Omar A. Shalaby, PhD

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ZOOLIGIST & FORENSIC BIOLOGIST

Profoundly knowledgeable and resourceful Biologist/Zoologist/entomologist with over 30 years of research and university-level teaching experience. A bilingual exceptional communicator with exemplary written and verbal skills in both English and Arabic. Innovative thinker with strong field and laboratory research skills and problem- solving capabilities.

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: Forensic Entomology — a field to be utilized by law authorities around the world, offers a great potential of studies and research that enable Forensic Entomologists to elevate their capabilities in crimes and drug abuse investigations of homicide and suicide cases.

General Biology

Human Biology

Anatomy & Physiology

Cadaver Dissection

General Zoology

Invertebrate Zoology

Insects Bionomics & Epidemiology

Medical Entomology &Parasitology

Core Knowledge and Expertise

Forensic Entomology

Molecular Entomology

Insect Entomo-toxicology

Insect Taxonomy

Insect Ecology

Insect Morphology

Insect Physiology

Maggot Therapy

Trace Evidence Analysis

Blood spatter analysis

Forensic Criminal Investigation

Laboratory Research

Data Interpretation

Field Investigations

Statistical Analysis

Blackboard LMS

ACADEMIC SHOWCASE

EDUCATION

PhD in Entomology, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Alexandria, Egypt And University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States of America,2001 (Channel Program between Egypt and USA) Thesis: Variation on Arthropod Succession onto Exposed Rabbit Carrions in Different Seasons and Habitats Induced by Presence of Drugs and Toxins in Tissues.

MSc in Entomology, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt, 1993 Thesis: Faunal Succession on Rabbit Carrions Killed by Different Methods BSc in Zoology with honors, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt, 1986 PRESENT PROJECTS & RESEARCH

Develop a new method for using mitochondrial DNA sequence data that makes it possible to identify forensic important fly species likely to be found feeding and ovipositing on animal carcasses in different habitat. The reliability of the method was illustrated by analyzing highly degraded specimens as well as specimens collected from widely separated geographic locations.

A designer for Forensic and Medical entomology courses module for the E- Learning Neurobiology Master Program supported by the University Agency of Francophonie (AUF). Participation as an Entomologist in the ongoing project "Monitoring of Medicinal Plants and Related Fauna and Microorganisms in the North Coast of Egypt".

Started research on maggot therapy for the treatment of venous and diabetic ulcers in collaboration with specialized physicians in different hospitals in Alexandria, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. Omar A. Shalaby, PhD Page 2

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Maggot therapy (also known as maggot debridement therapy (MDT), bio debridement or bio surgery)- Is a type of biotherapy involving the introduction of live, disinfected maggots(fly larvae) into the non-healing skin and soft tissue wound(s) of a human or animal for the purpose of cleaning out the necrotic (dead) tissue within a wound(debridement) and disinfection.

Forensic Entomology— Arthropod succession onto vertebrate carrions in different habitats and killed by different methods including their biology, ecology and taxonomy. The objective of the studies is to identify the arthropod species visiting carcasses, describe the decomposition process and determine the arthropod succession pattern in different seasons and habitats, to give an accurate estimation for time since death or post-mortem interval.

Control of mosquitoes in a definite area. This will comprise conducting a thorough survey of the species of mosquitoes encountered in the study area as well as their seasonal prevalence. It will also include the provision of baseline data for the susceptibility and resistance of the mosquitoes encountered to the commonly used insecticides, in addition to measuring the different modern methods for controlling mosquitoes. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Academic Consultant, Department of Natural Sciences, Matn University College of Technology (MUC), Lebanon. 2016 –present

Advises the department on their methods of teaching, curriculum and recommends texts.

Providing guidelines for teachers/instructors and organizing educational content.

Discover new programs that will serve as an upgrade on the school’s curriculum.

Assist students in their educational transition process

Helping in the recruitment process of students for schools. Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Science and Technology (AUST), Lebanon. February2018 –present

Teach Entomology, Forensic Entomology and Forensic Entomo-toxicology to forensic Science Department fresh and senior students.

Teaching General Biology to biology undergraduate students using Blackboard LMS.

Teaching Anatomy and Physiology to biology undergraduate students using Blackboard LMS and Zoom.

Assistant Professor, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon. Fall and Spring semesters 2015-2016

Teach Basic Biological Sciences to Medical, Applied Medical, Dentistry and Engineering undergraduate students.

Teach basic Entomology to Entomology major undergraduate students.

Teach Neurobiology and Developmental biology to Post Graduate Science students.

Teach Special topics in Zoology to Post Graduate Science students.

Teach Forensic Entomo-toxicology and Mammalian toxicology to Post Graduate Science students. Omar A. Shalaby, PhD Page 3

Assistant Professor, Biology Department, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, KSA. 2010-2015

Teach Basic Biological Sciences to Medical, Applied Medical, Nursing, Dentistry and Engineering undergraduate students.

Teach Parasitology and Medical entomology to medical students.

Teach Human Biology and Chemistry of Life.

Teach Cytology, Histology, Physiology and Anatomy.

Teach Immunity and Disease, Endocrine System and Development and Aging.

Teach Chromosomes and Human Genetics, DNA, Genes and Biotechnology and Cancer Biology.

Teach Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Human Impacts on The Biosphere

Carry out a joint research program in the field of Molecular and Forensic Entomology and Maggot Therapy with other Faculty members at the Department of Forensic Science, College of Medicine, King Fahd university Hospital

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt. 2002-2015

Teach Basic Biological Sciences to Medical, Applied Medical, Nursing and Dentistry undergraduate students.

Carryout research work in the field of Forensic and Molecular Entomology with other Faculty members and Graduate students.

Teach Forensic Entomology, Forensic Entomo-toxicology, Molecular Entomology, Insect Morphology, Insect Taxonomy, Medical Entomology and General Zoology classes to undergraduates and postgraduates.

Teach Statistical Analysis and Parasitology to undergraduate and postgraduates.

Teach and supervise practical laboratory classes to undergraduate Entomology-major students, Zoology- major students, and students of the Faculties of Science, Pre-Dentistry, and Pre-Pharmacy having General Zoology as a study subject.

Supervise MSc and PhD Thesis.

Faculty Member, Entomology Department, (CTAHR), University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA. 1997- 1999

Expert witness trainee for crime and drug abuses in US courts

Teaching assistant for postgraduate master and PhD students in Forensic Entomology

Several field trips were carried out to different Hawaiian Islands for insect specimens’ collection.

Channel Program between the governments of Egypt and the USA for the fulfillment of the PhD degree. Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt. 1993-2002

Teach Basic Biological Sciences to Medical, Applied Medical, Nursing and Dentistry undergraduate students.

Taught practical laboratory classes to undergraduate Entomology-major students, undergraduate Zoology- major students, and undergraduate students of the Faculties of Science, Pre-Dentistry, and Pre-Pharmacy having General Zoology as a study subject.

Carried out educational field trips with undergraduate students. Demonstrator, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt. 1986-1993

Taught practical laboratory classes to undergraduate Entomology-major students, undergraduate Zoology- major students, and undergraduate students of the Faculties of Science, Pre-Dentistry, and Pre-Pharmacy having General Zoology as study subject.

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THESIS SUPERVISIONS

A Master Thesis Titled: The use of differential gene expression to determine the age of immature stages of a blowfly

(Diptera: Calliphoridae) species. (Student name: Menatallah Abdel Moteleb) A Master Thesis Titled: Field and Electrophysiological studies on forensically important flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae) attracted to rabbit carcasses injected with narcotic drugs. (Student name: Nagwa El Refae, Ref; 3&4)

A Master Thesis Titled: Morphological and Molecular studies on forensically important Sarcosaprophagous insects in Alexandria, Egypt. (Student name: Reda Gamal, Ref; 1)

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

Attended and participated in the "Lie Detection Techniques" Training, August 19th-21st, 2022, American University of Science and Technology (AUST) Attended and participated in the “Digital World Congress of Forensic Entomology”, September 15-18, 2020, online (Zoom).

A lecture presenter in Entomology “Introduction to insect biology and its association with man” October 20th, 2017, Biological and Chemical Sciences Department, Lebanese International University (LIU), Lebanon.

Attended and participated as a seminar presenter in Forensic Entomology “A Walkthrough Forensic Entomology”, November 7th, 2016, Department of Biology, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon.

Attended and participated as a seminar presenter in Forensic Entomology “A Walkthrough Forensic Entomology”, October 18th, 2016, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Balamand (UOB), Lebanon.

A lecture presenter in Biology “Using underlying phylogenetic, morphological, physiological and molecular biological principles, to explain the concept of evolution” July 2nd, 2015, Biological sciences Department, Lansing Community College, Lansing, Michigan, USA.

Attended and participated as a workshop conductor in Forensic Entomology in the 2nd AGU Annual Medical Students Conference "A Walkthrough Forensics", March 20-22, 2014, Arab Gulf University, Kingdom of Bahrain.

Attended and participated in the workshop (Innovation in Teaching), December 21-23, 2012, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, KSA.

Attended and participated in the 3rd Mediterranean conference of neuroscience, December 13-16, 2009, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt.

Attended and participated in the 2nd Egyptian International Conference of Medical and Forensic sciences in collaboration with The Egyptian Society of Forensic Sciences "Mass Disasters Preparedness and management", February13-15, 2007, JW Marriott, Cairo, Egypt.

Attended and participated in the 2nd Conference of the Egyptian Society of Experimental Biology, June 22- 23, 2006, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

Attended and participated in the 50thAmerican Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)Annual Meeting

“The Last 50 Years and the Next 50 Years”, February 9-14, 1998, San Francisco, CA. Attended and participated in the Peace Education Network project "Education and Peace", in Denmark, 1996. Under the auspices of the Danish Centre for Human Rights and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Egyptian Society of Forensic Sciences Annals of Entomology

Reviewer at the Lebanese Science Journal

Egyptian Society of Experimental Biology

Egyptian Syndicate of Scientific Professions

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Implementation of a “Bio-Forensic Entomology” international academic agreement/collaboration between State University of Maringá – Paraná/Brazil and the University of Alexandria – Egypt.

Editor in the “Annals of Entomology” ISSN : 0970-3721, Online at : www.connectjournals.com, OEMS at : www.PublishAtCJ.com .

General Coordinator of the Department of Zoology - Faculty of Science, Alexandria University in updating the educational process through the Quality and Accreditation Program (QUAAP) of the Ministry of Higher Education.

Coordinator of the committee for updating the list of graduate studies at the Department of Zoology - Faculty of Science - University of Alexandria.

Coordinator of the committee for Laboratories development in the Department of Zoology - Faculty of Science - University of Alexandria.

Coordinator of the summer training for students of the third year in the Department of Zoology - Faculty of Science - University of Alexandria

Coordinator of the evaluation committee for graduation projects to the students of the fourth year in the Department of Zoology - Faculty of Science - University of Alexandria

PUBLICATIONS

Hedayat A. Abdel Ghaffar; Marie Z. Moftah; Omar A. Shalaby; Alexandre Favereaux and Mohamed Swidan (under Editorial Review-2024) The impact of Different Temperature Conditions on the Development of a forensically Important Fly Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann 1819) in Bur El Arab District, Alexandria, Egypt.

Salman Shayya; Omar Shalaby and Frank Stadler (under Editorial Review-2024) Effectiveness and Economic aspects of Maggot Debridement Therapy for Wound Healing In Lebanon. Healthcare in Low- resource Settings-PagePress.

Abdel Ghaffar HA, Moftah MZ, Favereaux A, Swidan M, Shalaby O, El Ramah S, and Gamal R. (2018) Mitochondrial DNA-based identification of developmental stages and empty puparia of forensically important flies (Diptera) in Egypt. J Forensic Sci Med; 4:129-34.

Shalaby, O.A. (2018) Insects as Witness to Man’s Violent Strategies: Application to Forensic Science in Egypt. RRJOB., 6(1): 14-16.

El-Ghaffar, H.A.; Tantawi, T.I.; Gaaboub, I.; Shalaby, O.A. and El Refai, N. (2012) Forensically flies detect the nutritional value of corpses through neuro-chemoreceptive cells-(5thcell). Am. J. Neurosci.,3: 63-70.

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El Refai, N.; Shalaby, O.A.; Tantawi, T.I.; Gaaboub, I. and El-Ghaffar, H.A. (2009) Electrophysiological responses of chemoreceptor neurons in Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) to morphine sulphate and its implications to forensic entomology. Proceedings of the 3rd Mediterranean conference of neuroscience (13-16 Dec 2009), Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt. El-Ghaffar, H.A.; Goff, M.L.; Shalaby, O.A.; El-Kady, E.M. and Youssif, N.S. (2008) Seasonal field variations of arthropod development and succession, on exposed rabbit carcasses induced by propoxur in a semi-desert region in Egypt. J. Egypt.Ger.Soc.Zool.,56(E):91-119.

Shalaby, O.A. (2007) Insect and other Arthropod Succession onto Exposed Rabbit Carrions in Different Seasons Induced by the Presence of Toxins in Tissues: Applications to Forensic Entomology, Proceedings of the 2nd Egyptian International Congress of Medical& Forensic Sciences(13-15Feb2007), J. W. Marriott, Cairo, Egypt.

Shalaby, O.A. (2001) Variation on Arthropod Succession onto Exposed Rabbit Carrions in Different Seasons and Habitats Induced by Presence of Drugs and Toxins in Tissues (PhD Thesis), Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt:175pp.

Shalaby, O.A.; DeCarvalho, L.M. and Goff M.L. (2000) Comparison of patterns of decomposition in a hanging carcass and a carcass in contact with soil in a xerophytic habitat on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii. J. Foren. Sci. 45(6): 1267-1273.

El-Kady, E.M.; Essa,Y.E.E. and Shalaby, O.A. (1994a) Variations in the blow- and flesh flies succession on rabbit carrions killed by different methods. J. Egypt. Ger. Soc. Zool.,13(D):451-489.

El-Kady, E.M.; Essa,Y.E.E. and Shalaby, O.A. (1994b) Trophic interaction of carrion-attendant arthropods in a botanical garden in Alexandria, Egypt. J. Egypt. Ger. Soc. Zool., 13(D):523-539.

Shalaby, O.A., (1993) Faunal Succession on Rabbit Carrions Killed by Different Methods (MSc Thesis), Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt:154pp.

REFERENCES

Charbel Boustany, Ph.D, Associate professor of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Department of computer Science, Campus Director of Zahla Branch, American University of Science and Technology, Achrafieh, Alfred Naccache Avenue P.O. Box 16-6452 Beirut - Lebanon. Phone: +961-*-***-***, Email: ad4wqg@r.postjobfree.com Professor Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Professor of Entomology, Department of Entomology, Associate Director of Forensic & Investigative Sciences Program, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, USA 77843.

Phone: +1-979-***-****, Email: ad4wqg@r.postjobfree.com

Professor Khaled Shawakfeh, Professor of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Dean of Faculty of Science & Arts,, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan. Phone: +962*********, E-mail: ad4wqg@r.postjobfree.com

Dr. Tarek M. Abdel-Fattah,The Lawrence J. Sacks Endowed Professor of Chemistry Department of Molecular Biology and Chemistry, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA, USA 23606 Phone: 757-***-****, Email: ad4wqg@r.postjobfree.com

Hesham M. El-Askary, Ph.D, Professor of Earth System Science and Remote Sensing School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, USA (Secondment), One University Drive, Orange, CA, USA 92866 Phone: 714-***-****, Email: ad4wqg@r.postjobfree.com

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Awards and Recognitions:

-Awarded a scholarship grant by the Egyptian government through the Ministry of Higher Education for my expertise in Forensic entomology, as part of a channel program mission between Egypt (Faculty of Science, Alexandria University) and USA (College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa).

-The mission was from 1997-1999 for the fulfillment of the PhD Degree.

-Learning new technologies in the field of forensic entomology.

-Collecting and introducing new species of flies responsible for body decompositions, and helpful in estimating the Postmortem intervals in Suicide and Homicide cases.

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