Biotechnology

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GENYS biotechnology colloquium January

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GENYS workshop "Linkage analysis and QTL mapping" by Ayman Sabry

This computer workshop will last for 2 days. It is planned for about 15 participants in the beginning of 2008. Details will be announced soon. If you are interested you can send a mail to anke.klingner@guc.edu.eg.

GENYS biotechnology colloquium 5.12.2007 at Department of Agriculture, Cairo University (at the Library and Information Center)

14:00 Gathering and Welcome
14:15 "Phage therapy" by Zeiad Moussa
14:45 "Stem Cells and its Applications" by Ahmed Abdel-Samad
15:15 Coffee break
15:30 "Salinity Tolerance Mechanisms in Halophytes" by Motaz Elewa
16:00 "Nanobiotechnology and its Applications" by Hisham Ramadan
16:30 "Biotechnology for Date Palm Propagation and Improvement" by Besma Sghaier
17:00 Visit to the Genetic Engineering Research Center (GERC)
17:30 Closing

GENYS workshop on bioinformatics 5th-6th November 2007 at GUC

"Introduction to sequence analysis tools, genomics and proteomics"

by Ramy K. Aziz, PhD

This workshop needs an informal application to anke.klingner@guc.edu.eg since the number of seats is limited to 20. The applications are accepted according to their arrival.

5th November

6th November
10:15 Lecture
12:00 Lunch break
12:30 Tutorial (Computer lab)
10:15 Lecture
11:45 Tutorial (Computer lab)
12:15 Lunch break
12:45 Computer seminar
12:45 Final ceremony with participation certificates and snack

GENYS biotechnology colloquium 22.10. 9:30 a.m. at Ain Shams University

Venue: The Main Conferences Hall, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Shubra El-Kheima, Egypt

Hosted By Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

9:30 Arrival
10:00 Opening from Prof. Dr. Abdel-Ghany El-Gindy, Dean of Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University
10:15 Presentation "Recent Hospital Technology as Perceived by Patients" by Dr. Zeinab Loutfi
10:45 Presentation "Role of Biotechnology in Plant Pathology" by Dr. Mostafa Helmy
11:15 Presentation "Green Roof in Egypt" by Dr. Usama A. EL-Behairy
11:35 Presentation "Frankia as a Biofertilizer" by Dr. Shawky M. Selim and Dr. Ahmed Abdelwahab Abdelhafez
11:55 Presentation "PTEN the Tumor Suppressor Gene" by Ahmed Sadik
12:15 Break
12:30 Visit of Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University
  • Lab for Cultivation of strawberry traits
  • Lab for biofertilizers i.g. Frankia
16:00 Visit of Mohamed Ali palace

Ain Shams 22.10.2007 Ain Shams 22.10.2007

GENYS biotechnology colloquium 4.6. 2p.m. at GUC, B1.2

2:00 Presentation "Stem cells" by Marwa Soliman El Hamshary
2:40 Presentation "Plant Gene Transfer Laboratory (PGTL)" by Atef Shoukry Sadik El-Sayed
3:20 Presentation "The use of DNA markers to detect quantitative trait loci" by Ayman Sabry

GENYS biotechnology colloquium 7.5. 2p.m. at AGERI

2:00 Presentation "Improvement of protein quality in transgenic plants via molecular approach" & Introduction to recent work "natural products (plant extracts) as antileukemic effect" by Hany El-Shemy

Future of biotechnology in Egypt, Pharos university, Alexandria 14.3.

GENYS biotechnology colloquium 1.3. 2p.m. at AGERI

2:00 Presentation “Proteomics” by Ramy Aziz
2:40 Hisham El-Shishtawi from biosafety committee: “Discussion about biosafety procedures”
3:20 Discussion about long term objectives and ideas of the biotechnology group to prepare a vote at April meeting