• Prof. Dr. Ghada El-Kamah
Prof. Dr. Ghada El-Kamah, MD, PhD, Professor of Clinical Genetics, Coordinator of the Hereditary Blood Disorders and Genodermatoses Clinics and Research Teams, Human Genetics and Genome Research Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Ghada El-Kamah MBBCh, MSc, PhD, Professor of Clinical Genetics, Head of the Clinical Genetics Department, Human Genetics and Genome Research Division (HGGR), National Research Centre (NRC); board member in the African Society of Human Genetics and Arab Association for Genetic Research; Egyptian Node for the Global Globin Network, Human Variome Project (HVP); Secretary of the Human Genetics Promotions Committee; Ethical Coordinator between the Clinical Genetics Department and the Institutional Review Board, NRC; board member in the Egyptian committee for pathology training (ECPT)-genetics; Founder of the Hereditary Blood Disorders (HBD) and Genodermatoses Clinics and research teams, HGGR, NRC; Head of the HBD research team, Centre of Scientific Excellence of Human Genetics. She received her Clinical training at the Human Genetics department, NRC; training in molecular diagnostic techniques at the NRC and Gaslini hospital Genova, Italy; tissue engineering at Lukas Krankenhaus hospital Neuss, Germany; and in health research ethics at the NRC. Her research focuses on the study of inherited rare disorders, dysmorphology, HBD, Genodermatoses, research ethics and educational issues in human genetics and genomics in Egypt and Africa. She is involved in training activities and capacity building in the field of human genetics. Co-organizing more than 36 scientific events and educational courses concerned with different aspects of human genetics. Mentoring more than 25 MSc and PhD students and post-doctoral fellows. Participating as a principal investigator or research member in more than 25 national and international research grants and involved in EU international cooperation activities since 2008. Prof. El-Kamah is a co-author of several publications in eminent scientific platforms. Associate editor in the Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology and Editorial board member for genetics in the Webmwed Central.
