Faten Zahran Mohammed ( ar, فاتن زهران محمد; born October 11, 1955 in
Cairo) is an Egyptian
biochemist
Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. They study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. Biochemists study DNA, proteins and Cell (biology), cell parts. The word "biochemist" is a portmanteau of ...
and environmental biologist, cancer biologist and
toxicologist known for her work on the anti-tumoral effects of snake
venom and
iodoacetate. She is currently Professor of Biochemistry at
Zagazig University, Egypt,
head of the Biochemistry Division, Faculty of Science, and a member of Egyptian Universities Promotion Committees "EUPC".
Biography
She worked as a Demonstrator of Biochemistry in Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Egypt from 1977 to 1981. She served as Assistant Lecturer of Biochemistry, in the Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Egypt from 1981 to 1985. Lecturer of Biochemistry, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Egypt from 1985 to 1991. She was Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Egypt from 1991 to 1996. Professor of Biochemistry, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Egypt from 1996 until present (2008).
She received her B.Sc. in 1977, her M.Sc. in biochemistry in 1981, and her Ph.D. in biochemistry in 1985 from Faculty of Science,
Ain Shams University
Ain Shams University ( ar, جامعة عين شمس) is a public university located in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.
History
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She received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. under the supervision of Dr.
Fawzia Abbas Fahim.
Selected publications
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Fahim FA., Zahran F., Mady EA
"Effect of N. nigricollis venom and its fraction on EAC in mice."In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE EGYPTIAN SOCIETY OF TUMOR MARKERS ONCOLOGY, 1, Cairo, 1988. Abstracts...Cairo: Ain Shams University- Faculty of Medicine, 1988. 375-94.
* Mohamed AH, Fouad S, El-Aasar S, Salem AM, Abdel-Aal A, Hassan AA, Zahran F, Abbas N
"Effects of several snake venoms on serum and tissue transaminases, alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase."Toxicon. 1981;19(5):605-9
References
* Personal Interviews, November and December 2008.
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1955 births
Living people
Scientists from Cairo
Zagazig University alumni
Ain Shams University alumni
Academic staff of Zagazig University