Lakes of Africa

Mostafa El-Sheekh is Professor of Phycology at Tanta University, Egypt. He has nearly 35 years of experience in the research and teaching in the field of algae, microbiology and its applications. Dr. El-Sheekh served as the Dean and Vice Dean Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Egypt and Cultural counselor in Egyptian Embassy in Yemen and Uzbekistan. He holds a Ph.D. in Phycology from Tanta University and Göttingen University, Germany as Chanel System fellowship. He is the recipient of fellowships in Hungary, India, Sweden, Czech Republic, and Japan. He is the author of more than 160 papers and, 7 book chapters, and 2 books. He also serves as editorial member and reviewer for more than 60 peer reviewed journals. He has published many papers on the production of biodiesel, ethanol and hydrogen from algae. He has also 2 book chapters on biodiesel production from microalgae and one book on renewable energy. Professor Elsaied is the chair of Genetics and Genetic Engineering department at National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Egypt. Dr Elsaied has developed a patent of gene screening system for collection of microbial adaptive genes to several aquatic environmental stresses such as pollution, etc. In 2015-2018 Dr Elsaied had a project from Egypt Science and Technology Developing Fund, STDF, for mass production of genetically engineered planktons, useful for several industrial applications. Currently, Dr Elsaied is preparing the Blue Gene Bank of Egypt, BGBE, for genome analyses and germplasm preservation of Egyptian aquatic biota. Dr Elsaied has published in numerous journals,he participated in more than 50 conferences, and co-authored two books. He is among editorial board members of several journals, such as Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, EJAR, a member of International Society of Marine Biotechnology, International society of aquaculture.

• 1. History and formation of African lakes 2. Microbes and sustainability of African Lake 3. Exploring and phylogenetic characterization of microbial communities in African lakes. 4. Genomics of microbial communities in African Lakes 5. Microbial ecosystem dynamics and seasonal changes in African lakes 6. Microbial ecosystem and climate changes in African lakes 7. Geomicrobiology of African Lakes 8. Phytoplankton assemblage of African lakes 9. Prokaryotic communities in African lakes and water quality 10. Microbes and pollution in African lakes 11. Plankton and fish nutrition in African Lakes 12. Microbial community and Fish diseases in African lakes 13. Microbiology and microbial ecology of African desert lakes 14. Extremophiles in African brine lakes 15. African lakes as natural resources for microbial biotechnology 16. Problems and Challenges in microbial ecology of African lakes 17. Microbial modelling in African Lakes