Prof. Dr. Amal Mostafa Abbas - Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine

Curriculum Vitae
NAME: Amal Mostafa Abbas Ahmed
Sex: Female
Nationality: Egyptian
Date of Birth: January 28th, 1961
Marital Status: Married with three children
Languages: Arabic and English
Present Position: Professor of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo
University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mailing Address: Takseem El-Lasilky, Future building, New Maadi, From
El Nasr St., Future building 5 th floor
Telephones: Home: (202) 5203161 – 5193549, Mobile 0127449196.
E-Mail: mollymostafa@ yahoo.com
QUALIFICATIONS
1. High School Diploma: June 1978.
2. M.B.B.Ch.: From Faculty of Medicine (Kasr-El-Eini), Cairo University.
December 1984. Grade: Very Good with Honors.
3. M.Sc. in Histology: From Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, October
1991. Grade: Excellent.
4. Doctorate Degree in Histology: Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University,
May 1995.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

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1. One year internship rotation at Cairo University Medical hospitals 1985-
1986.
2. Embryologist, Embryo Culture Lab., at the Egyptian IVF-ET Center,
Cairo, 1986-1987.
3. Demonstrator of Pathology, Tissue Culture and Cytogenetics Unit,
Department of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University 1987-
July 1989.
4. Demonstrator of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, July
1989- July 1992.
5. Assistant Lecturer of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University,
July 1992-September 1995.
6. Lecturer of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, September
1995-2000.
7. Assisstant Professor of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University,
December 2000 – 2006.
8. Professor of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, March
2006 till now.
PUBLICATIONS:
l. Chromosome Studies in Males with Azospermia and
Oligospermia (sperm count below 5 million/ml. M. Sc.
Thesis, 1991.
2. In vivo survival of spermatozoa in the human Fallopian tube
for 25 days. A case report, J Assist Reprod & Genetics,
10:379. 1993.
3. Ovarian superstimulation and intrauterine insemination for
the treatment of unexplained infertility .Fertil Steril ,
60(2):303-6, 1993.
4. Co-culture of human pronucleate oocytes with their
cumulus, J Hum Reprod, 9:1221, 1994.
5. Effect of Co-Culturing Human Ampullary Cells with Human
Zygotes (pronuclear stage). Doctorate Degree thesis, 1995.

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6. The effect of topical cholinergic drugs on Tenon’s capsule
fibroblasts in tissue culture. Bull. Ophthalmol. Soc. Egypt,
89(6): 1015-1021.
7. The effect of human oviductal cocultures on human sperm
survival. 20 th Scientific meeting of the Egypitian Society of
Histology and Cytology. December, 1996.
8. Nucleolar organizer regions in normal and reactive lymph
nodes in comparison of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Med. J.
Cairo University, 1997.
9. Effect of mitomycin-C on different ocular tissues (An
experimental study). Cataract & Cornea, 4:46-53, 1998.
10. Effect of gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa)
on pituitary gland, ovaries and uterus in adult female albino
rats: A histological study. Egpt. J. Histol., 21(1):55-74,
1998.
11. Cytogenetic study on blood lymphocytes in persons
occupationally exposed to formaldehyde. 23th Scientific
meeting of the Egypitian Society of Histology and Cytology.
February, 2000.
12. Immunohistochemical study of estrogen and progesterone
receptors in normal and dysfunctional human endometrium.
23rd Scientific meeting of the Egypitian Society of
Histology and Cytology. February, 2000.
13. Histological and immunohistochemical study of human
labial mucosa with special reference to melanocytes. The
Annual Kasr El Eini Medial Congress, February, 2000.
14. Effect of crystal violet and sodium fluoresceinate stains on
the lens capsule and subcapsular epithelium, the iris and the
ciliary body in rabbits. The Annual Scientific meeting of the
Ophthalmological Society of Egypt, March, 2000.
15. Clinical and histopathological evaluation of keratoconus.
The Annual Scientific meeting of the Ophthalmological
Society of Egypt, March, 2000.
16. Significance of mast cells and their subtypes in Normal and
subfertile human testes: A histological and

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immunohistochemical study. The Egyptian Journal of
Anatomy, Vol 25 (2), July 2002, p.239-262.
17. Effect of Bhang on testicular tissue of adult male albino rats:
A histological and ultrastructural study. The Egyptian
Journal of Anatomy Vol 25(2), July 2002, p. 91-116.
18. Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) Class I & II:
Immunohitological and quantitative characterization in
normal human skin and some melanocytic lesions. 27th
Scientific meeting of the Egypitian Society of Histology and
Cytology. December, 2003.
19. Subconjunctival injection of some chemotherapeutics in
rabbits’ eyes: An ophthalmological and histochemical study.
Bull Ophthalmol. Soc. Egypt, vol 97 (4), 2004 p. 683-697.
20. Immunohistochemical localization of adrenomedullin (AM)
in human ovarian tissue and its in-vitro effect on
progesterone production. 28th Scientific meeting of the
Egypitian Society of Histology and Cytology. December,
2004.
21. Interstitial Cell of Cajal in normal human alimentary tract:
An immunohistochemical study. 28th Scientific meeting of
the Egypitian Society of Histology and Cytology. December,
2004.
23. Effect of aging on apoptosis and proliferation of the distal
colonic mucosa in male albino rats. 24 th Scientific meeting
of the Egyptian Society for Basic Medical Science, April
2005
24. Spheroid and monolayer cultures of male albino rat
hepatocytes : A comparative study of in-vitro and
ultrastructural features. The Egyptian Journal of Histology,
vol 28 (1) June 2005.
25. Morphological features of normal human skeletal muscle in
different age groups: A histological and ultrastructural study.
26. The impact of spermatozoa preincubation time and
spontaneous acrosome reaction in intracytoplasmic sperm

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injection: A controlled randomized study. Fertility and
Sterility, Vol 90 No 3 September 2008.
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES:
* Conferences:
1. The Second National Symposium on Non-Hodgkin's
Lymphomas and Leukemia, Meridian Hotel, Cairo, April
23, 1987.
2. Symposium on assisted procreation, The European
Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology
(ESHRE), November 28-29, 1991, Marriott Hotel, Cairo,
Egypt.
3. The Summer Meeting of the Ophthalmological Society of
Egypt, Alexandria, September, 1996
4. The 20th Scientific meeting of the Egyptian Society of
Histology and Cytology. Cairo, December, 1996.
5. The 18 th Scientific Meeting of the Egyptian Society of
Basic Medical Sciences, Cairo, March, 1997.
6. The Annual Kasr El Eini Medial Congress, Cairo,
February, 2000.
7. The 23rd Scientific meeting of the Egyptian Society of
Histology and Cytology. Cairo, February, 2000.
8. The Annual Scientific meeting of the Ophthalmological
Society of Egypt, Cairo, March, 2000.
9. The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Egyptian Society of
Histology and Cytology. Cairo, February, 2001.

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10. The Annual scientific Congress of the Middle East
Fertility Society (MEFS), October, 2002.
11. The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Egyptian Society of
Histology and Cytology. Cairo, December 2003.
12. The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Egyptian Society of
Histology and Cytology. December 2003.
13. The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Egyptian Society of
Histology and Cytology. December 2004.
14. The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Egyptian Society of
Histology and Cytology. December 2005
15. The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Egyptian Society of
Basic medical science. April 2005.
16. The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Egyptian Society of
Histology and Cytology. December 2006.
17. The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Egyptian Society of
Histology and Cytology. December 2007
* Thesis Supervision:
1) Cytogenetic Study on blood lymphocytes in persons
occupationally exposed to formaldehyde, M. Sc. Thesis
(Histology), 1999.
2) Immunohistochemical study of estrogen and progesterone
receptors in normal and dysfunctional human
endometrium, M.Sc. thesis (Histology), 1999.
3) Epidermolysis Bullosa, an immunohistochemical study, M.D.
thesis (Dermatology), 1999.
4) Immunohistochemical study of the distribution of major
histocompatibility complex (MHC) calss I & II in normal
human skin (Histology), 2003.
5) Interstitial Cell of Cajal in normal human alimentary tract:
An immunohistochemical study, 2004.
6) Effect of aging on apoptosis and proliferation of the distal
colonic mucosa in male albino rats,2005.

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7) Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
receptors: Comparative immunohistochemical study of prepubertal,
reproductive, and postmenopausal endometria of female albino rats, 2008
· Book Review:
New trends in microanatomy of reproduction. Middle East Fertility
Society Journal. Vol 6 No 2, 2001, p.180-181.