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Nagwa Abdel Meguid Mohamed

Biography

Dr. Meguid is a Professor of Human Genetics, National Research Centre, Egypt. She is a fellow at the Genetics Institute, California, and Uppsala University, Sweden. She has authored and co-authored 120 publications. She has used her expertise to identify and describe several novel genetic syndromes. She added new syndromes to the medical literature. She participated in determining the spectrum of gene mutations causing common genetic disorders in Egypt. She has contributed to find important gene variants developing biomarker detection tests. She is a member in the Regional Bio-Ethics Society of UNESCO, jury member in L′Oreal UNESCO Women Awards, International Child Neurology Association, TOWAS and neuroinsight foundation for Brain Research , Canada. Member in Gender Research in Africa into ICT for Empowerment (GRACE). Awarded (for women in Science) for Africa & Middle East from UNESCO/L’Oreal, 2002 and Prize for the state of Scientific Excellence in Advanced Technology in 2008

Research Interest

Clinical Genetics,
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Human DNA Technology
Dysmorphology