About Department

Faculty of Medicine

Assiut University

Department of Biochemistry

About 

Meet some of our distinguished staff members:

  • Prof. Ragaa Hamdi Salama, Deputy director of the Medical Research Center and head of the Department of Medical Biochemistry, member of the Research Funding Committee and member of the Graduate Studies Committee and laboratories.
  • Prof. Tahia hashim Saliem, Supervisor of the metabolism and genetic diseases unit and its accreditation from the National Laboratory Accreditation Authority (EGAC)

Staff members who have obtained a patent:

  1. Prof. Ahmed Yassin Ahmed Nassar
  2. Prof. Abdul-Rahim Mohamad Abdul-Hafiz
  3. Prof. Tarek Hassan Metwally

Staff members who obtained scientific awards:

  1. Prof. Tahia Hashim Selem
  2. Prof. Manal Ahmed Mohamed Mandor
  3. Prof. Amani Osama Mohamed
  4. Dr. Naglaa Kamal Abdul-Rahman Idris

Laboratory

For more information about our well-developed laboratories, read the following file:

Biochemistry

Projects

  • Genetic polymorphism of IysyI oxides, glutathione -S-transfers M1, P1& estrogen receptor gene as risk factors for lung cancer in Egyptian patients

Address and number:

STDF project,

ID: 5424

Duration:

5 years. From March, 2014 to August, 2018

Funding value:

100 thousand pounds.

Team:

  1. Prof. Soad Mohamad Abdul-Ghani
  2. Prof. Naglaa Taha Hanafi
  3. Prof. Aliaa Abd-Rabuh
  4. Dr. Ayat Sayed
  5. Dr. Randa Samir
  6. Dr. Sahar Aldek
  • Medical Research Excellence Project at the Medical Research Center -Faculty of Medicine Founders:

Prof. Ragaa Hamdi Mohamad Salama, Deputy project director and deputy director of the Medical Research Center.

Duration:

5 years. From January, 2014 to March, 2019. It was submitted in March, 2019.

Fund Value:

3 million pounds.

The project is funded by the Ministry of Higher Education.

  • The Unit of metabolism and genetic diseases

It’s a unit in the college building. It was established by Prof. Tahaya Hashem Selim and others, under the supervision of the Presidency of Assiut University.

The main aim of the unit is to meet the needs of the community in estimating the magnitude of the chemical and biological imbalance issues. In addition to issues related to the health of the community in all ages and children, especially genetic diseases, following a health authority map that includes the Upper Egypt community from the borders of Minya to the far south.

Contact us

Hotline: 1988