Mohamed, Amr A.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Assistant Professor

Cairo University

Faculty of Science, Department of Entomology

Giza, Egypt

RESEARCH INTERESTS: I obtained my BSc, MSc, and PhD in Entomology from Cairo University in 2003, 2008, and 2012, respectively.

I am teaching general Entomology and Molecular Biology in the same Department for over 15 years.

My main research interests are Invertebrate Immunology, Applied Entomology, Insect Systematics and Evolution.

I am a co-author of several scientific papers in Myrmecology, mainly on ants of Arabia (some in press) with a special interest in ant systematics and zoogeography.

PUBLICATIONS

 * [[Media:Sharaf, M.R., Aldawood, A.S. et al. 2020. The genus Lepisiota of the Arabian Peninsula (10.3897@jhr.76.50193).pdf|Sharaf, M.R., Aldawood, A.S., Mohamed, A.A., Hita Garcia, F. 2020. The genus Lepisiota Santschi, 1926 of the Arabian Peninsula with the description of a new species, Lepisiota elbazi sp. nov. from Oman, an updated species identification key, and assessment of zoogeographic affinities. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 76: 127–152]].