About the Department
Department Head’s Word
Zoology Department is one of the six pillars upon which Faculty of Science at Sohag University is built. The department specializes in various studies, encompassing all branches of biology except those related to botany. The department places great emphasis on the educational aspect of the student stage.
The department seeks to prepare highly qualified graduates who are well-versed in basic sciences and knowledge and who have the ability to comprehend and keep pace with rapid scientific changes at the regional and international levels.
The department also pays great attention to the research aspect and provides all possible and necessary research tools for researchers to conduct their research, especially young researchers, as well as motivating them to publish local and international scientific publications.
Prof. Hamdy Ahmed Mohamed Suleiman
Chairman of the Department Council
The Rise of the Department
The Department of Zoology is one of the main leading departments in the college, as it was established with the establishment of the college in 1975.
The department aims to prepare generations of scholars and researchers in the various fields of zoology that are required by the labor market.
The department also plays an important and effective role in the development of civil society in the Sohag governorate by providing scientific and training services in the first era of the department, attention was devoted to teaching basic courses, in addition to taxonomic studies of vertebrates and invertebrates, comparative anatomy, embryology, comparative animal physiology, ecology and entomology.
With the development of zoology, the ramification of its branches, and its increasing reliance on other disciplines such as physics and chemistry, the innovation of modern technologies, and the trend towards environmental treatment, the teaching of animal science has evolved to include courses such as cellular genetics, molecular biology, experimental embryology, group genetics, immunology, parasitology, and marine and water biology. freshwater, biodiversity and other evolving branches of zoology.
The department periodically reviews the courses and includes modern ones in its courses, especially for postgraduate students and preliminary studies for a master’s degree. In addition to teaching basic sciences to science students
The department participates in teaching zoology courses to students of the Colleges of Education and Agriculture. The department has paid – since its inception – interest in studying the seas and conducting pioneering research in this field.
The officials of the department, together with the college administration, have thought of establishing a station for water research on the Red Sea, near the city of Al-Qusayr, far from urbanization and pollution, and work is underway to establish it.
The department also paid attention to studies in the field of inland waters, which included extensive studies in the field of the biology of Nile fish and aquatic invertebrates and the impact of the environment on them.
The Department of Zoology is keen to arrange scientific field trips for its students to visit one of the marine areas to carry out practical studies to identify marine life and study it in its natural environment.
Department Head's Secretariat
- Department Head’s Office Telephone Number: 2412
- Department Secretary’s Office Extension Telephone Number: 2413
- Email: Zoology.secretary@yahoo.com
Department Vision
The Department of Zoology at Faculty of Science in Sohag seeks to become one of the distinguished scientific departments in education, scientific research and community service at the local, regional and international levels in light of the vision and mission of the college.
Mission
The Department of Zoology at Faculty of Science, Sohag University, is committed to providing distinguished educational, research and community service in the field of zoology at the local and regional level through advanced study and research programs in light of the mission of the Faculty of Science.
Academic Programs
Zoology Program
The program’s curriculum and the number of credit hours required for graduation to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, as well as the number of mandatory and optional hours for each requirement, can be viewed as follows:
Zoology and Chemistry Program
The program’s curriculum and the number of credit hours required for graduation to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, as well as the number of required and optional hours for each requirement, can be viewed as follows:
• The curriculum and credit hours for Zoology program.
The Molecular Biology and Parasitology Program
The program, vision, mission, academic specializations, study plan, and courses can be viewed by clicking here.
Teaching staff
Emeritus professor
Prof. Al-Sabri Abu Omar Hassanein
Prof. Mohamed Farag Al-Sayed
Prof. Somaya Ahmed Ramadan
Prof. Ezza Muhammad Hussein Khadr
Mr. Suhair Ali Abdel Rahim
Prof. Muhammad Arafa Adly
Prof. Tito Naeem Habib
Prof. Fakhr El-Din Mustafa Lashin
Professor
prof. Fawzi Ahmed Borei
Prof. Fayza Muhammad Suleiman
Prof. Hamdi Mahmoud Ahmed Hassanein
Prof. Alaa Yousry Fahmy Mustafa
Prof. Tariq Gad Al Karim Ismail
Prof. Ahmed Ali Ahmed Ali Dunqul
Prof. Amin Abdo Salim
Emeritus assistant professor
Dr. Moamen Al-Damarani Ibrahim
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ebtesam Ahmed Yousef
Dr. Hamdy Mohamed Ahmed Soliman
Dr. Nasra Mohamed Hassanein
Dr. Hanan Ali Mahmoud
Dr. Amal Hassan Mohamed
Dr. Mohamed Omar Ahmed
Emeritus Teacher
Dr. Gamal El-Din Saad Amin
Lecturer
Dr. Ahmed Salma Ibrahim
Dr. Ahmed Bader Mohamed Othman
Dr. Safa Mohamed Mahmoud
Dr. Asmaa Nasr El-Din Mustafa Ahmed
Dr. Walaa Magdy Abdel Samie
Dr. Abeer Atef Ahmed Taalb
Dr. Fatima Alzahra Abdel Hamid
Dr. Elfat Tharwat Mohamed
Dr. Salah El-Din Abdel Moneim Abdel Rady
Dr. Doaa Abbas Abdel Karim
Assistant Lecturer
Dr. Salwa Anwar Ali
Dr. Amal Mukhtar Mohamed
Dr. Ahmed Roshdy Thabet
Dr. Hossam Abdel Rahman Mohamed Abdel Rahim
Mrs. Howayda Khalaf Mohammed
Teaching assistant
Dr. Hind Ahmed Abdel Rahim
Dr. Ali Ashry Elsayed
Dr. Ali Ahmed Abdel Rahman
Dr. Rehab Mohamed Helmy
Dr. Alia Sayed Ahmed
Dr. Marwa Mahmoud Abdel Rady
Dr. Safaa Mohamed Ahmed
Dr. Islam Hussein Ali
Dr. Amany Gamal Farouk
Scientific Trips
- The Department of Zoology organizes a scientific trip annually to the Red Sea region, and the students’ camp in the city of Al-Qusayr.
- During the days of the trip, the students go to the sample collection areas in the north and south of the city.
They also watch the animal organisms that they studied during the four years of study in their natural environments and how they move in their environments.
They also collect samples of these organisms without prejudice to the environmental balance of these organisms for preservation and laboratory study
Research Lab
Research laboratory of biology, fish diseases, fish farming and environmental pollution
- Study of the biology of economic fishes in the Nile River, the Sacred and Red Seas, and the Egyptian lakes.
- Study of the catch and fish stocks of economical fish in the Nile River, the Sacred and Red Seas, and the Egyptian lakes.
- Studying the effect of various pollutants on fish in the field and in the laboratory (nanometer particles and microplastics in the Red and White Seas, heavy metals, pesticides, ultraviolet radiation, drug residues, organic pollutants (nonylphenol) and algae toxins (microcystin) and their effect on fish and biological treatment using Natural products and derivatives (spirulina – green tea – pyrazole derivative carboximide – lycopene – citric acid – chlorella – nanoparticles of chitosan).
- Setting up and running regular or integrated fish farms in the desert, or fish-vegetable farming (aquaponics).
- Separation and identification of parasites of different fish.
- Identification of microorganisms that cause fish diseases.
- Preparing feed in the laboratory by mixing materials that enhance the health and immunity of fish.
- Analysis of feed used in fish farming.
- Analysis of the water quality required for fish farming, as well as in the Nile River and its branches.
- Dissection, examination and imaging of fish samples, and their various pathogens
Prof Fawzi Alburai
Prof Fayza Soliman
Prof Hamady Ahmed Soliman
Dr Fatma Alzahra Abd ElHameed
Tissue research and tissue chemistry laboratory
- The Histology and Tissue Chemistry Laboratory performs some histological techniques to identify tissue diseases
- Some chemical reactions are used on tissues to determine the difference in the functions of some organs
- Some extraneous compounds can be measured inside the tissues using some chemical reactions on the tissues
- Determining and diagnosing the progression of some tumors using immunohistochemistry technique
- Cases of tissue toxicity can be identified using some chemical reactions.
Prof Mohmaed Adly Arafa Burae
Dr Aziz Awad Aziz
Hawayda Khalaf Mohamed
Mr. Ahmed Roshdy
Research activities Physiological research laboratory
- Separation of some marine toxins from marine animals
- Effect of natural stimuli on heart rate and calcium ion exchange
- The effect of toxins separated from animal organisms on the level of enzymes and hormones in different animal organisms
- Studying complete images of blood, its components, liver and kidney functions
- Semen analysis and indication of the extent of abnormalities in the sperm
Prof Alsabry Abo Amra
Prof Mohamed Farag
Prof Sohair Ali
Prof Hana Mahmoud
Dr Doaa Abbass
Dr Ahmed Badr
Dr Walaa Magdy
Mr. Hosam Abu Alkheir
Miss Reehab Mohamed
Insects and parasites research laboratory
- Elimination of insects that cause damage to agricultural crops of economic importance, such as wheat weevil and flour weevil, by using oils such as peppermint, basil and rosemary oils .
Prof Aza Mohamed Hussein
Dr Momen Aldamrany
Dr Amal Hassan Mohamed
Dr Nasra Mohamed
Dr Mohamed Alaraby
Miss Salwa Mohamed
Mr Ali
Environmental Studies and Invertebrates
- Find and define marine toxins
- Conducting taxonomic studies to identify marine and freshwater organisms
- Conducting experiments on live laboratory animals for long periods
- Separating the objects in the soil is like a dream. mites
- Water quality analysis – Salinity measurement – Tolerance measurement – Flow rate measurement.
- Measurement of the amount of water in cross sections of rivers and seas.
- Anatomy, examination and imaging of various samples
Prof Somaya Ahmed
Prof Alaa Ypsry
Prof Tarek Gad Alkareem
Dr Ibtsam Ahmed
Dr Asmaa Nasr eldeen
Dr Safaa Mohamed
Miss Amal Mokhtar
Miss Hend Ahmed
Mr Ali Ahmed
Immunology and Molecular Biology Research Laboratory
- Providing laboratory services to researchers in the field of genetics, molecular biology, and early detection of diseases (cancers and rheumatoid arthritis).
- Molecular diagnosis, separation, enlargement and purification of genetic markers (DNA, RNA and protein) for infectious diseases, genetic diseases and autism in children.
- Genetic predisposition and early detection of signs of various cancerous diseases (prostate, liver, and breast in women).
- Detection of HBV hepatitis diseases of all types using quantitative and qualitative PCR.
- Detection of tuberculosis (TB) using methods based on DNA-PCR
- Detection of genetic fingerprints using RFLP and .RAPDs technologies
- The effect of environmental pollutants on the human genome and model experimental animals.
- Immunological tests, research and studies related to immunity using the .ELISA Reader
- Participation in clinical trials to develop treatment with natural products (-Thymoquinone
- Anti-tumors and cancers Sulforaphane- Diallyl disulfide-Scorpion venom
- Scientific cooperation with government research agencies, hospitals, research centers and exploratory centers for creative students.
- Carrying out research experiments for master’s and doctoral students from various faculties at the university.
- Developing the capabilities and skills of students, researchers, and graduates in government centers and the private sector, and preparing cadres and qualifying them for the labor market by organizing training courses, seminars, and workshops in the field of genetics, immunology, and molecular biological research.
- Conducting advanced research experiments to serve the community in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Population (research and training sector) and the Exploration Center in Sohag on the SARS-CoV 2 virus for diagnosis, early detection and treatment.
- Immunological tests, research and studies related to immunity.
- Preservation and continuity of cellular clones.cell line
- Conducting experiments on live laboratory animals for long periods.
Research Team
Dr Ahmed Ali Donkol
Prof Tito Naeem Youssef
Dr Ahmed Salma Ahmed
Dr Mohamed Omar Ahmed
Dr Gamal Saad
Dr Salah Abd Alnaim
Miss Safaa
Embryology Research Lab
- Study of embryonic development in vertebrate and invertebrate animals
- Study of fetal deformities resulting from the influence of heavy metals and some toxins
Dr Fakhar Mustafa Lasheen
Dr Ameen Abdo Sleem
Dr Abeer Atef
Miss Alyaa
Zoology’s Museum
- There is a zoology museum on both sides of the roads of the Department of Zoology on the second floor of the College of Science.
- It contains a collection of different museum samples that represent most of the sects of the animal kingdom, which are used in practical sections.
- The museum is divided into parts, each of which contains a different group of sects, such as insects, some examples.
- The models of parasites are a number of different marine fish, hedgehogs and sea stars, and some examples from coral reefs and other museum specimens.
- In addition to its use in practical studies, it is considered a shrine for some scientific trips for students in the pre-university education stages from different schools in Sohag Governorate.
International Students
Tarek Ahmed Ali “Jordan“
Mohamed Faisal Mohamed ” Jordan”
Amany Geehad Mustafa ” Jordan”