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Mohamed Labib Salem

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER - Mohamed Labib Salem


Mohamed Labib Salem

Faculty of Science
Tanta University
Egypt

BIOGRAPHY:

Mohamed L. Salem (PhD, 1995) is the Professor of Immunology at Tanta University, Egypt and was Visiting Professor at Hollings Cancer Center and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, USA. Dr. Salem is the Founder and Director of Center of Excellence in Cancer Research, Tanta University, Egypt and Founder and Chairman of Egyptian Association for Cancer Research. He is among the founding members of the Middle Eastern Association for Cancer Research, Canada. Dr Salem is also the Director of Delta Development Research Center which is a regional branch of Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT), Egypt; Director of the Grant, Innovation & Technology Transfer Center. Dr. Salem obtained his PhD in 1995 through a channel system between Tanta University, Egypt and Kyushu University, Japan. From 1997 -2001, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Kyushu University, Japan and from 2002-2010 as an Assistant Professor at Medical University of South Carolina, USA. Dr. Salem is member of several national committees including National Committee for Professorship Promotion, National Committee for the Biological Sciences, National Committee for Scientific Research Strategies, National Committee for Basic Sciences Sector at the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Universities, and National Committee of the Special Basic Science Sector at the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt. Dr Salem won the State Incentive Award in 2004 in Biology, the State Excellence Award in 2010 in Basic Sciences from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt, and Tanta University Esteemed Award, Tanta University, Egypt in 2015. His h-index is 26 and published about 111 articles in peer-reviewed journals and attended more than 100 national and international workshops and conferences in Immunology. He supervised more than 69 Master and PhD students. He is a member of several editorial boards of peer-reviewed journals as well as ad hoc reviewer for more than 80 journals. He has been invited to give scientific talks in Egypt, UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, USA, China and Canada. Dr Salem’s research focuses on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying how cancer and virus escape from host immunity, in particular the rules of the immunosuppressive cells including lymphoid and myeloid lineages as well as developing effective anticancer immunotherapy strategies. His research projects have been funded by National Institute of Health, USA, Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF), Egypt, USA National Academy of Sciences, Tanta University, Egypt, private foundation and industry.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms governing the dysfunction of anti-cancer and anti-tumor immune responses: Developing effective anti-tumor immunotherapeutic regimen. Stem cell-based therapy in cancer and inflammatory diseases.