Mahmoud Hashem Abdel-Kader
Mahmoud Hashem Abdel-Kader is a physical chemist and Professor of Photochemistry at Cairo University/NILES Institute.[1][2] He founded the European Universities in Egypt[3]
Education
[edit]Mahmoud Abdel-Kader received his BSc in Chemistry from Alexandria University in 1969, and was then associated with the Faculty of Science (chemistry) at Tanta University (initially a branch of Alexandria University, from 1972 on an independent university), where he performed "Spectroscopic Studies on Some Hydroxybenzanilides"[4] and served as a teaching and research assistant (1970–1973). He was granted a DAAD scholarship in 1974 to perform doctoral studies in Germany and received his Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) in "Spectroscopy and Photochemistry" from Stuttgart University in Germany in 1979.[5] His doctoral studies were supervised by two German physicochemists, Theodor Förster († 1974) and his former scholar Horst E.A. Kramer. It included physicochemical investigations on the isomerization of a merocyanine (polymethine dye) of the stilbazolium betaine type and its corresponding acid[6][7]
Career
[edit]After a 3-years period as lecturer in physical chemistry at Tanta University (1979–1982)[4] and a post-doctoral research period at the University of Karlsruhe, now the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Department of Physical Chemistry, 1982 to 1983), he was appointed as Visiting Senior Researcher at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland) from 1983 to 1984. He joined the Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain (Professor of Physical Chemistry/Photochemistry at the Faculty of Applied Sciences, 1985–1992), then the United Arab Emirates University (Professor of Physical Chemistry/Photochemistry at the Faculty of Science, 1992–1995).[8] Mahmoud Abdel-Kader served as Visiting Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta (USA) and at the Institute for Laser Technology in Medicine and Metrology of Ulm University (Germany).[1]
He joined Cairo University in 1992 and acted as Department Chairman and Vice Dean of the National Institute of Laser-Enhanced Sciences (NILES)[9][10] until August 2002. He had been involved in the establishment of the German University in Cairo (GUC), where he served as first University President (until 2017).[2][4]
Research interests
[edit]Mahmoud Abdel-Kader's research interests are in:
- Laser spectroscopy to study the kinetics and mechanism of ultrafast chemical reaction (photochemical isomerization, protolytic reactions and electron transfer processes),[11]
- Utilization of solar energy in photochemical conversions[12] for malaria, filariasis and dengue fever vector control, for parasites such as schistosomiasis and agricultural pests using environmentally friendly (natural extract) photosensitizers,[13] and
- Application of nanoparticles in photodynamic diagnosis and therapy of cancer.[14][15][16][4]
Projects, mentorship, published work and communications
[edit]Mahmoud Abdel-Kader is regarded as one of the experts in the field of modern photodynamic therapy[17] (PDT) and the 2014-volume "Photodynamic Therapy: from Theory to Application", which he edited and to which he contributed as author, a summary in the various fields of PDT.[17]
He has supervised approximately 90 master's theses and doctoral dissertations, and has published over 100 scientific communications in peer-reviewed journals and in conference proceedings.[4] He is an inventor of 8 patents and has given more than 80 invited talks and plenary lectures[18] at both national and international meetings.
Honors and awards
[edit]Internationally, Mahmoud Abdel-Kader[4] is mainly known in the photochemistry-related research field.[19] He was elected Officer of the European Society for Photobiology in 1997,[20] then served as "Chair outside Europe" until 2001. In September 2024 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science by The University of East London for his contributions to chemistry.[21]
In Egypt, Mahmoud Abdel-Kader has received various honors and awards:[4]
- (1995) National Incentive Award in Chemical Science
- (1996) Distinguished State Prize in Chemistry[21]
- (1998) Egyptian State Medal in Chemistry
- (2012) Excellence Award of Science from Cairo University[19]
- (2015) State Award Discretion in Advanced Technological Sciences[2]
- (2015) Member of the Egyptian Scientific Institute[21]
- (2017) First-Class Medal of the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Science and Arts[21]
- (2023) The Nile Award in Advanced Technological Sciences[22]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "BA Webcast". webcast.bibalex.org. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ a b c "German University in Cairo - Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Abdel Kader Hashem, GUC President, obtains the State Merit Award in Advanced Technological Sciences". www.guc.edu.eg. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ Westphal, Joana (2018). "EGYPT: NEW INTERNATIONAL BRANCH CAMPUSES LAW" (PDF). Universities UK International. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ a b c d e f g Abdelkader, Mahmoud Hashem. "Prof. Dr. Mahmoud H. Abdelkader". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ Abdel-Kader, Mahmoud Hashem (1978). Spektroskopische Untersuchung der photochemischen und thermischen cis/trans-Isomerisierung eines solvatochromen Merocyanins und seiner konjugierten Säure. Dissertation [Spectroscopic study of the photochemical and thermal cis/trans isomerization of a solvatochromic merocyanine and its conjugate acid.] (in German) (Ph.D. Thesis ed.). Stuttgart: University of Stuttgart (published 1978-01-01).
- ^ Abdel Kader, Mahmoud. "Ein molekularer Kreisprozeß aus einer Kombination photochemischer, protolytischer und thermischer Teilreaktionen mit einem Merocyanin". Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft. 81: 1113 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Steiner, Ulrich; Abdel-Kader, M.H.; Fischer, P.; Krameria, H. E. A. (1978). "Photochemical cis/trans isomerization of a stilbazolium betaine. A protolytic/photochemical reaction cycle". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 100 (10): 3190–3197. doi:10.1021/ja00478a039 – via Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
- ^ Abdel-Kader, Mahmoud H. (28 January 1994). "UV-visible absorption and fluorescence characteristics of the luminescent label coumarin-6-sulphonyl chloride in homogeneous and micellar solutions". Analytica Chimica Acta. 285 (3): 329–333. Bibcode:1994AcAC..285..329A. doi:10.1016/0003-2670(94)80072-3 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
- ^ "The National Institute of Laser Enhanced Science, Cairo University | Fulbright Scholar Program". fulbrightscholars.org. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "Cairo University | National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences - Academia.edu". cairo.academia.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ Ikeda, N.; Mataga, N.; Steiner, U.; Abdel-Kader, M.H. (1983). "Picosecond Laser Photolysis Studies upon Photochemical Isomerization and Protolytic Reaction of a Stilbazolium Betaine". Chemical Physics Letters. 95 (1): 66. Bibcode:1983CPL....95...66I. doi:10.1016/0009-2614(83)80811-2.
- ^ Ouf, Salama A.; Abdel Kader, Mahmoud Hashem; Shokeir, Hisham A.; El-Adly, Amira A. (2003). "Study of solar photosensitization processes on dermatophytic fungi". Acta Microbiologica Polonica. 52 (1): 65–79. PMID 12916729 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Abdel-Kader, M.H.; El-Tayeb, T.A. "Field implementation using chlorophyll derivatives with sunlight for malaria, filarial and dengue fever vectors control in infested Africa swamps". BMC Springer: Malaria Journal. 11 (Suppl. 1): 42.
- ^ Sebak, Aya Ahmed; Gomaa, Iman E. O.; El-Mashad, Aliaa N.; Farag, Mahmoud H.; Breitinger, Ulrike; Breitinger, Hans-Georg; Abdelkader, Mahmoud H. (2020). "Distinct proteins in protein Corona of nanoparticles represent a promising venue for endogenous targeting –part1: In vitro Release and Intracellular Uptake Perspective". International Journal of Nanomedicine. 15 (11): 8845–8862. doi:10.2147/IJN.S273713. PMC 7667594. PMID 33204091.
- ^ Abd El-Rahman, Soheir F.; Ahmed, Sayeda S.; Abdel Kader, Mahmoud H. (2020-06-30). "Toxicological, biological and biochemical effects of two nanocomposites on cotton leaf worm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)". Polish Journal of Entomology. 89 (2): 101–112. doi:10.5604/01.3001.0014.2319.
- ^ Sherifa, G.; Saad Zaghloul, M.A.; Elsayed, O.F.; Rueck, A.; Steiner, R.; Abdelaziz, A.I.; Abdel-Kader, M.H. (2013). "Functional characterization of Fospeg, and its impact on cell cycle upon PDT of Huh7 hepatocellular carcinoma cell model". Photodiagnosis Photodynamic Therapy. 10 (1): 87–94. doi:10.1016/j.pdpdt.2012.05.006. PMID 23465377.
- ^ a b Abdel-Kader, Mahmoud Hashem (2014). Photodynamic Therapy: From Theory to Application. Springer Heidelberg. ISBN 9783642396281.
- ^ "BA Webcast". webcast.bibalex.org. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ a b Photodynamic Medicine: From Bench to Clinic _ Biographies. Royal Society of Chemistry (published 2016-08-15). 2016. pp. P011–P024. ISBN 978-1-78262-451-6.
- ^ "European Society for Photobiology: Previous ESP Executive Committees_1997-1999". Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ a b c d "Malaria treatment pioneer awarded honorary doctorate". University of East London. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ "Nile Award - EgyptToday". www.egypttoday.com. Retrieved 2024-09-01.