Hometown: Alexandria, Egypt

Alma Mater: Alexnadira University, Computer Science

Genome evolution and endosymbiosis

- To identify the saxitoxin (STX) biosynthesis pathway in Alexandrium tamarense.
- To identify and quantify the contribution of endosymbiosis gene transfer (EGT) in the early evolution of photosynthesis eukaryotes.
- To evaluate horizontal gene transfer (HGT) contribution to the genomes of marine microalgae.

Links of Interest:

Debashish Bhattacharya's Lab
PhyloSort - phylogenetic trees sorting tool
JAligner - biological sequence alignment tool
Computational approach to predict Interferon regulatory factor 6 (Irf6) targets

ESTeasy: a user-friendly tool for processing EST data and its application in a comparative analysis of four microalgal species.

Genome reduction and its effects on plastid function

Genomic insights into evolutionary relationships among Heterokont lineages