Research Interests:

• Teratological screening and mechanismsof the teratogenic effects of chemical, pharmaceutical, and herbal products in experimental models.
• Environmental toxicology of pesticides: pesticide residues in agricultural products.
• Heavy metals toxicology in seafood.
• Investigation of the effect of Methamphetamine on morphology, proliferation (PCNA), and apoptosis in the rat productive system.
• Investigation of immunosuppressive, COX-2, or MAP Kinase inhibition activities of chemicals synthesized in the Medicinal Chemistry Dept.
• Differentiation potential of human peritoneal stem cells: introducing a novel source of adult stem cells.
• In vivo transplantation of mice mesothelia stem cells: migration and differentiation in the recipient mice.
• Elucidation of epigenetic controls of early human embryonic development.