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Job Title: Assistant Professor

Academic Degree: PhD

Specialization: Microbiology

 

Education:

2008 – 2010: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Microbiology (Microbial Bio-products), Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. 

2006 – 2008: Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Microbiology (Antibiotics & Antimicrobials), Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. 

2000 – 2003: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Microbiology (Excellent with Honors), Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Academic Experience:

Northern Border University: Faculty member (Assistant Professor) in the Biology Department (Microbiology Specialization) – College of Sciences and Arts, Rafha (dissolved), from August 11, 2014 to present.

Al-Azhar University: Faculty member (Associate Professor) in the Botany and Microbiology Department (Microbiology Specialization) – Faculty of Science (Men) in Cairo, from February 1, 2006 to present.

Employment:

2006–2008: Demonstrator, Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University.

2008–2011: Lecturer, Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University.

2011–2016: Assistant Professor, Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University.

2016–present: Associate Professor, Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University.

 

Academic Subjects

Bacteriology (II) course is one of the important compulsory courses in the study plan of the bachelor's degree program in Microbiology. This course gives introduction on the Phylogeny of bacteria and...
The Bacteriology (I) course is a compulsory course in the study plan of the bachelor's degree program in Microbiology, as it provides a conceptual and experimental background about bacterial cell...
The Industrial Microbiology course is one of the most important compulsory and advanced courses in the study plan of the bachelor's degree program in Microbiology, as it focuses on the large-scale...
Food Microbiology course is an elective course in the study plan of the bachelor's degree program in Microbiology. This course mainly deals with important microbes in food and their characteristics...

Publications

Characterization of a Novel α-l-Fucosidase from Truepera sp. for Efficient Transfucosylation and 2′-Fucosyllactose Biosynthesis. September 20, 2025, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry . https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5c06107 Hamed I Hamouda, Mohamed H El-Sayed , Hussein N Nassar, Nour Sh El-Gendy, Samah Baleegh Meawad, Wenxia Wang, Tang Li, Heng Yin

Contact

Email
Mohammed.Ahmed@nbu.edu.sa

Office Hours

Sunday 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Monday 08:00 am-09:00 am
Wednesday 08:00 am-09:00 am