Dr. El-Tayeb is a professor in photobiology at National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences (NILES), Cairo University. The research topics he is most interested in are related to photobiology, especially photodynamic and photothermal mechanisms in cancer therapy, as well as noxious pests and parasites control. He is currently acting as a scientific consultant in a project in Africa for technology transfer and is planning a strategy for applying novel photolarvicide on mosquito infected swamp. Dr. El-Tayeb has been awarded many prizes for his patents and scientific publications in the field of photobiology.