Hiba Mohamed

Hiba Salah-Eldin Mohamed (Arabic: هبة صلاح الدين محمد, born 18 January 1968) is a Sudanese molecular biologist who works at the University of Khartoum. She won the 2007 Royal Society Pfizer Award.[1]

Hiba Mohamed
هبة صلاح الدين محمد
Born (1968-01-18) 18 January 1968
NationalitySudanese
Alma materUniversity of Khartoum
University of Cambridge
AwardsRoyal Society Pfizer Award
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular Genetics
InstitutionsUniversity of Khartoum
Al-Neelain University
ThesisThe role of Host Genetics in Susceptibility to Kala-azar in the Sudan

Early life and education

Hiba studied zoology at the University of Khartoum, earning a Bachelors in 1993 and a Masters in 1998. She moved to the University of Cambridge Institute for Medical Research (CIMR) for her PhD in 2002.[2][3] Her doctoral research, "The role of Host Genetics in Susceptibility to Kala-azar in The Sudan", was under the supervision of Jenefer Blackwell.[2][4] She remained at the CIMR as a postdoctoral fellow.[4][5]

Research

Hiba was awarded a Wellcome Trust Research Development Award, and moved back to the University of Khartoum to be a professor in the Department of Molecular Biology.[2] Her research focuses on understanding the genetics of Visceral leishmaniasis.[2][6]

She was awarded the 2007 Royal Society Pfizer Award for her research into the disease, which is transmitted by sandfly bites.[7] There is no vaccine or effective treatment, and up to 350 million people are at risk worldwide.[8][5] Hiba was part of the Royal Society Africa Week celebrations in 2008.[9] In 2010, Hiba was appointed a Fellow of the Global Young Academy.[2][6]

Selected publications

See also

References

  1. "11 Sudanese Scientists You Should Know About". 500 Words Magazine. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. "Hiba S. Mohamed". Global Young Academy. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. Otto, Mark; Thornton, Jacob; Bootstrap. "هبة صلاح الدين محمد". manhom.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. "Unit Of Diseases And Diversity". www.iend.org. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. "Sudan: Hiba Salah-Eldin Mohamed, a researcher determined to eradicate leishmaniasis :: AWE - En". africawomenexperts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. "Hiba Salah-Eldin Mohamed – Arabian Records (1st post : Eid Al Fitr – 01st Shawwal 1439 (AH) / 15th June 2018 ) / (BETA testing – Research – starting April 2020 till date, on-going)". Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  7. The Royal Society (23 July 2012), Royal Society Pfizer Award 2007 - Hiba Mohamed, retrieved 1 June 2018
  8. "Sudanese scientist wins top award". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  9. The Royal Society (10 December 2013), In Conversation with Dr Hiba Mohamed, retrieved 1 June 2018
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