Caroline Fayez Labib Shafik
Researcher at Egyptian Center for Research and Regenerative Medicine
Mokattam, Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
ResearcherFull Time
Egyptian Center for Research and Regenerative Medicine
May 2018 - Present -7 yrs, 2 months
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:Establishing research projects within the virology department. Initiation of research collaboration protocols between the center and universities. Preparing budget for establishing the laboratories of the virology department.
Medical Researcher/VirologistFull Time
US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3
Oct 2000 - Nov 2017 -17 yrs, 1 month
Egypt , Cairo
- Job Details:• Plans, organizes and performs virological procedures for virus disease research to meet the research goals of the program. • Develops of new assays, maintains and reviews files of standard operating procedures of various laboratory activities. • Works with biologically hazardous materials applying safety precautions. • Records and interprets results of performed tests, analyses data, and prepares written progress reports. • Prepares documentation and supporting material for meetings, presentations, and regional training workshops conducted for scientists. • Assembles data and conducts literature search for manuscript writing of significant scientific findings. • Writes and submits grant proposals for various funding agencies. • Prepares and goes on field trips. Performs test procedures under strenuous conditions.
Education
Master's Degree in Microbiology and Immunology
Cairo University (CU)Jan 2013
BSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Cairo University (CU)Jan 1994 - Jan 1999 - 5 yr
High School - Thanaweya Amma
Dar el Tarbeya Language SchoolJan 1994
Achievements
PUBLICATIONS Viral etiologies of lower respiratory tract infections among Egyptian children under five years of age. Caroline F Shafik, Emad W Mohareb, Aymen S Yassin, Madgy A Amin, Amani El Kholy, Hanaa El-Karaksy and Fouad G Youssef. BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:350. Comparison of Direct Fluorescence Assay and Real-Time RT-PCR as Diagnostics for Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Young Children. Caroline F Shafik, Emad W Mohareb, and Fouad G Youssef. Journal of Tropical Medicine. Dec 2011. 781919. A molecular investigative approach to an outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Egypt, October 2010. Ehab A Ayoub, Caroline F Shafik, Anne M Gaynor, Emad W Mohareb, Magdy A Amin, Aymen
Languages
English
FluentArabic
FluentFrench
IntermediateGerman
Beginner
Training & Certifications
Molecular Biology Workshop
New England Biolabs, Smith College, Northampton MA, USA·2011Certificate of Emerging Infectious Diseases
College of Public Health The University of Iowa, USA·2010