01Professional summary
Professor of Physiology with a research programme spanning preclinical neuropharmacology and the gut–brain axis, antimicrobial-resistance surveillance in mass-gathering settings, natural-product pharmacology and food science. Work combines controlled in-vivo studies, molecular detection and quantitative digital histopathology, and is published in indexed international journals.
22indexed publications
BSL-2molecular laboratory
2021–2024routine diagnostic service
Q1peer reviewer, Springer Nature & MDPI
02Appointments
| Umm Al-Qura University | Professor, Department of Biology, Al-Jamoum University College, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia. Programme Quality Coordinator, BSc Biology. |
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| Mansoura University | Professor, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Mansoura 35516, Egypt. |
| Doctorate | PhD, Mansoura University, Egypt (2008–2012). |
| Specialism | Physiology, with comparative anatomy and embryology. |
03Research areas
Gut–brain axis & neuropharmacologyEnteric serotonin signalling,
diabetic encephalopathy, synbiotic and phytochemical neuroprotection in rodent models.
Antimicrobial resistanceResistance carriage and importation pressure
around Hajj and other mass gatherings; AWaRe-classified antibiotic use; environmental AMR.
Natural-product pharmacologyPlant extracts and isolated compounds
evaluated against metabolic, hepatic, renal and neural injury with paired molecular and
histological endpoints.
ToxicologyMulti-organ injury from chemical exposure, including
subacute glyphosate studies across kidney, heart, brain, testis and spleen.
Food science & biochemistryBioactive food components, oxidative
stability and health-promoting effects of cold-pressed oils and functional foods.
Open-data meta-researchAnalyses built on public resources (GTEx,
NCBI, surveillance registries) with pre-specified methods.
04Service
- Experienced Q1 peer reviewer for Springer Nature and MDPI journals.
- Programme Quality Coordinator for the BSc Biology programme (NCAAA/ETEC documentation).
- Principal investigator and co-investigator on national and international grant proposals.
- Supervision of undergraduate research and national science-fair projects.