Dr. Amira Muhammad Galal Darwish

City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTACity), Egypt

Associate Professor

Email: adarwish@srtacity.sci.eg; amiragdarwish@yahoo.com

Qualifications

2011 Ph.D., University of Alexandria, Egypt

2008 M.Sc., University of Alexandria, Egypt

Publications (Selected)

1. Darwish, A.M.G., Al- Jumayi and H., Elhendy, H.A. (2020) “Effect of germination on the nutritional profile of quinoa (Cheopodium quinoa Willd.) seeds and its anti-anemic potential in Sprague–Dawley male albino rats,” Cereal Chemistry. 1-13.
2. Hamad, G.M., Hafez, E.E., Abdelmotilib, N.M., Abdel-Hmeed, K.M.,Safwat, H.A. and Darwish, A.M.G. (2020) “Quality assessment, functional potentials and safety evaluation of stored Egyptian honey as environmental pollution bioindicator,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 39:1894–1907.
3. Abdel-Azeem, A.M., Abu-Elsaoud, A.M., Darwish, A.M.G., Balbool, B.A., Abo Nouh, F.A., Abo Nahas, H.H., Abdel-Azeem, M.M., Ali, N.H. and Kirk, P.M. (2020) “The Egyptian Ascomycota 1: Genus Aspergillus,” Microbial Biosystems. 5(1): 61-99.
4. El-Sohaimy, S., Brennan, M., Darwish, A.M.G., Brennan, C. (2020) “Physicochemical, texture and sensorial evaluation of pasta enriched with chickpea flour and protein isolate,” Annals of Agricultural Sciences. 65 (1): 28-34.
5. Shehata, M.G., Darwish, A.M.G., El-Sohaimy, S. (2020) “Structural and functional properties of water-soluble polysaccharides extracted from Egyptian agricultural by-products,” Annals of Agricultural Sciences. 65 (1): 21-27.
6. Hamad, G.M., Abdelmotilib, N.M., Darwish, A.M.G., Zeitoun, A. (2020) “Commercial probiotic cellfree supernatants for inhibition of Clostridium perfringens poultry meat infection in Egypt,” Anaerobe. 62, 102181.
7. El-Kholy, W.M., Soliman, T.N. and Darwish, A.M.G. (2019), “Evaluation of date palm pollen (Phoenix dactylifera L.) encapsulation, impact on the nutritional and functional properties of fortified yoghurt,” PLoS ONE. 14(10): e0222789.
8. Allam, M.G.M., Darwish, A.M.G., Ayad, E.H.E., Shokery, E.S. and Darwish, S.M. (2016) “Lactococcus species for conventional Karish cheese conservation,” LWT- Food Science and Technology. 79: 625–63.
9. Darwish, A.M.G., Abdelmotilib, N.M., Abdel-Azeem, A.M., Abo Nahas, H.H. and Mohesien, M.T.(2020) Chapter 8: Applications of Chaetomium Functional Metabolites with Special Reference to Antioxidants. In: Recent Developments on Genus Chaetomium, 227-240. Springer.
10. Darwish, A.M.G. and Abdel-Azeem, A.M. (2020) Chapter 9: Chaetomium Enzymes and Their Applications. In: Recent Developments on Genus Chaetomium, 241-249. Springer.

Profile Details

My primary research goals focus on developing modern technologies and methods for production of new types of Nutraceutical / Functional Foods by increasing beneficial health benefits and Food safety by hazard prevention via supplementation, substitution or preservation with; probiotic bacteria (isolated/ coded), microbial metabolites, plants and plant extracts. The primary focus is to enhance general health status maintaining economic and environmental sustainability. To achieve these goals, my program focuses on understanding; food analyses (chemical, microbiological, physical and sensorial), isolation and identification techniques of bacteria and fungi, functional properties assessment (nutritional, antimicrobial and antioxidant), validation tests (In vitro, tissue culture and In vivo), quality control assessments (mycotoxins, food pathogens).