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Personal Details
Name :    Taha Ismail Mahmoud Hewala
Department :    Radiation Sciences Department
Date of Birth :    May 9; 1975
Country of Birth :    Alexandria
Job :    Assistant professor and the head of Radiation Sciences Departmen
E-mail :    tahahewala@alex-mri.edu.eg & tahahewala@hotmail.com

Affiliation
Member of:
1-The Egyptian Association of Advancement of Medical Basic Sciences (EAMBS)
2-The Egyptian Society of Biophysics.
3-The Egyptian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Qualification
•1997: B.Sc. Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Alexandria University, Egypt.
•2002: Master. Radiation Chemistry, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.
•2006: Ph.D. Applied Medical Chemistry, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.
*2012: Assistant professor of Radiation Sciences, Radiation Sciences Department, Medical Research Institute Alexandria University, Egypt.

Appointments
•1998: Demonstrator in Radiation Sciences Department, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.
•2002: Assistant Lecturer in Radiation Sciences Department, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.
•2006: Lecturer in Radiation Sciences Department, Medical Research Institute Alexandria University, Egypt.
*2012: Assistant professor and the head of Radiation Sciences Department, Medical Research Institute Alexandria University, Egypt.


Courses, Meetings & Conferences
•Attending the 1st Middle East Conference of the Medical Research Institute on Recent Advances in the Management of Cancer held from 20 – 22 October, 1999.
•Attending the 11th Conference of the Medical Research Institute on Evidence-Based Medicine held from 23 – 25 November, 2005.
•Attending the 5th integrated symposium of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine and the Egyptian Association of Advancement of Medical Basic Sciences that addresses breast cancer, hope and cure; Monday, 26th February 2007.
•Participated in the 13th conference of the Medical Research Institute on Advances in Medical Research "Liver Diseases" held from 21-23 November, 2007. (Oral Presentation). Topic: Radioimmunoassay of plasma glutathione S-Transferase-pi as a tumor marker in hepatocellular carcinoma.
•Attended the 14th conference (2nd international) of the Medical Research Institute on Advances in Medical Research "Oncology" from bench to bedside held from 29-31 October, 2008.
•Participated in the 15th conference (3rd international) of the Medical Research Institute on Advances in Medical Research " from molecular medicine to clinical applications” held from 20-23 October, 2009.
•Attended the 7th integrated symposium of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine and the Egyptian Association of Advancement of Medical Basic Sciences (EAMBS) that addresses Immuno-Vascular Disorders; Monday, 22nd March, 2010.
•Attended the 12th Allergy Day 2010 of Alexandria Center for Allergy and Immunology In co-operation with Faculty of Medicine- Alexandria University that titled "Controversy in Allergy and immunology 2010", 13th May 2010 at Palestine Hotel, El-Montaza, Alexandria.
•Attended and Participated in the 16th conference (4th international) of the Medical Research Institute on Advances in Medical Research "Quality in Medical Education and Practice” held from 19-22 October, 2010.
•Attended the 6th annual scientific conference titled "Recent Advances in laboratory medicine" held from 1-2 June, 2011.



Publications
1-Nadia Abd-El-Moneim, Samia Abd-El-Moneim Ebid, Amani Kazem, Ahmed Saad, Sawsan Mousa, Eman El-Abd and Taha Hewala. The role of angiogenesis assessment in the prognosis of breast carcinoma and in the evaluation of the therapeutic effect of “Shark Care” drug as an angiogenesis inhibitor. Turkish Journal of cancer 2008; 38(3):123-34.
2-Taha I Hewala, Samia A Ebied, Nadia A Abd El-Moneim, Heba S Ramadan, Shaymaa E El-Fekya. A study on the radioprotective effect of green tea extract in gamma-irradiated Ehrlich carcinoma-bearing mice. JMRI 2009; 30(2): 98- 104.
3-Hewala TI, Ebied SA, Abd El-Moneim NA, El-Kholy S, Yehia MAH and El-Feky SE. Radioprotective effect of green tea extract on gamma-irradiated mice. ISOTOPE & RAD. RES. 2010; 42 (3): 731-46.
4-T.I. Hewala, N.A. Abd El-Moneim, S. Abd El-Moneim Ebied, M.I. Sheta, K. Soliman and A. Abu-Elenean. Diagnostic and prognostic value of serum nitric oxide, tumor necrosis factor-α, basic fibroblast growth factor and copper as angiogenic markers in premenopausal breast cancer patients: A case-control study. British Journal of Biomedical Science 2010; 67(4):167-76.
5-Taha I. Hewala, Gehan M. Shehata, and Nadia A. Abd El-Moneim. Association of body mass index and serum adipocytokines with breast cancer risk in Egyptian premenopausal females in Alexandria. Bulletin of Alexandria faculty of Medicine 2010; 46(4): 291-6
6-Taha Ismail Hewala, Nadia Ahmad Abd El-Moneim, Gehan Shehata. Risk factors for breast cancer in Egyptian postmenopausal females in Alexandria. Bulletin of high institute of public health 2011; 41(1):50-65.
7-Taha Ismail Hewala, Nadia Ahmad Abd El-Moneim, Medhat M. Anwar, and Samia Abd El-Moneim Ebied. The clinical significance of serum soluble Fas and P53 in breast cancer patients: Comparison with serum CA 15-3. Egypt. J. Biomed. Sci 2011; 36:173-85.
8-Taha I. Hewala, Gehan M. Shehata, Mahmoud A. Hemida, and Nadia A. Abd El-Moneim. Evaluation of the effectiveness of serum aromatase activity and tissue polypeptide specific antigen in the diagnosis of breast cancer and prediction of lymph node metastatic status. Ain Shams journal of Surgery (In press).



Supervision of Thesis
Ph.D Theses:
1-Serum nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), basic fibroblast growth factor (b-FGF) and copper as prognostic and angiogenic markers in breast cancer patients.
2-Role of hypermethylation in RASSF1A & protocadherin-10 promoters in Egyptian breast cancer Patients as molecular diagnostic marker.
3-Study of cyclin D1 and p73 polymorphisms in Egyptian breast cancer patients as molecular diagnostic markers.
4-Evaluation of serum livin role in breast cancer patients using a laboratory- prepared radioimmunoassay.
5- Study of vitamin D receptor in breast cancer tissues and its relation to estrogen receptor-alpha mRNA expression and serum vitamin D level in breast cancer patients.

Master Theses:
1- Evaluation of the radioprotective effect of green tea extract on gamma-irradiated mice
2- The role of sFAS and sFAS Ligand as biological markers in breast cancer patients.
3- Clinical evaluation of potential usefulness of carcinoemberyonic antigen and cancer antigen 15-3 pre and post operatively in breast cancer.
4-Study of serum Bcl-2, Bax and P53 protein as biological markers in breast cancer patients.
5-Study of the role of serum resistin, sex hormone binding globulin, insulin and free estradiol in postmenopausal breast cancer patients.
6-Study of serum 25- hydroxyvitamin D and calcium in Egyptian breast cancer females.
7-Genetic polymorphism in PER 3 circadian gene and susceptibility to breast cancer.
8- Chemoprevention of 1,2 dimethylhydrazine-induced colon tumor in albino rat by meloxicam
9- The role of AC-iontophoresis in transporting insulin through different membranes.

Experiences
•Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
•Immunoradiometric assay (IRMA)
•Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
•Gel filtration chromatography
•Radiolabelling of proteins
•Radiation protection

Others
Fields of interest
1-Tumor markers
2-Radiobiology
3-Application of radiation and nanotechnology in nanomedicine .
4-Molecular biology of cancer


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