Prof. Dr/ Abdel-Naser A. Zohri

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Personal Data:Prof. Dr.: Abdel-Naser A. ZohriName:MarriedMarital status:6- 6- 1960Date of birth:Botany & Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.Office address:

37 Ahmed Kashaba Street, Sharkt- Kolta, Assiut, Egypt Home address:002/088/ 2412164Work No.:002/ 088/ 2344290 or 002/088/ 2351110 – Mobil: 01006464109Home No.002/ 088/ 2342708Fax No.:zohriassiut@yahoo.comE-mail:- Professor of Microbiology at Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.- Supervisor of Industrial Fermentation Section, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt (2007-2013).- Director of Center of Scientific Consultations & Services (CSCS), Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt (2011-2015).

Current job:

Academic Credentials:

B. Sc degree: In Science (Botany), 1982.

Master degree: In Science (Microbiology), 1987.

PhD degree: In Science (Microbiology), 1990.

Academically and Professional Steps:ToFromPosition

19871982Demonstrator in Bot. Dept. Fac.

Sci., Assiut University, Egypt.

19901987Assistant Lecturer in Bot. Dept.,

Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ., Egypt

19961990Lecturer in Bot. Dept, Fac. Sci., Assiut University, Egypt.

20031996Assistant Professor in Bot. Dept,

Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ., Egypt.

Until now2003

Professor in Microbiology, Bot.

Dept, Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ.,

Egypt.

Management Expertise:

Since 11-7-2007 until 10 – 7 - 2013: Supervisor of Industrial Fermentation Section (Sugar

Technology Research Institute), Assiut University, Egypt.

Since 11- 10- 2011 until 7-4-2015: Director of Center of Scientific Consultations & Services (CSCS), Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

Teaching:

B. Sc degree:

General botany, general microbiology, plant kingdom, plant morphology &

anatomy, economic plants, plant physiology, mycology, physiology of

microbiology, industrial microbiology, biotechnology, biochemical engineering,

biotechnical analysis, microbial toxins and microbial metabolism ………for

students of Faculties of science, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, education &

agriculture at Assiut University as well as faculty of science at Al-Azhar

University.

Postgraduate degree:

Medical & industrial microbiology, environmental microbiology, industrial

fermentation, industrial microbiology, biotechnology, enzymes biotechnology,

fungal & microbial toxins, microbial cells, biochemical engineering …….for

students of Faculties of science & agriculture at Assiut University, Faculty of

science at Sohag University and Sugar Technology Research Institute at Assiut

University, Egypt.

Scholarships:

PlaceTimeOrganizationGermanyThree monthsEgyptGermanyOne monthAssiut University

Publications : Preparation of all the notes and scientific books for my courses.

Research Interests:

Microbiology such as: microbial pollutions of food & feed specially by

fungi, identification & classification of fungi, isolation of fungi from different

sources, biodiversity of fungi, extraction & identification of mycotoxins,

pollution of different food & feed by mycotoxins, production of mycotoxins by

different fungi, factors affecting microbial growth and control of microbial

growth & mycotoxins formation on different food or feed.

Basic Biotechnology and Industrial Biotechnology such as production of

alternative renewable biofuels specially ethanol from agro-industrial

byproducts, production of single cells proteins from fungi & yeasts, bio-

production of important microbial products such as: baker yeast, alcohol,

organic acids (vinegar, citric, lactic, itaconic, ….), antibiotics, therapeutics (e.g.:

lovastations, cyclosporins, ergosterol, ergot alkaloids, kojik acid……), steroids

hormones (e.g.: cortisol, cortisone, testosterone, androstenedione….) anticancer

compounds produced by fungi and other on laboratories and semi-industrial

scales with the regulation of these production. Also, improvements of microbial

strains which used in different industries as well as improvements &

developments of industrial fermentation processes in addition to the quality

control programs in the field of food industries are of my research interests.

Published Research Papers:

I have more than 90 scientific papers in all my research fields published in

different national and international journals (as in the attached lest).

Conferences and Symposiums:

More than 70 scientific conferences, symposiums and workshops in the

research interests in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Italy, Spain and France.

Theses Supervised:

More than 45 M. Sc. and Ph.D. thesis in the field of taxonomy & physiology

of fungi, mycotoxins, pollution, control of mycobiota and mycotoxins in foods &

feeds as well as biotechnology for bio-production of some valuable compounds.

LIST OF PUBLICATION OF Prof. DR. ABDEL-NASER A. ZOHRI

1- Mycotoxin-producing potential of aspergilli and penicillia of broad beans in Egypt. Bull. Faculty of Science, Assiut Univ. (EGYPT), 17: 91-102 (1988)El-Maraghy, S.S. and Zohri, A.A .

2- Mycotoxin production on different cultivars and lines of broad bean (Vicia faba L.) seeds in Egypt. Mycopathologia (U.S.), 113: 165-169 (1991).El-Kady, I.A.; El-Maraghy, S.S. and Zohri, A.A.

3- Fungal flora and mycotoxins associated with tobacco in Egypt. Bull. Faculty of Science, Assiut Univ. (EGYPT), 21: 37-47 (1992).Sabah, M. Saber, Khayria ,M. Abdel-Gawad and Zohri, A.A.

4- The fungal flora and natural occurrence of mycotoxins of some poultry feedstuffs and their ingredients. Bull. Faculty of Science, Assiut Univ. (EGYPT), 21: 89-99 (1992).Zohri, A.A. and Sabah, M. Saber.

5- Studies on mycoflora and mycotoxins of cowpea cultivars. Korean J. of Mycology (KOREA), 20 (3): 252-258 (1992).Zohri, A.A. and Khayria, M. Abdel-Gawad.

6- Suitability of some cowpea cultivars for Aspergills flavus growth and aflatoxin production. The African Journal of Mycology & Biotechnology, 1 (1): 87-99 (1993).Zohri, A.A.

7- Survey of mycoflora and mycotoxins of some dried fruits in Egypt. J. of Basic Microbiology (GERMANY), 33 (4): 279-288 (1993).Zohri, A.A. and Khyria, M. Abdel-Gawad.

8- Fungal flora and mycotoxins associated with onion (Allium cepa L.) in Egypt. The African Journal of Mycology & Biotechnology, 1 (1): 74-86 (1993).Zohri, A.A.; Sabah, M. Saber and Khayria, M. Abdel-Gawad.

9- Filamentous fungi and mycotoxins detected in cocount. Zentralblatt Mikrobiologie (GERMANY), 148: 325-332 (1993).Zohri, A.A. and Sabah, M. Saber.

10- Fungal flora and mycotoxins of six kinds of nut seeds for human consumption in Saudi Arabia. Mycopathologia (U.S.), 124: 55-64 (1993).Khyria, M. Abdel-Gawad and Zohri, A.A.

11- Confirmation of the relationships of Aspergillus egyptiacus and Emericella nidulans using progesterone transformation. Letters in Applied Microbiology (U.K.), 18: 130-131 (1994).Ismail, M.A. and Zohri, A.A.

12- Based on biochemical and physiological behavior, where is Aspergillus egyptiacus better placed?. Folia Microbiologica (CZECH), 39(5): 415-419 (1994).Zohri, A.A. and Ismail, M.A.

13- Biochemical and physiological behaviours of Aspergillus flavus and A. oryzae isolates from Spodoptera littoralis. Bull. Faculty of Science, Assiut Univ. (EGYPT) 23: 145-153 (1994).Ismail, M.A.; Zohri, A.A. and Abdel-Sater, M.A.

14- New sources of cytochalasins A and B from dematiaceous hyphomycetes. Letters in Applied Microbiology (U.K.), 19: 37-39 (1994).Zohri, A.A. and Sabah, M. Saber.

15- Contribution of the fungal flora and mycotoxins of some canned tomato paste samples. Qatar Univ. Sci.J.(QATAR) 14(1): 51-56 (1994).Sabah, M. Saber, Zohri, A.A. and Khayria, M. Abdel-Gawad.

16- Mycotoxins producing potential of some isolates of Aspergillus flavus and Eurotium groups from meat products. Microbiological Research (GERMANY) 149(3): 297-307 (1994).El-Kady, I.A., El-Maraghy, S.S. and Z ohri, A.A .

17- Antibacterial, antidermatophytic and antitoxigenic activities of onion (Allium cepa L.) oil. Microbiological Research (GERMANY) 150(2): 167-172 (1995).Zohri, A.A.; Sabah, M. Saber and Khyria, M. Abdel-Gawad.

18- A synoptic key to species of the Aspergillus nidulellus-Emericella assemblage common to Egypt. Mycotaxon (U.S.) Vol. LIII: 391-405 (1995).Ismail, M.A.; Abdel-Sater, M.A. and Zohri, A.A.

19- Incidence of aflatoxins and mould flora in corn snacks. J. of Food Science & Technology (INDIA), 32(4): 289-294 (1995).Zohri, A.A.; Abdel-Sater, M.A. and Ismail, M.A.

20- Utilization of cheese whey for lipid and sterol production by some isolates of xerophilous fungi. Folia Microbiologica (CZECH), 40(2): 209-212 (1995).El-Kady, I.A.; Eman Mostafa, M. and Zohri, A.A.

21- Transformation reaction of progesterone by different species of Streptomyces. J. of Basic Microbiology (GERMANY)35(1): 3-7 (1995).Atta, F.M. and Zohri, A.A.

22- Mycoflora and mycotoxins of corned beef. Qatar Univ. Sci. J. (QATAR), 15(1): 101-108 (1995).El-Maraghy, S.S. and Zohri, A.A.

23- Mycoflora and mycotoxins of sausage collected from three governorates in Egypt. Abhath Al-Yarmouk "Pure Sciences and Engineering Series" (JORDAN) 5(2): 35-49 (1996).El-Maraghy, S.S. and Zohri, A.A.

24- Lipid and sterol production by moulds on sugar cane molasses by-product. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Fungi: Hopes & Challenges. El-Azhar Univ., Cairo (EGYPT), 2-5 September, Vol. 1: 87-98 (1996).El-Kady, I.A.; Zohri, A.A.; Eman Mostafa, M. and Ragaa, S.M. Kotby.

25- Temperature-lipid relationships of thermophilous, thermotolerant and mesophilous fungi. Procedings of the First International Conference on Fungi: Hopes & Challenges.El-Azhar Univ., Cairo (EGYPT), 2-5 September, Vol. 2: 51- 58 (1996).Zohri, A.A.

26- Aflatoxin formation and varietal difference of cow pea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) and garden pea (Pisum sativum L.) cultivars. Mycopathologia (U.S.), 133(3): 185-188 (1996).El-Kady, I.A.; El-Maraghy, S.S. and Zohri, A.A.

27- Effect of citric, lactic, acetic acids and some acetates on aflatoxin formation on liquid medium and minced meat. International Symposium on Mycotoxin and Phycotoxin, Rome (ITALY), 27-31 May (1996).El-Kady, I.A. and Zohri, A.A.

28- The impact of diacetoxyscripenol on broiler performance. , 86th Annual Meeting Of PSA, Athens, Ga,USA, Poult. Sci., 76 (Suppl. 1), (1997). Makled, M.N., U.M.B. Mohamed, A.A. Abd-Elrazek, and A.A. Zohri 29- Effect of selenite and tellurite on the morphological growth and toxin production

of Aspergillus parasiticus var. globosus IMI 120920. Mycopathologia (U.S.) 139:51-57 (1997).Zohri, A.A.; Sabah, M. Saber, and Eman Mostafa, M.

30- Utilization of sugar cane molasses for lipid, sterol and ergosterol production by Cochliobolus spicifer Nelson. African Journal of Mycology & Biotechnology, 5(2):63-72 (1997).Eman Mostafa, M. and Zohri, A.A.

31- Control of aflatoxin formation on liquid medium and minced meat by salts and antibiotics. Fleischwirtschaft International (GERMANY) No.1/2 April : 40-43 (1998).El-Kady, I.A.; El-Maraghy, S.S. and Zohri, A.A.

32- Germination, quality and production of toxin in discolored durim wheat seed infected with seed borne fungi. Egypt. J. Appl. Sci.(EGYPT) 13(7):620-635(1998). Arafa,M.K.M.;Zohri,A.A.; Botros,S.E.;Mosaad,M.G. and Ismail,I.A.

33- Phyllosphere and phylloplane fungi of some herbal plants belonging to Labiatae, Solanaceae and Umbelliferae in Egypt. Qatar Univ. Sci. J. (QATAR), 17 : 247 –264 (1998).El-Kady, I.A.; Zohri, A.A.; Eman Mostafa, M. and Ragaa, S.M. Kotby.

34- Accumulation of lipid and sterol by some isolates of Aspergillus niger and A. flavus groups utilizing whey under the influence of trace elements. The Third Saudi Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Fac. Agric., King Saud Univ.(K.S.A.) 26-29 Oct. The Proceeding : 107 - 116 (1998).

El-Maraghy, S.S.; Zohri, A.A and Eman Mostafa, M. 35- Studies of seed borne pathogens on some durum wheat genotypes in Upper

Egypt. Bull. Faculty of Science, Assiut Univ. (EGYPT) 28(1-D):19-33 (1999). Arafa,M.K.M.;Abdel-Rahman,T.M.; Zohri, A.A; Tammam,A.M.;Ali,S.A. and

Tawfelis, M.B.36- Mycoflora and mycotoxins of four kinds of important plants in Egypt. Bull.

Faculty of Science, Assiut Univ. (EGYPT) 28(1-D):63-67 (1999). Sabah M.Saber and Zohri, A.A 37- Natural and white vinegar production from dates in Saudi Arabia on industrial

scale. Bull. Fac. Sci.,Assiut Univ. (EGYPT) 28(1-D):69-81 (1999). Zohri, A. A.38- Progesterone transformations by three species of Humicola. Folia Microbiologia

(CZECH),44(3): 277 - 287 (1999). Zohri, A. A. and Abdel-Galil,M.S.M. 39- Mycoflora and mycotoxins of hamburger in Egypt. The First Symposium on

Food Safety. College of Agric. & Food Sci. King Faisal Univ. (K. S. A. ), The Proceeding: 203 – 214, 9 – 11 October (2000).El-Kady, I.A. and Zohri, A.A.

40- Effect of some spices and essential oils on the growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus IMI 89717 on liquid medium and minced meat. The First Symposium on Food Safety. College of Agric. & Food Sci. King Faisal Univ. (K. S. A. ), The Proceeding: 215 – 224, 9 – 11 October (2000).El-Kady, I.A.; El-Maraghy, S.S. and Zohri, A.A.

41- Effect of some organic acids and their derivatives of the fungal growth and aflatoxin formation on liquid medium and minced meat. The Sec. International Conference on Basic Science & Advanced Technology, Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ., Assiut (EGYPT) 5 - 8 November (2000). El-Maraghy, S.S. and Zohri, A.A.

42- Glycerol production from cheese whey by selected fungal cultures. J. of Food Science &Technology (INDIA), 37 (5): 533 – 538 (2000).Zohri, A.A.

43- Composition of mycoflora and effect of temperature and moisture content on fungi and germination capacity of broad bean (Vicia faba L.) seeds in Egypt. The Second International Conference on Basic Science & Advanced Technology, Fac. Sci.,Assiut Univ.,Assiut (EGYPT) 5 - 8 November (2000). Abdel-Hafez, S.I.I.; El-Maraghy, S.S. and Zohri, A.A.

44- Progesterone side-chain degradation by some species of Aspergillus flavus group. Folia Microbiologica (CZECH), 45(3): 243 - 246 (2000).

Eman Mostafa,M. and Zohri, A. A.45- Progesterone transformation as a biochemical aid in classification of the genus

Emericella. Folia Microbiologica (CZECH), 45 (5): 391 - 396 (2000). Zohri, A. A. 46- Ethanol production from dates in Saudi Arabia on industrial scale. Mycobiology

(KOREA), 28(2): 76 - 81 (2000). Zohri, A. A. and Eman Mostafa,M.47- Biotransformation of steroid by some thermophilic and thermotolerant fungi

grown on yeast-starch and molasses media. Bull. Fac. Sci.,Assiut Univ. (EGYPT) 29(2-D):425 - 431 (2000).

Zohri, A. A. and Eman Mostafa,M.48- Suitability of producing vinegar from date juice. J. King Saud Univ. (K. S. A.) 13

(2) : 147 – 155 (2001). El-Shawan, A.F. and Zohri, A.A.49- Lipid, sterol and ergosterol accumulation in isolates of dematiaceous

hyphomycetes. Czeck Mycology (CZECK), 53 (2): 149 – 159 (2001).Eman Mostafa, M.; Zohri, A.A. and Ragaa, S.M. Kotby.

50- Natural contamination of some Egyptian fruit juices and beverages by mycoflora and mycotoxins. J. of Food Science & Technology (INDIA), 38(4): 407-411 (2001).Abdel-Sater, M.A., Zohri, A.A. and Ismail, M.A.

51- Toxicological, morphological, physiological features and genomic DNA as taxonomic criteria of Trichoderma species in Egypt. Bull. Fac. Sci.,Assiut Univ. (EGYPT) 32(1-D): 183 - 210 (2003).

Zohri,A.A. and Hashem, A.52- Morphological, phytopathological, toxicological, enzymological characteristics

and molecular variation of some strains of Fusarium graminearum and F. equiseti. African Journal of Mycology & Biotechnology, 11(1): 1- 20 (2003).Hashem, M. and Zohri, A.A.

53- Natural occurrence of Fusarium toxins in starchy grains and toxins production by some Fusarium species isolated from these substrates. Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ. (EGYPT) 32(2-D): 257 - 275 (2003).

Zohri, A. A. and El-Kady, I. A. 54- Suitability soybean cultivars for Aspergillus flavus pathogenicity and aflatoxin

production and some affecting factors. Agricultural Research Journal, Suez Canal Univ. (EGYPT) 2 (1): 141 – 152 (2003).

Arafa, M. K. M.; Heweidy, M. A.; Ismail, I. A. and Zohri, A. A.

55- Biological transformations of progesterone by dematiaceous hyphomycetes. VI – Congres SFM De Bordeaux, (FRANCE) 285 F12, 10 – 12 May (2004).

El-Kady,I.A.; Zohri, A. A. and Abdel-Galil,M.S.M.56- Biosynthesis of 11ß- hydroxytestosterone and 11ß- hydroxyandrostenedione.

Third International Conference “Biological Interactions” (P- 17), Egyptian British Biological Society, Suez Canal Univ. (EGYPT), St- Katherine 3 – 5 September (2004).

Zohri, A. A. , El-Kady, I. A., El- Maraghy, S. S. and Abdel-Galil, M. S. M.57- Side chain degradation and some biological transformations of progesterone by

fungi grown on synthetic and molasses media. Third International Conference “Biological Interactions” (P- 12), Egyptian British Biological Society, Suez Canal Univ. (EGYPT), St- Katherine 3 – 5 September (2004).

El-Kady, I. A., El- Maraghy, S. S., Zohri, A. A. and Abdel-Galil, M. S. M.58- Review article "Production of some therapeutic compounds by fungi cultivated

on agro-industrial by-products". International Conference on: World Perspective for Sugar Beet and Cane as a Food and Energy Crop, 4 – 7 March (2007), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt TL 2.3/ 1-35.

Zohri, A.A. 59- Bio-production of lovastatin (mevacor; a hypocholesterolemic drug) by some

fungi using agro-industrial by-products. International Conference on: World Perspective for Sugar Beet and Cane as a Food and Energy Crop, 4 – 7 March (2007), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt P. 2/1- 17.

Zohri, A.A. ; El-Kady, I.A.; and Shimaa Ragab.60- A recent review on the most common Fusarium toxins. The ninth workshop on

"Biodiversity and identification of Fusarium species with special attention to toxigenic & human, animal and pathogenic species" 17 – 22 March (2007), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC) Assiut, Egypt. Pp. 27 – 53.

Zohri, A.A. 61- Methodology of Fusarium toxin analysis. The ninth workshop on "Biodiversity

and identification of Fusarium species with special attention to toxigenic & human, animal and pathogenic species" 17 – 22 March (2007), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC) Assiut, Egypt. Pp. 60 – 86.

Zohri, A.A.62- Bioproduction of ethanol as biofuels from sugar cane bagasse and straw.

International conference on: World perspective for sugar crops as food and Energy suppliers. 1-4 March 2009 , luxor, Egypt p. Tl 1-2/1 – Tl 1.2/20.

Zohri, A.A.

63- Organic and inorganic constituents analysis of molasses and its effect on microbial fermentation industries. International conference on: New role for the world sugar economy in a changed political and economic environment. 10-13 November 2012, Aswan, Egypt. P.1/6.

Mohamed, S.A., Said, A.A., Zohri, A.A. Tawfek, H.A. and Elsamman, A.A.64- Study of the diversity, distribution and phytopathogenecity of phyllosphere and

phylloplane mycobiota of newly reclaimed areas at Assiut, Upper Egypt. The First International Conference of Biological Sciencos. 4-5 March 2009, Faculty of Science, Assiut Universty, Assiut , Egypt. Assiut Univ. J. Botany, Special Publ. No 1 pp 41-64.

Mazen, M. B., Zohri, A. A. , Hashem, M. and Al-Khateeb, W.65- Hydroxylation of testosterone by some isolates of Mucorales grown on agro-

industrial by- products. The First International Conference of Biological Sciences. 4 – 5 March 2009, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. Assiut Univ. J. Botany, Special Publ. No 1 pp 149-165.

El-Kady, I.A., Zohri, A. A. , and Shimaa, R.H.66- Production of ethanol as biofuel by selected local thermotolerant yeast isolates.

The First International Confereuce of Biological Science, 4-5 March 2009, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

Zohri, A. A. , Hashem, M. and Maysa, M.A. 67- Some nutritional and environmental factors affecting progesterone transformation

by using Humicola hyalothermophila IMI 204250. Egyptian Sugar Journal, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University (EGYPT) 4: 53-75 (2011).

Zohri, A. A. , El-Kady, I. A. and Abdel-Galil, M. S. M.68- Construction of a novel strictly NADPH-Dependent Pichia stipitis xylose

reductase by site- directed mutagenesis for effective bioethanol production. Green Energy and Technology (JAPAN) 117 – 122 (2011).

Khattab, S.M., Watanabe, S., Saimura, M., Afifi, M. M., Zohri, A.A., Abdul-Raouf, U.M., Kodaki,T.

69- Physico-chemical investigations on Delta beet molasses for bio-production of ethanol. Egyptian Sugar Journal, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University (EGYPT) 5: 23-46 (2012). Ramadan, A.M., Zohri, A.A., Al-Tappakh, M.M., Tantawy, K.

70- Studies on optimization conditions for alcoholic fermentation process of delta beet molasses, Egypt. International conference on: New role for the world sugar economy in a changed political and economic environment. 10-13 November 2012, Aswan, Egypt. P.1/30.

Zohri, A.A., Ramadan, A.M., Al-Tappakh, M.M., Tantawy, K.

71- Industrial waste water treatment and reuse in delta sugar company, Egypt. International conference on: New role for the world sugar economy in a changed political and economic environment. 10-13 November 2012, Aswan, Egypt. TL. 3.1 p 21.

El-Shanshoury, A.R., Hashim, E.Y.M., Zohri, A.A., El-Tabake, M.M., Hamad, A.M.S.

72- Microbial analysis and alcoholic fermentation studies for Delta beet molasses. Egyptian Sugar Journal, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University (EGYPT) 6: 35 - 56 (2013).

Zohri, A.A., Ramadan, A.M., Al-Tappakh, M.M., Tantawy, K.73- Enzymatic and toxigenic of opportunistic fungi contaminating intensive care

units and operation rooms at Assiut University Hospitals, Egypt. SpringerPlus 2 (1)/ 347: 1 – 6 (2013).

Aboul-Nasr, M.B., Zohri, A.A., Amer, E.M. 74 -Optimization of the fermentation conditions for ethanol production by new

thermotolerant yeast strains of Kluyveromyces sp. African Journal of Microbiology Research 7(37): 4550 – 4561(2013).

Hashem, M.: Zohri, A. A. and Maysa M. A. Ali75 -A new bioassay using Chlorella vulgaris cell density for detecting mycotoxins.

African Journal of Microbiology Research 7(50): 5709 – 5712 (2013). Aboul-Nasr, M. B.: Zohri, A. A. Enas, M. Amer

76- Kojic acid production from agro-industrial byproducts using fungi. Biotechnology Research International, Volume 2014, Article ID 642385, 10 pages (2014).

Ismael El-Kady, Abdel Naser A. Zohri, and Shimaa Hamed77- Indoor Surveillance of Airborne Fungi Contaminating Intensive Care Units and

Operation Rooms in Assiut University Hospitals, Egypt. Journal of Health Science 2 : 20-27 (2014).

M.B M Aboul-Nasr, Abdel-Naser A. Zohri , Enas Mahmoud Amer78- Biologically active fungi recorded for the first time from new reclaimed soil,

Egypt. Egyptian Pharmaceutical Journal 13(1): 27 – 32 (2014). A.A., Zohri, W.A. Elkhateeb, M.B. Mazen, M. Hashem, G.M. Daba.79- Study of soil mycobiota diversity in some new reclaimed areas, Egypt. Egyptian

Pharmaceutical Journal 13(1): 58 – 63 (2014). A.A., Zohri, W.A. Elkhateeb, M.B. Mazen, M. Hashem, G.M. Daba.80- Survey of all mycobiota associated with rhizosphere and rhizoplane of different

cultivated plants in new reclaimed soil, upper Egypt, and examination of the most common fungal isolates to produce mycotoxins. Egyptian Pharmaceutical Journal 13(1): 64 – 70 (2014).

A.A., Zohri, W.A. Elkhateeb, M.B. Mazen, M. Hashem, G.M. Daba.

81- Recycling of vinasse in ethanol fermentation and application in Egyptian distillery factories. African Journal of Biotechnology 13 (47): 4390 – 4398 (2014).

Fadel, M., Zohri, A.A., Makawy, M., Haona, M.S. and Abdel-Aziz, A.M. 82- Determination of sugar losses in beet sugar manufacturing at Dakahlia Company,

Egypt. Accepted in Egyptian Sugar Journal, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University (EGYPT) 7: 28 – 50 (2014).

El-Shahaby, O.A., Zohri, A.A., Mohmed, M.A., Hafez, E.E., Yousef, M.M.83- Production of ethanol from Egyptian sugar cane molasses using different

fermentation strategies. Assiut Univ. J. of Botany (EGYPT) 43(1): 000 – 000 (2014).

A.A., Zohri, W. S. Ragab and M. A. Ali84- Ethanol production from Egyptian sugar cane molasses by different yeast strains

using batch fermentation. J. of Basic and Applied Mycology (EGYPT) volume 5 : 43 – 49 (2014).

A.A., Zohri, W. S. Ragab and M. A. Ali85- Utilization of cheese whey for bio-ethanol production. Universal Journal of

Microbiology Research 2(4): 57-73 (2014). DOI: 10.13189/ujmr.2014.020401.A.A., Zohri, N. H. Gomah and M. A. Ali

86- Inhibition of fungal growth and Fusarium toxin production by selected cultures of lactic acid bacteria. J. Microbial Biochem. Technol. S7:001 doi: 10.4172/1948-5948.S7-001,Septamber 2014.

N. H. Gomah and A.A., Zohri.87 -Isolation and identification of toxigenic fungi from foodstuffs at Sohag

Governorate, Egypt. Journal of Environmental Studies [JES] :13: 1-12 (2014).Zohri, A.A.; Saber, S.M.; Youssef, M.S.; Marwa Abdel-Kareem M.

88 -Bio-control of some toxigenic fungal strains and their toxins production using some spices. Journal of Environmental Studies [JES] :13: 13-20 (2014).

Zohri, A.A.; Saber, S.M.; Youssef, M.S.; Marwa Abdel-Kareem M.89 -Mycobiota contaminating beef burger and sausage with reference to their toxins

and enzymes. Journal of Basic & Applied Mycology (Egypt) 5: 61-73 (2014). A. A. Zohri, A. M. Moharram and R. R. S. Refaie.90- Acetone – butanol - ethanol production from substandard and surplus dates by

Egyptian native Clostridium strains. Anaerobe 32 : 77 – 86 (2015). Mohamed Hemida Abd-Alla, M. H.; Zohri, A. A.; El-Enany, A. E. and Shimaa M. Ali

Recent General Lectures in Different Workshops

1. Molasses as renewable source for microbial production of ethanol as biofuel. Workshop on "Ethanol – production from molasses by using biotechnology". 7-11 July (2007). Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Egypt.

Zohri, A.A. 2. Fermentation process design trends for fuel ethanol production. Workshop on

"Ethanol - production from molasses by using biotechnology" 7-11 July (2007). Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Egypt.

Zohri, A.A. 3. A recent review on the most common Fusarium toxins. The ninth workshop on

"Biodiversity and identification of Fusarium species with special attention to toxigenic & human, animal and pathogenic species" 17 – 22 March (2007), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC) Assiut, Egypt. Pp. 27 – 53.

Zohri, A.A. 4. Methodology of Fusarium toxin analysis. The ninth workshop on "Biodiversity

and identification of Fusarium species with special attention to toxigenic & human, animal and pathogenic species", 7 – 22 March (2007), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC) Assiut, Egypt. Pp. 60 – 86.

Zohri, A.A.5. Biotechnological importance of some Ascomycota. The tenth workshop on

"Ascomycota", 7-13 March (2008), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt. Pp. 8-15

Moharram, A.M. and Zohri, A.A.6. Mycotoxins production by some species of Ascomycota. The tenth workshop on

"Ascomycota", 7-13 March (2008), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt. Pp. 19-43

El-Kady, I. A. and Zohri, A.A.7. Bio-production of ethanol as biofuel from renewable organic materials. W

Workshop on " Microbiol production of ethanol "5-7 November (2008), Assiut University, Egypt.

Zohri, A.A.8. Mycotoxin risks in feed and food. The Eleventh workshop on "Biodiversity of

genera and species of fungi which deteriorate food materials with special attention to toxigenic and human, animal and plant pathogenic species" 7-11 March (2009), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt. Pp. 58-70.

El-Kady, I. A. and Zohri, A. A.

9. Decontamination and detoxification strategies for mycotoxins in feed and food. The Eleventh workshop on "Biodiversity of genera and species of fungi which deteriorate food materials with special attention to toxigenic and human, animal and plant pathogenic species" 7-11 March (2009), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt. Pp. 71-79.

Zohri, A. A. and El-Kady, I. A. 10. Management and detection of mycotoxins in feed and food. The Eleventh

workshop on "Biodiversity of genera and species of fungi which deteriorate food materials with special attention to toxigenic and human, animal and plant pathogenic species" 7-11 March (2009), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt. Pp. 80-89.

Zohri, A. A. 11. Bio-production of some organic acids. workshop on " Introduction of lectures

in Basic Biotechnology " 26 – 28 September (2009), Assiut University, Egypt.

Zohri, A. A. 12. Biotechnology and sustainable products. The twelfth workshop on "Fungal

Biotechnology", 8-12 November (2009), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt.

Zohri, A. A. 13. Organic acids production by fungi. The twelfth workshop on "Fungal

Biotechnology", 8-12 November (2009), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt.

Zohri, A. A. 14. Steroids bio-transformation by fungi. The twelfth workshop on "Fungal

Biotechnology", 8-12 November (2009), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt.

Zohri, A. A. 15. Production of cyclosporine and lovaststin by fungi. The twelfth workshop on

"Fungal Biotechnology", 8-12 November (2009), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt.

Zohri, A. A. 16. Environmental benefits of production and using ethanol as biofuel. The twelfth

workshop on "Fungal Biotechnology", 8-12 November (2009), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt.

Zohri, A. A.

17.Fungal phytotoxins as mediators of virulence. The 15th workshop on "Root- infecting fungi and mycorrhizae", 17-22 March (2012), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt.

Zohri, A. A . 18- Production of some pharmaceutical compounds by fungi. Second International

Conference on "Basic and Applied Mycology", 14 -15 March (2015), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt.

Zohri, A. A. 19- Industrial significance of yeasts. The 18th workshop on "Yeast fungi:

Biodiversity and their role in biotechnology and in human, animal and plant diseases", 16-18 March (2015), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt.

Zohri, A. A . 20- Production of biofuel from molasses. Training Workshop on: "Utilization of

By-Products and Waste Materials in the Sugar Industry", 2-14 May (2015). Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Egypt.

Zohri, A.A. 21- Microbial production of some organic acids from molasses. Training Workshop

on: "Utilization of By-Products and Waste Materials in the Sugar Industry", 2-14 May (2015). Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Egypt.

Zohri, A.A. 22- Production of some importance pharmaceutical compounds by fungi grown on

molasses. Training Workshop on: "Utilization of By-Products and Waste Materials in the Sugar Industry", 2-14 May (2015). Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Egypt.

Zohri, A.A.

LIST OF M.Sc. and Ph.D thesis prepared or supervised by Prof. DR. ABDEL-NASER A. ZOHRI

A- M.Sc. and Ph.D thesis prepared by Prof. Dr. Abdel-Naser A. Zohri

1- Mycoflora and mycotoxins of some broad bean cultivars at Egypt. M. Sc. Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt (1987).

2- Mycoflora and mycotoxins of some meat products at Egypt. Ph. D. Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt (1990).

B- M.Sc. and Ph.D thesis supervised by Prof. Dr. Abdel-Naser A. Zohri

3. Biological transformation of progesterone by Hyphomycetes. M. Sc. Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Abdel-Galil, M.S. (1995). 4. Lipids and sterols production by dematiaceous fungi isolated from some herbs. M.

Sc. Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Ragaa, S.M. Kotby (1996).5. Mycotoxins in common poultry feedstuffs and the effect of diacetoxyscirpenol on

broilers performance. M. Sc. Thesis, Animal and Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Bayoumi, U. M.(1996).6. Side- chain degradation and some biological transformation of progesterone by

fungi. Ph. D. Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Abdel-Galil, M.S. (2000). 7. Some mycological, phyto-pathological and physiological studies on mycobiota of

selected reclaimed soils in Assiut governorate, Egypt. M. Sc. Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Al-Khateeb, W.A.M. (2005). 8. Production of cyclosporins (immunosuppressive drugs) by fungi. Ph. D. Thesis,

Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. By Ragaa, S.M.Kotby (2006).

9. Production of some compounds of therapeutic effect by fungi from agriculture and industrial by-products. M. Sc. Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Shimaa, R.H. Ragab (2006).10. Serodiagnosis of tuberculosis using different types of antigen. M. Sc. Thesis,

Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. By Arwa, M. O. Ahmed (2007).

11. Fungi associated with some wild plants. M. Sc. Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Nermien, S. Helmy (2007).12. Microbiota and mycotoxins occurrence in some Egyptian fruit juices. Thesis,

Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt. By Marwa, M.Abdel-Kareem (2010).13. Studies on production of ethanol and single cell protein by local yeast isolates.

Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. By Maysa, M. A. Ali (2010).14. Organic and inorganic constituents analysis of molasses and its affect on

microbial fermentation industries. Ph. D. Thesis, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By El-Samman, A. A. (2010).15. Study for highly efficient fermentation process of bio-ethanol from woody

biomass. Ph. D. Thesis, Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Khattab, S.M.R. (2010).16. Studies on alcoholic fermentation for beet molasses. M. Sc. Thesis, Sugar

Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. By Tantawy, k. S. A. (2012).17. Occurrence of toxigenic fungi in operation rooms and intensive healthcare units at

Assiut University Hospitals. M. Sc. Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.

By Inas, A. Hasen. (2012).18. Industrial waste water treatment and reuse in Delta sugar company. M. Sc.

Thesis, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. By Hamad, A. M. S. (2012).19. Bioactive metabolites produced by entophytic fungi isolated from medicinal

plants at Egypt. Ph. D. Thesis, Botany & Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Nermien, S. Helmy. (2012). 20. Ecological and physiological studies on Zygomycota. M. Sc. Thesis, Botany &

Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. By Amin, M.A. (2013).21. Studies on bio-fuels production from agro-industrial wastes by Clostridia. M. Sc.

Thesis, Botany & Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Shimaa, M.A. Sayed (2013).22. Studies on fungi deteriorating processed meat products. M. Sc. Thesis, Botany &

Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. By Radwa, R. Mohamed (2013).23. Experimental studies on possible protective effect of yeasts or vitamin E and

selenium against mycosis and mycotoxicosis in rats. Ph. D. Thesis, Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Abeer, A. Hashem (2013).

24. Studies on control of microbial contamination affected sucrose losses in beet sugar industry using natural and active antimicrobial agents. Ph. D. Thesis, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Yosef, M. M. (2013).25. Bio-control of some toxigenic fungi and their toxins formation. Ph. D. Thesis,

Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt. By Marwa, M. Abdel-Kareem (2014).26. Studies on ethanol bio-production from renewable resources in Egypt. Ph. D.

Thesis, Botany & Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Maisa, M. A. Ali (2014).

C- M.Sc. and Ph.D thesis under supervision of Prof. Dr. Abdel-Naser A. Zohri

27. Studies on increasing the fermentation efficiency for active dry baker yeast. M. Sc. Thesis, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Al-Sharghawy, H. F.28. Studies of factors affecting ethanol fermentation of beet molasses. Ph. D. Thesis,

Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. By Tantawy K.29. Biological treatments of oily waste water. M. Sc. Thesis, Botany Department,

Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. By Emad S.30. Studies on some biotechnological applications of microorganisms isolated from

molasses and bagasse. M. Sc. Thesis, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Sara M.31. Biofuel production from beet molasses and pulp in Al-Daghlya Company, Egypt.

M. Sc. Thesis, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Fahmy, F.32. Some uses of vinasse. M. Sc. Thesis, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut

University, Assiut, Egypt. By Adel M 33. Studies on continuous fermentation for ethanol production from molasses. M. Sc.

Thesis, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. By Omar M.34. Studies on Aspargillusis and aflatoxicosis. Ph. D. Thesis, Botany & Microbiology

Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. By Enas Amer35. Anticancer compounds produced by mashroom. M. Sc. Thesis, Sugar Technology

Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. By Uasmin Talat

36. further studies on anticancer compounds produced by fungi. Ph. D. Thesis, Botany & Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Ola Ali37. Ecological and physiological studies on Cladosporium. Ph. D. Thesis, Botany &

Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. By M. Amin38. Production of polyhydroxy alkanouate from waste products of beet sugar

industry. M. Sc. Thesis, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Ramy Kashaba39. Waste water treatment. M. Sc. Thesis, Sugar Technology Research Institute,

Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. By M. Salah40. Studies on aroma formation and treatments in ethanol produced from molasses.

M. Sc. Thesis, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By M. Hamdy41. Conversion of non-fermentable sugar to fermentable sugar during ethanol

fermentation using enzymes. M. Sc. Thesis, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By A. Basem42. Production of B-glucans from different yeast strains. M. Sc. Thesis, Sugar

Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. By M. Ibrahim.43. Studies on conversion of deterioration and surplus sugar beet roots into ethanol.

M. Sc. Thesis, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By H. Abdel-Wahab.44. Clycerol production by osmotolerant yeast and fungi isolated from Abo-Korkas

sugar factories. M. Sc. Thesis, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Shimaa F. Atia.45. Studies on lignocellulose decomposing fungi isolated from bagasse and straw. M.

Sc. Thesis, Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

By Dallia, Abd-Alla.

Conferences and Symposiums

Prof. Dr.: A. A. Zohri had been effectively participated in more than

70 scientific conferences, symposiums and workshops in has research

interests in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Italy, Spain and France,

some of them are:

1- International Symposium and Workshop on Food Contamination by Mycotoxin and Phycotoxin. National Research Center, Cairo (EGYPT), 4-15 Novamber (1990).

2- The Second Regional Mycological Conference. Al-Azhar University, Cairo (EGYPT), 7-10 October (1992).

3- First International Conference on Fungi: Hopes & Challenges. El-Azhar Univ., Cairo (EGYPT), 2-5 September (1996).

4- International Symposium on Mycotoxin and Phycotoxin. Rome (ITALY), 27-31 May (1996).

5- The Thrid Saudi Symposium on Food and Nutrition, Fac. Agric., King Saud Univ.(K.S.A.) 26-29 Oct (1998).

6- The First Symposium on Food Safety. College of Agric. & Food Sci. King Faisal Univ. (K. S. A. ), 9 – 11 October (2000).

7- The Sec. International Conference on Basic Science & Advanced Technology, Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ., Assiut (EGYPT) 5 - 8 November (2000).

8- VI – Congres SFM De Bordeaux, (FRANCE), 10 – 12 May (2004).9- Third International Conference “Biological Interactions”, Egyptian British

Biological Society, Suez Canal Univ. (EGYPT), St- Katherine 3 – 5 September (2004).

10- The Fourth Scientific Conference of Agricultural Sciences. Fac. Agric., Assiut Univ., Assiut (EGYPT) 7- 9 December (2004).

11- The First Congress of Medical Biochemistry. Fac. Medicine, Assiut Univ., Assiut (EGYPT) 21- 23 December (2005).

12- The seventh workshop on "Medical Mycology" Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC) Assiut, Egypt.19 – 24 March (2005).

13- The eighth workshop on "Biodiversity of Indoor and Outdoor Air – Borne Fungi, Their Role in Human, Animal, and Plant Diseases and in Food Deterioration" Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC) Assiut (EGYPT) 18 – 23 March

(2006).

14- The Third International Conference for Development and Environment in the Arab World. Assiut Univ., Assiut (EGYPT) 21 – 23 March (2006).

15- The ninth workshop on "Biodiversity and identification of Fusarium species with special attention to toxigenic & human, animal and plant pathogenic species" Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC) Assiut, Egypt 17 – 22 March (2007).

16- Workshop on "Ethanol - production from molasses by using biotechnology". Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, (EGYPT) 7-11 July (2007).

17- World Perspective for Sugar Beet and Cane as a Food and Energy Crop., Sharm El-Sheikh, (EGYPT) 4 – 7 March (2007).

18- The tenth workshop on "Ascomycota", Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, (EGYPT) 7-13 March (2008).

19- Microbial Production of Ethanol. Assiut Univ., Assiut, (EGYPT) 5 – 7 November (2008).

20- The 13th Scientific Congress on Veterinary Medicine. Fac. Vet. Medicine, Assiut Univ., Assiut, (EGYPT) 23 – 25 November (2008).

21- International conference on: World perspective for sugar crops as food and Energy suppliers. Luxor, (EGYPT) 1-4 March (2009).

22- The First International Conference of Biological Sciences. Faculty of Science, Assiut Universty, Assiut , (EGYPT) 4-5 March (2009).

23- The Eleventh workshop on "Biodiversity of genera and species of fungi which deteriorate food materials with special attention to toxigenic and human, animal and plant pathogenic species". Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, (EGYPT) 7-11 March (2009).

24- The 2nd Congress of Medical Biochemistry: Biotechnology Serves on Human and Environmental Health. Fac. Medicine, Assiut Univ., Assiut (EGYPT) 16- 17 March (2009).

25- workshop on " Introduction of lectures in Basic Biotechnology". Assiut University, (EGYPT) 26 – 28 September (2009).

26- The twelfth workshop on "Fungal Biotechnology". Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, (EGYPT) 8-12 November (2009).

27- The Seventh Assiut University International Pharmaceutical Sciences Conference. Fac. Pharmacy, Assiut Univ., Assiut (EGYPT) 17- 18 March (2010).

28- The 14th workshop on "Laboratory techniques for isolation, identification and

preservation of fungi" Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC), Assiut, Egypt. 19 – 24 November (2011).

29- The 15th workshop on "Root- infecting fungi and mycorrhizae" Assiut University

Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt. 17-22 March (2012). 30- International conference on: New role for the world sugar economy in a changed

political and economic environment. Aswan, Egypt. 10-13 November (2012).31- 5th Word congress on Biotechnology. Valencia, Spain, 25 – 27 June (2014).32- Second International Conference on "Basic and Applied Mycology", 14 -15

March (2015), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt.33- The 18th workshop on "Yeast fungi: Biodiversity and their role in biotechnology

and in human, animal and plant diseases", 16-18 March (2015), Assiut University Mycological Centre (AUMC). Assiut, Egypt.

34- Training Workshop on: "Utilization of By-Products and Waste Materials in the Sugar Industry", 2-14 May (2015). Sugar Technology Research Institute, Assiut University, Egypt.