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Twenty Biotechnology Graduation Projects Receive Reputable Funds
We are extremely delighted to announce that 20 graduation projects by our senior biotechnology students have received the following reputable funds: Graduation Projects Medical Cluster Fund by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology in collaboration with NAWAH Scientific Graduation Projects Cluster Fund by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology in collaboration with Ain Shams University Graduation Project Fund by Al-Alfi Foundation Innovators Support Fund/ Industrial Graduation Projects (ISF/IGP) Through these funds, our students will be able to conduct their graduation
NU School of Biotechnology Organizes the OPPM Dissemination Event
In a ground-breaking meeting, the School of Biotechnology at Nile University hosted the Dissemination Event of the Online Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine Postgraduate Program (OPPM). The event welcomed reputable speakers and guests from various academic and research institutions who shed light on the significance of pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine in Egypt and worldwide. It further provided an overview of the OPPM program and how it successfully allowed the implementation of the concepts of pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine in a postgraduate program for the first
The School of Biotechnology Organizes the Graduation Projects Dissemination Day
The School of Biotechnology at Nile University organized the Graduation Projects Dissemination Day where the school introduced its different grad tracks and students gracefully discussed their proposed project ideas in fruitful seminar sessions. Their projects reflected the strengths of the programs at Nile University. The day was truly exceptional as it embarked on the first steps to the graduation of the first class from the School of Biotechnology at Nile University! We would like to congratulate our senior students and wish them all the best in their next learning phase.
NU School of Biotechnology Hosts the Info Session for the 1st Business Incubator for Biotechnology in Egypt
We are extremely delighted to have hosted the Info Session for the Business Incubator for Biotechnology (BIB) as part of its inauguration process. BIB is an initiative sponsored by The Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT), with partners from Ain Shams University, School of Biotechnology at Nile University, and NilePreneurs, that aims at transforming research ideas of young scientists into start-up companies in the different fields of biotechnology. Students were impressed by the opportunities they could benefit from at BIB and showed great enthusiasm towards tailoring their
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NU School of Biotechnology Staff Attend a Workshop for Program Accreditation by NAQAAE
NU School of Biotechnology staff members attended a workshop entitled "Programmatic Accreditation Standards - NAQAAE 2022" that aims to prepare our undergraduate programs for accreditation by NAQAAE. The workshop, presented by director of the Quality Assurance Unit Dr. Abdelrahim Hassan, introduced the staff to the new program accreditation standards published by NAQAAE in 2022 and announcing the
NU School of Biotechnology Hosts a Workshop by the African Biogenome Project
The School of Biotechnology at Nile University hosted the practical sessions of the “North Africa in the Age of Biodiversity Genomics” workshop organized by members of the African Biogenome Project (AFRICABP). AFRICABP is a pan-African effort that aims to establish genomic data of thousands of species for the enhancement and sustainable use of agriculture and biodiversity across Africa. This was a
Teaching Assistant Ms. Yomna Youssef Wins the Best Poster Award at GASB 2023
We are very excited to announce that Ms. Yomna Youssef won the 1st Place Best Poster Award at the German-Arab Symposium on Bioinformatics (GASB 2023) held on September 23rd - 25th at the German University in Cairo (GUC). Ms. Yomna is a Teaching Assistant at NU School of Biotechnology and has participated with a DAAD- and German Federal Foreign Office-funded project entitled “Single cell type
NU School of Biotechnology Holds its 2nd Session of the Biotech Seminar Series
Staff members at NU School of Biotechnology attended the second episode of the Biotech Seminar Series aiming at discussing the staff's ongoing research and latest field developments. The session was presented by Teaching Assistant Mr. Mahmoud Mohsen who discussed his MSc project entitled "Unveiling Common Threads: A Multiomics Meta-Analysis of Breast Cancer Worldwide".
NU School of Biotechnology's Faculty Attend the OPPM 3rd All-Partners Meeting in Kiel, Germany
The faculty at the School of Biotechnology at Nile University traveled to Germany to attend the 3rd all-partners meeting for the Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine (OPPM) program held at the University of Kiel. During the meeting, the partnering universities summarized the latest updates on the progress of different work packages and outlined expectations of what is to be achieved in the
NU School of Biotechnology Staff Members Get Introduced to the Laserfiche System
NU School of Biotechnology, in collaboration with the Buisness Intelligence Unit at NU, organized the first program and course specification DEMO on Laserfiche system to faculty members and TAs at the School of Biotechnology to recognize the Know-How of the process of program and course specification on Laserfiche. The DEMO was presented by the director of the Quality Assurance Unit, Dr
NU School of Biotechnology Establishes a Series of Biotech Seminars
NU School of Biotechnology is organizing a series of seminars presented by our esteemed staff to discuss our current research and latest developments in the different fields of biotechnology. On August 13th, staff members attended the first episode presented by Teaching Assistant Ms. Shimaa Abdullah who discussed her MSc project on plant nuclear bodies followed by an open discussion on the topic.
Student Kamal Salah Abdallah Performs an Internship at the University of Tokyo
Meet Kamal Salah Abdallah, our junior student at NU School of Biotechnology whose success journey was truly inspiring. Kamal is one of the top students at the school and this summer, he flew to Japan to join the UTSIP Kashiwa summer program at the University of Tokyo. Kamal conducted a research internship at the Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences under the guidance of
NU School of Biotechnology Students Win the 1st and 3rd Places at the 4th Egyptian Junior Researcher Competition
After spectacular performances, NU School of Biotechnology students were awarded 1st and 3rd places in the Biotechnology Track at the 4th Egyptian Junior Researcher Competition! The competition is an extension of the Undergraduate Research Forum (UGRF) and included participating students from all across Egypt. All shortlisted projects were highly praised by the examination committees showing sheer
NU School of Biotechnology Participates in the OPPM Training at Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
NU School of Biotechnology staff members flew to Alexandroupolis, Greece to attend a research training on July 17-19 as part of the Online Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine (OPPM) Program. OPPM is a consortium funded by the European education program ERASMUS+ that aims at designing the first diploma and MSc program in pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine in Egypt and the Middle East
Nile University Signs a Partnership Agreement with the National Institute of Genetics in Japan
An agreement on academic exchange was successfully signed between Nile University (Egypt), and the National Institute of Genetics, Research Organization of Information and Systems (Japan). This agreement will result in a mutually beneficial exchange of activities and contribute to the strengthening of progress in science and culture, as well as maintaining a friendly relationship between the two
Teaching Assistant Ms. Aya Attia Successfully Defends Her MSc Thesis
With great pride we are glad to announce that today Ms. Aya Attia has successfully defended her master's thesis entitled "Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes in Human Colorectal Cancer using RNA-seq Data with Real-Time PCR Validation". Ms. Aya is a teaching assistant at NU School of Biotechnology and enrolled for the Informatics MSc program at NU School of Information Technology and