Curriculum Vitae

Metwally Aly M.Kotb

25 – 4 – 1945.
Married ( 3 Children ).
1- Prof. and head of Bio-and Medical physics Dept.
Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University.
2- Prof. and head of Electron Microscope Dept.
Medical Technology Centre for Research and
Services. / Date of Birth :
Marital Status:
Current Job :
- B. Sc., Faculty of Science ( Physics – Chemistry ), 1967, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University.
-  - M. Sc., in Bio- and Medical Physics (The Field Radiation Physics), 1976. Title of Thesis : "Development of Special Techniques used for the Measurement of Radiation Dose".
-  - Ph.D., in Bio- and Medical Physics, 1984, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University.
-  Title of thesis:
-  " Comparative Study of Al, Mg, Ca, and Fe Distributions in Finger Nails and Head Hair of Some Bilharzial Cases and Normal ". / Education :
- Demonstrator in radiation Sciences Dept. from
15/4/1968 to 2/5/1984.
- Assistant Lecturer in radiation Sciences Dept.
from 3/5/1984 to 27/8/1984.
- Lecturer in Bio- and Medical Physics Dept.
from 28/8/1984.
Assistant - Assistant Prof. from 31/10/1989.
-  -Joined The bio-technology Dept. Wurtzburg University, Germany from 7/3/1990 to 31/12/1990.
1- Advances in Physical and Biological Radiation Detectors, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1971.
Title of the paper:
"Application of the Plasma-Quenching Effect
for Emergency and Accident Radiation
Monitoring".
2- The 2nd National conference on Pure and Applied Biophysical sciences and the 1st Egyptian-British Radiation Protection Symposium held in Egypt, Cairo University, from 24-27 Nov. 1985.
Title of the Paper:
" Transmission Electron Microscope Identification of Dry Aerosol Particles".
3- The 3rd Conference of Medical Sciences
held in Medical Research Institute, from 25-27 Nov. 1986.
Title of the 1nd Paper:
" A Suggested Spectrochemical Procedure for
the Determination of Trace Elements in
Carcinoma of the Prostatic Gland".
Title of the 2nd Paper : " On Using the Rotating
Disc Electrode in Spectro-chemical Analysis of
Biological Materials".
4 4- The 1st Arab Conference in Biophysics
Sciences, Cairo University, from 28-30, Nov.,
1988.
Title of the Paper:
" Changes in Mineral Elements in Some Tissues
of Mice Following Neutron Irradiation".
5- Workshop on Radon Monitoring in
Protection, Environmental Radioactivity and
Earth Sciences, held in International Centre For
Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, from 3-14
April, 1989.
Title of the Paper: "Measurements of Environmental Radon-222 Concentrations in Indoor and Outdoors in Egypt ".
6- Regional Symposium on Environmental Studies, held in The Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, May, 1990, Alexandria University.
Title of the Paper:
"Measurement of Activities of Indoor Radon and
Its Daughters by Plastic Track Technique Over
Alexandria, Egypt.
7- The 5th Medical Research Conference&The 1st
Egyptian-Italian Workshop, 20-22 Oct. 1990.
Title of the Paper :
Rotation of Preserved Erythrocytes and of
Mitogen-Activated Lymphocytes.
8- The 3rd National Conference of Biophysical Sciences and Application, held in Cairo University, From 20-22 Dec. 1993.
Title of the Papers :
i – Investigation of the Surface Electrical Properties of Lymphocytes from the Spleen of Bilharzial and Non-Bilharzial Subjects.
ii- In Vitro Influence of Some Local Anesthetics on the Surface Electrical Properties of Erythrocytes.
iii- Study of the Surface Electrical Properties of Preserved Erythrocytes by Electro-Rotation.
iv- Measurements of Exhalation of Radon and Thoron from Walls and Floor of Dwellings by Track-Etch Technique.
9-Mechanisms of Carrier-Mediated Intracellular Delivery of Therapeutics” in Montpellier
during 25-26 of August.
10- 15th-IUPAB/5th EBSA International Biophysics Congress, Montpellier, France, August
27-September 1,2005, / Qualifications :
Scientific Conferences :
1- Ph.D. Thesis, Suzan Abd El Tawab, Medical Research Institute :
" Studies on Some Aspects of Blood Lipids, Enzymes and Trace Elements in Coronary Heart Disease with Main Emphasis on Young Adults", 1990.
2- Ph.D. Thesis, Mustafa Kandil Mohamed, Faculty of Medicine :
"Electron Microscope Study of Normal and Diabetic Cells of Iselts of Langerhans and Hepatocytes in Rabbits" 1991.
3- Ph.D. Thesis, Sanaa Ibrahim Shalaby, Medical Research Institute : Effect of Neutrons on the Morphometry and Subcellular Fractions and Cationic Distribution in Different Rat Organs as an Index of Neutron Radiation Dose". 1992.
4- Ph.D. Thesis , Abd El Rahman Herieba,
Medical Research Institute : Assessment of Alpha Radioactive Isotopes in Biological Materials Using Track Technique. 2000.
5- Ph.D. Thesis from Ahmed Saad Hussein, Faculty of Science : Measurements of Environmental Alpha Activity Using CR-39 and LR-115 Plastic Nuclear Track Detectors. 2002.
6- Ph.D. Thesis , Nabil El Boraie :Crystal Structure Study of Some Bioparticles Using Electron Diffraction Technique. 2003.
7- M.Sc. Thesis, Rasha Mohamed Nouri Almogherbi : Recommendation and Limitation of Radiation Exposure, National and International, in Medicine. 2003.
8-  M.Sc. Thesis, B.Sc. in Engineering, Ebrahim
Ahmed Gomaa, : Design and Construction of Laser Doppler Blood Velocimeter, 2003
9-  M.Sc. Thesis, B.Sc. Bio-chemistry, Mohamed
Eid R.Syam : Hematological and Biophysical Changes Among Egyptian Workers with Broad Range of Benzene Exposure, 2004.
10- M.Sc. Thesis, B.Sc. in Bio-chemistry,
Ebrahim Mahmoud M. Hamouda : Combination Effect of Photodynamic and Sonodynamic Therapy of Ehrlich Ascites Tumor Implanted in Mice.
/ Supervised Thesis's
- Consultant for Abd El- Aziz University, Jeddah,K.S.A.
- External and Internal Examiner for Ph.D., and M.Sc. Thesises.
- Teaching Electron Microscope Course For Post Graduate Students, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University.
- Prof. of Applied Medical Physics, for under graduate students, Technical Health Institute, Alexandria, Ministry of Health. / Scientific
Activities :
Alexandria Univ. Reward for Scientific Work 1992. / Rewards

PUBLICATIONS

1- K.A.Mahmoud and M.A.M.Kotb , 1971: Proposed application of plasma quenching effect for emergency and accidental radiation monitoring. Symposium on "Advances in physical and biological radiation detectors", IAEA, Vienna, SM-143/21, pp. 657-663.

2- Y.S.Youssef, N.M.Fikry , M.M.Mossaad and M.A.M.Kotb , 1985: Transmission electron microscope identification of dry aerosol particles. 2nd National conf. on pure and Applied Biophysical sciences, 1st Egyptian-British Radiation Protection Symposium, Cairo-Egypt , 24-27 Nov. 1985.

3-A.M.Shoaeb, Y .S. Youssef , M .M. Mossaad , M.K.Nasra, N.M.Fikry , and M.A.M.Kotb, 1987 : On using the rotating disc electrode in spectrochemical analysis of biological materials, J .Medical Research Institute , Vol . 8, suppl. 2.

4- A M.Kabiel , A.M.Shoaeb, and M.A.M. Kotb, 1986: On the common error in flame temperature. Bull. Fac. Sci. Alex. Univ. 26, 1 :93-99.

5- A M.Kabiel , A.M.Shoaeb, Y.S. Youssef, M.M. Mossaad, M.K. Nasra, M.A.M. Kotb and S. El-Kholy, 1987 : A suggested spectrochemical procedure for the determination of trace elements in carcinoma of the prostatic gland. J. Med. Res. Instit. Vol 8, suppl. 2.

6- N.M. Fikry, M.A. El-Gamal, M.A.M. Kotb and T. Ramadan, 1988:

Temperature and frequency dependence of dielectric properties of modified bone material. J. Med. Res. Instit. Vol 9, No. 3.

7- N.M. Fikry, M.A. El-Gamal, M.A.M. Kotb and T. Ramadan, 1988:

Effect of monovalent and bivalent alkali additives on the electrical properties of modified bone material. J. Med. Res. Instit. Vol 9, No. 3.

8- M.A.M. Kotb, H.R. Mustafa, M.A. Gomaa and M.A. El-Fiki, 1989: Area monitoring using neutron albedo thermoluminescence dosimeters, 1989, ISOTOPENPRAXIS. Jan. 25, 1.

9- M.A.M. Kotb, El-Khatib, A. Morsey, K. Gomaa, M.I.Ramadan and E.A. El-Bassiouni, 1990: Changes in mineral elements in some tissues of mice following neutron irradiation. ISOTOPENPRAXIS. 26, 7 : 297.

10- A.F. Hafez, A.M. El-Khatib and M.A.M. Kotb, 1990: Measurements of activities of indoor radon and its daughters by plastic track technique over Alexandria, Egypt. Regional Symp. Environ. Stud, Alexandria, May, 1990,498-506.

11- M.A. Kenawy, A. Morsey, M.A.M. Kotb, .A.Osman and A. El-Haag, 1990 : Measurements of environmental radon-222 concentrations in indoor and outdoor in Egypt. . ISOTOPENPRAXIS. 26, 8 : 381.

12- M.A.M. Kotb, A.A. Abdel-Mawla, A.El-Khatib, M.I.Ramadan and E.A.El-Bassiouni, 1991: Effect of whole-body irradiation by fast neutrons on mouse tissues : Part I: Activity of acid phosphatase and succinic dehydrogenase in kidney, lung and liver. . ISOTOPENPRAXIS. 27, 3 : 97.

13- A.F. Hafez, A.M. El-Khatib, B.M. Moharram, M.A.M. Kotb and A. Abdel-Naby, 1991 : Field measurements of radon exhalation and Ra-226 content in soil using the can-technique. ISOTOPENPRAXIS.27, 4 : 188-190.

14- A.F. Hafez and M.A.M. Kotb, 1991: Estimation of Ra-224 content in Egyptian black sand by the can- and alpha-autoradiography techniques using LR-115 plastic detectors. ISOTOPENPRAXIS, 27, 4 : 195-199.

15- A.F. Hafez, I. Hunyadi and M.A.M. Kotb, 1991: The etch-induction time Ti and etch-critical time Tc in CR-39 plastic nuclear track detector.

ISOTOPENPRAXIS, 27, 4 : 214-218.

16- A.F. Hafez, M.A.M. Kotb and M. Toth-Szilagyi, 1991: Contribution of radon daughters plated-out in a cylindrical device by track-etch technique. ISOTOPENPRAXIS, 27, 4 : 211-213.

17- A.M. El-Khatib, A. Abdel Naby, A.F. Hafez and M.A.M. Kotb, 1992: Spectral distribution of neutron doses in a cylindrical shaped living tissue medium.J. Med. Res. Instit. Vol. 13 No. 2.

18- A.F. Hafez, A.Abdel-Naby, A.M. El-Khatib, M.R.M. Ramadan, M.A.M. Kotb and B.M. Moharram.D, 1992 : termination of uranium and radon emanation coefficient of rocks by polymeric track technique. Arab J. Nucl. Sci. and Appl.25, 2 :195-207.

19- M. Kandil, F. Ibrahim, F. El-Kalaa, N. Shaaban, A. Gunina, M.A.M. Kotb and A.M. Abdel-Aziz, 1992 : Ultrastructure of islets of langerhans in normal and alloxan induced diabetic rabbits. Tanta Med. J.

20- M.A.M. Kotb, A.M. Ashour and E.A. El-Bassiouni E, 1994: Effect of whole-body neutron irradiation on certain enzyme activities in different brain areas in mice. ISOTOPE & RAD. RES, 26, 1 : 31-41.

21- M.A.M. Kotb, A.F. Hafez and Th.e. Shalaby, 1994: Effect of acute and intermittent whole-body neutron irradiation of rats on certain elemental levels in body organs. ISOTOPE & RAD. RES, 26, 2 : 105-114.

22- M.A.M. Kotb, 1994: Evaluation of ultrastructural and morphometric changes in rat liver after neutron irradiation . ISOTOPE & RAD. RES, 26, 1 : 21-29.

23- M.A.M. Kotb, M.I.A. Ramadan, W.M. Arnold and U. Zimmermann, 1994: Study of the surface electrical properties of preserved erythrocytes by electro-rotation. Egyptian J. of Biophys. Special issue, 73-86.

24- M.A.M. Kotb, M.I.A. Ramadan, W.M. Arnold and U. Zimmermann, 1994: In Vitro influence of some local anaesthetics on the surface electrical properties of erythrocytes. Egyptian J. of Biophys. Special issue, 87-95.

25- M.A.M. Kotb and A.F. Hafez, 1994: Polonium-210 activity measurements in blood of smokers and non-smokers of Egyptian subjects using CR-39 track detector. Egyptian J. of Biophys. Special issue,.

26- M.A.M. Kotb, M.I.A. Ramadan, U. Zimmermann and W.M. Arnold, 1994: Investigation of the surface electrical properties of lymphocytes from the spleen of bilharzial and non-bilharzial subjects. Egyptian J. of Biophys. Special issue, 96- 109.

27- M.A.M. Kotb, 1994: Measurements of Ra-226, Rn-222 and its diffusion parameters in soil from the governorate of Alexandria using the track etch technique. Egyptian J. of Biophys. Special issue, 110-120.

28- M.H. Soliman, M.Y. Osman, A. Michael, S. Abdel-Tawab, S. Dawwod, M. Rashad and M.A.M. Kotb, 1994: The role of some enzymes and blood metals in cardiac disease. Egyp. J. Med. Sci. Vol. 15(2) : 423-433.

29- A.F. Hafez and M.A.M. Kotb, 1995: Exhalation rates and effective inhaled dose of radon and thoron from walls and floors of dwellings by track technique. Egyptian J. Of Biophys.Vol. 1: 77-85.

30- A.F. Hafez, M.A.M. Kotb and G.I. Khalil, 1997 : Indoor radon and its progeny concentrations in archaeological places in Alexandria, Egypt. Radia. Meas. Vol. 28, Nos 1-6, 671-674.

31- N.A. El-Boraie, M.A.M. Kotb, M.M. Mohamed, O.M. El-Shazly and S.M. El-Khouly, 2003 : Analysis of kidney stones by x-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy(X-EDS) and electron diffraction. 2nd Intern. Conf. Chem. &Applic. Doha-Qatar, Dec. 6-9., 2003.

32- M.A.M. Kotb, Hafez A.F*.and Heriba A., 2004 : Assessment of alpha radioactive isotopes in biological materials using track etch technique. To be published in Isotopes in Environmental and Medical Science. (Germany).

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