahmoud Ahmed : Title “Hepatic and Adipose Tissues Redox and Apoptotic Status in Relation to Adiponectin in Experimental Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease”

3- Ph.D. of Biochemistry thesis of Hanan Aboulfetouh : Title “Experimental Study on the Effect of Maternal Diabetes on the Redox Status and Apoptotic Pathway in the Offspring of Rats”

Experiences
Routine Cell Culture, PCR, RT-PCR, molecular weight determination of protein by PAGE electrophoresis, peripheral mononuclear cells by discontinues plasma-percol gradient, separation of lymphocytes by Ficoll, Glutathione and Antioxidant enzyme assays including GSH- transferase, GSH reductase and peroxidase, Gamma-glutamyl transferase, in vivo and in vitro enzymatic and non-enzymatic lipid peroxidation assays.

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