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Personal Details
Name :    Abeer Abd El Rahim Ghazal
Department :    Microbiology
Date of Birth :    19/10/1968
Country of Birth :    Alexandria/Egypt
Job :    Professor of Mirobiology
E-mail :    a_ghazalus@yahoo.com

Affiliation
Microbiology Department- Medical Research Institute- Alexandria University

Qualification
BSc of Pharmaceutical science:1991.Faculty of pharmacy, Alexandria University.
MScof Pharmaceutical Microbiology:1997.Faculty of pharmacy, Alexandria University.
Ph.D of Pharmaceutical Microbiology: 2001. Faculty of pharmacy, Alexandria University.


Appointments
• professor in Microbiology Department (2012-)
• Assistant professor in Microbiology Department (2007-2011)
• Lecturer in Microbiology Department (2001 – 2007).
• Assistant lecturer in Microbiology Department (1997 – 2001).
• Demonstrator in Microbiology Department (1992– 1997).


Courses, Meetings & Conferences
Training and work shops
1-Training course in Rome (Tor Vergata University) on:
Techniques of Cell Biology including:
1. Lymphocytes and Monocytes Separation from Peripheral Blood
2. Handling of Tissue Cultures
3. Testing antiviral Agents in Biological Systems
4. Intracellular Staining of Cytokine Detection
5. Cytofluorimetric Analysis of Cytokine Production In Mixed Cell Population
2-Workshops on:
• From Genes to Proteins.
• Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Applications.
• Intensive Training Course on Applications of Biotechnology.
• Intensive Training Course On Genetic Engineering.
• Basic Techniques In Cell Culture .
3- Awards: University Award to encourage scientific research
Conferences
1-T.B. New In Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment.
2. The Eleventh International Conference of the Egyptian Society For Medical Microbilogy (ESMM).6-8 March 2003.
3. 8th International Annual Congress. The egyptian Scoiety of Tropical Medicine, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (ESTIP) 9-11 July 2003.
4. The 10th Conference Of The Medical Research Institute On Recent diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches.8-10 October 2003.

5. Life Science seminar On Molecular Biology and Cell Culture. 20-21 April 2004.
6. The 13th Conference Of the Egyptian Society For Medical Microbilogy (ESMM) In Collaboration with Microbiology & Immunology Department Ain shams University. 31 March-1April 2005.
7. The 10th Conference Of The Medical Research Institute On Evidence Based medicine.23-25 november 2005.
8. The 14th Conference Of the Egyptian Society For Medical Microbilogy (ESMM). 13 April 2006.
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10. The 4th Annual Scientific Conference Recent Advances In In Laboratory Medicine.18-21 April 2006.
11. EAMBS 4th Integrated Symposium "Physical Exercise In Health and Disease" 13th February 2006.
12. The 12th Conference Of The Medical Research Institute On Advances In Medical Research
13. EAMBS 4th Integrated Symposium "Breast Cancer, Hope & Cure" 26th February 2007.
14. The 15th Conference Of the Egyptian Society For Medical Microbilogy (ESMM). 5-6 April 2007.
15. The 21st Annual Scientific Conference "Recent Advances In Laboratory Medicine Congress".2-4 May 20007.
16. The 7th Scientific Confernce "Infectious Diseases Update Congress" 21-22 August 2007.
17. The 13th Conference Of The Medical Research Institute On Advances In Medical Research. 21-23 November 2007.
18. Liver Diseases At CrossRoads Of Civilization East Meets West.5-6 September 2007.
19. The 15th annual Scientific Conference" Recent Advances In Diagnosis & Treatment Congress. 5-7 December 2007.
20. Liver Diseases At CrossRoads Of Civilization East Meets West" liver Diseases at Crossroads of Civilization: East Meets West. Viral Hepatitis From A To E".
21. The 55th Scientific Congress Of ESCC" Improving Health Care Through Laboratory and Personalized Medicine. 19-20 January 2008.
22. The 3rd Annual Scientific Conference Recent Advances In In Laboratory Medicine.
23. The 5th symposium. Liver Diseases At CrossRoads Of Civilization: East Meets West. Viral Hepatitis: Current and Future Therapies. 15-16 October 2008.
24. 26th Annual Summer Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Surgeons (ESS) Egyptian Group for surgical science and Research (EgssR) in Collaboration with Egyptian Scociety of Health care Development (ESHD). Research Ethics Workshop.
25. The 14th Conference (2nd International) Of The Medical Research Institute On Advances In Medical Research "Oncology". From Bench to bedside,29-31st October 2008.
26. 7th Annual Congress of Alexandria Fever Hospital. 26-27 February 2009.
27. The 16th Conference Of the Egyptian Society For Medical Microbilogy (ESMM) In Collaboration with Microbiology Department, Faculty Of Medicine, Cairo University.20-21 March 2009.
28. EAMBS Sixth Integrated Symposium "Parasitic Liver Diseases" 30 March 2009.
29. The 4th Annual Scientific Conference Recent Advances In In Laboratory Medicine.6-8 May 2009.
30. The 6th symposium. Liver Diseases At CrossRoads Of Civilization: East Meets West. Viral Hepatitis: Special Situations. 24-25 September 2009.
31. The 3rd Eastern Mediterranean Regional Infection Control Congress & the 18th Annual Conference of the Egyptian Scociety of Infection Control. "No… for Never Events"
32. The 15th Conference (3rd International) Of The Medical Research Institute On Advances In Medical Research "From Molecular medicine to clinical applications" 20-23 October 2009.
33. A talk presented entitled :Detection of Community Acquired Methicillin resistance Staphylococus aureus among Staphylococcus aureus Isolates".
34. The 17th Conference Of the Egyptian Society For Medical Microbilogy (ESMM). "New Modalities in Microbiology".25-26 april 2010.
35. A talk presented entitled Common Errors In Microbiolgy Laboratory"
36. The 16th Conference (4th International) Of The Medical Research Institute On Advances In Medical Research. Advances in Medical Research Quality in Medical Education and Practice.19-22 October 2010.
37. The 5th Annual Scientific Conference Recent Advances In In Laboratory Medicine.5-7 May 2010.
38. The 18th Annual Conference of the Egyptian Scociety of Infection Control & 1st Conference of the Egyptian Patient Saftety Association. 29 october -1 November 2011.
39. The 6th Annual Scientific Conference Recent Advances In In Laboratory Medicine.1-2 November 2011.



Publications
1. El Kholy Z, Moghazi T, Ghazal A. Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus Between Spouses. New Egyptian Journal of Microbiology 2003; 4 (January):65-75.
2. EA El Sherbini, A.Ghazal, G Fadaly. Diagnostic Approach TO Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis. New Egyptian Journal of Microbiology 2004; 8 (May):48-60.
3. Ghazal A, Abdel Wahab A. Serum Levels Of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha and Transforming Growth Factor-Beta In Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Correlation with Viral Load and Liver enzymes. New Egyptian Journal of Microbiology 2005; 11 (May):317-329.
4. Ebeid S,.Ghazal A,.Kader O, Khalil ES, Mahmoud M, AbdEl Nahim M and said A. Detection of Hepatitis G Virus Infection Among Blood Donors And Hemodialysis Patients. Journal Of Medical Research Institute 2005; 26 (3):227-235.
5. El sammak M, Rafai W, Elsawaf A,.Ghazal A. Elevated Serum Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha and Ferritin May Contribute To The Insulin Resistance Found In HCV Positive Egyptian Patients. Current Medical Research and Opinion 2005; 21 (4):527-533.
6. Ebeid S,.Ghazal A,.Kader O, Ibrahim N. Detection Of P53 Protein In Serum Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma And Hepatitis C Patients. New Egyptian Journal of Microbiology 2006; 13 (January):403-414.
7. Ghazal A and. H Selim. Prevalence Of TT virus Infection Among Chronic Hepatitis C Patients. The Egyptian Journal Of Medical Microbiology 2006; 15 (April):299-306.
8. Elsammak M, HannA H,.Ghazal A, Badereldeen F. Diagnostic Value of Serum Procalcitonin And C-Reactive Protein In Egyptian Children With Streptococcal Tonsillopharyngitis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2006; 25 (2): 174-176.
9. Morsi M, Youssef A, Ghazal A. Zaher E. Telomerase Activity, Cytokeratin 20 and Cytokeratin119 in Urine Cells of Bladder Cancer Patients. J Egypt Natl Canc Inst 2006; 18 (1):82-93.
10. Zaki MA, Sheta MI, Ghazal A., Ismail EA. Correlation of Hepatocyte Growth Factor mRNA Expression in Hepatic Tissue To Its Serum Level In Egyptian Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma on Top of Chronic Viral Hepatitis C Infection. Journal Of the Medical Research Institute 2007; 28 ( 1):42-9.
11. Ghazal A,.Saleh E,.Ammar Y,.Eltoukhy M,.Talayae A. Are Hemodialysis Patients At Risk For CMV Infection? One Year Follow Up Study. Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2008; 17 (4):547-554.
12. .Moustafa M,.Eltoukhy M,.Abdo A,.Ghazal A,.Nabeeh H. The Effect Of Chronic Exposure To Organophosphorous Insecticides On Apoptosis In Patients With Liver Diseases. The Medical Journal Of Cairo University 2008 ,76 (2):37-47.
13. O.Kader, A.Ghazal, E.l Ghazzawi And A.Hassan. Methicillin Resistance In Staphylococci Isolated From Clinical Specimens: Molecular and phenotypic Detection. New Egyptian Journal of Microbiology 2008; 19 (January):374-390.-
14. G Venturi, G Elsawaf, g Helaly, A.Ghazal G Rezza MGciufolini. Arboviral Infections In Egyptian and Sardinian children and adults with aseptic meningitis and meningioencephalitis. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseasese 2009; 41(11-12):898-899.
15. Lotfy W, Ghazal A, El-Sawaf G. Schistosoma mansoni from a Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Endemic Region in Egypt Test Negative for HCV. Egyptian Journal of Schistosomiasis and Infectious and Endemic Diseases. 2009; 31(1):79-84.
16. Ciervo A, Mancini F, Puzelli S, Interisano M, Fenicia M, Farchi F, Ghazal A, etal.,. Detection and correlates of Chlamydophila pneumoniae among children with acute respiratory infections. Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases ;2010: 5249–254
17. Shawki MM, Hereba AM, Ghazal A. Formation and characterisation of antimicrobial Dextran nanofibers. ROMANIAN J. BIOPHYS., Vol. 20, No. 4, P. 335–346, BUCHAREST, 2010
18. El-Banna T, Abd El-Aziz1 A, Abo-Kamar A, Ghazal A, AboZahra R. In vitro activities of three kinds of antibiotics against Staphylococcal biofilm and planktonic cultures. African Journal of Microbiology Research 2010; Vol. 4(21): 2275-2282.
19. El-Banna T, Abd El-Aziz1 A, Abo-Kamar A, Ghazal A, AboZahra R. In vitro activities of three kinds of antibiotics against Staphylococcal biofilm and planktonic cultures. African Journal of Microbiology Research 2010; Vol. 4(21): 2275-2282.
20. Abd El-Aziz1 A, El-Banna T, Abo-Kamar A, Ghazal A, AboZahra R. In vitro and in vivo Activity of some Antibiotics against Staphylococcal Biofilm and Planktonic Cells Isolated from Diabetic Foot Infections. Journal of American Science, 2010;6(12): 760-770.
21. Ghazal A, El Sherbini E, Abou Shleib, Fanaki N, Atef M. A Molecular Study Of Sulphonamides Resistance Among Escherichia coli Isolated From Urine. New Egyptian Journal of Microbiology 2011; Vol (29): 374-390.

22. Ghazal A, Kader O, Ebid S, Moustafa N and El Sayed S.Detection of Community Acquired Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcus aureus among Staphylococcus aureus isolates. Journal of American Science, 2011;7(2):423-431

23. Ghazal A, Metwally D, Mahmoud K.The relation between Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and other risk factors in patients with coronary heart disease. New Egyptian Journal of Microbiology 2011; Vol (30): 12-22.
24. Ghazal A, Abdel Mohsen MA, Hussein NA, Farouk M. Measuring the Angiogenic markers in viral Hepatocellular Carcinoma and chronic viral hepatitis patients. New Egyptian Journal of Microbiology 2011; Vol (29) : (37-49).
25. Ghazal A, Sabbagh N, El Riwini M. Presence of Helicobacter DNA in the gallbladder of Egyptian patients with gallstone diseases.Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal Volume 17 no. 12 dated December 2011 (In press)
26. Ghazal A, Abdelhamid SM, Abdel Mohsen MA, Hussein NA. Clinical implication OF Serum Sfas And SfasL Levels In Chronic Hepatitis C And Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients: A Way Of Escape From The Host Immune Surveillance. Egyptian Journal Of medical Laboratory Sciences (In Press)

Supervision of Thesis
1-Detection of Hepatitis G Virus infection among Hepatitis C Virus positive and negative blood donors.
2- Study of Cytomegalovirus DNa in peripheral blood poly morphnuclear leukocytes among Hemodialysis patients.
3-Effect of low Frequency Magnetic Field on Bacterial growth
4-Lipid peroxidation and Mycobacterium Tuberculosis identification in patients with chronic pulmonary tuberculosis.
5- Evaluation of serum versus sputum in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in relation to antioxidant enzymes.
6- Detection of Hepatitis G Virus infection among Hemodialysis patients positive or negative for Hepatitis C Virus.
7- Evaluation of serum proclacitonin (PCT) levels in children suffering from tonsillopharyngitis as a marker of infection of different etiologies.
8-The effect of chronic exposure to organophosphorus insecticides on apoptosis in patients with liver diseases. (PHD)
9- Telomerase activity, cytokeratin 20 and cytokeratin 19 in urine cells of bladder cancer patients. (PHD)
10- Molecular detection of Methicillin resistance in Staphylococci isolated from clinical specimens.
11- The role of Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae among children with community acquired lower respiratory tract infection in Alexandria
12-Molecular diagnosis of viruses causing aseptic meningitis.
13- A molecular study of Sulphonamides resistance among Escherichia coli isolated from urine.
14-Detection of CTX-M Extended spectrum beta lactamase production among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates using Molecular and phenotypic methods.
15- Metallo beta lactamase production in gram negative bacteria isolated from clinical specimens.
16- Study of the relationship among Extended spectrum beta lactamase production, Plasmid profile and Biofilm formation in gram negative bacteria
17-Mycobacterial infection in Immunocompromised patients.
18-Molecular typing of Hospital acquired Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates: Analysis of Mec gene and Staphyloccocal cassette chromosome.
19- Community acquired Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from skin and soft tissue infection: Analysis of Mec gene and Staphyloccocal cassette chromosome.
20- Detection of Occult Hepatitis B virus among Hepatitis C Virus infected patients.
21- Hepatitis C virus genotyping: Comparison between Inno line probe assay and polymerase chain reaction
22-Detection of Occult Hepatitis B virus among Hepatitis C Virus infected patients in Sudan.
23- Detection of Community Acquired Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcus aureus among Staphylococcus aureus isolates.
24-Detection of Adherence factor BAB A2 gene in Helicobacter Pylori infected patients using conventional PCR technique

Experiences
Molecular diagnosis of viral and bacterial diseases
Antibiotic resistance and infection control

Others
Member of Egyptian scociety of Microbiology
Member of Egyptian scociety of Immunology



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