Editor Name: Prof. Dr. Ahmed G. Hegazi

Country: Egypt

University: National Research Center, Dokki

Designation: Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

Department: Microbiology and Immunology

Email: ahmedhegazi128@gmail.com; ahmad@ahmedhegazi.com

BIOGRAPHY: 

Ahmed Hegazi is currently a Professor of Microbiology and Immunology in the National Research Center, Egypt. Prof. Hegazi received his masters degree in 1979, and his PhD in 1981. Hegazi's research work has been focused lately on bee products and their therapeutic effects.

Hegazi organized and contributed to national and international research projects since 1977 and up till now; he has been the principal investigator on multiple research projects within the National Research Center. He has published 222 scientific papers and articles in national and international journals. He also served on the board of multiple national and international scientific journals.

Dr. Hegazi is also the president of the Egyptian Environmental Society for Uses and Production of Bee Products, secretary of the Egyptian Society of Apitherapy, secretary general of the African Federation of Apiculture Associations, and a member of the International Apitherapy Commission (APIMONDIA).

Awards

• First Class Decoration of Excellence, Egypt, 1995

• The Senior Scientist Prize of National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt, 1996

• The National Scientific Prize In Biological Sciences, Egypt, 1990

• The Scientific Prize of The National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt, 1989

• The Second Best Research Paper Award, International Congress of Propolis, Bones Airs, Argentina, 2000

• Main Speaker Award,10th Academic Conference, PRA and NAS (Nippon Apitherapy Soc.) Japan, 2006

• 2 Bronze medals from The International Innovation Fair of the Middle East, Kuwait, 2007 Awarded of Ghazi Wad Allah Salon Prize, 2008

• Awarded of Ghazi Wad Allah Salon Prize, 2008

• Awarded the Merit Aware of Medical Sciences, The National Research Center, 2016 

Patents

• Patent No. 8901 at 22/08/2006: A novel drug from natural products with new therapeutic modalities in treatment of psoriasis

• Patent No. 1005 at 02/01/2006: A novel drug from natural resources for controlling Fascioliasis

• Patent No. 270: at 01/06/2005: A novel drug from medicinal plants with antiatherosclerotic (hypocholesterolaemic), antioxidant and cardio protective properties

• Patent No. 272: at 01/06/2005: A novel drug from natural resources with antiatherosclerotic (hypocholesterolaemic), antioxidant and cardio protective properties

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