About Abdelhalim Elshawadfy, Microbiologist | RESEARCHER

Elshawadfy, Ph.D., MLS (ASCPⁱ)^CM, SM | Microbiologist | RESEARCHER

My name is Abdelhalim Elshawadfy, Ph.D., SM ASCP, MLS ASCP, MB ASCP. I’m a Researcher in the field of Microbiology and Molecular Biology. I’m a certified Medical Laboratory Professional by the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP).

Abdelhalim Elshawadfy is nominated as International ASCP Specialist In Microbiology (SM ASCP), ASCP Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS ASCP) and ASCP Medical Technologist in Molecular Biology International.

Currently, I’m working as postdoctoral researcher in the field of microbiology in AHRI, ARC, Egypt.

Abdelhalim ELSHAWADFY PERSONAL DATA

• Name: Abdelhalim A. Elshawadfy A.
• Date of Birth: 08/07/1981.
• Place of Birth: Daqahliyah, EGYPT.
• Nationality: Egyptian.

ELSHAWADFY CURRENT INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION

• Title: Researcher
• Office: Department of Microbiology, Mansoura Provisional Lab, AHRI, ARC, Egypt
• Address: Elgomhoria St, Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt

ABDELHALIM ELSHAWADFY ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT

• AHRI, ARC, Egypt: Researcher, 2020
• AHRI, ARC, Egypt: Assistant Researcher, 2019
• AHRI, ARC, Egypt: Veterinarian, 2012

ELSHAWADFY EDUCATION HISTORY

• I accomplished a Doctor of Philosophy in 2020 from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Egypt. My PhD dissertation was on “Molecular Diagnosis of Foodborne Pathogen in Meat by Qualitative Multiplex PCR”.
• In 2014, I finished my Master’s from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Egypt. My MS thesis title was “Rapid Diagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus in Poultry by Real-time PCR”.
• I graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City, Egypt, in 2003.

ELSHAWADFY CLINICAL SPECIALITY/BOARD CERTIFICATION

• He is certified as (SM ASCP)^iCM by the American Society of Clinical Pathology, Cert# 47.
• Certified as (MLS ASCP)^iCM by American Society of Clinical Pathology, Cert# 12568.
• Certified as (MB ASCP)^iCM by American Society of Clinical Pathology, Cert# 424 
• Elshawadfy is a Member of ASCP, American Society for Clinical Pathology
• Elshawadfy is member of AGT, Association of Genetic Technologists
• Licensed as Microbiology Specialist by Ministry of Health (Microbiologist), Egypt.
• Licensed as DVM by Egyptian Ministry of Health.

ABDELHALIM ELSHAWADFY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• Molecular Detection Of Foodborne Pathogens
• Applications of PCR

ELSHAWADFY RESEARCH INTEREST

• Clinical Microbiology
• Molecular Microbiology
• Food Microbiology
• Molecular Biology
• Genetics
• Infectious Diseases
• Molecular Applications
• Bioinformatics

ELSHAWADFY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• International Specialist in Microbiology, 2020- current
• Microbiologist, 2012 – current
• Medical Laboratory Scientist, 2015- current
• Veterinarian, 2004-2008

ABDELHALIM ELSHAWADFY PUBLICATIONS

• Abdelhalim A. Elshawadfy, Ashraf A. Abd El-Tawab, Hanan A. Fahmy, Sherin Mahmoud Noser, Fatma I. El-Hofy and Ahmed Hikal. Detection of some foodborne pathogens in meat by Duplex PCR. Bioscience Research, 16(2):1549-1555. https://www.isisn.org/BR16(2)2019/1549-1555-16(2)2019BR19-177.pdf.
• AbdEl-Tawwab, A.A.; Fahmy, H.A; El Hofy; F.I and Elshawadfy, A.A. (2014). Detection of species-specific gene thermonuclease (nuc) in Staphylococcus aureus from chickens by real-timee PCR assay. Benha Veterinary Medical Journal, 27 (2):415‐422. http://www.bvmj.bu.edu.eg/issues/27-2/41.pdf

ABDELHALIM ELSHAWADFY THESIS

• “Molecular Diagnosis of Some Foodborne Pathogens in Meat By Qualitative Multiplex PCR“, Doctor of Philosophy Thesis (Microbiology), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University (2020).
• “Rapid Diagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus in Poultry by Real-time PCR“, Master’s Thesis (Microbiolog), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University (2014).

Abdelhalim ELSHAWADFY CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Molecular and Cell Biology – Conference and Workshop, Mansoura Nephrology Center, University of Mansoura, Egypt-2012.
• PCR, Different Types and Applications – Veterinary Medicine Graduate Seminar, College of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Egypt-2013.
• Molecular Detection of Foodborne Pathogens by Quantitative m-PCR in Meat – Veterinary Medicine Graduate Seminar, College of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Egypt-2018.

ABDELHALIM ELSHAWADFY CAREER PATH

“I never get bored of being a medical professional, but I always enjoy the digital marketing arena”

Abdelhalim ELshawadfy

My Research Journey in Microbiology and Molecular Biology

Postgraduate Research In Microbiology and Moelcuar Biology

By the beginning of 2012, I had offered a DVM job from the AHRI, ARC, Egypt as one of the top 20 graduates from the faculty of veterinary medicine back in 2003. I accepted the offer and officially received my job duties in March 15, 2012. In order to join the researcher committee of the AHRI institute, I applied for a Master’s degree at Benha University, Department of Microbiology in September, 2012.

Because of my passion for both microbiology and molecular biology, I finally decided to get my research in a molecular microbiology discipline so my thesis was titled “ Rapid Diagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus in Poultry by Real-time PCR”.

Abdelhalim Elshawadfy published a research paper titled “Detection Of Species-Specific Gene Thermonuclease (Nuc) In Staphylococcus Aureus From Chickens By Real- Time PCR Assay” on Benha Veterinary Medical Journal.

Finally awarded my master degree in Microbiology, Specialty in bacteriology, mycology and immunology in December 28, 2014.

Is it enough, never had been!

I applied for admission for a Ph.D. in Microbiology in March 15, 2015, Faculty of Vet. Medicine, Benha University. In order to leverage my passion about molecular microbiology and public health, I had chosen my research topic to be “Molecular Diagnosis of Foodborne Pathogen in Meat by Qualitative Multiplex PCR”

Successfully completed my research on that subject and published my paper titled “Detection of some foodborne pathogens in meat by Duplex PCR” on Bioscience Research Journal. My Doctor Of Philosophy degree has been awarded in December 1, 2020.

Elshawadfy ASCP Certification Journey

Elshawadfy MLS ASCP Certification

Always hate routine! Everyday I’m looking for a new challenge in my life, new goals and new achievements.  

Back in 2018, I decided to get nominated by the most prestigious organization in the field of clinical pathology, ASCP.

I defined my certification goals and designed my self-study plan. I was qualified for MLS ASCP certificate though ROUTE 4, International Medical Laboratory Scientist.

“Baccalaureate degree from an accredited/approved* educational institution in biological science or chemistry,

AND five years of acceptable clinical*** experience in an accredited/approved laboratory. Experience must include blood banking (immunohematology), chemistry, hematology, and microbiology.

ASCP BOC, MLS ASCP Route 4

I scheduled my exam on November 8^th, 2020 and successfully passed from the first setting. Alhamdulillah, Praise GOD!

Is it enough, nope! Let’s look for a new challenge!

SM ASCP Specialist in Microbiology Certification, The 47^th Internationally Certified!

Being granted  a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology late in Dec 1^st, 2020,  I figured out that am qualified for ASCP Specialist in Microbiology certification via Route 4. Oh my God, let’s do it!

“Valid MT/MLS(ASCP or ASCPi) or M(ASCP or ASCPi) certification,

AND a Doctorate from an accredited/approved* educational institution in chemistry, biology, immunology, microbiology, medical laboratory science***, or an appropriately related field,

AND one year of acceptable clinical** experience in microbiology in an accredited/approved laboratory OR one year of acceptable research experience in microbiology. This year of experience must be acquired post baccalaureate degree.”

ASCP BOC, SM ASCP Route 4 Requiremnets

Thankfully, Elshawadfy aced the SM ASCP exam from the first setting to be the 47^th certified International ASCP Specialist in Microbiology in November 3^rd, 2021. Have we finished? I belive not yet!

I got a 3^rd certificate, can you guess what is it?

Full details is comming soon! but you can skim the page to figure it out!

Clinical Microbiology Specialist

In 2014, I started my Clinical Laboratory Scientist journey at one of the private sectors lab as a side career which helped me being certified as international Specialist in Microbiology by the most prestigious membership organization in the field of medical laboratory science, the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).

Veterinary Microbiologist

I started my career as a Microbiologist in 2012 at the Department of Microbiology, AHRI, ARC, Mansoura, Egypt. My responsibilities were to isolate and identify the animals and poultry pathogens and detect foodborne pathogens through bacteriological examination of food samples.

DIGITAL MARKETING & SEO JOURNEY

Back in 2008, I joined IM space as hobby. Joined one of the MLM schemes then Google AdSense. I stated to learn some IT skills like HTML editing, web design and lot more.

Few years later, I mastered a lot of IM tactics. I created and designed many marketing funnels. It includes Ad copy, banners, presell, upsell and downsell pages. I used SEO to devise a long-term marketing strategy for both local and international clients.

Till 2018, I joined many CPA networks like CB, C2M, MB, A4D and 10 Other networks.

IM & Advertising Skills

• Both traditional and digital marketing campaigns designing.
• Brand awareness.
• Market research for product creation and promotion.
• Social media marketing campaigns.
• Facebook setup and optimization campaigns. It includes awareness, engagement, traffic, leads, app promotion and sales.
• Setup and optimization of Google Awards (PPC) campaigns.
• Google Shopping listing using merchant center.
• Prospects follow up through retargeting. 
• Google Ads.
• Sales funnel design and creation.
• A/B split testing strategies to improve marketing copy and enhance overall conversion rate.
• Email marketing campaigns setup through different autoresponder services such as GetResponse
• Reverse engineering, competitor’s marketing strategies to hijack traffic the legal way
• Familiar with untapped international traffic sources.
• Monitoring, analyzing and data-driven decision-making to tweak & optimize campaigns to achieve the maximum ROI.
• Analyze market trends using Google trends and other marketing tools to optimize current campaigns and figure out new market opportunities.
• Bilingual copywriting skills (English and Arabic).
• Video Marketing Skills.
• On-Page and Off-Page Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
• Local SEO marketing skills.
• Marketing budget preparation and optimization.
• Resource planning and allocation.

IT & Technical Skills

I am always eager to learn something new related to my field. For me, learning is a journey that never ends. My strong technical and creative skills are:

• Videos, banners (both Static and Dynamic), product pages, landing (bridge pages), squeeze (opt-in) pages and eBook cover designing.
• WordPress installation, configuration, cloning and migration. 
• cPanel management and administration.
• HTML editing. 
• SEO, Responsive and Multilingual WordPress websites designing.
• Familiar with eCommerce platforms such as WooCommerce, Shopify and MyEcomShop (Dashnex).
• The webmaster of the different websites including my own.
• Scripts installation and cronjob setup.
• Google Analytics and Search Console.
• Voluum, FunnelFlux, CPVlab and Statcounter.
• Facebook and Google pixel setup and installation.
• Dynamic PPT slides creation. 

ELshawadfy BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENTS

• SM ASCP, Elshawadfy is the 47^th certified international ASCP Specialist in Microbiology by the American Society for Clinical Pathology

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