Mohamed Mamdouh Hamoud

Mohamed Hamoud DVM, MSVSc., PhD

Nationality: Egyptian

Date of Birth: 1/3/1970

Military Service: Exempt

Address: 259 Anas Ibn Malek St, 7^th district, 6 October City, Egypt

Phone: +201000200005 Egypt

             +201220939093 Egypt

Email: mhamoud@hotmail.com, mohamed.hamoud@cu.edu.eg

• 22 years of diverse poultry health experience (Academia, Pharmaceutical, and Industry).
• Extensive poultry pathology, virology, immunology, and parasitology experience.
• International poultry consultancy.
• Developed PCR primers and protocol for differentiating 2 Eimeria maxima strains and a PCR-based shortened potency test for Inovocox™
• Developed an in-vitro metabolic assay for assessment of Eimeria species present in Inovocox™.
• Development of IBDentity™ an infectious bursal disease identification technique from paraffin embedded tissues
• Development of a protein subunit vaccine for infectious bursal disease (RNA virus) expressed in Yeast.
• AmericanCollegeofPoultry Veterinarianscandidate
• Different laboratory skills in isolation and identification of poultry pathogens.
• Avian histopathology and immunology experience.
• Extensive molecular microbiology experience (PCR, rt-PCT, RT-PCR, cloning, expression, molecular diagnostics,..etc).
• Avian RNA viral experience (IBDV, AI, NDV, IB ….etc.)
• Wrote infectious bursal disease training manual for Pfizer Poultry Health.
• Successful customer engagement and interactions.
• Presented scientific seminars at SCAD, IPE, AAAP scientific meetings, as well as international Pfizer Poultry Health events.
• Experience with avian coccidiosis and coccidia vaccine development.
• Automated robotic Immunohistochemical staining, In-situ hybridization, immunoproliferation assay experience.
• Proficient in MS word, MS excel, MS PowerPoint, MS project, MS outlook, Adobe Photoshop,  JMP, DNAstar, Vector NTI computer programs. 
• Extensive connections with different poultry professionals and academia within theUnited Statesand abroad.
• Teaching tenure in Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Cairo University inEgypt.
• Marketing experience acquired from working as a medical representative for Rhone Poulanc Rorer.

Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Pathology.

Thesis: Studies on infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) dsRNA extracted from formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue.

UniversityofGeorgia,Athens,GeorgiaUSA

Concentration on molecular virology, immunology and avian pathology

2006

 Masters Degree in Veterinary Science, Major Poultry diseases.

Thesis : Studies on hepatic coccidiosis in Rabbits

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,Cairo University,Egypt.

Concentration on drug efficacy and safety.

1998

Bachelors Degree in Veterinary Science. (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery)

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,Cairo University,Egypt.

1994

• Re-Emergence of a Novel H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Variant Subclade 2.2.1.1 in Egypt During 2014 M. A. Rohaim, R. F. El-Naggar, M. M. Hamoud, S. A. Nasr, E. Ismael, S. E. Laban, H. A. Ahmed and M. Munir Transbound Emerg Dis. 2016 Jan 22. doi: 10.1111/tbed.12472. [Epub ahead of print]

• Epidemiological Study on the Impact of Vaccination Programs on Antigenic Relatedness, Genetic Characterization of Highly pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1. Elshaimaa Ismael, Mohamed M. Hamoud, Abd El-Rahman M. Gamal, Mohga F. Badawy, Manal M. Zaki, Shimaa A.E Nasr, Hamed A. Samaha, Hassan. M. Elagrab, Sherif T. Moubarak, Osama K. Zahran.
  Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences 2014, 42: 64-73

• Effect of Infectious Bursal Disease Field Vaccines on Avian Influenza Vaccination Immunity. Shaimaa Ismael, Mohamed M. Hamoud, Mohga F. Badawy, Manal M. Zaki, Hamed A. Samaha, Hassan M. Elagrab, Sherif T. Moubarak, Osama K. Zahran. Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences 2014, 43: 33-36

• Isabella Monne, Hussein A. Hussein, Alice Fusaro, Viviana Valastro, Mohamed M. Hamoud,
  Rabab A. Khalefa, Shahin N. Dardir, Moustafa I. Radwan, Ilaria Capua, Giovanni Cattolia (2013) H9N2 influenza A virus circulates in H5N1 endemically infected poultry population in Egypt. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 7(3), 240–243

• Comparative studies between different commercial types of live Infectious bursal disease [IBD] vaccine strains in Egypt (2013) Susan S. El-mahdy, Hayam, Farouk; Abd El-Wanis,N.A, Hamoud, M.M. American Journal of Research Communication, 2013: Vol 1(10) 113-129

• Griffin, Lauren, L. Charniga,
  M. Hamoud

  , V. Doelling, M. Miller, R. Poston. Comparison of broiler performance and vaccine infectivity after Inovocox vaccination at E18 or E19 with in feed Salinomycin. AVMA/AAAP Annual Meeting,Seattle,WA  July 2009

• Infectious bursal disease subunit vaccination. Villegas P, Hamoud M

  , Purvis LB, Perozo F. Avian Dis. 2008 Dec;52(4):670-4.

• Identification of Infectious Bursal Disease Viruses from RNA Extracted from Paraffin Embedded Tissue.  Mohamed M. Hamoud

  , Pedro Villegas, and Susan M. Williams Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 19: 35-42. 2007

• Identification of Infectious Bursal Disease Viruses from RNA Extracted from Paraffin Embedded Tissue. Mohamed M. Hamoud, Pedro Villegas, Avian Diseases 50:476–482, 2006

• Production of IBDV VP2 and the hypervariable region of VP2 extracted from formalin fixed tissues in Pichia pastoris.” Best oral presentation

  in Southeastern Conference of Avian Diseases, Atlanta Georgia (2006).

  C.S. Edison Award for Research Excellence

• Optimization of immunohistochemical detection of IBDV from formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues.” First prize

  for best poster presentation in College of veterinary medicine research day (2005),University ofGeorgia.

• Optimization of immunohistochemical detection of IBDV from formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues.”
  Mohamed M. Hamoud

  , Pedro Villegas Poster presentation in 2005 AVMA and AAAP conference inMinneapolis,MN

• Optimization of IBDV RNA extraction from formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues.”
  Mohamed M Hamoud

  , Thomas P. Brown, and Mary Pantin-Jackwood. Poster presentation in 2004 AVMA and AAAP conference in Philadelphia, PA

• Reoviral Tenosynovitis in Broiler chickens: Real time RT-PCR Detection and Sequencing of Viral Genomic RNA Extracted from Formalin Fixed Paraffin embedded tissues T. Brown, M. Pantin-Jackwood, and
  M. Hamoud.

  Poster presentation in ACVP/ASVCP Annual Meeting. November 15-19, 2003Banff,Alberta,Canada

• Comparison of Bursal Histologic Lesiona Caused by Different Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Strains. M. Pantin-Jackwood, T. Brown, and
  M. Hamoud

  . Poster presentation in ACVP/ASVCP Annual Meeting. November 15-19, 2003Banff,Alberta,Canada

• Production of Chicken Proventricular Organ Culture for Use in Infectious Disease Studies. Thomas P. Brown, Mary Pantin-Jackwood, Pedro Villegas and
  Mohamed M Hamoud.

  Poster presentation in XIII congress of the World Veterinary Poultry Association, July 19-23, 2003DenverColorado

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Cairo Poultry Group, Cairo Egypt

• Technical Director for Cairo Poultry Company and acting chief technical officer for the biggest poultry integrator in Egypt.
• Responsible for all technical aspects of veterinary care, poultry health and company strategy from GP sector, PS, Hatcheries, and Broiler sector.
• Several departments (Veterinary care, Diagnostic labs, Quality Control and Assurance, Epidemiological department) report directly to me.
• All company operations report to me technically (dotted line). 
• Responsible for identifying new business opportunities, negotiation of all medical prices to lower operational costs.

2011-till now

Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University

GizaEgypt.

• Teaching Poultry Diseases to undergraduates of the Faculty of Veterinary medicine.
• Teaching Poultry Diseases to undergraduates of the Faculty of Agriculture –Poultry Production department
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• Responsible for all technical aspects of veterinary care, poultry health and company strategy from GP sector, PS, Hatcheries, and Broiler sector.
• Several departments (Veterinary care, Diagnostic labs, Quality Control and Assurance, Epidemiological department) report directly to me.
• All company operations report to me technically (dotted line). 
• Responsible for identifying new business opportunities, negotiation of all medical prices to lower operational costs.

2010-2013

Department of Population Health (PoultryDiagnosticResearchCenter), and Department ofVeterinaryPathologyUniversityofGeorgia.AthensGA,USA

Graduate research assistant

• Major contributor in developing IBDentity™ (Merial Select Inc.) for extracting IBDV genomic material from formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue (FFPET) and molecular identification of infective viral strain by RT-PCR and PCR sequencing.
• Developed a Pichia pastoris expression system for expressing IBDV VP2 from IBDV RNA extracted from formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue.
• Provided  IBDV molecular diagnostic services to Merial Select Inc. by extracting viral RNA from FFPET to develop vaccine strategies to combat this immunosuppressive virus
• Molecular manipulation of avian RNA virus and expertise (can be applied to Avian Influenza,Newcastle, infectious bronchitis….etc viruses) 
• Fully responsible for generation, interpretation of IBDV sequence results and writing final technical reports for Merial Select technical service managers.
• Expert in different computer programs that analyze DNA sequences and very good knowledge of different computer programs.
• Basic laboratory techniques for isolation and identification of avian viruses.
• Taught biology 1101L toUniversityofGeorgiaundergraduate students (spring 2003)

2003-2006

Department ofPoultryScienceUniversityofGeorgia.USA

Graduate research assistant

• Held key responsibilities in developing precocious vaccine for Merial select. I developed the studies on different preservatives for use in coccidia vaccines.
• I successfully propagated Eimeria sporozoites in tissue culture and retrieved some of Dr. Peter Long’s different coccidia strains that were stored in liquid nitrogen for 15-25 years (Merial’s Hatchback III strains).
• Worked on developing coccidia vaccines with longer shelf life by selecting oocysts with higher amylopectin content.
• Assisted in Histomoniasis research.
• Assisted with teaching the avian anatomy and physiology lab to poultry science undergraduate students. (Fall, 2001)
• Assisted with teaching the advanced broiler production class to Poultry Science undergraduate students.  (Fall, 1999)

1999-2003

Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,Cairo UniversityEgypt.

Demonstrator and assistant lecturer 

• Responsible for teaching veterinary students about necropsy, and avian medicine.
• Responsible for running diagnostic samples submitted to poultry diseases clinic.
• Responsible for assisting graduate students (working outsideCairoUniversity) to conduct bird experiments on university premises and writing their dissertations.
• Administrative duties included; book keeping of department budgets and purchase orders.
• I have a teaching tenure at Cairo University- Currently on leave of absence.

1995-1999

• English
• Arabic

Both languages are spoken and written equally fluent for having grown up in theU.S.A.and living in different Arab countries.

• American Association of Avian Pathologists

        -Enteric diseases committee.

• Egyptian Veterinary Poultry Association