Name: Sameh Said Elhady Ahmed
PERSONAL DETAILS:
Date of Birth: 17th January, 1983 Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Egyptian Military Service: Exempted Driving License: Available Languages Known: English, Arabic
E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: Mobile: +966544512552
Address: Natural Product Department, College of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, KSA.
PERSONAL TRAITS:
Enthusiastic and Honest.
Self confident and Hard-working.
Leadership, Self-motivated, Ability of working in a teamwork environment.
Believe in creating a better future by having the skill, energy and imagination to achieve it.
EDUCATION:
Qualification:
BSc. Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt, 2006.
MSc. In Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacognosy), Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt, 2010.
Title of the thesis (Bioactive Metabolites from Marine Sponge-derived Fungi)
Assistant Lecturer of Natural Product & Alternative Medicine, College of Pharmacy, King Abdul-Aziz University, P.O. Box 80260, Jeddah 21589, KSA, (2011, till present).
Research Experience: Having experience in the following:
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), system manual and/or auto-sampler, (analytical & preparative).
Carried out different simple bioassays such as:
1. Cytotoxicity testing (using Brine shrimp lethality test) 2. Antimicrobial assays (Disc diffusion agar)
Improved ability to carry out aseptic transfer and inoculation of micro-organisms in appropriate medium and using laminar air flow.
Cultivation and preservation of microbial cells in -80 C freezers.
Extraction of microbial cultures and drying extracts using Rotary Evaporator and Speed Vacuum.
Increased skills in handling small amounts of material (< 1µL, < 1mg).
Good laboratory practice and preparing for experiments including using autoclave and sterilization techniques.
COURSES & ACTIVITIES:
11/2006-11/2009: A scholarship from the Egyptian government and US-Egypt Joint Fund for Science and Technology at Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University (full time master student)
Training Program at Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University in the Pharmacognosy Practical Courses for Faculty Students during the Study Years.
11/2008: Attended the 1
st Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Marine Natural Products, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Honoring From Ideal Pharmacist Day.
Actively Participated in the Scientific Congress of Egyptian Association for Oral & Maxillo- Facial Surgery.
Medical Training Program in Cancer Chemotherapy and Emergency Medication in South Egypt Cancer Institute.
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
Excellent computer knowledge of Windows XP, MS Office.
Experienced in the use of advanced internet search engines.
REFEREES:
1. Prof. Dr. Hashim Abdel Halim Hassanean
Professor of Pharmacognosy, Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, 41522, Ismailia, Egypt.
Tel: Mobile: (002)01288154985
2. Prof. Dr. Diaa Tohamy Ali Youssef
Professor of Marine Natural Product Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Abdul-Aziz University, P.O. Box 80260, Jeddah 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (present).
Professor of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, 41522, Ismailia, Egypt (previously).
Tel: Mobile: (+966) 548535344 Email: [email protected]
3. Prof. Dr. Osama Hassan Abdelmageed Elsawy
Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Abdul-Aziz University, P.O. Box 80260, Jeddah 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (present).
Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, El Minia University, El Minia, Egypt (previously).
Tel: Mobile: (+966) 547253854
Email: [email protected]
