Dr. Ahmed is a practicing aquatic veterinarian who specializes in the diagnosis of fish diseases.
She earned a Bachelor of Veterinary Medical Sciences (2006) and a master’s degree in fish parasitology (2012) from South Valley University in Egypt.
Dr. Ahmed has been employed as a researcher at the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF) since 2008. In addition to her research, she served as the head of the diagnostic lab at the NIOF aquarium during this employment.
She had been awarded a joint PhD scholarship to complete her PhD studies at IATS-CSIC in Spain. Her PhD research focused primarily on optimizing molecular diagnostic tools and developing a novel in situ hybridization technique for the diagnosis of Enterospora nucleophila in sea bream. Additionally, she volunteered for several marine conservation organizations. In this capacity, she conducted research and implemented treatment and rehabilitation protocols for a range of marine animals, including dolphins, turtles, and other endangered species. Currently, Dr. Ahmed is a postdoctoral researcher on the NanoSA project, which focuses on developing a lateral flow assay for the early diagnosis of various salmon pathogens.
She is highly skilled in various molecular and basic diagnostic tools (PCR, qPCR, RPA, LFA, in situ hybridization, basic & robotic nucleic acid extractions)
