Mohamed Maged

Dr. Mohamed Maged

Associate Professor

Faculty Building

UB1

Office Number

363

Biography

Dr. Mohamad Maged earned his Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (BPharm) with Honors from Cairo University in 2007. He subsequently joined The American University in Cairo (AUC), where he obtained his MSc in Biotechnology in 2011 and his PhD in Biotechnology in 2017. His graduate research focused on the identification and characterization of novel enzymes with potential applications in biofuel production, as well as the isolation and engineering of mercuric reductases from the extreme hydrothermal systems and brine pools of the Red Sea. He has published numerous articles in reputable international peer-reviewed journals and has presented his work at several international conferences.  

From 2017 to 2021, Dr. Maged served as a Lecturer at the School of Biotechnology, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA), where he taught a variety of biotechnology and life sciences courses and contributed to curriculum development. He then joined the University of Hertfordshire (hosted by the Global Academic Foundation in Egypt) as a Lecturer from 2021 to 2023, where he taught Biology and Biochemistry and served as Module Lead for Biology and Pharmacotherapeutics modules. 

In 2023, Dr. Maged joined Nile University as an Assistant Professor in the School of Biotechnology and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2025. His research interests span environmental biotechnology, microbial ecology, microbiome profiling, bioinformatics, precision medicine, and biotechnology-driven solutions to sustainability challenges. He has led and participated in interdisciplinary research projects integrating experimental and computational approaches to address emerging biological and environmental problems.  

Dr. Maged is committed to excellence in teaching and learning and adopts project-based learning and student-centered teaching approaches that foster critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. He has extensive experience in active learning and technology-enhanced education and aims to equip students with both strong scientific foundations and practical research competencies. 

Achievements

publication: L. A. Samad, M. Maged, K. Garo, B. Riad and M. Elhadidi, "The Melody of Silent Mutations: Microbiome Adaptation Across the Subduction Zone," 2023 5th Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference (NILES), Giza, Egypt, 2023, pp. 121-125, doi: 10.1109/NILES59815.2023.10296728.

  • Supervision of environmental biotechnology graduation projects 
  • Representing the school of biotechnology at the periodic open-house events (if this qualifies)
Recent Publications
Conference Paper

The Melody of Silent Mutations: Microbiome Adaptation Across the Subduction Zone

Silent mutations generate synonymous codons that encode the same amino acid however, they may be silent yet operative. These synonymous codons are used in unequal frequencies resulting in a phenomenon known as codon usage bias (CUB). It drives gene expression towards highly expressed and adaptation genes. In this study we investigated CUB in one of the largest, most dynamic exotic niches, the

Artificial Intelligence
Circuit Theory and Applications
Software and Communications
Journal

Comparative 16S Metabarcoding of Nile Tilapia Gut Microbiota from the Northern Lakes of Egypt

Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, is the principal fish bred in Egypt. A pilot study was designed to analyze the bacterial composition of the Nile tilapia fish guts from two saltwater lakes in Northern Egypt. Fish samples were obtained from two Delta lakes: Manzala (ML) and Borollus (BL). DNA was extracted, and the bacterial communities in the stomach content were classified (down to the

Healthcare
Activities

Reviewing and suggesting adjustments to the graduation project: Proposal, thesis, marking scheme, presentation, forms and guidelines

Research Tracks
  • Environmental Biotechnology