About
Positions
PhD candidate Jun 2012 -
ARC Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
Assistant lecturer May 2011 -
Teaching Assistant Dec 2006 - Apr 2011
Education
James Cook University 2012 -
Field of study: Coral genomics
Degree: PhD (Molecular/Marine Biology )
Thesis title: Distribution and characterization of chromerids and apicomplexans associated with corals of the Great Barrier Reef
Benha University 2008 - 2011
Field of study: Coral health and diseases
Degree: MSc (Marine Biology)
Thesis title: Distribution and prevalence of coral diseases along some locations along the Red Sea, Egypt
Benha University 2002 - 2006
Field of study: Zoology
Degree: BSc
Skills
PADI open water Diver, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, PADI Rescue Diver,
DNA extraction, RNA extraction, PCR, PCR primer design, Gel Electrophoresis
Professional interests
Coral genomics and Transcriptomics, Coral Metagenomics, Marine Molecular Microbial Ecology, Ecological genomics, Gene expression analysis, next-generation DNA sequencing, RNA-Seq, Bioinformatics, Coral microbiology, coral-algal symbiosis, Marine Biology, Coral reef ecology, Coral diseases, coral health assessment
Awards
AIMS@JCU Poster Presentation Award: AUD1000 for science communication 2013
PhD scholarship 2012
Collaborations
Prof David Miller (JCU) 2012 -
Coral genomics and transcriptomics
Dr David Bourne (AIMS) 2012 -
Marine Molecular Microbial Ecology, Coral metagenomics
Dr Hany Abdel-Salam 2009 - 2011
Coral diseases in the Egyptian Red Sea
Languages
Arabic, English