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Short Bio (last update: September 2025)
Current Position
- Assistant Professor of Food Toxicology, Department of Food Science, Aarhus University, Denmark.
Other positions and affiliations
- Advisory Expert for The Food Quality and Safety Control Innovation Team, Institute of Food Science
and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
- Board Member of the European Society of Toxicology In Vitro (ESTIV).
- Expert Group Member (Natural Toxins), ILSI Europe, Belgium.
- Member of Society of Toxicology (SOT) & Post-doctoral Representative of the SOT’s Food Safety Specialty (FS3), USA.
Previous Education, Training & Working experience
- Former F.R.S-FNRS Postdoctoral Fellow (until 03/2024). Host institute University of Mons, Belgium.
- Former Postdoctoral Fellow (until 09/2023), Ghent University-Special Research Fund (BOF), Ghent University, Belgium.
- Former Researcher (until 09/2020), Teagasc Food Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland.
- PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences (05/2020), Ghent University, Belgium.
- Master's Degree (04/2016) in Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Hacettepe University, Türkiye.
- Erasmus+ Exchange Master Student (until 03/2016), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria.
- Erasmus+ Intern Researcher (until 12/2014), IfADo Institute, Dortmund, Germany.
- Bachelor's Degree (07/2011) in Veterinary Medical Sciences, Assiut University, Egypt.
Research Interest
My research is centered on understanding the risks associated with natural toxins (mycotoxins and cyanotoxins) and other emerging contaminants in novel food. This is done by applying LC-MS/MS methods for detection. Also, through the use of in vitro models, we investigate the effects of these toxins as mixtures on human health.
This interdisciplinary approach bridges food toxicology and human health, facilitating a comprehensive understanding of complex challenges.
We are open to support applications for scholarships and fellowships such as Marie Curie, DFF, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Villum Foundation, and others.
Areas of interest
Detection of Natural Food Contaminantes (postgradute students, PhDs, Postdoc).
Application of Large Langauge Models in Food Contaminantes (only Postrdoc or research assistants with a solid expereince in AI or Machine Learning).
Mixture toxicology with a focus on Food Contaminantes using NAMs (postgradute students, PhDs, Postdoc).
Announcements
17 October 2025
New publication
Challenges in mycotoxin monitoring in recently independent countries: The case of Kosovo☆ is now online at Journal of Food Composition and Analysis.
Access to the article via this link Click here.
01 October 2025
PhD Vacancy in Food Toxicology at Food Science Department, Aarhus University
Fully funded PhD position (salary, tuition fees, others) for 3 years at Department of Food Science, AU FOOD, Aarhus University. Main focus will be developing mass spec-based methods for screening and quantification of natural toxins in Novel Food.
More info via the link Click here.
30 September 2025
Receiving RECRUIT Grant for International Recruitment 2025 from Novo Nordisk Foundation
I am pleased to share that I have been awarded a 5-year Grant from Novo Nordisk Foundation to establish a research group focusing on Food Toxicology, advancing detection, assessment, and risk evaluation of natural toxins in novel foods.
01 March 2025
Joining Food Science Department, Aarhus University as an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Food Toxicology
I’m thrilled to share that I will be joining the Department of Food Science at Aarhus University as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Food Toxicology, starting April 1st, 2025.
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