Events

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia's oral presentation in the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) online webinar

Hosted by the ASM Egypt Young Ambassador

(August 2021)

Saving lives and antimicrobials: Point-of-Care (POC)microbial diagnostics current situation and future perspectives

Mai Amer's Ph.D. Defense Seminar

(August 2021)

A study on the Potential Inhibitor Activity of The Virulence Factor(s) by Microbial Indole and its Derivatives Produced by Soil Microorganisms

(Panel from right to left) Dr. Reham Wasfi, Ph.D., Dr. Amal Emad, Ph.D., Dr. Mohamed Abdelhalim, Ph.D., Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D. Walid Fisal, Ph.D.

Dina Ossama's Ph.D. Defense Seminar

(July 2021)

Molecular characterization of carbapenemases in lactose fermenters Enterobacteriaceae isolates from cancer patients in Egypt

(from right to left): Dr. Hadir ElMhahalwy, Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., Dr. Abdelgawad Hashem, Ph.D., Dr. Amro Hanora, Ph.D., Dr. Mona T. Khashef, Ph.D.

Celebrating Ten years of research of the Group in Egypt

(March 2021)

Thanks to those who put together this celebration and bringing us this nice huge cake; from right to left: Dr. Mariam Hassan, Dr. Sally Atef, Dr. Yosra Nagy, Dr. Hanzada Nour Eldin, Walaa Gamal, Dr. Noha Elhosseiny besides those who are not in the photo Raghada Elkilany, Norhan Hazem, Shahira Abdelsalam, and Ethar Amin

Sally Atef's Ph.D. Defense Seminar

(March 2021)

A novel kit for rapid and low-cost detection of Staphylococcus aureus causing neonatal sepsis "

(Panel from right to left): Dr. Mahmoud Abdelmegeed, Ph.D, Dr. Omenya Helmy, Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D, Dr. Mohamed Abdelhalim, Ph.D.

Dina Mostafa's Masters Defense Seminar

(Febraury 2021)

Preliminary investigation of Staphylococcus epidermidis exo-proteome in quest for diagnostic targets"

(Panel from right to left): Dr. Reham Samir, Ph.D, Dr. Moselhy Moselhy, Ph.D., Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., and Dr. Omenya Helmy

Noha Elhosseiny's oral presentation in the AcinetoVibes2020 virtual symposium

Online

(May 2020)

Gamma-glutamyl transferase is a novel virulence factor of Acinetobacter baumannii that induces alveolar wall destruction and renal damage in systemic pathology

Hanzada Noureldin's Ph.D. Defense Seminar

(June 2020)

Optimization of Lysostaphin Production and Purification and its Applications to Circumvent Staphylococcal Infections

(Panel from right to left) Mahmoud Y. Abdelmgid, Ph.D., Dr. Amal Emad, Ph.D., Dr. Manal M. Maher, Ph.D., and Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D.,

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia's oral presentation and co-chairing a session in the Newgiza University Biologics and Biosimilars Symposium

Giza, Egypt

(March 2020)

Industry – academia collaboration for Trastuzumab characterization Biological Assessment

Noha Elhosseiny's oral presentation in the Newgiza University Biologics and Biosimilars Symposium

Giza, Egypt

(March 2020)

Saving young lives: Immunogold strips for rapid and low-cost diagnosis of neonatal sepsis

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia attending the Newton-Mosharafa Fund Science & Research Impact Event

Cairo, Egypt

(January 2020)

honoring the program alumni, and running project in collaboration with the University of the West of Scotland via the Newton fund Institutional Link UK-EGYPT

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia attending the 7th Arab American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium

Cairo, Egypt

(November 2019)

As an invited speaker and a panelist in the Infectious Diseases session

Employing cutting-edge technologies to fight the erosion of our antimicrobial arsenal

Miran El-far's Ph.D. Defense Seminar

(November 2019)

Tracing the clonal relationships and the detection of a newly identified virulence factor among Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from Egypt

(Panel from right to left) Dr. Hadeer A. El Mahalawy , Ph.D. Dr. Mona T. Khashef, Ph.D., Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D. Dr. Mohamed El-Mabrouk, Ph.D.

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia attending the 2019 Advancing Healthcare Innovation in Africa Symposium

(AHIA 2019)

Johannesburg, South Africa

(July 2019)

Nominated by:

Emory University, Georgia, USA

Dr. Ahmed Sherif Attia oral presentation in the National Committee for Microbiological Sciences workshop Antimicrobial Resistance threat: Time to act

Cairo, Egypt

(March 2019)

"Non-conventional approaches to overcome the erosion of our antimicrobial arsenal ”

Dr. Ahmed Sherif Attia oral presentation in the 6th International Conference for Tropical and Infectious Diseases

Barcelona, Spain

(January 2019)

" Development of a novel rapid assay for the detection of Enterobacter cloacae using conjugated gold nano-particles”

Hanzada Noureldin's oral presentation in the 5th FUE International Conference of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Cairo, Egypt

(January 2019)

"Optimization of the Production and Purification of Both Native and Recombinant Anti-staphylococcal Lysostaphin "

Dina Mostafa’s poster presentation in the 5th FUE International Conference of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Cairo, Egypt

(January 2019)

"Preliminary Investigation of the Staphylococcus epidermidis Exo-proteome in Quest for Diagnostic Targets"

Ethar Amin's Masters Defense Seminar

(September 2018)

“Studying the relation between the peptide chain release factor methyltransferase PrmC and the pathogenicity of Acinetobacter baumannii ”

(Panel from right to left): Dr. Aymen S. Yassin, Ph.D., Ramy Karam Aziz, Ph.D., Dr. Abdelgawad Hashem, Ph.D., Dr. Khaled Abou Shanab, Ph.D.Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., D

Mai Allam's Masters Defense Seminar

(July 2018)

“Studying the effect of microbial infections on the molecular actions of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies on certain tissue culture cell lines”

(Panel from right to left) Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., Dr. Mohamed Elmabrouk, Ph.D., Dr. Walid Elkhatib, Ph.D., Dr. Manal M. Maher, Ph.D., Dr. Aymen S. Yassin, Ph.D., Dr. Nahla Shehata, Ph.D.

Raghda Kilany's Poster in the German University in Cairo International Conference

Cairo, Egypt

(March 2018)

“A study to evaluate a cell wall surface anchor family protein [SLUG_02990; SlsF] of Staphylococcus lugdunensis as a vaccine candidate.”

Doaa Abdelrady's Masters Defense Seminar

(Febrauy 2018)

“Comparison of glycosylated and non-glycosylated granulocyte colony-stimulating factors as host defense improving agents during infection”

(Panel from right to left): Dr. Mohamed Sayed Rashed, Ph.D., Dr. Ahmed Sherif Attia, Ph.D., Dr. Mohamed Abdelhlim Ramadan, Ph.D., Dr. Moselhy Moselhy, Ph.D.

Norhan Mahdely's Masters Defense Seminar

(January, 2018)

“Screening and evaluation of chemically synthesized anti-virulence compounds as non-conventional Antimicrobial Agents against Staphylococcus aureus”

(Panel from right to left) Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., Dr. Manal M. Maher, Ph.D., Dr. Fathyia M. Eldsouky, Ph.D., Dr. Khaled Abou Shanab, Ph.D.

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia's oral presentation in the in the Al-Azhar 5th International Conference of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Industries.

Hurghada, Egypt

(Septmber 2017)

Innovative approaches for combating bacterial infections

Yosra Nagy's Ph.D. Defense Seminar

(July 2017)

Characterization of Moraxella catarrhalis ABC transporter (s) with potential regulatory repeat elements

(Panel from right to left) Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D. Dr. Aymen S. Yassin, Ph.D., Dr. Manal M. Maher, Ph.D. Dr. Mahmoud Abdelmegid Yassin, Ph.D., Dr. Yasser Elmohamedy Ragab, Ph.D.

Ahmed Kamel's Masters Defense Seminar

(May 2017)

“Impact of vitamin D deficiency and CYP27B1 SNP on therapeutic response to PEG/INF-RBV in Egyptian patients with chronic Hepatitis C” ”

(From right to left): Dr. Osama Badary, Ph.D., Dr. Nermin A. Sabry, Ph.D., Ahmed Kamel, MSc., Dr. Samer Farghaly, Ph.D., Maissa Raziky, PhD

Doaa Abdelrady’s poster presentation in the 8th International Scientific Conference of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

(April 2017)

"Comparison of glycosylated vs. non-glycosylated granulocyte colony stimulating factors (G-CSF) as host defense improving agents during infection"

Mai Allam’s poster presentation in the 4th FUE International Conference of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Cairo, Egypt

(Febraury 2017)

Studying the effect of microbial infections on the molecular actions of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies on tissue culture cell lines

Noha Elhosseiny's Ph.D. Defense Seminar

(November 2016)

“Characterization of the type II secretion system T2SS in Acinetobacter baumannii and its potential role in virulence”

(Panel from right to left): Dr. Aymen Samir Yassin, Ph.D., Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., Dr. Mahmoud Abdelmegid Yassin, Ph.D., Dr. Magdy Aly Amin, Ph.D., Dr. Ossaman El-Tayeb

Gehad Yassin's oral presentation in the Middle East Molecular Biology Source Annual Congress

Doha, Qatar

(November 2016)

“Immunoinformatics identifies a lactoferrin binding protein A peptide as a promising vaccine with a global protective prospective against Moraxella catarrhalis”

Nashwa Ezz-el-arab's Ph.D. Defense Seminar

(November 2016)

“Investigation of the relation between colistin resistance and the expression of Acinetobacter baumannii virulence factors”

(From right to left): Dr. Samia Abdo Girgis, Ph.D., Dr. Amani Elkholy, Ph.D. Dr. Eman Abd-elrahman, Ph.D. Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., Nashwa Ezz-el-arab, Ph.D.

Noha Elhosseiny's oral presentation in the 2nd Annual Fulbright Alumni Conference

Cairo, Egypt

(October 2016)

The secret of what it secretes;

analysis of the T2SS-dependent secretome of

Acinetobacter baumannii

Mostafa Nawwar's Masters Defense Seminar

(August 2016)

“In silico and in vivo analyses of Acinetobacter baumannii outer membrane proteins in a quest for a good vaccine candidate”

(From right to left): Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., Dr. Manal Maher, Ph.D., Dr. Mohamed Toema, Ph.D., Dr. Ahmed Abdelaziz, Ph.D., Mostafa Nawar MSc.

Shaimaa Mansour's Masters Defense Seminar

(August 2016)

“Assessment of Bacterial Virulence in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media”

(Panel from right to left): Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., Dr. Tarek Elbanna, Ph.D., Dr. Alaa Shawky, Ph.D., Dr. Yasser Elmohamedy Ragab, Ph.D.

Marwa Hennawy's Masters Defense Seminar

(June 2016)

“The Effect of a1-antitrypsin Deficiency and Bacterial Loads on the Efficacy of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Pharmacotherapy in Egyptian Patients”

(Panel from right to left): Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., Dr. Hosny Eliwa, Ph.D., Dr. Samer Farghaly, Ph.D., Dr. Nermin A. Sabry, Ph.D.

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia's oral presentation in the 7th International Scientific Conference of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

(April 2016)

Looking outside the box to find novel antimicrobials that can survive longer in the market

Ethar Amin’s poster presentation in the 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Amsterdam, Netherlands

(April 2016)

Studying the role of the peptide chain release factor methyltransferase “PrmC” in the pathogenicity of Acinetobacter baumannii

Gehad Yassin's Masters Defense Seminar

(January 2016)

“Design and testing of a novel peptide vaccine against the mucosal pathogen Moraxella catarrhalis”

(Panel from right to left): Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., Dr. Mahmoud Y. Abdelmgid, Ph.D., Dr. Magdy A. Amin, Ph.D., Dr. Fathyia M. Eldsouky, Ph.D.

Shahira Elbanna's oral presentation and poster in the Microbial stress: from molecules to systems

Sitges, Spain

(November 2015)

Effect of pH Shift on the Regulation and Expression of Some Virulence Factors in the Opportunistic Pathogen S. epidermidis

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia’s poster presentation in the 2nd Re-entering Antibacterial Drug Development Summit

Boston, USA

(November 2015)

Development of a Novel System to Produce and Purify Lysostaphin and Its Use as an Economic Tool for Fighting Staphylococcal Infections

MennatAllah Gowayed's Ph.D. Defense Seminar

(November 2015)

“Comparative study of the anti-inflammatory effect of galantamine and leflunomide with emphasis on the potential mechanism(s) of action of galantamine in experimental adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats”

(Panel from right to left): Dr. Dalal Mostafa, Ph.D., Dr. Nabila Elmaraghy , Ph.D., Dr. Hanan Elabher, Ph.D., Dr. Christoph Baerwald, Ph.D., Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D.

MennatAllah Ismail's Ph.D. Defense Seminar

(October 2015)

“Potential Antidiabetic Effect of a Known-Centrally Acting Drug Compared to a Novel Antidiabetic Agent”

(Panel from right to left): Dr. Maher A. Kamel, Ph.D., Dr. Mahmoud El-Mas, Ph.D., Dr. Hanan Elabher, Ph.D. Dr. Amina Salem, Ph.D. , Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D.

Ola Sheirf's Masters Defense Seminar

(October 2015)

“Characterization of postoperative enteric Gram-negative infections following open-heart surgeries”

(Panel from right to left): Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., Dr. Aymen S. Yassin, Ph.D., Dr. Amro Hanoura, Ph.D., Dr. Ossama M. Eltayeb, Ph.D.

Ali Chockry's Masters Defense Seminar

(September 2015)

“Potential neuroproetctive effect of gangliosides in global cerebral ischemia-reperfusion in rats”

(Panel from right to left): Dr. Samira Saleh, Ph.D., Dr. Hanan Elabher, Ph.D., Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., Dr. Ebthal Eldemerdash, Ph.D.

Magdy Awny's Ph.D. Defense Seminar

(September 2015)

“Study of the Possible Effects of Mangiferin and Angiotensin-II Receptor Blocker (ARB) In Ischaemia/Reperfusion Induced Gastric Ulcer In Rats: The Involvement Of A peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor”

(Panel from right to left): Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., Dr. Amani Elbrairi , Ph.D., Dr. Hanan Elabher, Ph.D., Dr. Dalal Mostafa, Ph.D.

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia's oral presentation in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology Conference Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

(May 2015)

Chasing the enemy at the battlefield and behind the front lines

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia's oral presentation in the 6th International Scientific Conference of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

(April 2015)

Combined effect of host genetic polymorphisms and HCV infection on the therapeutic outcome of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Gehad Mohsen’s poster presentation in the 6th International Scientific Conference of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

(April 2015)

Reverse vaccinology identifies a novel effective peptide vaccine against the mucosal pathogen Moraxella catarrhalis

Sally Atef's Masters Defense Seminar

(March 2015)

“A study of the role of interaction between Moraxella catarrhalis surface antigens and the specific host antibody response on the occurrence of otitis media”

(Panel from right to left): Dr. Tarek S. Elbana, Ph.D., Dr. Salwa A. Megahed, Ph.D., Dr. Aisha A. Salama, Ph.D., Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D.

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia's oral presentation in the 3rd FUE International Conference of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Cairo, Egypt

(Feburary 2015)

Bacterial Secretome; Secrets and Potentials

Mohamed Habib's Masters Defense Seminar

(July 2014)

“Study on Oxidoreductases Produced by Bacteria Isolated from The Egyptian Environment ”

(Panel from right to left): Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., Dr. Aymen S. Yassin, Ph.D., Dr. Hamida AboShenib, Ph.D., Dr. Salwa A Megahed, Ph.D., Dr. Tamer Essam, Ph.D.

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia's poster presentation in the 114th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology

Boston, USA.

(May 2014)

Development and Optimization of a Simple and Economic System for the Screening of Mycobacterial Isocitrate Lyase Inhibitors

Noha Elhosseiny's poster presentation in the 114th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology,

Boston, USA

(May 2014)

Acinetobacter baumannii Type Two Secretion System; Unique Genetic Arrangement and Potential Role in Virulence

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia's oral presentation in the 2nd International Conference on Biotechnology and Environmental Safety-National Research Center

Giza, Egypt

(May 2014)

Merging Medical Informatics and Biotechnology to Design a Global Acinetobacter baumannii Vaccine

Noha Elhosseiny's poster presentation in the TWAS/BioVision Alexandria.NXT 2014,

Alexandria, Egypt

(April 2014)

Polymorphisms in Genes Encoding Drugs Metabolizing Enzymes among Egyptian Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients

Sally Atef's poster presentation in the TWAS/BioVision Alexandria.NXT 2014

Alexandria, Egypt

(April 2014)

Genetic and Phenotypic Characterization of Moraxella catarrhalis strains isolated from Egyptian otitis media children

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia's oral presentation in the 5th International Scientific Conference of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University

Cairo, Egypt

(April 2014)

Cutting-edge technologies and molecular approaches for exploring microbial targets in quest for new antimicrobials

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia and Noha M. Elhosseiny attending the Incubator Awaedee Training Program

Saving Lives at Birth Grand Challenge

Nairobi, Kenya

(December 2013)

Nominated by:

USAID, the Government of Norway, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and DFID

Dr. Ahmed S. Attia's oral presentation in the 58th International Meeting of the Egyptian Society of Clinical Chemistry

Cairo, Egypt

(November 2013)

Molecular and Genetic Approaches for Exploring Microbial Virulence in Quest for Novel Therapeutic Targets

Noha Elhosseiny's Masters Defense Seminar

(October 2013)

“Investigating the role of the UspA protein in the virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii ”

(from right to left): Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D., Dr. Ramy K. Aziz, Ph.D., Dr. Magdy A. Amin, Ph.D., Dr. Nadia A Hassouna, Ph.D., Noha Elhosseiny, MSc

Reham Samir's Ph.D. Defense Seminar

(July 2013)

Characterization of KdpD and KdpE two-component system of Acinetobacter baumannii and its role in physiology and pathogenesis

(Panel from right to left) Dr. Ahmed S. Attia, Ph.D. Dr. Alaa M. Shwaky, Ph.D. Dr. Tarek S. Elbana, Ph.D. Dr. Manal M. Maher, Ph.D.

Mostafa Nawar’s oral presentation in the 9th International Symposium on the Biology of Acinetobacter

(Acinetobacter 2013)

Cologne, Germany

(June 2013)

Designing a Vaccine against Acinetobacter baumannii with a Global Perspective

Reham Samir’s poster presentation in the 9th International Symposium on the Biology of Acinetobacter

(Acinetobacter 2013)

Cologne, Germany

(June 2013)

Molecular and Physiological Characterization of the KdpD/E Two-Component System in Acinetobacter baumannii


Dr. Ahmed S. Attia’s poster presentation in the American Society for Microbiology 113th General Meeting (ASM 2013)

Denver, USA

(May 2013)

New, Rapid, Low Cost System for Expression and Purification of Recombinant Lysostaphin from Staphylococcus simulans and its Application to Combat Staphylococcal Biofilms

Noha Elhosseiny’s poster presentation in the American Society for Microbiology 113th General Meeting (ASM 2013)

Denver, USA

(May 2013)

Construction and Characterization of an Isogenic Mutant of the Universal Stress Protein (UspA) in the Emerging Pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii

Shahira Abd El-Salam’s poster presentation in the Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University 4th International Meeting

Cairo, Egypt

(April 2013)

Changes in pH Affect the Expression of Some Key Virulence Factors of the Opportunistic PathogenStaphylococcus epidermidis

Noha Elhosseiny’s poster presentation in the American Society for Microbiology 112th General Meeting (ASM 2012)

San Francisco, USA

(June 2012)

Designing a vaccine against Staphylococcus lugdunensis keeping the heart in mind