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Professional Experiences

Preservation, collection, mounting, labeling and shipping of natural history specimens
Using of classical and advanced taxonomic keys
Insectary management and rearing techniques (Sand fly and mosquitoes)
Cytotaxonomy and molecular biology techniques (e.g. salivary glands and polytene chromosomes, DNA and RNA extraction and amplification, convention and real time PCR, gel electrophoresis and DNA visualization)
Dissecting of midgut and salivary glands of sand flies and mosquitoes for detection of Leishmania and malaria parasites respectively
Determination of physiological age of mosquito by dissection of ovaries
Quality control of imported ITNs/LLINs, repellents, aerosols and insecticides
Determination of optimum dosage of insecticides
Evaluation of ITNs/LLINs using Bioassays tests (e.g. WHO Standard cones)
Evaluation of vector control products (repellents, larvicides, adulticides, other household products)
Monitoring of insecticide resistance using susceptibility tests (e.g. WHO impregnated kits) and kdr genes
Ornithology and Bird Watching
Data entry, management and analysis using statistical packages (SPSS, STATA)
Questionnaires design, filling and writing of proposals and scientific articles
Coordination and conducting of training programs to the academic institutions and scientific NGOs
Experienced use of desktop and laptop computers and software