Biography
Experience in Schistosomiasis and Medical Malacology, especially in the field of biological control of snails the intermediate hosts of the parasitic diseases. Breeding and maintaining of fresh water snails in the laboratory especially those of medical importance. The role of plants and molluscicides in snail control. Studies on the haemolymph and tissue extracts, physiology, histology, electron microscopy and SDS-PAGE of schistosome snails and its roles in snail infectivity. Survey of medically important snails and aquatic vegetation. Identification of different types of cercariae and infection of experimental animals. Editor in Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Research Fields
Medical Malacology, Host- parasite interaction
- Division : Environmental Research and Medical Malacology Division
- Department : Medical Malacology Department
- Specialization : Science
- Degree : Emeritus Professor
- Job Title : Emeritus Professor
- Work Status : Emeritus