Prof. Sayed Amin Mohamed Amer

Biotechnology Department

Cairo University, Egypt

Email: yasser92us@yahoo.com

Qualifications

1999 Ph.D., Zoology-Molecular Physiology, Cairo University, Egypt

1995 M.Sc., Zoology-Ecology, Cairo University, Egypt

1989 B.Sc., Science-Zoology, Cairo University, Egypt

Publications (Selected)

1. G. Elsayed; Mohamed M. Ahmed; Samy M.H.  Sayed and Sayed A. M. Amer (2011). Tropical grasshopper glutathione-S-transferase and detoxification of plant allelochemicals in Calotropis procera. Corrected proof after acceptance, Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection.
2. Sayed A. M. Amer. (2011). Genetic variability of the Saudi Arabian Uromastyx aegyptia microlepis using protein and isoenzymes electrophoreses. Advances in Bioscience and  Biotechnology, 2: 27-32.
3. Sayed A. M. Amer; Montaser, M.M. and Kumazawa, Y. (2011). Preliminary Molecular Variability Within Uromastyx aegyptia microlepis (Reptilia: Agamidae) Inhabiting Saudi Arabia. World Applied Sciences Journal 12 (11): 1955-1961.
4. Sliai, A.M. and Sayed A. M. Amer. (2011). Contribution of chloroplast DNA in the biodiversity of some Aegilops species. African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(12): 2212-2215.
5. Sayed A. M. Amer and Shobrak, M. (2011). The efficiency of the mitochondrial DNA markers in constructing the genetic relationship among Oryx species. African Journal of Biotechnology, 10(22): 4581-4585
6. G. Elsayed; Sayed A. M. Amer and Samy M. H. Sayed (2010). Genetic Variability of the Tropical Grasshopper Poecilocerus bufonius, in Saudi Arabia. Corrected proof after acceptance, Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection.
7. Sayed A. M. Amer; Mohamed, H.A.; Shobrak, M.Y. and Hamed, S.M. (2010). Biochemical genetics of Uromastyx ornata philbyi inhabiting South Western Saudi Arabia. Egypt. J. Exp. Biol. (Zool.), 6(2): 331 - 336
8. Sayed A. M. Amer and Kumazawa, Y. (2009). Molecular affinity of Somali and Egyptian mastigures among the Afro-Arabian Uromastyx. Egypt. J. Exp. Biol. (Zool.), 5: 1-8.
9. Sayed A. M. Amer and Kumazawa, Y. (2009). Mitochondrial genome sequence of the Nile soft-shelled turtle Trionyx truingius. Egypt. J. Exp. Biol. (Zool.), 5: 43-50.
10. El-Bakary, N.E.R.; Abd-Allah, G.A.; Sayed A. M. Amer and Deef, L.E. (2008). Comparative anatomical study of the tongue of lizards inhabiting Damietta. J. Egy. Ger. Soc. Zool., 55(B): 45-67.
11. Sayed A. M. Amer and Kumazawa, Y. (2008). Timing of a mtDNA gene rearrangement and intercontinental dispersal of varanid lizards. Genes Genet. Syst. 83: 275-280.
12. Sayed A. M. Amer (2008). Molecular systematics of the Egyptian tilapiine fish (Pisces; Cichlidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence. Egypt. J. Zool., 50:121-134
13. Sayed A. M. Amer et al. (2008). Lizard community and the genetic variability for two lacertid species in Damietta, north Egypt. Egypt. J. Exp. Biol. (Zool.), 4: 229-235.
14. Sayed A. M. Amer and Kumazawa, Y. (2007). The mitochondrial genome of the lizard Calotes versicolor and a novel gene inversion in South Asian draconine agamids. Mol. Biol. Evol., 24(6):1330-1339.
15. Sayed A. M. Amer and Sallam, F.A.E. (2006). Features of mitochondrial DNA in African tortoise “Geochelone pardalis” and their phylogenetic implications. J. Egy. Ger. Soc., 49C: 163-176.
16. Sayed A. M. Amer and Sallam, F.A.E. (2006). Mitochondrial DNA sequences of the Spiny-footed lizards, Acanthodactylus boskianus (Squamata: Lacertidae): systematic implications. J. Egy. Ger. Soc. Zool., 51C:1-13.
17. Sayed A. M. Amer and Kumazawa, Y. (2005). Mitochondrial DNA sequences of the Afro-Arabian spiny-tailed lizards (genus Uromastyx; Agamidae): phylogenetic assessment and gene arrangement. Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society, 85: 247-260.
18. Sayed A. M. Amer and Kumazawa, Y. (2005). Complete mitochondrial genome of Pogona vitticepes (Agamidae): duplicate control region and the origin of Australasian agamids. Gene, 346: 249-256.
19. Sayed A. M. Amer (2005). Molecular phylogeny of Laudakia, Trapelus and Agama (Agamidae: Reptilia) inhabiting North Africa. Egypt. J. Zool., 44: 1-12.
20. El-Zayat, E. and Sayed A. M. Amer (2003). Protective effects of antioxidants on age-related changes in the electrophoretic patterns of cardiac LDH, hepatic ALP and serum proteins in male golden hamster. Cell Biochem. Funct., 21: 137-145.
21. Sayed A. M. Amer (2003). Mitochondrial DNA evidence to the paraphyly of Xenagama (Agamidae; Reptilia). J. Union Arab Biol., 19A: 1-12.
22. Sayed A. M. Amer (2003). Phylogenetic relationship between two African varanid species (Reptilia), inferred from protein and mitochondrial DNA data. J. Union Arab Biol., 19A: 23-38.
23. Sayed A. M. Amer; Allam, Y.; Tawfik, A. and Saad, A. (2003). Morphometric, electrophoretic and immunological investigations on some fishes of family Cichlidae (Osteichthyes) from Egypt. J. Egy. Ger. Soc. Zool., 42B: 17-37.
24. Sayed A. M. Amer and El-Gaysh, A. (2003). Electrophoretic study on proteins and two isozyme systems in liver flukes and their intermediate host (Phylogenetic consequences). J. Union Arab Biol., 19A: 65-80.
25. Sayed A. M. Amer and Tawfik, A. (2001). Degree of Kinship among Dipodidae from Egypt (Rodentia) I- Electrophoretic and craniometric evidences. J. Egy. Ger. Soc. Zool., 35C: 51-65.
26. Sayed A. M. Amer (2001). The degree of Kinship among Dipodidae (Rodentia) from Egypt II- Hematological and biochemical evidences. J. Union Arab Biol., 15A: 263-277.
27. Amer, S.A.M. (2000). Comparative genetic and morphometric investigation on four agamid lizards from Egypt (Agamidae; Reptilia). Egypt. J. Zool. 34: 27-46.
28. Mustafa, O. S.; Amer, S.A.M. and Sleem, S. H. (2000). Electrophoretic analyses of four pulmonate snails and two trematode parasites. J. Union Arab Biol., 13A: 385-397.