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Poster #10 - Rehab Amin

Assistant Professor, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Biography

Dr. Amin received her BSc in microbiology and chemistry from the Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, and PhD. in biological medical applications of laser science from National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences (NILES), Cairo University. In 2008, she joined NILES as a lecturer and was promoted to assistant professor in June 2013. She continued her contributions toward scientific research by developing an appreciation for multidisciplinary science to generate solutions to community problems that affect our lives. Her research focuses on investigating light-based technologies and bio-nano research for treating and sensing contaminants that impact water, food, and public health. Outside of her work, she has valuable publications in significant journals. She was a visiting researcher at Salzburg University, Austria (2008 and 2012), the Institute for Laser Technology in Medicine and Measurement Technique, Germany (2010), and The Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, USA (2013-2014). She awarded L'Oréal-UNESCO Pan Arab Fellows for Women in Science for her research in the field of photobiology in 2010.