Profile
I am Mahmoud Abdelkhalek Elfaky, I am an ambitious researcher aiming to do a high quality researchs and publish those research in well known prestigious journals. I hope my research can have an added value to human knowledge. My career story started in 2005 where i was appointed a position of Teaching Assistant at Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of pharmacy, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA), Egypt. In 2010 I got my master degree in Pharmaceutical Microbiology then I got my PhD in Microbiology and Molecular Biology from faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, in 2015. Since then until now, I have almost 18 years of experience working as a researcher and faculty member including different national and international universities such as October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA) Egypt, King Abdulaziz University (KAU) Saudi Arabia, King Fahd Medical Research Center (KFMRC) Saudi Arabia and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Saudi Arabia
Now I am an Associate Professor at Department of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine at faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University
Visiting Scholar at Computational Bioscience Research Center at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Head of Health and Quality Unit at King Abdulaziz University-University of Oxford Center of Artificial Intelligence for Precision Medicine
Education
- 2005
Bachelor degree from PharmacyPharmacy, Ain Shams, القاهرة, مصــــــــر
- 2010
Master degree from Microbiology and ImmunologyPharmacy, Al-Azhar, القاهرة, مصــــــــر
- 2015
Doctorate degree from Microbiology and ImmunologyPharmacy, Al-Azhar, القاهرة, مصــــــــر
Employment
- 2005-2010
Teaching assistant, Faculty of Pharmacy- October University for Modern Sciences and Arts, القاهرة, مصــــــــر
- 2010-2011
Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Pharmacy- October University for Modern Sciences and Arts, القاهرة, مصــــــــر
- 2011-2015
Lecturer, Faculty of Pharmacy- King AbdulAziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2015-2020
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy- King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2020-حاليا
Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy- King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
Research Interests
Discovery of the HCV NS3/4A Protease Inhibitors.
Experimental approaches to study the epidemiology, evolution and biology of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria.
Molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis.
Key factors influencing biofilm development in natural and industrial settings, using traditional methods and molecular techniques of DNA sequencing.
Industrial microbiology, the metabolic abilities of streptomyces to develop new and novel products for industrial applications.
Scientific interests
Biology,Immunology,Virology, Biotechnology and Molecular biology
Courses
| Pharmaceutical Microbiology |
301 |
MICP 301 |
| Pharmaceutical Biotechnology |
421 |
NP421 |
| Microbial Transformation of Natural Products |
827 |
NP827 |
Areas of expertise
| Microbiology, Immunology and Biotechnology |
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| Faculty of Pharmacy- King AbdulAziz University |
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