Ahmed Lotfy, Ph.D.Basic Information Lecturer, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Department E-mail Address: ahmed.lotfy@psas.bsu.edu.eg lotfy_bio@hotmail.com Background Lotfy graduated at Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Egypt. He awarded his Ph.D. degree from Zagazig University, Egypt which he performed part of it at University of Leeds, UK. In 2016 he was awarded a post-doctoral research fellowship at Wolfson Centre for Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering and Modelling (STEM), University of Nottingham, UK. He worked at several research centers before joining PSAS, Beni-Suef University, such as Medical Experimental Research Center [MERC], Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt and Center of Excellence for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine (CESC), Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt. Research interest He is interested in: 1- Stem cell research and its applications in regenerative medicine. 2- Neurodegenerative diseases especially Multiple Sclerosis. Publication 1- Salama M, Sobh M, Emam M, El-Gamal M, Lotfy A, El Husseiny M, Sobh M, Shalash A, Mohamed WM (2017): Effect of intranasal stem cell administration on the nigrostriatal system in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease. Exp Ther Med ;13(3):976-982. 2- Zahran F, Nabil A, Lotfy A, Sobh M. Antioxidants and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Cisplatin Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Rats: Common Mechanisms. Stem Cell International. (In Press). 3- Abouelkheir M, ElTantawy D, Abdelrahman K, Lotfy A, Mohamed A Sobh. (2016): Mesenchymal Stem Cells Versus Their Conditioned Medium in The Treatment Of Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: Evaluation of Efficacy and The cellular side effects. Int J Clin Exp Med ;9(12):23222-23234. 4- Marei N, El-Sherbiny I, Lotfy A, El-Badawy A, El-badri N (2016): Mesenchymal stem cells growth and proliferation enhancement using PLA vs PCL based nanofibrous scaffolds. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 93, 9-19. 5- Sheashaa H*, Lotfy A*†, Elhusseini F, Baiomy A, Awad A, Alsayed A, El-Gilany A, Mahmoud K, Sarhan A, Sobh M (2016): Protective Effect of Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell on Acute Kidney Injury Induced by Ischemia/ Reperfusion in Sprague-Dawley Rats. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine.11:1573-1580. (*Contributed equally)(†Corresponding author). 6- Lotfy A†, Salama M, Zahran F, Jones E, Badawy A, Sobh M (2014): Characterization of mesenchymal stem cells derived from rat bone marrow and adipose tissue: A comparative study. Int J Stem Cells 7:135-142. (†Corresponding author). 7- El-Atta HM, El-Bakary AA, Attia AM, Lotfy A, Khater SS, Elsamanoudy AZ, Abdalla HA (2014): DNA Fragmentation, Caspase 3 and Prostate-Specific Antigen Genes Expression Induced by Arsenic, Cadmium, and Chromium on Nontumorigenic Human Prostate Cells. Biol Trace Elem Res: 1-11. 8- Salama M, Lotfy A, Fathy K, Makar M, El-emam M, El-gamal M, Sheashaa H, SobhM (2015): Developmental neurotoxic effects of malathion on 3D neurospheres system. Applied & Translational Genomics 7: 13-18. 9- Gharbia O, Afify AE, El Ghaffar HA, El Bassiony S, El Hawary AK, Lotfy A, Elsayed A, Mahmoud AA, Youssef A. (2015): The regenerative effect of human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells in a rabbit model of osteoarthritis. Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation 42:163. 10- Salama M, Lotfy A, Awad B, Nassreldin K, Elhosseny M, El-gamal M, Sobh M (2014): Epoxomicin affects proliferating neural progenitor cells of rat. J Cell Sci Ther, 5:4 11- Zahran F, Salama M, Lotfy A, El-deen I (2012): Isolation and characterization of adipose tissue-derived stem cells: An in vitro study. Basic Research Journal Vol. 1(5) P 88-94. 12- El-Hefnawy A, Aboaly M, Eraky A, El-Kholey K, Lotfy A, Khaled A, et al. (2015) Adipose Tissue Versus Umbilical Cord Versus Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells For Treatment Of Stress Urinary Incontinence: Comparative Study In Rat Model. International Urogynecology Journal: Springer London Ltd 236 Grays Inn Rd, 6th Floor, London Wc1x 8hl, England; 2015. p. S168-S9. 13- Mohamed Abouelkheir, Dina A ElTantawy, Mohamed-Ahdy Saad, Karawan M Abdelrahman, Mohamed-A Sobh, Ahmed Lotfy, Mohamed A Sobh. (2015) Mesenchymal Stem Cells Versus Their Conditioned Medium In The Treatment Of Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury: Efficacy And The Development Of Unwanted Cells. NDT, Vol 30 no.3 supplement iii132-iii133. 14- Mohamed El-Hawary, Mohamed Rakha, Ahmed Lotfy, Mohamed Elgamal, Mohamed Salama et al (2015). In Vitro Study of Impact of Piericidin on 3D Neurosphere Culture. Neurology. April 6, 2015 vol. 84 no. 14 Supplement P6.277. 15- Shehab-Eldeen N, Salama M, Lotfy A, Elgamal M, Sheashaa H, et al. (2015) 179. Effect of papaverine on neurospheres. Toxicon 93, Supplement: S56. 16- Abo-Elyazeed E, Lotfy A, Ismail S, Eldeen NM, Sheashaa H, et al. (2014) TCE effects on proliferating neural progenitor cells of rat. Toxicology Letters 229, Supplement: S238. 17- Cuthbert R, Lotfy A, Tan HB, Jones E, Giannoudis P. (2014): What is the cell composition and characteristics of fibrous tissue harvested from the non–union site of long bone atrophic non-unions? 30th Annual Meeting for Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Tampa, Florida, USA. 18- Tarek M Abbas, Ahmed H.Ghoneim, Ahmed A Elkholy, Mona El Hadeedy, Basem Elessawei, Eman Yaseen, Fatma Elhusseini, Ahmed Lotfy, Sara Eldesoky, Hussein Sheashaa, Mohamed Sobh (2012): The Effect Of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells In Rats With Sepsis Induced Acute Kidney Injury. era-EDTA, Paris-Farance 49:259.