Curriculum Vita

Curriculum Vita Abdelraouf A. Elmanama (Ph. D)

Web page:

http://site.iugaza.edu.ps/elmanama/

https://sites.google.com/site/allmicrobiologysite/home

Short Biography

Abdelraouf A. Elmanama holds a Ph. D degree in microbiology from Ain-Shams-Alaqsa joint program (2004), M.Sc. in microbiology from University of Santo Tomas, Philippines (1993) and B.Sc. Medical Technology from Southwestern University, Philippines (1990). Currently, working as a lecturer of general, diagnostic and environmental microbiology at the Medical Laboratory Sciences Departments of the Islamic University-Gaza and a part time lecturer of Medical Microbiology at the college of Medicine. Dr. Elmanama was appointed by the British council as a credited trainer in food microbiology and HACCP system. He also conducted several training courses and workshops in the field of medical, food and water microbiology. He was appointed for several committees within the university and in the local government health departments. Main research interests include seawater pollution, antibiotic resistance, ethnobotany, drinking and wastewater.

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Education

Experience

• Research assistant in Dairy products safety testing at the IUG (1993-1994)
• Head of Food Microbiology section in the Food Analysis Center at IUG. 1995
• Training course in Food Safety; Sponsored by: BRITISH COUNCIL; Location:
• GAZA; Date: Sep. 1995 (Co-trainer)
• Training course in Food Safety; Sponsored by: BRITISH COUNCIL; Location: GAZA; Date: Jan. 1996 (Co-trainer)
• Training course in Food Safety; Sponsored by: USAID; Location: GAZA; Date: MAY 1997
• Training course in Food Safety; Sponsored by: BRITISH COUNCIL Location: GAZA Date: JUNE 1995 (Co-trainer).
• Assisted in establishing a microbiology laboratory at Dar-Essalam Hospital and trained staff. 1997
• Training course in Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point in Food Hygiene; Sponsored by: British Council; location: GAZA; date: March 1998 (Trainer).
• Three Training Courses In Environmental Virology at Surrey University, England 1997-2000
• Training Course on WebCT. University of Cairo. UNESCO SPONSORED
• Training course on Microsft Access XP. UNRWA. July, 2002.
• Training course on WebCt. Islamic University-Gaza. 2004.
• Lectures in a training program titled “Monitoring the quality of seawater and beaches” held by the MOH in 2001.
• One of the experts in formulating the “policy guidelines for sustainable Wastewater Management in the Gaza strip” LIFECY/99/GA/141. 2002
• Team leader in microbiology standard operating procedure (SOP project). Palestinian Ministry of health, 2003
• Presentation of preliminary results of a research “Health impact of seawater pollution” The 4^th. Environmental Day, 2003.
• Trainer “Health care waste management” workshop at the Ministry of Health. (2004)
• Trainer “Microbial analysis of food”. Training course for the Islamic University-Gaza Technicians. 2005.
• Trainer “Health impact of seawater pollution” PEF (Rafah). 2006
• Several lectures on Avian Influenza as a part of awareness campaign conducted by the Medical Technology Department-IUG (2006)
• Several training courses and workshops in public health awareness and protection.
• Training course (Diagnosis of bacterial meningitis) , 2009, IUG.
  • Training course (Detection of Aflatoxin from foods), 2010, Italian cooperation.
• Training course (prevention of Nosocomial infections), 2010, Italian cooperation
• Training course (Biological control of Mosquitoes through locally produced Bacillus thuringiensis bacteria), 2011, Palestinian Environmental Friends.
• Team coordinator: External evaluation of Natural Sciences programs at the Palestinian universities (Gaza-strip) 2011.

Publications

1. Afifi, S., Elmanama, A., Shubair M., (2000). Microbiological assessment of beach quality in Gaza Strip. Egypt. J. Med. Lab. Sci.,Vol 9, No. 1,

2. Afifi, S., Bahr, S, and Elmanama, A. Evaluation of Seawater and Beach Quality in Gaza Governorate/Palestine.

3. Astal, Z. Elmanama, A., Elkichaoui A, and Sharif, F. (2001). Antibiotic resistance of bacteria associated with community acquired urinary tract infections in the southern area of gaza strip. J Chemother. 2002 Jun;14(3):259-64

4. Elmanama, A., Fahd, M, Afifi, S., Abdallah, S and Bahr S. (2004): Microbiological Beach Sand Quality in Gaza Strip in Comparison to Seawater. Environmental Research. Environ Res. 2005 Sep;99(1):1-10.

5. Elmanama, A., Afifi, S. and Bahr S. (2006): Seasonal and Spatial Variation in the Monitoring Parameters of Gaza Beach during 2002-2003. Environmental Research Journal. 2006;101(1):25-33

6. Elmanama, A., Elaiwa,N, El-Ottol, A and Abu-Elamreen, F. (2005) Antibiotic resistance of uropathogens isolated from Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip during 2002″ . Journal of Chemotherapy.Vol. 18 (2006) – pp. 298, 302

7. Elmanama, A., Elaiwa,N, El-Ottol, A and Abu-Elamreen, F. (2006). Pseudomonas aeruginosa distribution in clinical sample and their antibiogram from Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza, PNA. AQM. (1427-2006) 2: 37-45

8. Elmanama, A., Arafa, H., Salama, A., Abunasser, A. and Elfaliit, A., (2005): Occurrence of Listeria Species in Fresh Poultry in Gaza Strip. AQM. (1426, 2005) 2:46-52

9. Elmanama, A. (2006): Antimicrobial Resistance of Acinetobacter spp Isolated from Pus Specimens from AL-Shifa Hospital, Gaza, Palestine. Journal of Al-Aqsa University (natural sciences series). Vol 10 Special Edition (p. 60-68).

10. Elmanama, A, Elkichaoui A, Mohsen, M. (2006): Contribution of Hospital Wastewater to the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Comparison to Non-Health Institution. Journal of Al-Aqsa University (natural sciences series). Vol 10 Special Edition (p.108-121)

11. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Areej Barakah, Maha Shaqalleh , Nirmeen El- Khatib and Souzan El-Heila (2007): Antimicrobial Resistance of BacteriaIsolated from Ear Discharge in Gaza Strip. Pan Arab Medical Journal (ACCEPTED 2007).

12. AL-HINDI Adnan, Emanama Abdelraouf , ELNABRIS Kamal. Cryptosporidiosis among Children Attending Al-Nasser Pediatric Hospital, Gaza, Palestine Turk J Med Sci 2007; 37(6): 367-372

13. Rafik Helles, Abdelraouf Elmanama, Huda Hassen, Azmi Abu Daka. (2007): Degradation of Chlorpyrifos Pesticide using Free and Sol-gel Immobilzed Bacteria. Analytical chemistry. India (ACCEPTED, Feb, 2008).

14. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Mofeed M. Mokhallalati, rana abuMughesib. (2008). Risk factors associated with Helicobacter pylori infection in Gaza, Palestine. The Islamic University Journal (16) 2: 97-110.

15. Nawal Hijazi, Abdelraouf A. Elmanama & Adnan Al-Hindi. (2009). Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Fecal Samples from Hospitalized Patients and Non-Hospitalized Individuals in Gaza City. J Public Health (2009) 17:243–249 DOI 10.1007/s10389-008-0242-5

16. El-Ottol A, Elmanama A., Ayesh B. ( (2010.) Prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B and C viruses among haemodialysis patients in Gaza strip, Palestine. Virology Journal 2010, 7:210 doi:10.1186/1743-422X-7-210

17. Tarek A. Elbashiti, Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Atef A. Masad (2010). The Antibacterial and Synergistic Effects of Some Palestinian Plant Extracts on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Functional Plant Science and Biotechnology 5 (Special Issue 1).

18. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Mohammd E. Shubair, and Sahar AbuNaser . (2011). Occurrence of Cronobacter sakazakii from food and environmental samples in Gaza Strip, PNA"Accepted for publication in Palestinian journal of medical research.

19. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama and Naima Ferwana (2011). Yersinia enterocolitica and Aeromonas hydrophila in Clinical, Food and Environmental Samples in Gaza Strip, PNA. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Al-Azhar university-Gaza(Natural Sciences).

20. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Amany A. Alyazji and Nedaa A. Abu Ganema.(2011). Antibacterial, Antifungal and Synergistic Effect of Lawsonia inermis, Punica granatum and Hibiscus sabdariffa. AQM. 7:2-14

21. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Nahed Abdelateef (2012). Antimicrobial Resistance of Enteric Pathogens Isolated from Acute Gastroenteritis Patients in Gaza strip, Palestine. The International Arabic Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. Vol 2, No 4.

22. Adnan Al-Hindi, Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Nareman Ashour , Islam Hassan and Al-Shimaa Salamah. (2012). Occurrence of Intestinal Parasites and Hygiene Characters among Food Handlers in Gaza Strip, Palestine. Annals of Alquds Medicine Volume/Issue 8: 2-13.

23. Adnan Al-Hindi, Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Maged m. Yassin,Maha saqr, Reem aziz. (2013) Protection tools and Intestinal parasitic infection among farmers in Bait-lahia, Gaza strip, Palestine Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol 42, No. 1.

24. Abdelraouf A Elmanama, Nahed A Al Laham, Ghassan A Tayh 2013. Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial isolates from burn units in Gaza strip, Palestine Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries 05/2013

25. Nahed A Al Laham, Abdelraouf A Elmanama Ghassan A Tayh. (2013). Possible risk factors associated with burn colonization in burn units of Gaza strip hospitals, Palestine. Alazhar Journal.

26. Abdelraouf A Elmanama and Hashem Arafa. (2013). Antibiogram of Klebsiella spp. isolated from ice cream samples in Gaza Strip. Alazhar Journal.

27. Abdelraouf A Elmanama , Basem Ayesh, Eman Abu-zuheri. (2013). Prevalence of YMDD Variants Leading to Lamivudine Resistance among Chronic HBV Patients in Gaza Strip-Palestine. IUG Journal

28. Kamal Elnabris. Abdelraouf Elmanama, Wael ouda (2013). Antibacterial activity of four marine seaweeds collected from the coast of Gaza Strip, Palestine. Mesopotamian Journal of Marine Science 28: (1) : 81-92 .

29. Issa M. El-Nahha, Shehata M. Zourab, Fawzi S. Kodeh, Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Mohamed Selmane,, Isabelle Genois and Florence Babonneau. (2013). Nano-structured zinc oxide–cotton fibers: synthesis, characterization and applications. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 201310.1007/s10854-013-1349-1

30. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Abeer S Kandeel, Abdelkader Y El-Ottol, Yasmeen S , Ghadeer F. Khail Harara, Menna J El-banna. Uropathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility among healthy primary school children in Gaza City. 2014

31. Rami Y. Morjan, Nisreen H. El-Attar, Omar S. Abu- Teim, Maschke Ulrich, Adel M. Awadallah, Ahmed M. Mkadmh, Abdelrauof A. Elmanama, James Raftery, Fakhr M. Abu-Awwad, Zyad J. Yaseen, Ammar F. Elqidrea, John M. Gardiner, Synthesis, antibacterial and QSAR evaluation of 5-oxo and 5-thio derivatives of 1,4-disubstituted tetrazoles, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Available online 28 April 2015, ISSN 0960-894X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.04.070.

32. Rami Y. Morjan, Ahmed M. Mkadmh, Ian Beadham, Abdelrauof A. Elmanama, Mohammed R. Mattar, James Raftery, Robin G. Pritchard, Adel M. Awadallah, John M. Gardiner, Antibacterial activities of novel nicotinic acid hydrazides and their conversion into N-acetyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, Volume 24, Issue 24, 15 December 2014, Pages 5796-5800, ISSN 0960-894X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.10.029.

33. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Noor E. S. Abu Tayyem, Hend N. Essawaf and Ikram M. HmaidTramadol-Induced Liver and Kidney Toxicity among Abusers in Gaza strip, Palestine. Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences. Volume 8, Number 2, June .2015

34. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama et al. Microbial Load of Touch Screen Mobile Phones Used by University Students and Healthcare Staffs

35. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Noor E. Abu Tayyem, Salah A. Nassr Allah, The bacterial etiology of otitis media and their antibiogram among children in Gaza Strip, Palestine, Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences, Volume 15, Issue 2, July 2014, Pages 87-91, ISSN 2090-0740, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejenta.2014.03.002.

Conferences

1. Elmanama, A. Antimicrobial Resistance of Acinetobacter spp Isolated from Pus Specimens from AL-Shifa Hospital, Gaza, Palestine. The First Interntional Conference of Natural and Applied Sciences. Al-Aqsa University Faculty of Applied Science. (25-26, may 2006).

2. Elmanama, A, Elkichaoui A, Mohsen, M. Contribution of Hospital Wastewater to the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Comparison to Non-Health Institution. The First Interntional Conference of Natural and Applied Sciences. Al-Aqsa University Faculty of Applied Science. . (25-26, may 2006).

3. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Areej Barakah, Maha Shaqalleh , Nirmeen El- Khatib and Souzan El-Heila (2007): Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacteria Isolated from Ear Discharge in Gaza Strip. Second International Conference of Science and Development Held at IUG (March 6-7-, 2007).

4. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Rasha R. Rashed and Baha Sh. Mosabbih. (2007). Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci among Non–Hospitalized Individuals in Gaza City, Palestine. Second International Conference of Science and Development Held at IUG (March 6-7-, 2007).

5. Abedelraouf A. Elmanama, Dalia qishawi, Hanan El-Modallal, Heba Nofal and Mariam Al-khawaja (2007). Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance among Urinary Tract Infection Pathogens Isolated from Children in Gaza, Palestine. Second International Conference of Science and Development Held at IUG (March 6-7-, 2007).

6. Rafik Helles, Abdelraouf Elmanama, Huda Hassen, Azmi Abu Daka. (2007): Degradation of Chlorpyrifos Pesticide using Free and Sol-gel Immobilized Bacteria. Second International Conference of Science and Development Held at IUG (March 6-7-, 2007).

7. Elottol A., Elmanama A., Ayesh B. (2008): Hepatitis C Virus Infections among Haemodialysis Patients in Gaza Strip. College of Medicine Conference “Medical Education and Public Health in Palestine” March 15-16, 2008

8. Hijazi N, Elmanama A.,, Adnan Alhindi. (2008): Linezolid-Resistant, Vancomycin- Resistant Enterococcus among Hospitalized Patients. College of Medicine Conference “Medical Education and Public Health in Palestine” March 15-16, 2008

9. Elmanama A., Mokhallalati M., Abu-Mugesieb R. (2008): Risk Factors Associated with Helicobacter pylori Infection in Gaza, Palestine. College of Medicine Conference “Medical Education and Public Health in Palestine” March 15-16, 2008.

10. Elmanama A. (2010). Antimicrobial resistance: Global and local trends. The First International Conference on Basic and Applied Sciences (ICBAS2010) Gaza, October 10, 2010.

11. Elmanama, Abdelraouf and Ferwana, Naima. (2010) Antimicrobial resistance of clinical and environmental isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica and Aeromonas hydrophila . The First International Conference on Basic and Applied Sciences (ICBAS2010) Gaza, October 11, 2010.

12. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Ala'a R. Agha El- Kurdi, Amal T. Mattar, Mona T. Abo Hasera and Nour I. Abu Taim. Characterization of Urease- Producing and Calcifying Bacteria Isolated from Urea Rich Soils. The Fourth International Conference of Science & Development. Nov. 22-23, 2011

13. Abdelraouf A. Elmanma, Amany A. Alyazji, Nedaa A. Abu Ganema. Antibacterial, Antifungal and Synergistic Effect of Lawsonia Inermis, Punica Granatum and Hibiscus Sabariffa. The Fourth International Conference of Science & Development. Nov. 22-23, 2011

14. Nahed saleem & Abdelraouf A. Elmanama. Antimicrobial Resistance of Enteric Pathogens Isolated from Acute Gastroenteritis Patients in Gaza strip, Palestine. The Fourth International Conference of Science & Development. Nov. 22-23, 2011

15. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama, Eman M. Qwaider, Fatma M. Hajjaj, Haneen Z. Abu Rasas, Lobna A. Snuono. Hospital Door Knobs as a Source of Bacterial Infection. The Fourth International Conference of Science & Development. Nov. 22-23, 2011

Conferences committees

1. Organizing committee member: Second International Conference of Science and Development Held at IUG (March 6-7-, 2007).
2. Organizing committee chairman: College of Medicine Conference “Medical Education and Public Health in Palestine” March 15-16, 2008

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Research projects

• Team leader and coordinator of the project: Seawater and Beach Quality Assessment / Gaza Strip Monitoring of Beach Quality, Environmental and Rural Research Center. The phase I (1997) of the project was funded by Netherlands Representative office and phase II is funded jointly by Norway and Netherlands representative offices.
• Assistant coordinator of the Academic Link Programme “Water Environment Management” with the Academic Partners: Robens Centre for Public and Environmental Health, University of Surrey, United Kingdom and Environmental and Rural Research Centre and Department of Environmental and Earth Science, Islamic University – Gaza / Palestine. The Link Programme is funded by the British Council.
• Seawater quality monitoring (UNU) program: Principal investigator (2001)
• One of the experts in formulating the “Policy guidelines for Sustainable Wastewater Management in the Gaza Strip” (2002)
• Consultant for Palestinian Environmental Friends association (2005-2007)
• Main investigator of Bacillus thuringiensis production project, 2009-2011, PEF

§ Project manager Assessing the quality of sea waters along the coasts of the Gaza Strip, Palestine

§ Project manager Al-maqdisi Programme 2012-2014: Research Project Title: Multiple antibiotic resistances of pathogenic bacteria isolated from seawater and sand of recreational beach in Gaza Strip"

Membership

¨ Philippine Society of Microbiology

¨ Palestinian Association Lab. Medical Technologist

¨ Palestinian Standards Committee

¨ Higher Food Committee

- Health Education committee (MOH)

Computer Skills

Microsoft office (word, PowerPoint, excel, access).

WebCT (two training courses)

FrontPage

Neobook Multimedia Authoring Tool.

Ispring Presenter.

Moodle

Master student thesis

2000: Co-Supervisor of an M.Sc thesis entitled “Antibiotic resistance in community- acquired urinary tract infections among adults at Khan Younes hospital. Public Health program, Al-Quds University

2006 : Co-supervisor of an M.Sc thesis entitled “Performance Evaluation in Beit-Lahia Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Northern Gaza Strip “ water management master program, Islamic University-Gaza .

2006: Supervisor of an M.Sc thesis entitled “Contribution of Hospital Wastewater to the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Comparison to Non-Health Institution

2007: Supervisor of an M.Sc thesis entitled” Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Fecal Samples from Hospitalized Patients and Non-hospitalized Individuals in Gaza City

2007: Supervisor : Risk Factors Associated with Helicobacter pylori Infection in Gaza, Palestine.

2007: Occurrence of Yersinia enterocolitica and Aeromonas hydrophila in Clinical and environmental samples. Naima Ferwana

2008: Prevalence of Hepatitis Viruses (B, C and G) among Haemodialysis Patients in Gaza Strip-Palestine. Abdelkader El-Otol

2008: Occurrence of Salmonella spp. in Hens Eggs and their Environment in Certain Gaza Strip Farms. Ashraf Musalam

2009: Listeria monocytogenes in ready to eat food. Nisreen Al-Akhras

2010: Determination of caga and vaca genotypes and evaluation of clarithromycin resistance of helicobacter pylori infections in Gaza strip, Palestine. Mohammed Amra

2010: Enterobacter sakazakii and other bacteria in powdered infant formula in Gaza Palestine. Sahar Abu-Nasser.

2011: Prevalence of Mycoplasma gallisepticum in the Ten Licensed Hatcheries in Gaza Strip, Palestine.

2011: Antimicrobial Resistance for Enteric Pathogens Isolated from Acute Gastroenteritis Pateints in Gaza strip, Palestine.

2011: Risk factors and antimicrobial Resistance of Pathogens Isolated from Burn Units at Local Hospitals in Gaza Strip, Palestine. Ghassan Tayeh

2011: Bacterial Etiologic Agents of Nosocomial Septicemia at Selected Local Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Yasser Byoumi

Grants history in the last 5 years

1. Scientific Research Council Grant 2013

Research Project Title: Assessing the quality of sea waters along the coasts of the Gaza Strip, Palestine

2. Al-maqdisi Programme 2012-2014

Research Project Title: Multiple antibiotic resistances of pathogenic bacteria isolated from seawater and sand of recreational beach in Gaza Strip"

3. Daniel Turnberg Travel Fellowships- University of Salford

4. Palestinian Health Research Council Grant 2014

5. IUG Research Group Grant 2013:

Research Project Title: Gaza Seawater Quality Monitoring

6. IUG Individual Research Grant 2012.

Research Project Title: Development of Nano-metal oxide- coated cotton

7. IUG Individual Research Grant 2011.

Research Project Title: The incidence and risk factor of bacterial ear among children in Gaza strip.

8. IUG Individual Research Grant 2011.

Research Project Title: Hand washing technique as an effective method for intestinal parasites control among schoolchildren in Gaza city.