About me

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Abdel-Moneim is a Professor of Virology who recently joined the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Muscat, Oman, after serving for 15 years at Taif University, Saudi Arabia. He also holds a professorship at Beni-Suef University, Egypt.

His research is driven by a strong focus on mapping viral diseases in both humans and animals. Following his PhD, he completed postdoctoral training at the Friedrich Loeffler Institute, Greifswald–Insel Riems, Germany, where he studied the use of baculovirus-based mammalian expression systems for cloning the N and S genes of infectious bronchitis virus.

Prof. Abdel-Moneim has significantly contributed to understanding the molecular evolution and epidemiology of avian influenza viruses (notably H5N1, H7, and H9) and infectious bronchitis virus in Egypt. His team was the first to report H5N1 influenza virus in equine species and documented the widespread circulation of H7 and H9 viruses in the country.

During his tenure at Taif University, he led studies on the molecular diagnosis and surveillance of viral diseases, contributing first reports of human bocavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, rotavirus, and influenza viruses in both Saudi Arabia and Egypt. His work has also explored the potential link between human bocavirus and colorectal cancer, as well as its implications for blood transfusion safety.

In the area of pathogen–host interaction, his team reported a high spontaneous clearance rate of HCV in Saudi nationals and investigated the role of platelets in the progression of liver cirrhosis in schistosomiasis and hepatitis C. Currently, he is conducting clinical studies on SARS-CoV-2.

Prof. Abdel-Moneim serves on the editorial boards of several international virology journals and is a frequent peer reviewer. He is a member of multiple professional societies and is the founder of the World Society for Virology. Over the years, he has supervised numerous predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers, particularly from Egypt.