Assistant professor
Conducting scientific research in the field and in the lab and developing practical solutions to the challenges of the beekeeping sector and participating in national projects.
- B.Sc., (2004) in Entomology with grade (very good with honor degree, Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
- M.Sc. Degree (2009) in Economic Entomology (Apiculture), Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
- Ph.D. Degree (2016) in Economic Entomology (Apiculture), Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Analytical skills and ability to write clear and concise reports.
- Working with indigenous bees in Egypt (Apis mellifera lamarckii) and in Saudi Arabia (A. m. jeminiteca) and exotic honeybee (A. m. carnica) races of different ecological regions.
- Skill in honeybee hematological studies and assessing the immune level of honey bee colonies.
- Member of a research team for the colony loss project in cooperation with the Apicultural institute in Austria.
- Assessing the level of honeybee diseases and finding appropriate treatment methods
- Teaching honey bee diseases and pests courses to the undergraduate student in Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Food and Agricultural science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Develop suitable pollen substitutes with high nutritional value to improve the physiological status of honeybee workers and enhance honeybee colonies health.
- Identify major forage plants for honey bees and to determine their nutritional value for honeybee colonies in Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia.
- International reviewer for Journal of Apicultural Research, Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, Plant biology journal and Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi.