Researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/F-4349-2010
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5612-4366
E-mail: tarekmoussa@yahoo.com, tarekmoussa@cu.edu.eg, tarekmoussa@link.net, tmoussa@sci.cu.edu.eg
Webpage: http://cairo.academia.edu/TarekMoussa,
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http://livedna.org/20.2113
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Office: (+202) 35676654
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
1989 B.Sc.: Botany, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
1994 M.Sc.: Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
Thesis title
“Preliminary studies on the production of pathogenicity enzymes by some sugarbeet pathogenic fungi under the stresses of salinity and herbicidal treatment.”
2000 Ph.D.: Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
Thesis title
“Towards the biological control of some root-rot fungal pathogens of sugarbeet in Egypt.”
PRESENT POSITION:
2010 till now: Professor of Microbiology, Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS:
1989-1994:Demonstrator, Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
1994-2000:Assistant Lecturer, Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
2000-2005: Assistant Professor, Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
2006-2009:Supervisor on the training courses on cultivation of mushroom for non-specialist peoples, Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
2000-2010: Supervisor of Computer and Internet Lab., Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
2005-2010: Associate Professor of Microbiology, Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
- Egyptian Botanical Society, Egypt.
- Egyptian Microbiological Society, Egypt.
- Egyptian Phytopathological Society, Egypt.
- Union of Arab Biologists, Egypt.
- The Science Advisory Board, USA (http://www.scienceboard.net).
- International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM)
MEMBERSHIP OF EDITORIAL BOARD
- Egyptian Journal of Botany.
- American Journal of Food Technology
(http://www.scialert.net).
- Biotechnology
(http://www.scialert.net).
- Journal of Applied Sciences
(http://www.scialert.net).
- Asian Journal of Plant Pathology
(http://www.scialert.net).
- Trends in Molecular Sciences
(http://www.scialert.net).
- Journal of Applied BioSciences (http://www.bioscience.elewa.org).
- Insight Biotechnology
(http://insightknowledge.co.uk/jhome.php?jid=2040-8331).
- Journal of Forest Products and Industries (http://researchpub.org/journal/jfpi/jfpi.html).
- Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (http://sfx.cceu.org.cn/cgi-bin/tgxx.cgi?issn=1018-7081).
TRAINING COURSES ATTENDED:
25-28 March 1996: “Biodiversity Data Management”. Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, Nat-ional Biodiversity Unit (NBU),
Egypt.
22 June-3 July 1997: “Molecular Biology & Development”. Zagazig University, Benha Brach, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany,
Egypt.
13-16 December 1997: “Electron Microscopy (Technique & Interpretation)”. Electron Microscope Research Service Unit, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt.
9-14 March 2002: “Workshop for Biotechnology: Science and Ethics”. Collaboratively Organized by DAAD (Cairo Office) and Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
11-13 December 2004: “Scientific Research Methods”. Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University,
Egypt.
13-18 November 2005: “Molecular Biology Training Course”. Organized by Development of Molecular Biology Courses Project, Higher Education Enhancement Project Fund (HEEPF), at Faculty of Science, Cairo University
, Egypt.
19-23 November 2005: “Elimination and reuse heavy metals from wastewater”. National Research Center,
Egypt.
12-13 April 2006: “Credit hours system”. Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University,
Egypt.
9 May- 4 July 2006: “Summer school on protein crystallography and drug design". Collaboratively Organized by Faculty of Science, Cairo University and Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT), at Faculty of Science, Cairo University,
Egypt.
24 December 2008: “Preparation of questionnaires and analysis in order to ensure quality”. Quality Assurance and Accreditation Center, Cairo University,
Egypt.
26-28 January 2009:“Research team management”. Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University,
Egypt.
30 Aug.-1 Sept. 2009: "Use technology in teaching". Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University,
Egypt.
7-9 June 2010:“Financial and legal aspects”. Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University,
Egypt.
7-9 June 2010:“Quality standards in the teaching process”. Faculty and Leadership Development Center, Cairo University,
Egypt.
1st October 2011:"Master The Cloud with the power of convergence". Deanship of Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University with cooperation with Hewlett-Packard Saudi Arabia, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia.
23-24 October 2011: "
Basis of preparation supported research and research skills". Center for Teaching and Learning Development, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia.
6 December 2011: "Data Bases (SAGE, GALE, SCIENCE DIRECT, SCOPUS
). Deanship of Library Affaires,
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS:
1994-1996:"Survey of fungal flora in Egypt". National Biodiversity Unit (NBU). Egyptian Environmental Affairs (EEA), Egypt. (Research group member).
2010-2012:"Production and regulation of lovastatin, a raw material of pharmaceutical industry for treatment of hyperlipidemia". Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF), Ministry of Higher Education and State of Scientific Research,
Egypt. (
PI)
2012:"Biological control of some wheat diseases in Saudi Arabia". Distinct Study Project funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, under grant no. (16-965-D1432)
(PI).
2012:"Chemical composition of Peganum harmala in Saudi Arabia and their biological activities". Funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, under grant no. (316-372-1432).
(CoPI).
2012:"Dietary Intake of Pesticides Based on Vegetable Consumption: A Case Study, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". Distinct Study Project funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, under grant no. (965-001-D1433)
(CoPI).
2013: "Biodiversity of Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in some wild plants and their application to ecosystem restoration in Mecca region”. Funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, through a research group "Plant Biology" under grant no. (GR. 34/22)
(CoPI).
2013: "
Using of microbial growth promoters to increase growth and yield of some cultivated plants under Kingdom of Saudi Arabia environmental conditions". Funded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, under grant no. (A-C-11-0647)
(CoPI).
2013: "Bioremediation of hydrocarbon-polluted soils by black fungi". Distinguished Scientists Project funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, under grant no. (1-965/1434-HiCi)
(CoPI)
2014:"Screening of mycotoxins in food and feed stuffs in local markets, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia". Distinct Study Project funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, under grant no. (101-965-D1432)
(PI).
2014: "Next Generation Biosensors for the Environment and Health: Direct Current Response from Microbial Circuits". Distinguished Scientists Project funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, under grant no. (77-130-35-HiCi)
(PI).
AWARDS:
1996: UNESCO fellowship for Young scientists
“Man and Biosphere (MAB)”.
1 February- 31 July 2008: Governmental fellowship (sponsored by Ministry of higher Education and Scientific Research) at Division of Molecular Biology, Biocenter, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria.
November 2008: Nominated and considered for inclusion in the Twenty Sixth Edition, 2009 of
Who's Who in the World®.
REVIEWER IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
1. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics (Springer).
2. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences (Elsevier).
3. Biocontrol Science and Technology (Taylor & Francis).
REVIEWER FOR M.SC. AND Ph.D. THESES
M.Sc. Theses
1. "Effect of radiation on the antimycotic activity of some drugs and natural products on Candida species”. Basant Mohamed Ibrahim Hashem
, 2009. Cairo University.
2. “Comparative study between different methods for detection and enumeration of pathogenic bacteria from aquatic environment”. Mohamed Azab Rashed El-Lathy
, 2009. Cairo University.
3. "Role of lanthanum and antagonistic organisms on wheat resistance to pathogenic fungi". Fatma Sayed Mohamed
, 2011. Cairo University.
4. "Detection of group B Streptococcus using different techniques". Asmaa Mohamed Mohamed AboElAref
, 2014. Cairo University.
Ph.D. Theses
1. "Study and evaluation of de-emulsification capacity of some biosurfactants". Shereen Mohamed Samir
, 2007.
Alexandria University, Egypt.
2. “Bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in agricultural ecosystems”. Omaima Abdel-Atti Sharaf
, 2012. Cairo University, Egypt.
3. “Improvement of fungal disease resistance in potato using gene(s) transfer and in vitro selection”. Rehab Mahmoud Hafez
, 2012. Cairo University, Egypt.
4. "Biological control of soil-borne root diseases in ground-nut by inoculating microbial inoculants (AM fungi and Trichoderma)". Khirood Doley,
2012. University of Pune, India.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS PARTICIPATE
-
6 International Congress of Plant Pathology, , National Research Council Canada, .
th
28 July-6 August 1993Montreal,Canada
- 11th International Conference of Union of Arab Biologists,
7-9 September 2004, Faculty of Science, Cairo University,
Cairo,Egypt.
- SESAME 5th Users' Meeting,
29 November-2 December 2006,
Alexandria, Egypt.
- 3rd Saudi Science Conference (New Horizons in Science and their Applications),
10-13 March 2007, College of Science, King Saud University,
Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia.
- SESAME 6th Users' Meeting,
17-19 November 2007,
Amman, Jordan.
- 3rd
International Conferences of Environmental Research Division, National Research Center "Environmental Science& Technology"
1-3 April 2008, Environmental Research Division, National Research Center,
Cairo, Egypt.
- SESAME 7th Users' Meeting,
20-21 November 2008, Cairo University,
Cairo, Egypt.
- 4th International Conference on Scientific Research and their Applications,
17-19 December 2008, Cairo University,
Cairo,
Egypt.
- 1st International Conference on "Biotechnology and Environmental Safety"
14-16 April 2009, National Research Centre,
Cairo, Egypt.
- 3rd International Conference of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Division "Biotechnology for Better Life"
3-5 November 2009, National research Centre,
Cairo, Egypt.
- 4th International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Simulation, Modeling (ASM'10),
July 22-25, 2010,
Corfu Island, Greece.
- 1st International Biotechnology Innovation Conference,
21-23 November 2010, Faculty of Science, Cairo University,
Cairo, Egypt.
- IT Primer Workshop on “Basic Web Technology Skills for Courseware Development”. 14-18 October 2001, Collaboratively Organized by UNESCO, ISESCO and the University of Bahrain. Manama, Bahrain.
THESES SUPERVISED BY Prof. Dr. TAREK A. A. MOUSSA
M.Sc. Theses
A. Awarded Theses
1. Ramy Sayed Yehia (Awarded April 2007)
“Production and biological evaluation of laccase from edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus”. Registered
April 2005 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
2. Amal Amin Hamed (Awarded September 2007)
“Molecular characterization of tomatinase enzyme isolated from Egyptian Fusarium oxysporum isolates”. Registered
February 2003 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
3. Basant Mohamed Ibrahim Hashem(Awarded December 2009)
"Effect of radiation on the antimycotic activity of some drugs and natural products on Candida species”. Registered
September 2005 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
4. Mohamed Azab Rashed El-Lathy (Awarded April 2009)
“Comparative study between different methods for detection and enumeration of pathogenic bacteria from aquatic environment”. Registered
October 2005 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
5. Lena Ahmed Saleh El-Faqueeh(Awarded April 2010)
“Isolation, purification and evaluation of some antitumor compounds from Pleurotus ostreatus”.
Registered January 2008 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
6. Fatma Sayed Mohamed (Awarded May 2011)
"Role of lanthanum and antagonistic organisms on wheat resistance to pathogenic fungi". Registered
October 2008 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
7.Al-Shimaa Saber Mohamed (Awarded June 2011)
“Evaluation of antifungal potential of ozone against some dermatophytes”. Registered
March 2005 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
8. Rabab Husein Ibrahim (Awarded July 2012)
“Induction, purification and characterization of the antileukemic fungal asparaginase”. Registered
October 2007 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
9. Nadia Abdrabo Abd El-Khalek Samak (Awarded April 2013)
"Bioremediation and oil recovery using microbial surfactants". Registered
November 2010 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
10. Asmaa Mohamed Mohamed AboElAref (Awarded March 2014)
"Detection of group B Streptococcus using different techniques". Registered
January 2011 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
11. Nahla Tohamy (Awarded December 2014)
"Prevalence of fecal carriage of enterobacteriaceae producing ESBL among healthy adults". Registered
January 2011 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
B. Running Theses
1. Hanan Mohamed Kamal
"Molecular characterization of diketide synthase encoding gene from Aspergillus". Registered
November 2010 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
1. El-Sayed Abd El-Aal El-Sayed
"Development and application of 3D structure prediction workflows and protein-protein interaction networks for HCV proteins with laboratory validation". Registered
January 2011 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
2. Eman Sayed Mostafa
"Biotechnological production, purification and characterization of the enzyme naringinase". Registered
June 2012 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
3. Marwa Hosny Mohamed Hasan
"Isolation and biochemical characterization of somesiderophores produced by Aspergillus fumigatus". Registered
June 2012 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
Ph.D. Theses
A. Awarded Theses
1. Shereen Mohamed Samir (Awarded August 2007)
"Study and evaluation of de-emulsification capacity of some biosurfactants". Registered
September 2001 at Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University.
2. Ramy Sayed Yehia (Awarded July 2010)
“Studying the fibrinolytic activity from the edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus”. Registered
July 2007 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
3.Mostafa Mohamed Mohamed Ali (Awarded November 2010) (Libya)
“Comparative study on phenotypic and molecular characterization and virulence factors of Escherichia coli from Egypt and Libya”. Registered
March 2007 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
4. Rehab Mahmoud Hafez (Awarded November 2012)
“Improvement of fungal disease resistance in potato using defensin gene transfer and in vitro selection”. Registered
July 2007 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
5. Omaima Abdel-Atti Sharaf (Awarded January 2013)
“Bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in agricultural ecosystems”. Registered
September 2006 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
6. Safaa Al-Deen Ahmed Al-Qaysi (Awarded December 2013) (Iraq)
"Control of pathogenic Streptomyces species using thaxtomin utilizing fungi and nitric oxide synthase inhibitors". Registered
July 2010 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
7. Reem Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Hazzim (Awarded December 2014) (Kuwait)
"Genetic diversity of Rhizoctonia solani isolates infecting potato plant". Registered
October 2010 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
2. Baydaa Hussein Alwan (Awarded November 2014) (Iraq)
"Biological properties of some bacterial toxins as antitumor agents". Registered
March 2010 at Faculty of Science, Cairo University.
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