Ahmed Tarek El Hady

EDUCATION

College / University

Cairo University

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences

Country

Egypt

Lab Experience

Basic chromatographic techniques, HPLC, UV, IR, western blotting, electrophoresis, and endothelial cell culturing.

Projects / Research

June - July 2005: Role of PP2Cß in atherosclerosis. Marburg Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Germany

Scholarships / Awards

2007 – 2008:

Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

One of the greatest scientific achievements that inspired me a lot is Darwin's evolutionary theory. The ability of natural selection to explain several biological phenomena encouraged me to address questions at the interface of neurosciences and evolutionary biology such as how can genetics techniques be used to identify genes that played a crucial role in brain evolution. Which specific genes were crucial in development of unique human linguistic abilities? How can computational modelling of neuronal circuits explain emergence of complex traits in Homo sapiens? Could these complex traits be mimicked in artificial systems? By addressing these questions, we could be able to provide novel techniques and models for studying brain evolution which remains one of the most challenging areas of evolutionary biology. Understanding our brain history should enable us to predict our brain's future.