Professor Khater, Emad I. M.

Curriculum Vitae
Professor, Emad Ibrahim M. Khater, PhD, DIC, MSc, BSc
Professor, Molecular Biology (Medical Entomology)
Date and Place of Birth: December 5th, 1968, Cairo, Egypt.
Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassiah, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
E-mail: eikhater@yahoo.com; khatereim@gmail.com; ekhater@sci.asu.edu.eg
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Scientific Discipline and Specialization:
Medical Entomology & Molecular Biology (Insect Vectors of Diseases)
Molecular Cell Biology (mosquito-pathogen interactions)
Bioinformatics (Insects, and Insect Vectors of Diseases)
PhD, DIC, Imperial College London, UK
MSc, BSc, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
A. Graduation and Educational Degrees:
1. PhD, Imperial College London, Molecular Cell Biology, Biological Sciences, November 30, 2004. The thesis entitled “Molecular and Ultrastructural Characterization of Development of Malaria Parasite in the Mosquito”, the University of London, London, the United Kingdom. Supervisor, Prof. Robert E. Sinden, DSc. The thesis had been equalized by the Supreme Council of Universities in April 11th, 2005, No. 274.
2. DIC (the Diploma of the Imperial College), January, 2005, molecular cell biology of malaria parasite, entitled “Electron Microscopy of Malaria Parasite in the Mosquito”, Imperial College London, the University of London, London, the United Kingdom.
3. MSc, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, June, 1997, in Entomology & Insect Toxicology. The thesis entitled "Insecticide susceptibility and associated esterases in sand fly populations in Egypt", Cairo, Egypt.
4. BSc in Entomology (Excellent grade and Top One of Department), May 1991, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
B. Academic and Professional Positions:
1. Professor, Molecular Biology, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, April 28th, 2022-present.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Feb., 26th, 2013-April, 27th, 2022.
3. Director, Public Health Pests Laboratory of Jeddah Governorate (PHPL), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (and Director of Projects at the Golden Eyes Est.). The lab includes 27 researchers and employees with BSc, MSc and PhD degrees, and multi-ethnic. (Dec. 2, 2014-Mar. 31, 2018)(on work-leave to Saudi Arabia):
4. Assistant Professor, Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 28, 2008-Dec. 1, 2014 (on work-leave to Saudi Arabia).
5. Vice-Director, the Research Chair of Insect Vector-Borne Diseases (IVD), Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 2010-Dec.2014.
6. Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University (May 30, 2005- February, 25th, 2013).
7. Researcher, the Research and Training Centre on Vectors of Diseases, Ain Shams University, Cairo. The Centre is a WHO-collaborating centre since 1981 on research and training on various aspects on major disease vectors, 2005-2007.
8. Assistant Lecturer, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, (September 1, 1997-May 29, 2005).
9. Demonstrator, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University (October 26, 1991-August 31, 1997).
 GenBank DNA/protein sequence deposited (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov): Published/released: 143, Unpublished: 82+
 MSc & PhD Thesis Supervision: (9)
1. M.Sc. thesis (degree awarded in November, 2009) (by Noha AbdelBadei, Egypt). Title: Characterization of Salivary Gland Proteins of Sand fly Species from Egypt. Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
2. M.Sc. thesis (degree awarded in June, 2010) (by Enas H. Ghallab, Egypt). Applications of Bioinformatics and Genomics in Studying Mosquito Biology. Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
3. M.Sc. thesis (degree awarded on Nov., 2010) (by Mona G. Shaalan, Egypt). Computational Biological and Bioinformatics Approaches for the Identification of Insect microRNAs. Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
4. M.Sc. degree (Awarded on Nov., 27, 2014) (by Kashif Munawar, Pakistan) (Student ID No: 431106619). Title: Molecular phylogenetics of some anopheline mosquitoes from Saudi Arabia. Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
5. M.Sc. degree (Awarded on, Dec., 2016) (by Amnah A. Turkistani, Saudi Arabia). Title: (Molecular characterization of Culex mosquitoes from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Biology Dept., Faculty of Science, Dammam University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
6. External advisor, PhD thesis (Awarded, Aug., 2016)(by Enas H. Ghallab, Egypt). Title: Molecular and computational characterization of resistance genes of Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes. Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt with joint supervision of Prof. Harry M. Savage (Arbovirus Disease Branch, CDC, Fort Collins, CO., USA).
7. External advisor, PhD thesis (Awarded, Dec., 2016)(by Mona G. Shaalan, Egypt). Title: Characterization and sequence analysis of vitellogenin gene in the mosquito Culex pipiens L. Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
8. MSc. Thesis: Bioinformatics and Molecular Phylogenetics of Myiasis-Producing Diptera, (June, 2019- June, 2023) by Sherif H. A. Farghaly, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University.
9. MSc. Thesis: Bioinformatics and Molecular Surveillance of Certain Species of Mosquitoes (Family: Culicidae) in Some Regions in Egypt by Ehab S. M. Ibrahim (Nov., 2022-present), Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University.
 Publications: 52 Published or In-Press
a. Molecular biology, functional genomics, bioinformatics, phylogenetics and population genetics (vectors and parasites): (18)
1. Dessens JT, Mendoza J, Claudianos C, Vinetz JM, Khater E, Hassard S, Ranawaka GR, Sinden RE. (2001). Knockout of the Rodent Malaria Parasite Chitinase PbCHT1 Reduces Infectivity to Mosquitoes. Infection and Immunity, 69(6):4041-47.
2. Dessens JT, Siden-Kiamos I, Mendoza J, Mahairaki V, Khater E, Vlachou D, Xu XJ, Kafatos FC, Louis C, Dimopoulos G, Sinden RE. (2003). SOAP, a novel malaria ookinete protein involved in mosquito midgut invasion and oocyst development. Molecular Microbiology, 49(2):319–329.
3. Khater, E I, Sinden, RE and Dessens, JT (2004). A malaria membrane skeletal protein is essential for normal morphogenesis, motility and infectivity of sporozoites. The Journal of Cell Biology, 167(3):425-432.
4. Annie Z. Tremp, Emad I. Khater, Johannes T. Dessens (2008). IMC1b is a membrane skeleton protein involved in cell shape, strength, motility and infectivity of malaria ookinetes. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283(41): 27604–27611.
5. Noha M. Abdel-Badei, Emad I.M. Khater*, Susan Daba, Magdi G. Shehata (2012). Morphometrics and protein profiles of the salivary glands of Phlebotomus papatasi and Phlebotomus langeroni sand flies. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 106: 235-242. (*Corresponding Author).
6. Emad I. Khater*, Yasser M. Abdel-Latif, Mona G. Mahmoud, Enas H. Ghallab, Magdi G. Shehata (2014). Development of a Local Entomological Database for Education and Research using Simulation (Virtual) Methods. (IJACSA) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 5(3):127-132. (*Corresponding Author).
7. Gloria-Soria A, Ayala D, Bheecarry A, Calderon-Arguedas O, Chadee DD, Chiappero M, Coetzee M, Bin Elahee K, Fernandez-Salas I, Kamal HA, Kamgang B, Khater EI, et al., Powell JR. (2016). Global Genetic Diversity of Aedes aegypti. Molecular Ecology, 25: 5377–5395. doi: 10.1111/mec.13866.
8. E.I.M. Khater*, F. Baig, A. Saleh, H. Kamal (2016). Aedes aegypti mosquito vector of dengue in the Arabian Peninsula: Ecology, phylogenetics and control Abstract no. 20.196, International Journal of Infectious Diseases 53S: 155–1156 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2016.11.380). (*Corresponding Author).
9. Fallatah, S. A., Ghallab, E. H. and Khater, E. I. * (2019). Phylogenetic diversity and DNA barcoding of the camel tick Hyalomma dromedarii (Acari: Ixodidae) of the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia. Tropical Biomedicine, 36(2): 1–12. (*Corresponding Author).

10. K Munawar, A Saleh, M Afzal, M Qasim, KA Khan, MI Zafar, EI Khater (2020). Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of anopheline (Anophelinae: Culicidae) mosquitoes of the Oriental and Afrotropical Zoogeographic zones in Saudi Arabia. Accepted, Acta Tropica, 207: 105494.

11. Y Fang, E Tambo, JB Xue, Y Zhang, XN Zhou, EIM Khater (2021). Detection of DENV-2 and insect-specific flaviviruses in mosquitoes collected from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 11: 52.

12. Fang Y, Tambo E, Xue JB, Zhang Y, Zhou XN, Khater EIM (2021). Molecular Analysis of Targeted Insecticide Resistance Gene Mutations in Field-Caught Mosquitos of Medical Importance from Saudi Arabia. Journal of Medical Entomology, 58(4): 1839-1848.
13. Emad I. M. Khater*, Farrukh Baig, Hany A. Kamal, Jeff. R. Powell, Amgad A. Saleh (2021). Molecular Phylogenetics and Population Genetics of the Dengue Vector Aedes aegypti from the Arabian Peninsula. Journal of Medical Entomology, November 2021, 58(6): 2161–2176 (*Corresponding Author). (Published Online, 27 July, 2021).
14. Mona G. Shaalan, Sherif Hamed, Mohamed A. Kenawy, Emad I. Khater, Enas H. Ghallab. (2024) Molecular characterization of the camel nasal botfly, Cephalopina titillator (Diptera: Oestridae). Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences (BJBAS). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43088-024-00462-4.
15. Mona G. Shaalan, Emad I. Khater, Yasser M. Abd El-Latif, Magdi G. Shehata, Shaimaa M. Farag, Enas H. Ghallab. A Highly Efficient Computational Strategy for Unraveling MicroRNA Profiles in the Aquatic Larvae of the Mosquito Disease Vector Culex quinquefasciatus. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries. (in-press).
16. Chen, S.; Fang, Y.; Fujita, R.; Khater, E.I.M.; Li, Y.; Wang, W.; Qian, P.; Huang, L.; Guo, Z.; Zhang, Y.; et al. (2024). An Exploration of the Viral Coverage of Mosquito Viromes Using Meta-Viromic Sequencing: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Microorganisms, 12: 1899.
17. Rashed, S.S., Khater, E.I.M., Badawy, R.M., Abdalla H. Radwan Eman, E. Zaher (2025). Molecular and morphological characterization of Chrysomya bezziana (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Egypt. Beni-Suef Univ J Basic Appl Sci 14: 71.
18. Haba, Y., PipPop Consortium, Korlević, P., McAlister, E., Lawniczak, M. K. N., Schumer, M., Rose, N. H., McBride, C. S., Aardema, M. L.,…, Khater EIM, et al., (2025). Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito. Science (New York, N.Y.), 390(6771), eady4515. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ady4515.
b. Ecology and Insecticide Susceptibility and Control (Disease vectors): (17)
19. Fahmy, A R, Khater, E I, El-Sawaf, B, Shehata, M G (1996). Insecticide susceptibility status of field populations of sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, WHO/Leish/96.38, TDR/WHO, the World Health Organization, Geneva.
20. Sahar A.B. Fallatah and Emad I.M. Khater* (2010). Potential of Medicinal Plants in Mosquito Control. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 40(1): 1–26. (*Corresponding Author).
21. Hany A. Kamal and Emad I. M. Khater (2010). The biological effects of the insect growth regulators pyriproxyfen and dudim against on the mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.). Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 40(3): 581-590.
22. Emad I. Khater*, Mohamed M. Sowilem, Mohamed F. Sallam, Azzam M. Alahmed (2013). Ecology and habitat characterization of mosquitoes in Saudi Arabia. Tropical Biomedicine 30(3): 1–19. (*Corresponding Author).
23. Mohamed M. Sowilem, Hany A. Kamal and Emad I. Khater* (2013). Life table characteristics of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from Saudi Arabia. Tropical Biomedicine 30(2): 301–314. (*Corresponding Author).
24. Hany A. Kamal and Emad I. M. Khater (2013). Potency and persistence of the bacterial mosquitocide Bacillus sphaericus against culicine mosquitoes under field conditions. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 43(1): 115–124.
25. Muhammad Mohsin, Samina Iqbal Naz, Imtinan Akram Khan, Aliya Jabeen, Hazrat Bilal, Rizwan Ahmad, Yonus Alshamrani, Emad IM Khater and Ernest Tambo (2016). Susceptibility status of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus against insecticides at eastern Punjab, Pakistan. International Journal of Mosquito Research 2016; 3(5): 41-46.
26. Imrana Noreen, Imtinan Akram Khan, Emad Khater, Muhammad Naeem, Ahmad Mohammad Allam, Rizwan Ahmed, Muhammad Mohsin, Soaib Ali Hassan, Doaa E. Soliman (2017). Field Evaluation of Lethal Ovitraps for the Control of Dengue Vectors in Islamabad, Pakistan. International Journal of Ecotoxicology and Ecobiology, 2(1): 16-25, doi: 10.11648/j.ijee.20170201.13.
27. M Alikhan, K Al-Ghamdi, FS Al-Zahrani, EI Khater, AM Allam (2018). Prevalence and Salient Morphological Features of Myiasis Causing Dipteran Flies in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia, 15(1): 101-109.
28. Shi, Chao; Zhu, Ding; Khater, Emad; Dixon, Daniel; Xue, Rui-De (2019). Diel activity patterns of adult female mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) determined by a novel rotated trap in Northeastern Florida, USA. Journal of Vector Ecology, 44(1): 1-5.
29. Emad Khater, Ding Zhu, and Rui-de Xue (2019). Semi-field evaluation of modified 00ZZZero traps with sticky paper to increase the collection and control efficacy of gravid Aedes aegypti. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 35(2): 137-139.
30. Ding Zhu, Emad Khater, Shi Chao, Daniel Dixon, Christopher S. Bibbs, and Rui-De Xue (2019). Modifying the autocidal gravid ovitrap (AGO) with a powered suction fan and additional lures to increase the collections of released Aedes aegypti and a natural population of Ae. albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Vector Ecology, 44(2): 1-5.
31. Vindya S. Aryaprema, Edward Zeszutko, Courtney Cunningham, Emad I. M. Khater, Rui-de Xue (2020). Efficacy of Commercial Attractive Toxic Sugar Bait Station (ATSB) against Aedes albopictus. Journal of the Florida Mosquito Control Association, 67: 80-83.
32. Emad I. M. Khater, Ding Zhu, Christopher S. Bibbs, and Rui-De Xue (2021). Insecticide efficacy of spatial repellent compound-metofluthrin against susceptible and resistant strains of Aedes aegypti. Journal of the Florida Mosquito Control Association, 68: 83-88.
33. Dena Autry, Daniel Dion, Christopher S. Bibbs, Emad I. M. Khater, and Rui-De Xue (2021). Field Comparison of Autocidal Gravid Ovitraps and In2Care Traps against Aedes aegypti and in Downtown Saint Augustine, Northeastern Florida, USA. Journal of the Florida Mosquito Control Association, 68: 89-93.
34. Emad Khater (2021). Insect vector ecology and control in Egypt: History, Current Status, Challenges and Future Perspectives, A Short Report. The Society for Vector Ecology (SOVE) Newsletter 53 (1), March 2021, p: 7-8.
35. Emad I. M. Khater, Dena Autry, Marcia K. Gaines, and Rui-De Xue (2022). Field Evaluation of Autocidal Gravid Ovitraps and In2Care traps against Aedes Mosquitoes in Saint Augustine, Northeastern Florida. Journal of the Florida Mosquito Control Association, 69: 48-54.
36. Sherif Hamed; Mona G. Shaalan; Emad I. Khater; Mohamed A. Kenawy; Enas H. Ghallab (2022). Prevalence and Morphological Characterization of the Camel Nasal Botfly, Cephalopina titillator (Diptera: Oestridae) Collected from Abattoirs in Egypt. Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, E. Medical Entomology & Parasitology, Article 10, Volume 14, Issue 2, December 2022, Page 87-107.
c. Public Health and Epidemiology of Vector-Borne Diseases: (15)
37. Ernest Tambo, Tamiru Oljira, Olalubi A. Oluwasogo, Emad I. M. Khater and Zhou Xiao-Nong (2015). Averting MERS-CoV Emerging Threat and Epidemics: The Importance of Community Alertness and Preparedness Policies and Programs, Journal of Prevention & Infection Control, 1(1): 2-6.
38. Tambo E, Khater EI, Chen JH, Bergquist R, Zhou XN (2015). Nobel prize for the artemisinin and ivermectin discoveries: a great boost towards elimination of the global infectious diseases of poverty. Infect Dis Poverty, Dec 28; 4:58.
39. Tambo E, Khayeka-Wandabwa C, Kamal HA and Khater EIM (2016). Boosting Preparedness and Emergency Response Systems Capacity against Zika and Other Emerging Outbreaks in Low Resource and Vulnerable Settings, Austin J. Infect. Dis.; 3(1): 1018.
40. Tambo E, Chen JH, Zhou XN, Khater EI (2016). Outwitting dengue threat and epidemics resurgence in Asia-Pacific countries: strengthening integrated dengue surveillance, monitoring and response systems. Infect Dis Poverty, 27; 5(1):56.
41. Tambo E, Chuisseu PD, Ngogang JY, Khater EI (2016). Deciphering emerging Zika and dengue viral epidemics: Implications for global maternal-child health burden. J. Infect Public Health, 9(3):240-50.
42. Ernest Tambo, Christopher Khayeka-Wandabwa, Oluwasogo A Olalubi, Jeanne Y Ngogang and Emad IM Khater (2016). Strengthening Integrated Zika Virus Epidemics Prevention and Aedes Mosquito Management and Containment Programs Innovations in Africa. J Mol Pathol Epidemiol, 2016, Vol.1(5):1-4.
43. Ernest Tambo, Ghislaine Madjou, Christopher Khayeka-Wandabwa, Oluwasogo A Olalubi, Chryseis F Chengho, Emad IM Khater (2017). Ethical, legal and societal considerations on Zika virus epidemics complications in scaling-up prevention and control strategies. Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 12 (1): 3.
44. Ernest Tambo*, Ahmed M. Fouad, Emad I.M. Khater* (2017). Strengthening community emergency preparedness and response in threats and epidemics/disasters prevention and management in Saudi Arabia, International Journal of Emergency Management, 13 (3): 288-303. (*Corresponding Author).
45. Ernest Tambo, Christopher Khayeka-Wandabwa, Olalubi A. Oluwasogo, Ahmed A. Adedeji, Jeanne Y. Ngogang, Emad IM Khater (2017). Addressing knowledge gaps in molecular, sero-surveillance and monitoring approaches on Zika epidemics and other arbovirus co-infections: a structured review. J. Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2(Issue 2), May 2017, Pages: 50–60 (Available online 3 February 2017), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parepi.2017.01.001
46. Ernest Tambo* and Emad I.M. Khater* (2017). Public health laboratories surveillance capabilities in guiding evidence-based preparedness and response programs and strategies against Aedes-vectors and pathogens threats and epidemics, Journal of MPE Molecular Pathological Epidemiology (accepted). (*Corresponding Author).
47. Ernest Tambo*, Adama Kazienga and Emad IM Khater* (2017). Towards integrated dengue surveillance and early warning systems and indicators for evidence programs and resources allocation in Saudi Arabia, Abstract No.: 42, Proceedings of the 2nd International Saudi Health Informatics Conference (ISHIC 2017). (*Corresponding Author).
48. Tambo E., El-Desoky A., Khater E. I. (2019). Innovative preventive and resilience approaches against Aedes-linked vector-borne arboviral diseases threat and epidemics burden in Saudi Arabia, Oman Medical Journal, July Issue, 43(5), pp: 308-313.
49. E Tambo, A Kazienga, E I M Khater, CF Chengho, M Talla (2019). Trade-Off Between Health Informatics Access and Dissemination and Zika/Ebola Epidemics' Ethical, Social, and Medical Issues. The Journal of Hospital Ethics 6 (1): 97-98.
50. E Tambo, AG El-Dessouky, E.I.M. Khater, Z Xianonng (2020). Enhanced surveillance and response approaches for pilgrims and local Saudi populations against emerging Nipah, Zika and Ebola viral diseases outbreaks threats. Journal of Infection and Public Health, 13(5): 674-678.
51. Yuan Fang, Emad I. M. Khater, Jing-Bo Xue, Enas H. S. Ghallab, Yuan-Yuan Li, Tian-Ge Jiang and Shi-Zhu Li (2022). Epidemiology of Mosquito-Borne Viruses in Egypt: A Systematic Review, Viruses, 14(7), 1577; doi:10.3390/v14071577. Published 20 July 2022. IF 5.818. JCR category rank: Q2: Virology.
d. Miscellaneous publications: Bioethics: (2)
52. Magdi G. Shehata, Alaa M. Abu-Zeid, Emad I. M. Khater, Hanan H. El-Guindy and Mohammed G. Shams (2007). Research Ethics Committee (REC), Policies and Procedures for Establishment of a University Research Ethics Committee". Ain Shams University Science Bulletin, vol. 45:135-149. In English with Arabic-version (see below).
53. مجدى ج. شحاته، علاء م. ابو زيد، عماد ا. خاطر، حنان ه. الجندى و محمد ج. شمس (2007). لجنة اخلاقيات البحوث، السياسات والخطوات لتاسيس لجنة اخلاقيات البحوث بالجامعة. نشرة العلوم لجامعة عين شمس، مجلد 45: 135-149. باللغة العربية.
f. Translations:
Translated from English into Arabic the comic entitled: “Malaria: The Battle against a Microscopic Killer© EVIMalaR, Jamie Hall and Edward Ross, 2012. Published by the European Commission FP7 Network of Excellence Programme. http://www.malariacomic.com/component/option,com_comicstrip/Itemid,196/task,comicchapters/view,comicchapters/

 Research Grants:
1. Principal Investigator (PI) and Scientific Leader:
Project #China-9247: “Genomic surveillance, and modelling of the environmental and socio-economic determinants of emerging mosquito-borne infectious disease epidemics in Egypt. Reference Protocol: ASRT/NSFC 2022-2024, Academy for Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt- National Natural Science Foundation of China. In collaboration with China-NIPD-CDC, Shanghai, China. March 2022-March 2025.
2. Principal Investigator (PI) and Scientific Leader:
Project #11-BIO1483-02: “Molecular Genetics and Population Dynamics of Aedes aegypti Mosquito Vector of Arboviral Diseases" and funded by the Saudi Strategic National Plan for Science and Technology, Advanced and Strategic Programme, King Saud University, Riyadh, started December, 2012 for 24+6 months (SR 1.86 m).
3. Principal Investigator (PI) and Scientific Leader:
Project #09-BIO898-02: "Molecular Characterization of TOR Signaling Pathway in Development of Mosquito Vectors of Infectious Diseases" and funded by the Saudi Strategic National Plan for Science and Technology, Advanced and Strategic Programme, King Saud University, Riyadh, started January, 2011 for 24+9 months (ended October, 2013) (SR 1.8 m).
4. Co- Investigator:
KACST project no (358.11 ت-ك-): Spatial distribution and seasonal dynamics of important insects causing myiasis in livestock in the Southern Region of Saudi Arabia with emphasis on molecular identification of the old world screwworm, Chrysomya bezziana Villeneuve (Diptera: Calliphoridae), started October, 2012.
5. Co- Investigator and Scientific Leader:
Project: "Molecular Characterization of the Mosquito Anopheles arabiensis, a Malaria Vector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia", 16 months, from October, 2009, funded by the Center for Excellence in Biotechnology Research (CEBR), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (SR 100,000).
6. Co- Investigator and Scientific Leader:
Project: "Survey of Mosquito Malaria Vectors in Makkah Al-Mokarrama Region", 1 year, from October, 2009, funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (SR 50,000).
7. Co- Investigator:
Project: "Molecular Characterization of Culex mosquitoes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”, Grant # 2012013, Department Biological Sciences, College of Science for Girls, University of Dammam, April 2012-April 2014.
 Professional Scientific Societies and Committees Memberships:
1. The Entomological Society of America, June, 2021-present
2. VectorBite network (2018-present): https://vectorbite.org/about-rcn/
3. The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID), MA, USA, 2016-present.
4. The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) (Member ID: 47658), IL, USA, 2014-present.
5. The American Committee on Arthropod-Borne Viruses (ACAV), ASTMH, USA, 2014-present.
6. The British Society for Parasitology (BSP), UK, 2003-present.
7. The Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, 2013-present.
8. The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH), London, UK, 1998-2004.
9. The Entomological Society of Egypt, 1991-present.
10. The Egyptian Society for Biological Control of Pests, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, 2003-present.
11. The Saudi Society for Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, 2011-present.
12. Founding member and former Treasurer of the Scientific Society for Development and Research Ethics (SciDRE), Cairo, Egypt, 2007-2014.
 Referee of Journal Articles and Research Grants:
1. Frontiers Publisher: Topic Editor of “Emerging mosquito-borne diseases and novel biocontrol strategies, in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Guest Associate Editor in Virus and Host, Guest Associate Editor in Disease Prevention and Control Policy Review Editor in Vectors.
2. Reviewer to many international journals, PLoS One, PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Insects, BMC Ecology, Acta Tropica, J. Medical Entomology, the Lancet infectious Diseases, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, Infectious Diseases of Poverty, the Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences.
3. Reviewed TWO research proposal for funding, the King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Ryiadh (#ART-35-48).
 Teaching:
a. Disciplines:
The main emphasis is on insects and vector borne-pathogens (malaria and arboviruses).
1. Medical and Veterinary Entomology
2. Ecology and Control of Insect Vectors of Diseases
3. Molecular Entomology
4. Molecular and Cellular Parasitology
5. Molecular and Cell Biology
6. Introduction to Bioinformatics and Genomics
7. Introduction to Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology
8. Conservation Biology
9. Introduction to Good Laboratory Practice (Bioethics, Biosafety)
 Research Interests:
1. Ecology and control of insect vectors of diseases (mosquitoes & sand flies).
2. Molecular identification and phylogenetics of insect vectors of diseases (mosquitoes).
1. Molecular phylogenetics and population genomics of insect vectors of diseases (mosquitoes).
2. Functional Genomics: The molecular basis regulating mosquito lifespan and fecundity.
3. Molecular and cellular biology of vector-parasite interactions (mosquito-malaria parasites).
4. Bioinformatics: microRNAs prediction & development of an entomologic DB for teaching.
5. Bioethics. Study the ethical, legal, social and (religious) implications (ELSIs) for the application of genomics and bioinformatics, especially the genetic modification of mosquitoes to control diseases as malaria.
 Research Skills:
Good practical knowledge of a broad range of basic and advanced molecular, cellular biology, genomics, bioinformatics, parasitological, and entomological techniques, including:
1. Gene silencing and dsRNA-interference (dsRNAi).
2. PCR, real-time PCR, gene cloning and gene knock out.
3. Light, immuno-fluorescence and immuno-transmission electron microscopy.
4. Bioinformatics analytical methods of gene and protein sequences, major genomic data bases.
5. Susceptibility bioassays of disease vectors (mosquitoes and sand flies) to insecticides and detection of insecticide resistance genes using molecular (PCR) methods.
6. Photo-editing programmes like Adobe Photoshop, ImageReady and Paint.
 Scholarships and Awards:
a. Scholarships:
1. A scholarship for the award of PhD degree from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, through the Merit Scholarship Programme in High Technology, 1999-2004. The PhD degree and DIC were obtained from Imperial College London, the United Kingdom.
b. Awards and Prizes:
1. A Certificate of Appreciation for top graduate students of Ain Shams University, Egypt, August, 1991.
2. A Certificate of Appreciation for top graduate students of the Faculties of Science of Egypt, Jan., 1992.
3. Ain Shams University Prize for excellent internationally-published research papers, 2008/2009.
4. A Certificate of Appreciation for departmental training efforts in Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics, from the Plant Protection Department, College of Food & Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, 2009.
5. A Certificate of Appreciation for members of QAA Committee, Plant Protection Department, College of Food & Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, 2010-2012.
 Academic and Professional Activities: National and International
a. Invited Lectures (Speaker): 16
b. Academic research and training visits: 6
c. Training Workshops (Organizer and Trainer): 6
d. Conferences and Meetings (Oral Presentations and Posters): 14
f. Conferences and Meetings (Attendee and Participant): 12
g. Conferences and Meetings (Webinars and Online/Virtual): 24
h. Professional Training (Trainee): Malaria, Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics: 9
i. Biosafety and Bioethics Training: 6
k. Faculty Leadership Development Programme (FLDP) Training (Ain Shams University): 9
l. Faculty Leadership Development Programme (FLDP) Training (King Saud University): 14
 General Skills:
1. Very good working professional and academic English language: writing, speaking, reading, and listening.
2. Some knowledge of Italian and French.
3. Very good computer skills: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe Photoshop.
4. Good skills in writing research proposals for international funding and establish good links with internationally-recognized scientists.