Tamer Abdelaal

EDUCATION

College / University

Al Azhar University of Cairo

Highest Degree

Master of Science

Major Subjects

Microbiology, Protein Biochemistry

Country

Egypt

Lab Experience

Chemical and biochemical characterization of the antimicrobial agents produced by new bacterial isolates. Cloning, cell-free and cell-based expression of recombinant protein, protein purification by different chromatographic techniques on a state-of-the-art Akta platform, SDS-PAGE, Western blot, protein staining and manual crystallization trials setup. Protein-protein interaction by surface plasmon resonance.

Scholarships / Awards

2012 – 2014:	Erasmus Mundus Scholarship
2011:	Internship at LUBEM institute, Quimper, France funded by Scientific Sector, French Centre for Culture and Cooperation (CFCC), Embassy of France in Egypt
2010 – 2011:	Internship at VIB Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Brussel, Belgium, funded by Ministry of Higher Education

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am interested in participating in the investigation of the causes leading to the failure of function occurring in age-related and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, and Epilepsy on the cellular and molecular level. As this will in turn result in a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying these diseases, it will lead to novel therapeutic strategies.