Prof. Dr. Camilia George Michel

Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University

Name / Camilia George Michel Khalo
Date of Birth / March 22, 1958
Place of Birth / Cairo
Marital Status / Married
Number of Individual / Three boys
Nationality / Egyptian
Address / 53 Dr.Taha Hussein Street, El Nozha El Gedida, 11769, Cairo, Egypt.
E-mail Address / ;
Telephone / Home (202) 6225978 – cell. 012 / 3973022
Languages Proficiency / Excellent command in reading, writing and speaking French, English, German and Arabic

EDUCATION

  1. Elementary and Secondary French School: “Le Bon Pasteur”, Cairo.
  2. B. Sc. (Hons.) of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 15/5/1980, Cairo University.
  3. M. Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacognosy), 11/12/1986, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, entitled: “A Pharmacognostical Study of Achillea millefolium L. growing in Egypt”.
  4. Ph. D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacognosy), 2/2/1994, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, entitled: "A Pharmacognostical Study of Zizyphus spina-Christi (L.) Willd growing in Egypt”.

POSITIONS

  1. Demonstrator in Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University from 25/11/1980 to 21/2/1987.
  2. Teaching assistant in Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University from 22/2/1987 to 3/1/1994.
  3. Lecturer in Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University from 4/1/1994 to 12/9/2005.
  4. Associate Professor in Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University from 13/9/2005 –9/10/2011.
  5. Professor in Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University from 10/10/2011 - present.
  6. Deputy Manager of the Performance Appraisal and Quality Assurance Unit (PAQU-Pharm) of the Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University.
  7. Trainer at the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education (NAQAAE) from October 2008 – present.
  8. Technical supporter at the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Center (QAAC) of the Cairo University.

MISSION

  1. Channel system mission: 13/2/1988- 13/4/1993.

Prof. Dr. Gamal El - Din Hussein Mahran - Cairo, Egypt.

Prof. Dr. Karl - Werner Glombitza-Bonn, Germany.

Traveling to Germany for 2 years from 19/11/1990 to 23/11/1992 through channel system at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology-Bonn, achieving the practical part of the Ph.D. thesis.

  1. Helping Students Learn, Continuing Professional Development course: 2006 – 2007.

Arranged by the Higher Education Academy Health Sciences and Practice Subject Center and the Department of Education and Professional Studies at King' College London.

To consider and discuss principles of course design, consider and discuss principles of session planning, plan and deliver an interactive teaching session and apply the learning gained through the course in the context of the A.R.E. Pharmacy curriculum.

SUPERVISION OF THESIS

  1. Supervising a Master thesis presented by the pharmacist/ Samar Anwar Tadros entitled: “Effect of Nigella sativa on Ethanol-induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats “.
  2. Supervising a Master thesis presented by the pharmacist/ Nabil Abo El-Fottouh entitled: “A Contribution to the Phytochemistry of Ricinus communis L. Euphorbiaceae Growing in Egypt.
  3. Supervising a Master thesis presented by the pharmacist/Shaimaa Rashad Ahmed entitled: “A Pharmacognostical Study of Pterocarpus dalbergoides (Roxb.) Family Leguminoseae, Cultivated in Egypt.
  4. Supervising a Master thesis presented by the pharmacist / Sara Fathy Eid entitled: “A Pharmaceutical study on Immunostimulant activity of Honey and certain Herbal Drugs”.
  5. Supervising a Doctor of Philosophy thesis presented by the assistant lecturer/ Nabil Abo El-Fottouh entitled: “Chemical and bioactivity Studies of the Red Sea Soft corals of the Genus Sinularia (Family Alyconiidae).

TraIniNG COURSES

  1. Teaching and educational courses - Cairo University (1993).
  2. Training courses in computer (2002).
  3. Facilitators workshop, 22 November 2004 - Quality Assurance and Accreditation Project (QAAP).
  4. Participation in many Faculty and Leadership Development Project workshops (FLDP):

-Active presentation program from 15-17 January 2005.

-Active communication program from 14-17 May 2005.

-Credit hours in the European system 31 July 2007

-Action plan to improve the faculty 30 July 2007.

  1. Internal Audit course in accordance with ISO 9001:2000 & ISO 19011:02 requirements, 17/18-3-2007, Quench systems.
  2. Academic standards and program specification workshop, QAAC,6/3/2007.
  3. Course specification workshop, QAAC, 21/3/2007.
  4. Training program "Staff Member I and II" October 08, 2007, Supreme Council of Universities, Central Unit of ICT Training (CUICTT), Improving Higher Education Workforce ICT Skills Project.
  5. Kaizein Management Workshop on March 22, 2008, Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East and the Egypt-Japan Business Council.
  6. Curricular mapping and ILOs workshop held by NAQAAE 14 June 2008.
  7. Standards of self study workshop held by NAQAAE from 11 -15 June 2008.
  8. External evaluator for pre-university education workshop held by NAQAAE from 10 – 14 August 2008.October 2008.
  9. Training of Trainer (TOT) for higher education held by NAQAAE from 14 – 16 September 2008.
  10. External evaluator for higher education workshop held by NAQAAE from 21 – 25 September 2008.
  11. Simulation workshop for pre-university education held by NAQAAE from 12 -15 October 2008.
  12. Trainer of external evaluator workshop for higher education from 1 – 5 February 2009.
  13. Simulation workshop for higher education held by NAQAAE from 15 -18 February 2009.
  14. Trainer of external evaluator workshop for higher education from 8 – 12 March 2009.
  15. Application of National Academic Reference Standard (NARS) for Pharmacy sector held by NAQAAE from 5 – 6 April 2009.
  16. Trainer for simulation workshop for higher education from 29 March – 1 April 2009.
  17. Trainer for simulation workshop for higher education from 3 – 6 June 2009.
  18. Trainer of external evaluator for higher education from 21 – 25 June 2009.

LISTS OF PUBLICATIONS

  • Hypoglycemic and Antihyperglycemic Effects of Zizyphus spina-Christi in Rats.

Planta Med. 60 (3), 244-246 (1994).

  • Novel Saponins from Zizyphus spina-Christi Growing in Egypt.

Planta Med. 62 (2), 163-165 (1996).

  • Pharmacognostical Study of Zizyphus spina-Christi L. Willd. Growing in Egypt. Part I: Macro-and Micro morphological Study of the stem and Leaf.

Bull. Fac. Pharm. Cairo Univ., Vol. 31 (3), 433-440 (1993).

  • Pharmacognostical Study of Zizyphus spina-Christi L. Willd. Growing in Egypt. Part II: Macro-and Micro morphology of the Flowers and Phytochemical Screening of Different Organs of the Plant.

Bull. Fac. Pharm. Cairo Univ., Vol. 32 (1), 95-101 (1994).

  • A Pharmacognostical Study of Quisqualis indica L. grown in Egypt.

Bull. Fac. Pharm. Cairo Univ., Vol. 39, No.3 (2001).

  • Phytochemical and Pharmacognostical Investigation of the Stems and Leaves of Landolphia Dawei Stapf. Cultivated in Egypt.

Bull. Fac. Pharm. Cairo Univ., Vol. 41, No.1 (2003).

  • Phytochemical and Biological Study of Quisqualis indica L. Grown in Egypt.

Egypt. J. Biomed. Sci. Vol. 15, July (2004).

  • Essential Oil and Morphological Characters of Leaves of Euryops pectinatus (L.) Cass. cultivated in Egypt.

Bull. Fac. Pharm. Cairo Univ., Vol. 42, No.2 (2004).

  • A Study of the Composition, Bioactivity and Formulation of the Petroleum Ether Extract of the Leaves of Euryops pectinatus (L.) Cass. Cultivated in Egypt.

Bull. Fac. Pharm Cairo Univ., Vol. 43, No. 1 (2005).

  • Investigation of Composition, Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activities of Essential oil of the Flowers of Euryops pectinatus (L.) Cass. Cultivated in Egypt

Bull. Fac. Pharm Cairo Univ., Vol. 43, No. 1 (2005).

  • Phytochemical Investigation, Biological Activity and Nutritive Value of Zizyphus spina-Christi (L.) Willd. Cultivated in Egypt.

Bull. Fac. Pharm Cairo Univ., Vol. 43, No. 1 (2005).

  • Polyphenolics of Ricinus communis L. Growing in Egypt and their Bioactivities.

Bull. Fac. Pharm Cairo Univ., Vol. 46, No. 2, 121-129 (2008).

  • Lipids and Carbohydrates from Ricinus communis L. Growing in Egypt and their Bioactivities.

Bull. Fac. Pharm Cairo Univ., Vol. 46, No. 2, 131-139 (2008).

  • Formulation and Evaluation of the antihyperglycemic leafextract of Zizyphus spina-Christi (L.) Willd.

Pharmazie, 64: 104 – 109 (2009).

  • Anti-diabetic activity and stability study of the formulated leaf extract of Zizyphus spina-christi (L.) Willd with the influence of seasonal variation.

J. Ethnopharmacology,133: 53-62 (2010).

  • Phytochemical and biological investigation of the extracts of Nigella sativa L. seed waste.

Drug Test. Analysis 2011, 3, 245–254.

  • Development and characterization of local anti-inflammatory implantation for the controlled release of the hexane extract of the flower-heads ofEuryops pectinatus (L.) Cass.

Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics. 2011; 5(2):96-106.

  • Bioactive aqueous extract of Nigella sativa L. seed waste; formulation and evaluation.

J. Chem. Pharm. Res., 2011, 3(2):213-225.

MEMBERSHIP OF CONFERENCES

  • The 39th Annual Congress of Society of Medicinal Plants Research, September 1991, Saarbrucken, Germany.
  • The 26th Conference of Pharmaceutical Sciences, December 1998, Cairo.
  • The 27th Conference of Pharmaceutical Sciences, January 2001, Cairo.
  • The 28th Conference of Pharmaceutical Sciences, December 2002, Cairo.
  • The 29th Conference of Pharmaceutical Sciences, December 2004, Cairo.
  • The 30th Conference of Pharmaceutical Sciences, December 2006, Cairo.
  • The Third International conference for Scientific Researches and their applications, 3 – 5 May 2007.
  • The 31th Conference of Pharmaceutical Sciences, December 2008, Cairo.
  • The First international conference " Quality and Accreditation between

Reality and Imagination, April 15, 2008.

  • International Conference on Chemistry of Phytopotentials: Health, Energy and environmental Perspectives. CPHEE2011November 4-6, Dayalbagh, Agra, India.

ACADEMIC SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP

  1. Member of the Egyptian Pharmaceutical Society.
  2. Member of the Syndicate of Pharmacists.
  3. Member of the Teaching Staff Club of Cairo University.
  4. Member of the Performance Appraisal and Quality Assurance Unit (PAQU- Pharm) of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University.

Fellowships and awards

Governmental Fellowship was awarded during all under graduate studies (1975-1980).
  • Faculty of Pharmacy-Cairo University Encouragement Award (Dr. Abdel Azim Hefny Award) for Best Scientific Research on the level of all Faculties of Pharmacy, (2006).

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