CURRICULUM VITAE Imam A.A. Mekkawy (Last update in 6/7/2005)

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Prof. Imam A.A. Mekkawy Former Chairman of Zoology Department Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt (Currently: Faculty of Science, Taif University, Saudi Arabia, Tel: ) Main specialization:vertebrates and Embryology Areas of Research: Fish Embryology, Fish Taxonomy, Fish Biology, Fish Stock Assessment, Fresh water Biology, Pollution Contents Personal information Academic Qualifications Academic Position Scholastic Awards Research Interests Computer Skills Work Experience General academic activities Reference Professors List Of Publications Statement of Scientific, Academic, Administrative, and General Activities 1. Research activities 2. International cooperation 3. Educational and other faculty activities 4. General cultural and environmental activities Applied and academic research trends A list of M.Sc and Ph.D theses supervised

2 Personal information: CURRICULUM VITAE Imam A.A. Mekkawy (Last update in 6/7/2005) Name: Imam Abd-El Ghany Ahmed Mekkawy Date & Place of Birth: July 23,1953, El-Menia, Egypt Sex: Male Citizenship at birth: Egyptian Present Citizenship: Egyptian Marital status Married Mother language knowledge Arabic (Excellent) Other language knowledge English (Read&Write: Excellent - Speak: Very good) Computer skills Excellent Present position: Professor of Fish Biology and Fisheries Address: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt TEL Work Home FAX Work Mobile: Mekkawy@aun.edu.eg Iaa_mekkawy@yahoo.co.uk Academic Qualifications: Ph.D. Zoology (Fish Taxonomy), Assiut University, Egypt, Sept M. Sc. Zoology (Fish Taxonomy), Assiut University, Egypt, Jan B. Sc.Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt, June Academic Position: - 11 October 2009 Professor of vertebrate and Embryology, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Saudi Arabia. - 4 December 2007 Professor of Chordate and Embryology, Faculty of Teachers, Taif University, Saudi Arabia.

3 -Aug.1,2001-Aug 1,2007:- Chairmam of Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University. -Feb.1998 :- Professor of Fish Biology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.. -Dec Feb 1998:- Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. -Oct Nov. 1992:- Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. -Oct Sept. 1992:- Lecturer, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana'a, Yemen Republic. -Aug Nov. 1991:- Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. -Apr Jul. 1991:- Visitor Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Sana'a, Yemen Republic. -Nov March 1992 :- Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Faculty ofscience, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.. -May Nov. 1987:- Lecturer Assistant, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. -Oct May 1981 :-Demonstrator, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. Scholastic Awards: -Jan Jan Egyptian Government Scholarship for Researchers and Postgraduate Students, Egypt. -November1999 May2000. Hungarian Government Scholarship, Godollo University of Agriculture. July 2005-December A visitor professor to Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Belin, Germany. Research Interests : Fish Taxonomy, Numerical Taxonomy Fish Biology Fish Stock Assessment Ecology:Lake impoundment Pollution Biometry Electrophoresis FORTRAN Programming Basic Programming DataBase Programming Computer Packages used: PCSTAT; MSTAT; SPSS; STATISTICA; NUMERICAL TAXONOMY, FAO's and Fisheries PACKAGES for population dynamics and stock assessment: ANACO, FiSAT, LFSA, ELEFAN, Yield-software (MRAG Ltd), FASTsoftware; Reference Manager software (Endnote X2) EXCEL, SURFER (SURFACE MAPING SYSTEMS); DATABASE-IV; FORTRAN77; THE

4 MOST COMMON OTHER WORD PROCESSING, GRAPHICS AND JAVASCRIPT SOFTWARES UNDER WINDOWS. Work Experience : Theoretical and practical teaching of the following undergraduate (marked with +) and postgraduate (marked with **) courses in the Faculties of Science, Education and Agriculture of Assiut, Sohag, South-Valley and Al-Azhar Universities, Egypt and Faculties of Science and Education of Sana'a University, Yemen, College of Teachers and Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia:- Fish Biology ** + Fish Stock Assessment ** + Fishery Sciences + Aquaculture + Reproductive Biology of Fishes** Broodstock Management and Egg and Larval Quality** Fish Physiology and Water Pollution ** Environmental pollution + Freshwater Ecology ** Aquatic Ecosystems ** Biology of Chordata + Embryology + Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates + Vertebrate Taxonomy + Evolution + Cytology and Histology + General Zoology + Biometry (biostatistics)** Use of Electrophoresis in Biochemical Genetics ** Species Diversity and Extinction of species+ General academic activities : Member of the Egyptian German Society of Zoology, Cairo University, Egypt. Member of the American Fisheries Society, USA. Editorial Board Member of the following Journals: Assiut University Journal of Zoology International Journal of Zoological Research Journal of Biological Sciences Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences Research Journal of Environmental Sciences Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology Research Journal of Parasitology Asian Journal of Scientific Research

5 Reference Professors: Addresses and Phones of Reference Professors Dr. M. I. Abdel-Kader, Former President of Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, Tel: , ; Fax: Mobil : mkader@aun.edu.eg Dr. Mostafa. M. Kamal, President of Assiut University, Egypt Mobil: mostafak@acc.aun.edu.eg Dr. Frank Kirschbaum, Professor of Freshwater Ecology Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany fkirschb@igb-berlin.de Tel: +49 (030) Dr. Sabry S. El-Serafy Professor of Fish Biology and Fisheries Former Dean of the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Banha-Branch Banha, Egypt Tel: , , Fax: Mobil: Sabry_elserafy@hotmail.com (You can visit: )

6 List Of Publications Dr. Imam A.A. Mekkawy Prof. Of Fish Biology Dept. Of Zoology, Faculty Of Science Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt 72- Marwan, A.; Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Mahmoud, U.M.; Abu El-Fadl, K.Y. (2010): Sphaerospora mora n. sp (Myxozoa) Infecting Kidneys and Testes of Oreochromis niloticus from El-Mora Canal Sohag Egypt; Identification, Histopathological and Ecological Studies. Fourth Saudi Science Conference, March 21-24th, 2010, Taibah University, Al- Madinah Al-Munawarrah, KSA (Abstract). 71- Khidr, B.M.; Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Harabawy, A.S.A.; Ohaida, A.M.I. (2010): Effect of Lead Nitrate on the Liver of the Cichlid Fish: Oreochromis niloticus. Fourth Saudi Science Conference, March 21-24th, 2010, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah, KSA (Abstract). 70- Mahmoud, U.M.; Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Mohammed, R.M. (2010): The Effects of Atrazine and Its Interaction with Supplementation of Lycopene and Vitamin E on the Hematological and Biochemichal Characteristics of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell,1822). Fourth Saudi Science Conference, March 21-24th, 2010, Taibah University, Al- Madinah Al-Munawarrah, KSA (Abstract). 69- Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Harabawy, A.S.A. (2010): Osteometric study on two bagrid fishes, Bagrus bajad (Forsskål, 1775) and Bagrus docmak (Forsskål, 1775) from the Nile, Egypt. J. Egypt Ger. Soc. Zool (Accepted). 68- Osman, A.G.M., Ali, E., Hashim, M., Mostafa, M. and Mekkawy, I.A.A. (2010): Genotoxicity of two pathogenic strains of zoosporic fungi (Achlya klebsiana and Aphanomyces laevis) on the erythrocytes of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus niloticus. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 73: Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Mahmoud, U. M.; Wassif, E.T. and Naguib, M. (2009). Effect of cadmium and its interaction with supplementation of lycopene and vitamin e on hematological and biochemical characteristics of Oreochromis niloticus. International Conference of

7 Biological Sciences, 4-5 March, 2009, Faculty of Science, Assiut University (Abstract only). 66- Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Mahmoud, U. M.;. Osman, A. G.; Sayed, A.H. (2009). Effects of ultraviolet A on the activity of two metaboloic enzymes, DNA damage and lipid peroxidation during early developmental stages of the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). Journal of Fish Physiology and Biochemistery. DOI /s (Online 17 July 2009) 65- Mahmoud; U. M., Mekkawy, I.A.A; Sayed, A.H. (2009). Ultraviolet radiation-a (366nm) induced morphological and histological malformations during embryogenesis of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 95 (2009) Harabawy, A. S. A.; Mekkawy, I. A. A.; Mahmoud, U. M.; Abdel-Rahman, G. H.; Khidr, B. M. (2008): Surface architecture of the oropharyngeal cavity and the digestive tract of Bagrus docmak (Forsskål, 1775) and Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) (Teleostei) from the Nile River: a scanning electron microscope study. J. Egypt Ger. Soc. Zool., 56(C): Khidr, B. M. and Mekkawy, I.A.A. (2008): Lead nitrate induced ultrastructural changes of renal tubules of the kidney of the Nile Tilapia Fish (Oreochromis niloticus) J. Egypt. Ger. Soc. Zool., 56(c): (Accepted). 62- Khidr, B. M.; Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Harabawy, A.S. and Ohaida A. M. (2008): Effect of separate and combined lead and selenium on the liver of the Cichlid fish Oreochromis niloticus: Ultrastructural study. Egypt, J. Zool., 50: Osman, A.G.M; Mekkawy, I.A.A; Verreth, J.; Wuertz, S.; Kloas, W.; Kirschbaum, F. (2008): Monitoring of DNA breakage in embryonic stages of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) after exposure to lead nitrate using alkaline comet assay. Environmental Toxicology, 23, Osman, A.G.M; Wuertz, S.; Mekkawy,I.A.A; Kirschbaum, F.(2008) Early development of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) focusing on the ontogeny of selected organs. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 24,

8 59- Mekkawy, I.A.A. ; Mahmoud, U.M ; and Ibrahim, A. Th. (2008): Heavy metal distribution in some organs of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) collected from three localities at Assiut, Egypt and the corresponding tissue damage. J. Egypt. Ger. Soc. Zool., 55(B), Harabawy, A.S.A.; Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Mahmoud, U.M (2007): a comparative study on scale characteristics and their functional morphology of four Goatfishes (Family Mullidae) from the Red Sea. J. Egypt. Soc. Biotech. Environ. Soc., 9(A): Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Harabawy, A.S.A.; Adam, E. A. and Mohamed, A.I. (2007): Biological studies and population dynamics of Alestes dentex (Linnaeus, 1758) (Family Alestiidae) from Lake Nasser, Egypt. J. Egypt. Soc. Biotech. Environ. Soc., 9(A): Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Harabawy, A.S.A.; Adam, E. A. and Mohamed, A.I. (2007): Biology and population dynamics of Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Family Centropomidae) from Lake Nasser, Egypt. J. Egypt. Soc. Biotech. Environ. Sci., 10(A): Sayed, A.H.; Ibrahim, A. Th.; Mekkawy, I.A. and Mahmoud, U.M. (2007): Acute effects of Ultraviolet-A radiation on African Catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology 89: Sayed, A.H.; Ibrahim, A. Th.; Mekkawy, I.A. and Mahmoud, U.M. (2007): Effects of Ultraviolet radiation on some biochemical and histological parameters of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). Egypt. J. Aquat. Biol. and fish., 11(3): Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Mahmoud, U.M; and Ibrahim, A. Th. (2007): Heavy metal distribution and the corresponding damage in some organs of Bagrus bajad (Forsskal, 1775) collected from three localities at Assiut, Egypt. J. Egypt. Ger. Soc. Zool., 54(A): Mahmoud, U.M and Mekkawy. I.A.A (2007): Ultrastructure of the spermatozoa of each of Oreochromis niloticus, Tilapia zilli and Sarotherodon galilaeus (Teleostei, Perciformes, Cichlidae) from Assiut, Egypt. J. Egypt. Ger. Soc. Zool., 54 (B): (Accepted). 51- Osman, A.G.M; Mekkawy,I.A.A; Verreth, J.; Kirschbaum, F. (2007) Effects of lead nitrate on the activity of metabolic enzymes during early

9 developmental stages of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 33: Osman, A.G.M; Wuertz, S.; Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Exner, H-J; Kirschbaum, F (2007): Lead induced malformations in embryos of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). Environmental Toxicology, 22: Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Mahmoud, U.M and Mohammad, A.S. (2007): Biological characteristics and fisheries of Cephalopholis argus (bloch and schneider, 1801), Cephalopholis miniata (forsskal, 1775) and Variola louti (forsskal, 1775) (family: Serranidae) from the Red Sea, Egypt. J. Egypt. Ger. Soc. Zool., 53(B): Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Mahmoud, U.M; Khidr, B. M. and Mohammad, A.S. (2006): A scale characteristics of three species of grouper fishes (family: Serranidae, subfamily: Epinephelinae) from the Red Sea, Egypt. International Conference of Union of Arab Biologist, November, 2006, Aswan, Egypt (J. Union Arab Biol. Vol. 26(A): Zoology, ). 47- Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Osman, A.G.M. (2006): Ultrstructural studies of the morphological variations of the egg surface and envelopes of the african catfish Clarias gariepinus before and after fertilization with a discussion of fertilization mechanism. In Recent Advances in the Study of Fish Eggs and Larvae, M.P.Olivar and J.J. Govoni (eds), Scientia Marina 70S2, October 2006, 23-40, Barcelona (Spain), ISSN: (29th Annual Larval Fish Conference (LFC2005), July, 2005, Barcelona, Spain) 46- Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Abdel-Rahman, G.H. (2005): Comparative study of scales of five species of parrotfishes (Family Scaridae) from the Red Sea, Hurghada, Egypt with emphasis on their functional morphology. Egypt. J. Zool., 44: Mahmoud, U.M; Mekkawy, I.A.A; Harabawy, A.S.A. (2005): Scale characteristics of seven species of genus Lethrinus (Family Lethrinidae) from the Red Sea, Egypt. J. Zool., 44: Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Mahmoud, U.M; Harabawy, A.S.A. (2005): Biology, fisheries and population dynamics of three species of genus Lethrinus (Family Lethrinidae) from the Red Sea, Egypt.. J. Egypt Ger. Soc. Zool., 46B:

10 43- Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Mahmoud, U.M; Harabawy, A.S.A. (2003): Identification of four Labeo fish species from the Nile, Egypt by their scale characteristics and scanning electron microscopy. J. Union Arab Biol. Cairo, 19(A): Zoology, ; 10 th International Conference 4-11 October, 2003, Al Morkab University, Lybia. 42- Mekkawy, I. A.A.; Lashein, F. E. (2003): The effect of lead and cadmium on LDH and G-6-PDH isozyme patterns exhibited during the early embryonic development of the teleost fish, Ctenopharyngodon idellus with emphasis on the corresponding morphological variations. The Big Fish Bang, the proceeding of the 26 th Annual Larval Fish Conference (LFC2002), July, 2002, Bergen, Norway, edited by: Howard I. Browman and Anne Berit Skiftesvik. 41- Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Saber, S.A.; Shehata, S.M.A. and Osman, A.G.M. (2002): Morphometrics and meristics of four species of genus Epinephelus (Family Serranidae) from the Red Sea. Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ., 31(1-E): Khidr, B.M.; Wassif, E.T.; Hussein, S.Y. and Mekkawy, I.A.A. (2001). Studies on the effect of the herbicide atrazine on the liver and kidney of the freshwater catfish Chrysichthys auratus. J. Egypt Ger. Soc. Zool., 34(c) ). 39- Hussein, S.Y. and Mekkawy, I.A.A. (2001): The effects of leadexposure and lead-clay interaction on the growth performance, biochemical and physiological characteristics and histopathology of Tilapia zillii. Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ., 30(1-E): Hussein, S.Y.; Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Moktar, M.M. and Mobark, Z. (2000): Protective effect of Nigella sativa seed against aflatoxicosis in Oreochromis niloticus. The V th Conference on Mycotoxins and Dioxins and The Environment, Institute of Biology and Environment Protection, Bydgoszcz University of Kazimierz Wielki, Poland, September Wassif, E.T., Khidr, B.M.; Hussein, S.Y.; Mekkawy, I.A.A. and Hassan, H.I. (2000). Effects of herbicide atrazine on the structure of some organs of the Nile fish Oreochromis niloticus. The 4 th Conference of the Egyptian Society for the Development of Fisheries Resources and Human Health, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Science, Cairo October 2000.

11 36- Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Saber, S.A.; Shehata, S.M.A. and Osman, A.G.M. (2000): Protein taxonomy of four species of genus Epinephelus (Family Serranidae) from the Red Sea, Egypt: II- Izoenzyme systems. Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ., 29(1-E): Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Saber, S.A.; Shehata, S.M.A. and Osman, A.G.M. (2000): Protein taxonomy of four species of genus Epinephelus (Family Serranidae) from the Red Sea, Egypt: I-Muscle and eye-lens nucleus proteins. Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ., 29(1-E): Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Shehata, S.M.A.; Saber, S.A. and Osman, A.G.M. (1999): Scale characteristics of five species of genus Epinephelus (Family Serranidae) of the Red Sea, Egypt. J. Egypt Ger. Soc. Zool., 30B: Mekkawy, I.A.A. (1998): Fish stock assessment of Lake Nasser, Egypt with emphasis on the fisheries of Oreochromis niloticus and Sarotherodon galilaeus J. Egypt Ger. Soc. Zool., 25(B): Mekkawy, I.A.A. (1997): Meristic and morphometric patterns of three Egyptian Bagrus species. J. Egypt Ger. Soc. Zool., 22(B): Mekkawy, I.A.A. (1997): Intra- and inter-specific differences in the growth of two sympatric Bagrus species in relation with river/lake characteristics. J. Egypt Ger. Soc. Zool., 22(B): Mekkawy, I.A.A. (1996):The impact of lake Nasser impoundment on fishes and methods of treatment in comparison with some lakes especially the African ones. A study (in Arabic) submitted to the Conference of Sustainable Develpoment of Lake Nasser, 5-7 March 1996,organized by Lake Nasser Development Authority, Aswan, Egypt 29- Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Hussein, S.Y.; Abd El-Nasser, M. and Ahmed, Sh. M. (1996): Comparative studies on the effects of herbicide atrazine on some blood constituents and protein electrophoretic patterns of Oreochromis niloticus and Chrysichthyes auratus at Assiut, Egypt. J. Egypt Ger. Soc. Zool., 19(A): Mekkawy, I.A.A. and Mohamad, S.H. (1995): Study of the effect of Lake Nasser impoundment on growth and age composition of sarotherodon galilaeus. Assiut Vet. Med. J., 33 (66): Mekkawy, I.A.A. (1995): Intra- and inter-specific variations in the meristic characteristics of some tilapiine species of Egypt. Assiut Vet. Med. J., 33 (66):

12 26- Mekkawy, I.A.A. (1995): Description of Tilapia ismailiaensis sp.n. (Cichlidae) from Egypt. Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ., 24(1-E): Mekkawy, I.A.A. (1995): Description of Oreochromis ismailiaensis sp.n., and its hybrid with Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Perciformes; Cichlidae) from Egypt. Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ.,24(2- E): Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Mohamad, S.H.; Abass, F.F. and Okasha, S.A. (1994): Some biological aspects of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus,1758) from Lake Nasser,Egypt and the effect of lake impoundment. Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ., 23(2-E): Yoakim, E.G.; Mekkawy, I. A. A.; Mahmoud, U.M. and Harabawy, A.S.A. (1993): A study of certain biological aspects of Bagrus docmac (Forskal, 1775) from the Nile at Assiut, Egypt. Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ.,22(2-E): Yoakim, E.G.; Mahmoud, U. M.; Mekkawy, I.A.A. and Harabawy, A.S.A. (1993): Some biological characteristics of Bagrus bayad (Forskal,1778) from the Nile at Assiut, Egypt. Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ.,22(2-E): Yoakim, E.G.; Mahmoud, U.M.; Mekkawy, I.A.A. and Harabawy, A.S.A. (1993): Electrophoretic study on blood serum, eye lens and muscle proteins of Bagrus bayad (Forskal,1775) and Bagrus docmac (Forskal, 1775) (Teleostei, Bagridae) from the Nile at Assiut, Egypt.Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ.,22(1-E): Yoakim, E.G.; Mekkawy, I.A.A.; Mahmoud, U.A. and Harabawy, A.S.A. (1993): Electrophoretic study of intra- and inter-specific isozyme variations of Bagrus bayad (Forskal, 1775) and Bagrus domac (Forskal, 1775) (Teleostei, Bagridae) from the Nile at Assiut,Egypt.Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ.,22(1-E): Mekkawy, I.A.A. and Mahmoud, U. M. (1992): Electrophoretic study of blood serum, eye lens and muscle proteins of two Nile cyprinoid fishes : Labeo horie Heckel 1846 and Labeo forskalii Ruppell 1832 from Assiut area, Egypt. Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ.,21(1-F): Mekkawy, I.A.A. and Mahmoud,U. M. (1992): Morphometric and meristic studies of four Labeo species from the Nile at Egypt.J. Egypt Ger. Soc. Zool.,7(B):

13 17- Mekkawy, I.A.A. and Mahmoud,U.M. (1992): Intra- and interspecific morphometric and osteometric variations in Synodontis populations of Egypt. J.Egypt Ger.Soc.Zool.,7(B): (Folia Zool.,Brno, 41(1): 77-92). 16- Mekkawy, I. A. A. (1991): Some morphometric and meristic characters of the Nile fish, Chrysichthys auratus (Geoffroy Saint- Hilaire,1809) from the Nile at Egypt. Bull.Fac.Sci.,Assiut Univ.,20(2- E): Mekkawy, I. A. A. (1991): Multivariate analysis of the morphometric and meristic characters of the Nile charcoid fish, Alestes nurse (Ruppel,1832) from the Nile at Egypt. Assiut Vet. Med. J., 26(51): Mekkawy, I. A. A. (1991): Bivariate and multivariate size allometry of the Nile fish, Chrysichthys auratus (Geoffroy Saint- Hilaire,1809) from the Nile at Egypt. Assiut Vet.Med.J.,26(51): Mekkawy, I.A.A. (1991): A proposed coding method for morphometric characters and its possible application of fishes. Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ., 20(1-E): Mahmoud,U.M.and Mekkawy, I.A.A. (1991): Studies on certain meristic characters of three Synodontis species from the Nile at Egypt. Bull.Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ., 20(1-e): Mekkawy, I.A.A. (1990): Multivariate analysis of some morphometric and meristic characters of the Nile charcoid fish, Alestes baremose (Joannis,1832) from Assiut, Egypt. Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut, Univ.,19(2- E): Mekkawy, I.A.A. (1990): Some biological studies of the Nile characid fish, Alestes nurse (Ruppel, 1832), from the Nile at Assiut, Egypt. Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ.,19(2-E): Mekkawy, I.A.A. (1990): Size and shape variation of certain morphometric characters of three Nile mormyrid populations: A factor analysis study.bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ.,19(1-E): Mekkawy, I. A. A. (1990): A proposed regression-adjustment equation for the study of patterns of variations in certain Nile mormyrid populations by principal component analysis. Bull. Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ. 19(1-E), 1-15.

14 7- Mekkawy, I.A.A. (1987): Taxonomic Studies on Some Nile Mormyriform Fishes. Ph.D.Dissertation, Assiut University, Egypt. 6- Khalil, A.; Yoakim, E.G. and Mekkawy, I. A. A. (1983): Vertebral count as a meristic character of two Nile charcoid fishes, Alestes nurse and Alestes baremose.assiut Vet. Med. J., 11(21): Khalil, A.; Yoakim, E.G. and Mekkawy, I. A. A. (1983):Studies on certain characters of two Nile charcoid fishes, Alestes nurse and Alestes baremose. Assiut Vet. Med. J.,11(21): Khalil, A. ; Yoakim, E. G. and Mekkawy, I. A. A. (1983):Biometric studies on the Nile charcoid fish, Alestes baremose, from Assiut. Assiut Vet. Med. J., 11(21): Khalil, A. ; Yoakim, E. G. and Mekkawy, I. A. A. (1982):Biometric studies of the Nile charcoid fish, Alestes nurse, from Assiut and Aswan.Bull.Fac. Sci. Assiut Univ., 11(1-C): Khalil, A.; Yoakim, E. G. and Mekkawy, I. A. A. (1982):Identification of two Nile fish species of the genus Alestes by scale characteristics. Bull. Fac.Sci. Assiut Univ., 11(1-C) : Mekkawy, I.A.A. (1980): Studies of the Nile Fishes, Taxonomy: family Characidae.M.Sc. Thesis, Assiut University, Egypt

15 Statement of Scientific, Academic, Administrative, and General Activities Executed by Dr. Imam A.A. Mekkawy Prof. of Fish Biology and Fisheries In Period (based on the documents of his file in the department archive) Research activities 1 st : Supervision of M.Sc. & Ph.D theses that cover different topics of fish biology, fish stock assessment, pollution and fish disease, Fish Production, and taxonomy of freshwater fishes of the Nile and Egyptian Lakes and marine fishes of the Red Sea, Egypt (See the list below). 2 nd : Constructural activities: 1- I established the Fish Biology Lab. of the department. It includes four units: a- Protein Electrophoresis unit provided with more advanced equipments and instruments under cooling systems. b- Water Pollution Unit for toxicity bioassays (static and dynamic systems). c- Statistical and Numerical Analysis Unit, provided with more advanced statistical and numerical softwares. d- PCR unit 2- I shared in the establishment of the department museum and I am responsible for the fish section. 3-I shared in the establishment of the Comupter Lab. of the Zoology Deparment (for undergraduate and graduate students- It includes computer search through CD-ROM system and internet and teaching using electronic means); I am the manager of this Lab.

16 International cooperation 1- With Taiz University, Ymen: one M.Sc.-Student works in my Lab on Fisheries and Biology of some fish species (Family,Siganidae) from the Red Sea, Egypt. 2- With Hadramout University, Ymen: one Ph.D-Student works in my Lab on Fisheries and Biology of some fish species (Family, Latijanidae) from the Red Sea, Egypt. 3- With Nasser University, Lybia: one Ph.D-Student works in my Lab on heavy metals pollution. 4- With Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany through the so-called channel system established by the Ministry of Higher Education (In addition international agreement was already signed) (Prof. Frank Kirschbaum, (030) ). 5- With SZENT ISTVAN University, Laboratory of Fish Culture, Godollo Hungary (Dr. Laszlo Varadi, ). 6- With Animal Ecology I, University of Bayreuth, D Bayreuth Germany (Cooperation Agreement, Prof. Klaus Hoffman, University of Bayreuth and Prof. Imam Mekkawy, Senior representatives ). 7- Online Peer reviewer for some journals (Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, Journal of Biological Sciences and Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences) ( Educational and other faculty activities 3 rd : I have theoretically and practically prepared and teached the following undergraduate (marked with +) and graduate (marked with **) courses through period in faculties of Science, Education, and Agriculture of Assiut, South-Valley and Al-Azhar (Assiut Branch) Universities, Egypt and faculties of Science and Education of Sana'a University, Yemen:-

17 Fish Biology **+ Fish Stock Assessment **+ Fishery Science + Aquaculture + Fish Phsiology and Water Pollution** Environmental Pollution+ Freshwater Ecology** Aquatic Ecosystems** Embryology+ Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates+ Vertebrate Taxonomy+ Evolution+ Cytology and Histology General Zoology+ Biometry** Use OF Electrophoresis in Biochemical Genetics Biology of Chordates+ Biological Diversity and Species Extinction+ 4 th : Sharing in Department, Faculty and University Activities: 1. Chairman of Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University( ). 2. Member of of the quality assurance & accreditation unit, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt. 3. Faculty-of-Science facilitator of the National Quality Assurance & Accreditation Authority in Egypt. 4. Member of the high and executive committees of self-evaluation project, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt (First report appeared in June 2003, the project is continuous). 5. Project manager (since ) of the quality assurance & accreditation project (QAAP): Establish an Internal Quality Assurance system for faculty of Education in New Valley- Assiut University, Egypt ( a current project). 6. Project manager of Development of Educational Museum for Egyptian Fauna (DEMEF) till 23 July 2005 (the leave time for a professorship to Berlin) and member of the management team after home return in December 2005 PROJECT (D-090-I0), the 4 th Cycle of the HEEPF, Member of the management and implementation teams of the project: Curriculia development of

18 faculty of education by introduction of environmental science computer-based courses modules and skills improvement of in-service school teacher (TOT), Faculty of Education, Assiut University (2005). 8. Member of the management and implementation teams of the quality assurance & accreditation project (QAAP):Establish an Internal Quality Assurance system for Faculty of Science - Assiut University, Egypt (Terminated in 2005). 9. Member of the management teams of the thirdphase of quality assurance & accreditation project (QAAP): Action Plan for the Developmental Engagement of the Faculty of Science- Assiut University ( ) currently submitted to The Quality Assurance and Accreditation Committee For Higher Education in Egypt. 10. Organizer and director of a workshop on The role of molecular biology in understanding insect immunity and the associated pest control, Faculty of Science, Assiut University (May 12-13, 2004). 11. Organizer and director of a workshop on Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. December 21, Executive supervisor of some training workshops within the framework of Faculty and Leadership Development Project (FLDP), project, Ministry of Higher Education, Assiut University: Effective communication skills (September 28-30, 2004), Teaching for Learning (October 12-13, 2004) and Effective Teaching (December 18-22, 2004). 13. Lecturer in a workshop of the framework of the training technicians and manipulation of scientific equipments Project (HEEPF) (Applications of light microscope in the field of biological science),

19 November 24-25, 2004, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. 14. Invited speaker in the 2th International Conference: the Development and Environment in the Arab World, March 22-25, 2004, Assiut University (Biodiversity and Fisheries Management: the Current status of the Nile). 15. Invited speaker in the 3 rd International Conference: the Development and Environment in the Arab World, March 2006, Assiut University (Conservation of Biodiversity on the Light of Science, Politics and Economy). 16. Member of the development committee of Facultyof-Education Rules (Zoological section), Faculty of Education, Assiut University. 17. Chairman of the administration and organization committee, self-evaluation project, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt (First report appeared in June 2003, the project is continuous). 18. Administrative member of the scientific consultation and services center, Faculty of Science, Assiut University. 19. Member of the scientific board of the Bulletin of the Faculty of Science, Assiut University. 20. Refree of different M.Sc and Ph.D theses in different Egyptian Universities and of different aquaculture projects in King Abdelaziz University and some Jordan Universities. 21. Secretary-general of Department Council ( ). 22. Secretary-general of Faculty Council ( ). 23. The manager of Computer Lab of Zoology Department ( ).

20 24. The chairman of courses and examinations committee. 25. Department representative in the faculty Committee of Education and Student affairs ( ). 26. The director of the annual scientific trip of the undergraduate students ( ). 27. The chairman of the annual zoological exhibition committee. 28. Member of the faculty committee of Management of the Year 2000 Crisis. 29. Member of the Student Union committee and director of different student families ( ). 30. FORTRAN, DATABASE AND BASIC programer. General cultural and environmental activities 5 th :Memberships and other activities: 1-Member of the Egyptian-German Society of Zoology, Cairo University. 2-Member of the Society of Environmental protection, Ministry of Social Affairs, Assiut, Egypt. 3-Member of American Fishery Society, USA. 4-Secrtary-general of the Administrative Council of Syndicate of Scientific Professions, Assiut, Egypt. 5-Awarded the Faculty-of-Science Prize of Academic research in 1992/1993, 1998/1999 and 2005/ th : Conferences, Symposia, Worhshops and trainning courses ( shared in discussions):

21 1- The First Conference on Basic Sciences and Advanced Technology, 9-12 Nov. 1996, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. 2- Conference of Sustainable Develpoment of Lake Nasser, 5-7 March 1996,organized by Lake Nasser Development Authority, Aswan, Egypt 3- Symposium on Management of the Year 2000 Crisis, Assiut University Network Center, Assiut, September 1998, Assiut, Egypt. 4- Symposium on Year 2000 Crisis in Embedded Systems, Assiut University Network Center, Assiut, 27 April 1999, Assiut, Egypt. 5- Workshop on the Development of Higher Education, Assiut University, Assessment Unit of Higher Education, April 1999, Assiut, Egypt. 6- Training Course in Electron Microscopy (Techniques& Interpretation), Assiut University, Electron Microscope Unit, 7-12 March 1998, Assiut, Egypt th Annual Larval Fish Conference (LFC2002), July, 2002, Bergen, Norway. 8- Facilitator workshop, Quality Assurance and Accreditation Project (QAAP, HEEP), 22 November 2004, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University. 9- Training course on the regulatory rules and law of the Egyptian Universities, FLDP-Project, September 2004, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. 10- Leaders Meeting. November Student University Assessments: A mandatory Requirement for Accreditation (Towards A National Code of Practice for Student Assessment), Quality Assurance and Accreditation Project (QAAP), British Council & Assiut University.

22 11- Training course on strategies and methods of students assessment, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia, January 5-7, Training course on Rsearch Skills, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia, January 12-17, th : Books in Arabic: 1-Mekkawy, I.A.A. (1996):The impact of lake Nasser impoundment on fishes and methods of treatment in comparison with some lakes especially the African ones. Al- Hegaz press, Assiut, Egypt (ISBN: ).

23 Applied and academic research trends in Aquaculture and Fish Biology fields in Mekkawy s scientific career. Our applied and academic research trends in the fields of aquaculture, fisheries management, fish stock assessment and fish biology emphasized on the society services and environmental development throughout the local cooperation with other Egyptian universities and the Academy of Science in Egypt and international cooperation with some European universities and institutes (cooperation protocols and agreements held by our department and university). Such local and international cooperation aimed to solve some important problems associated with pollution, fisheries and some aquaculture-related taxonomic topics in an attempt to graduate researchers having good professional and specialized abilities to work in a wide variety of aquatic research fields. So, our priorities include studying fish communities, intensity and biodiversity in the Nile, fish stock assessment, fisheries managements, water pollution and its impacts on fishes. These applied and academic trends include the following important main lines: 1- Different studies in aquaculture were carried out to investigate the impacts of heavy metals, herbicides and UV-radiation on adult fish and, embryonic and larval stages of different fish species of economic importance. The latter developmental stages have been further subjected to molecular and biological studies threefolded objective: using such developmental stages as biomarker of pollution and to answer a question related to the decrease in abundance of some fish species that are more sensitive to pollutants during their development and these studies may haver application on human embryo (9 articles published in different international journals and conferences). Moreover, the relationship between water impoundment in some aquatic ecosystems like Lake Nasser and the process of aquaculture were considered in our programs

24 through monitoring survey of the Egyptian species in the fields. Moreover, the study of heat shock proteins, antioxidant systems and apoptosis (Programmed cell death) are considered in the aforementioned Ph.D project; we need to answer the following question: Why are the percentages of polyploids produced in fishes by heat shock and other methods more low. We try to discover the molecular mechanisms associated with the embryonic development. The validity of Nagella sative seeds as promoter and stimulator of the immune system of fishes was evident in our Lab; this work is now developed (in cooperation with Faculty of Veterinary medicine) to study the effect of these natural seeds on the improvement of the immune system against bacterial disease (a current Ph.D-project). Moreover our findings referred to the validity of addition of clay in fish diet as a chelating agent of heavy metals in addition to benefit. Another current Ph.D-project for a Lybian student deals with the effect of lead in the presence of vitamin E and selenium on Oreochromis niloticus (Pysiology, biochemistry and ultrastructures). Three other Ph.D and M.Sc. related projects in aquaculture are registered and are in the beginning. 2- Preparation of new species of fish to be farmed is an important goal for aquaculturists as done with Clarias gariepinus in So biological and age composition studies were carried out in terms of seasonal and yearto-year variations. A current M.Sc. project is to be finished now on the population dynamics and reproductive biology of Mormyrus kannume and Synodontis schall (financially supported by Egyptian Academy of Science, scholorship). There are many opinions call for introducing the latter species as a farm species. 3- Aquaculture-Fisheries interrelationship of some freshwater ecosystem as Lake Nasser was considered. So, detailed studies about the fisheries of two important tilapiine species were considered to answer the question: is restocking of Lake Nasser by their endemic tilapiine species is necessary now? So the aquaculture section should now do something through the artificial spawning of these species to as one of the

25 mechanisms of treatment of fisheries impacts in the Lake Nasser. Such situation is considered through a Ph.D study on the Lake to complete our stock assessment studies of other species in Lake Nasser and Toshky depressions (such depressions are considered as national developmental project of our country). 4- Taxonomic studies were carried out on the Nile and Red Sea fishes using biometry, biochemical analyses, and Electron microscopy. Two new tilapiine species were recorded, identified and deposited in the Natural Museum of London. In Egypt many unknown strains and hybrids of tilapiine species are need to be identified to prevent confusion during aquaculture studies. There is a progress in this situation in our Lab to identify such strains as subspecies, species or just strains. 5- Clinical nutrition are also considered to answer the question:do tomato paste and/or vitamin E have beneficial antioxidant and anticarcenogenic effects against heavy metals, herbicides and UV-radiation using fish as experimental animal instead of mammals (two M.Sc-students). 6- The genotoxicity of aquatic fungi is another area of interest using micro nuclei assay and comet assay. 7- Currently, the effects of hormonal disruptors on adult fish and their transformed impacts on fertilization mechanisms and embryonic development are important area of interest in our Lab (two PhD-students). In our Fish Lab, many Egyptian M.Sc- and Ph.D-students from faculties of Science, Veterinary medicine and agriculture are sharing our research programs, in addition to those from the Yemen and Libya. Due to the high scientific activities of our Lab, the Egyptian Academy of Science have agreed to financially support three scholarships in the fields of: 1- Cryopreservation of fishes. 2- Modeling of Lake Manzala aquatic ecosystems. 3- Modeling of the Nile aquatic ecosystems at upper Egypt. 4- Population dynamics of fishes.

26 Our Lab involves four Units: 1- Protein Electrophoresis Unit: include all types of gel, Starch, Cellulose acetate, Agarose and Polyacrylamide gels. Gel scanner, gelpro analyzer package, different type of freezing equipments, centrifuges (including under-cooling one), water baths, balances, etc. 2- Complete PCR Unit 3- Statistical and Numerical Analyses Unit: provided with different statistical and fisheries and aquaculture packages. 4- Wet Lab Unit: include one Lab with 32 glass tanks and other with ten fiberglass tanks in addition to two large tanks for stocking. There are other facilities in our department and University such as: 1- Physiological, Ecological, Field portable Lab (for measuring water characteristics) and Histological- Micro-techniques Labs in our department. 2- Electron Microscopy Unit (SEM & TEM), a central unit in our university. 3- Molecular Biology Unit, a central unit in our university.

27 A list of M.Sc and Ph.D theses supervised by Prof. Dr.Imam A. A. Mekkawy (a) A list of M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses awarded Harabawy A.S.A. (1993): Biological, Biometric and Electrophoretic Studies on two Bagarid Fishes Bagrus bayad (Forskal, 1775) and Bagrus docmac (Forskal, 1775) from the Nile at Assiut, Egypt. M.Sc. Thesis, Assiut Univ., Egypt. Mohamad, S.H.K. (1994): Biometric studies on fishes. M.Sc. Thesis Assiut University, Egypt. Osman, A.G.M. (2000): Taxonomical and Biological studies of some species of genus Epinephelus (Family Serranidae) from the Red Sea, Egypt. M.Sc. thesis, Al-Azhar Univ. Cairo. Harabawy A.S.A. (2002): Biological and Taxonomic Studies on Some Fish Species of Genus Lethrinus (Family Lethrinidae) From the Red Sea, Egypt and genus Abramis (Family Syprinidae) From the Baltic Drainage. Ph.D. Thesis, Assiut Univ., Egypt. Obady, Y. H. A. (2003): Biological and Taxonomic studies on some species of genus Siganus (Family Siganidae) from the Red Sea, Egypt. M. Sc. Thesis, Assiut University, Egypt. Ali, S.M. (2003): Biological, Genetical and Taxonomic Studies on some tilapiine Species of Upper Egypt. M.Sc. Thesis, Assiut University, Egypt. Basmidi, A.A.( 2004): Studies on the population dynamics of some species of genus Lutjanus (Family: Lutjanidae) from the Red Sea, Egypt.Ph.D.Thesis Assiut University, Egypt. Adam, E.A. ( 2004) : Stock assessment of some important commercial fish species of lake Nasser, Egypt. Ph.D.Thesis Assiut University, Egypt. Ohida, A.M. (2005) :The effects of lead and its interactions with supplementation of selinium and vitamin E on the growth performance,biochemical and physiological characterstics, histopathology and cytopathology of Oreochromis niloticus. Ph.D.Thesis Assiut University, Egypt.

28 Ali, A. E. M. (2005): Effect of Black Seed (Nigella sativa) on the Immune Status of Catfish, Clarias gariepinus. Ph.D.Thesis Assiut University, Egypt. Masoud, M.F. (2005): Ecological and taxonomical studies on some Egyptian species of family Colubridae. Ph.D.Thesis Assiut University, Egypt. Mohamad, S.H (2006) : Studies on the protective effect of melatonin, vitamin C and vitamin E on lead-induced oxidative strees on Clarias gariepinus. M.Sc. Thesis. Assiut University, Egypt. Mohamad, A.S. (2007): Population dynamics and stock assessment of some species of genera Cephalopholis and Variola from the Red sea, Egypt. M.Sc. Thesis, Assiut University, Egypt. Osman, A.G. (2007). Embryo-toxic effects of lead nitrate of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). Ph.D Thesis, Homboldt University, Berlin, Germany. Hasan, A.A. (2007): Studies on the population dynamics of two freshwater fish species :Synodontis schall and Mormyrus kannume from the Nile at Assiut, Egypt M.Sc. Thesis Assiut University, Egypt. Salah Al-din, M.M. (2008): The effect of lead exposure and supplmentation of clay/methionin on the performance of Oreochromis niloticus. M.Sc. Thesis Assiut University, Egypt. Abdel-monem, A.T. (2008): Study of the accumulation of heavy metals in some organs in three fish species in Assuit, Egypt. M.Sc. Thesis Assiut University, Egypt. Sayed, A.H. (2008): Effect of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Morphological, Histological and Biochemical Characteristics of the early developmental stages of African Catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). M.Sc. Thesis Assiut University, Egypt. Hana, M. N. (2009):The effect of cadmium and its interaction with supplementation of lycopene and vitamin E on some biological, biochemical and histological characteristics of Oreochromis niloticus. M.Sc. Thesis Assiut University, Egypt. Hosny,R. (2009):The effect of Atrazine and its interaction with supplementation of lycopene and vitamin E on some biological,

29 biochemical and histological characteristics of Clarias gariepinus. M.Sc. Thesis Assiut University, Egypt. (b) A list of M.Sc theses not awarded yet. Mohammed, S.M. (In prep): Fish Stock Assessment of the fisheries of some fish species of Lake Manzala, Egypt. M.Sc. Thesis Assiut University, Egypt. Hama, I.M.H. (In prep): Fish Stock Assessment of the fisheries of some commercial fishes of the River Nile in upper Egypt. M.Sc. Thesis Assiut University, Egypt. (c) A list of Ph.D theses not awarded yet. Abdel-monem, A.T. (In prep) : Antioxidative potential of selenium and vitamin E against mercury induced toxicity in Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). Ph.D.Thesis Assiut University, Egypt. Sayed, A.H. (In prep): Effects of nonylphenol on the reproductive system and the embryonic development of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell;1822). Ph.D.Thesis Assiut University, Egypt.