DrAhmed Abd El Wahed
Guest Scientist
German primate Center (DPZ)
- Guest ScientistGerman primate Center (DPZ)
- Head of the Virology LaboratoryGeorg-August University
- Georg-August-University Goettingen, Division of Microbiology and Animal Hygiene, Burckhardtweg 2, Goettingen, Lower Saxony, 37077, Germany
BIO
Dr. Abd El Wahed studied veterinary medicine at Mansoura University, Egypt. He received his PhD in biology from Goettingen University, Germany on the use of peptide microarrays for mapping viral B cell epitopes. Currently, he is the head of Virology laboratory at the Division of Microbiology and Animal Hygiene, Goettingen, Germany. He has participated in the development of 30 point-of-care assays for the detection of infectious agents. In 2013, he was awarded the young investigator award from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene on the establishment of a mobile laboratory for rapid detection of hemorrhagic fever viruses at low resource settings. Recently, he established a mobile suitcase laboratory for rapid detection of viruses and parasites. The mobile setup was implemented in Guinea, Senegal, Bangladesh and Brazil.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- PostdocGeorg-August University, Department of Virology, University medical Centre, Goettingen, Germany1 Jul 2011 - 30 Sep 2014
- Guest ScientistGerman primate Center (DPZ), Animal Model Unit, Goettingen, Germany1 Jul 2014 - present
- Head of the Virology LaboratoryGeorg-August University, Division of Microbiology and Animal Hygiene, Goettingen, Germany15 Apr 2016 - present
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- GermanCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- ArabicCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
WHO REGION
- WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY
- Egypt