Curriculum vitae: Prof. Dr. Sayed Amer

Personal Information

Name: Sayed Amin Mohamed Amer, PhD, Professor

Date and Place of Birth: 11/06/1967, Egypt Passport number: A17298307 Issue date: 5/1/2016 valid until: 4/1/2023

Permanent address

(Work) Cairo University, Faculty of Science, Zoology Department, Giza, Egypt.

(Home): 6 Yosuf Amer Street, Ramzy Farag Street, Al-Haram, Giza, Egypt

Mobile Telephone in Egypt: 00000030215770; 00966559822001, E-mail: yasser92us@yahoo.com

Affiliation

Full Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt

Educations ♦ BSc. Science-Zoology (1989), Cairo University (Excellent with

honor)

♦ MSc. Zoology- Ecology (1995), Cairo University

Thesis title: Bioacoustic and behavioral studies on the Egyptian frog Rana mascareniensis”

♦PhD Zoology- Comparative Physiology (1999), Cairo University

Thesis title: Morphometric, genetic and metabolic variations in relation to the taxonomic separation of gekkonids in Egypt (Gekkonidae: Reptilia).

Career

♦ Demonstrator in Zoology Department, Cairo University (1989-1995)

♦ Assistant lecturer in Zoology Department, Cairo University (1995- 1999)

♦ Lecturer in Zoology Department, Cairo University (1999-2004)

♦ Associate Prof. Zoology Department, Cairo University (2004- 29/9/2009).

♦ Full professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cairo University (from 30/9/2009)

Theses have been supervised

1- MSc. Thesis: Biochemical taxonomy of Tilapia fish. Cairo University, Awarded 2003 from Cairo University.

2- PhD. Thesis: Botanical extracts and their effects on controlling Bilharsiasis. Cairo University, awarded 2005 from Cairo University.

3- PhD. Thesis: The effects of Organophosphorus and Aflatoxins on albino rat males, pregnant females and fetii (biochemical and molecular aspects). Cairo University, awarded 2005.

4- MSc. Thesis: Phylogenetic and taxonomic studies for group of lizards inhabiting Dameitta-North of Egypt. Dameitta University, awarded 2008.

5- MSc. Thesis: Does Lotus corniculatus have an effect on the feeding behavior of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria?. Taif University, awarded 2012.

6- MSc. Thesis: Comparative physiological and molecular study of some domestic sheep breeds Ovis aries in Saudi Arabia. Taif University, awarded 2013.

7- MSc. Thesis: Protective role of some antioxidants on arsenic toxicity in male albino mice. Taif University, awarded 2014.

8- MSc. Thesis: RNA/DNA ratio for some aquatic biota as affected by heavy metals. King Saud University, awarded 2016.

9- MSc. Thesis: Cranial nerves for some fishes, Comparative anatomy. Taif University, awarded 2016.

10- MSc. Thesis: STR profiling and mtDNA SNPs for human bone remains. Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, awarded 2016.

11- MSc. Thesis: Gene toxicity of some heavy metals in albino mice. Taif University, awarded 2017.

12- MSc. Thesis: Association of obesity and mitochondrial DNA in a cohort of Saudi Arabians. Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, awarded 2018.

13- Intergenerational variablity in hypervariable region of mtDNA in maternally related families. Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, awarded 2018.

14- STR profiling rom DNA of human earwax. Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, awarded 2018.

15- MSc. Thesis: Molecular dignosis of obesity for some Saudi people from Taif – still running.

16- Correlation between obesity and itochondrial DNA haplogruoping for Saudi Aabian people inhabiting Riyadh, still running.

17- Mitochondrial DNA identification of low sperm motility for a cohort of Saudi people, still running.

18- Protective role of pomogranate extract on glioblastoma cell lines, still running.

Computer skills 1- Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Photoshop , Canvas (Mac and

Windows)

2- Bioinformatics programs and DNA data packages (MrBayes, Parsimony, maximum-lilkehood, Neighbor-joining, PAUP, Macclade, Sequencher and ClastalX), NSYS, SPPS.

Technical skills 1- PCR (Polymerase chain reaction)

2- DNA sequencing, alignment and analyses

3- Gene Identification (mtDNA)

4- Spectrophotometry

5- Electrophoreses

6- Bioinformatics

Teaching courses 1- Animal Physiology

2- Molecular biology

3- Bioinformatics

4- Cytogenetics

5- Biodiversity

6- Genetic fingerprint

Postdoctoral activities 1- Postdoc. USA (Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA) (2000-2001)

2- Postdoc. Japan (Nagoya University) (2002-2004)

3- Postdoc. Japan (Nagoya University) (2/2006-2/2007)

4-Postdoc. Japan (Nagoya City University)(July-August, 2010)

Conferences 1- Egyptian Zoological Society conference (27/2/2000).

2- Egyptian-German Zoological Society conference (24-28/2/2001, Ganoub Al-Wadi University-Egypt).

3- Union Arab Biologists conference (8-11/11/2000, Mansoura University, Egypt).

4- Union Arab biologists conference 4-6/11/2001 (Cairo University, Fayoum, Egypt).

5- Saudi Life Sciences Society conference, 9-11/4/2002, Abha, Saudi Arabia

6- The Euro-Mediterranean conference, Institute of Laser Sciences13-16/11/2001

7- Molecular phylogeny society conference, 1-3/8/2003, Fukuoka, Japan.

8- Union Arab biologists conference 2003 (4-11/10/2003), Murgab University, Libya.

9- Molecular phylogeny society conference, 4-7/8/2004, Tokyo, Japan.

10-Union Arab Biologists conference (7-9/9/2004, Cairo University, Egypt).

11- Conference for Egyptian Zoological Society (20/2/2005).

12- Conference for Egyptian-German Zoological Society (26/2-2/3/2005, Faculty of Girls-Ain Shams University-Egypt).

14- Molecular phylogeny society conference, 29-31/8/2006, Tokyo, Japan.

15- 17th Symposium of the Egyptian-German Society of Zoology, Dresden-Dusseldorf, Germany, 25 July-1 August 2007.

16- The fifth meeting of Saudi biological Society for Applications of Nano-technology in life Sciences, May 2010.

17- International Symposium in Biodiversity Sciences 2010: Genome, Evolution and Environment, Hold in Nagoya City University, Japan in 27July -3 August, 2010.

18- The 26th Saudi Biological Sciences Society Conference in Taif University (10-12 May, 2011).

19- Stem Cell Symposium in Taif University at 9/1/1433

20- The fifth Conference in Sciences (Umm AlQura University at 24-26/ 5/1433.

21- The 28th meeting of Saudi Arabian society of Biology in Ha`el , May, 2013.

22- The 29th meeting of Saudi Arabian society of Biology in Dammam, April, 2014.

23- The 30th meeting of Saudi Arabian society of Biology in Tabuk University , May, 2014.

24- The second conference of Arab society of forensic sciences and forensic medicine in Naif University in Riyadh January 2016.

25- The 32th meeting of Saudi Arabian society of Biology in Um AlQura University, April, 2017.

26- The third conference of Arab society of forensic sciences and forensic medicine in Naif University in Riyadh November 2017.

Research interests (based on publications) 1- Molecular biodiversity using mitochondrial DNA

2- Human identification using STR profiles, mtDNA and genomic

SNPs

3- Molecular diagnosis of some diseases

Publication list 1999

1- Nasr M.R. and Sayed A.M. Amer (1999). Bioacoustic and sociobehavior evidences on the presence of two functional male forms and two mating call models in the Egyptian Rana mascareniensis. J. Union Arab Biol., 12(A): 293-317.

2000

2- Sayed A.M. Amer (2000). Comparative genetic and morphometric investigation on four agamid lizards from Egypt (Agamidae; Reptilia). Egypt. J. Zool. 34: 27-46.

3- Mustafa O. S.; Sayed A.M. Amer and Sleem S. H. (2000). Electrophoretic analyses of four pulmonate snails and two trematode parasites. J. Union Arab Biol., 13A: 385-397.

2001

1- 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.

2- 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.

2003

6- 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.

7- Sayed A. M. Amer (2003). Mitochondrial DNA evidence to the paraphyly of Xenagama (Agamidae; Reptilia). J. Union Arab Biol., 19A: 1-12.

8- 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.

9- 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.

10-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.

2005

11- 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.

12- 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.

13- Sayed A. M. Amer (2005). Molecular phylogeny of Laudakia, Trapelus and Agama (Agamidae: Reptilia) inhabiting North Africa. Egypt. J. Zool., 44: 1-12.

2006

14- 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.

15- 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.

2007

16- 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.

2008

17- 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.

18- 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

19- 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.

20- 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.

2009

21- Abd-Allah GA, El-Bakary NER, Amer SAM and Deef LE. (2009). Suvey of lizards at 2005/2006 in Damietta region, Egypt. Mansoura J. Biol. 36(2): suppl. 1.

22- 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.

23- 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.

2010

24- 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.

2011

25- 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.

26- 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.

27- Elsayed G., Sayed A. M. Amer and Samy M. H. Sayed (2011). Genetic Variability of the Tropical Grasshopper Poecilocerus bufonius, in Saudi Arabia. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection. 44(17): 1736-1744.

28- 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.

29- 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.

30- Hamdy B. El-Wakil, Abdul-Elah A. Banaja and Sayed A.M. Amer

(2011). Morphometric and Genetic Insights for Three Terrestrial Snails in Taif Province of Saudi Arabia. World Applied Science Journal. 14 (4): 546-551.

31- Sayed A.M. Amer, Montaser M.M. and Shobrak M. (2011). Preliminary molecular variability among haplotypes of Saudi Arabian house sparrow Passer domesticus. Open J. Ecol., 1(3): 73-76.

32- Ahmed M.M., Amer, S.A.M. and Sayed S.M.H. (2011). Molecular investigation on the Arabian horse breeds of racing, production and longevity. Bioscience and Biotechnology, 2(6): 450-455.

2012

33- Elsayed G., Mohamed M. Ahmed, Samy M.H. Sayed and Sayed A. M. Amer (2012). Tropical grasshopper glutathione-S-transferase and detoxification of plant allelochemicals in Calotropis procera. Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection. 45(6): 707–711.

34- Ghafar M.W. and Sayed A.M. Amer (2012). Prevalence and first molecular characterization of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis, in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks attached to dogs from Egypt. Journal of Advanced Research, 3: 189–194.

35- Sayed A.M. Amer Ahmed M.M., Wilms T.M. and Kumazawa K. (2012). Mitochondrial DNA variability within Uromastyx ornata philbyi (Agamidae: Squamata) from southwestern Saudi Arabia. Comparative and Functional Genomics, 1-8.

36- Mehrez I.S. and Sayed A.M. Amer (2012). Preliminary molecular Identification of two flatworm parasites inhabiting Taif Province, Saudi Arabia. World Applied Sciences Journal. 17 (8): 986-9.

37- Al-Harbi M.S. and Amer S.A.M. (2012). Comparison of energy-related isoenzymes between production and racing Arabian camels. Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology, 3, 1124-1128. doi: 10.4236/abb.2012.38138.

38- Al-Harbi M.S. and Amer S.A.M. (2012). Tissue-specific isoenzyme variations in Arabian camel, Camelus dromedaries. Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology, 3, 863-868. doi: 10.4236/abb.2012.37107.

39- Al-Harbi M.S. and Amer S.A.M. (2012). Preliminary Comparative Physiological and Biochemical Study of Five Different Goat Breeds Inhabiting Saudi Arabia. Natural Resources, Vol. 3 No. 4, 2012, pp. 206-212. doi: 10.4236/nr.2012.34028.

40- Al-Harbi M.S. and Amer S.A.M. (2012). Tissue-Specific Isoenzyme Variations in Tilapia Fish, Oreochromis niloticus. Natural Resources, Vol. 3 No. 4, 2012, pp. 201-205. doi: 10.4236/nr.2012.34027.

2013

41- Sliai A.M. and Sayed A. M. Amer (2013). Molecular relationships among different Seryian Aegilops species (Poaceae). Natural Resources, 4: 76-81.

42- Sayed A.M. Amer, Mohamed M. Ahmed and Shobrak M. (2013). Efficient newly designed primers for amplification and sequencing avian mitochondrial genomes. Bioscience, Biotechnology and biochemistry, 9: 61-70.

43- Samy M. H. Sayed, Metwally M.Momtaser, ElSayed G., Sayed A.M. Amer (2013). Molecular characterization of Orius albidipennis (Anthocoridae: Hemiptera). Insect Science, 13:11. Available online: http://www.insectscience.org/13.11

44- Mohamed M. Ahmed, ElShazly S.A.M., Sayed S.M.H. and Amer S.A.M. (2013). Comparison of energy-related mitochondrial genes between Arabian and Bactrian camels. American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 9(1): 61-70.

45- Al-Harbi M.S., AlWagdani H. and Amer S.A.M. (2013). Molecular identification of Saudi Arabian sheep breeds. American Journal of biochemistry and Biotechnology, 9 (2): 183-194.

46- Mohamed A.M. Kadry and Sayed A.M. Amer (2013). Biochemical variability between two Egyptian Stenodactylus species (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) inhabiting North Sinai. Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology, 4: 974-978.

2014

47- ElSayed G. and Sayed A.M. Amer (2014). Comparative isoezyme electrophoreses between the brown-spotted locust Cyrtacanthacris tatarica and the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria. Insect Science, 14: 20. Available online: http://www.insectscience.org/14.20.

48- Mohammad S. AL-Harbi, Bahig A. EL-Deeb, Nasser Mostafa and Sayed A.M. Amer (2014). Extracellular biosynthesis of AgNPs by the bacterium Proteus mirabilis and its toxic effect on some aspects of animal physiology. Advances in Nanoparticles, 3: 83-91.

49- Sayed A.M. Amer (2014). Preliminary molecular variability of some dove species inhabiting Saudi Arabia. American Journal of BioScience, 2(4): 153-156.

50- Sayed A.M. Amer (2014). Mitochondrial DNA variability among some Saudi Arabian goat breeds. British Biotechnology Journal, 4(8):877-882.

51- Ahmed I. Dakrory, Sohair R. Fahmy, Amel M. Soliman, Ayman S. Mohamed, Sayed A.M. Amer (2014). Protective and Curative

effects of the Sea Cucumber Holothuria atra extract against DMBA-Induced Hepatorenal diseases in rats. BioMed Research International, Volume 2015, Article ID 563652, 11 pages.

52- Samy M. Farouk, Metwally M. Montaser, Othman M. ALzahrani and Sayed A.M. Amer (2014). Molecular identification of the lactic acid bacteria from raw camel milk. Journal of Camel Practice and Research. 21(2):1-7.

2015

53- Othman M. ALzahrani and Sayed A.M. Amer (2015). Molecular identification of heavy metal-resistance bacteria Bacillus amyloliquefaciens collected from Taif governorate. Current Research in Microbiology and Biotechnology, 3(4): 681-684.

54- Samy M. Sayed and Sayed A. M. Amer (2015). Molecular variability of Chrysoperla Steinman, 1964 (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) inhabiting western Saudi Arabia. Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 91(2):101-107.

55- Sanad M. AL-Sobeai, Khalid H. Alamer and Sayed A.M. Amer (2015). Molecular Identification of the cultivated Morninga oleifera in Saudi Arabia. Inter. J. Plant, Animal and Environment. Sci., 5(3):28-32.

56- Sanad M. AL-Sobeai, Khalid H. Alamer and Sayed A.M. Amer (2015). A preliminary molecular variability within Haloxylon salicornium growing in Saudi Arabia. Plant Omics, 8(6): 604-608.

2016

57- Sayed A.M. Amer, El-Shazly S.A.M. and Mohamed. M. Ahmed (2016). Newly designed primers for amplifying and sequencing 16S ribosomal mitochondrial DNA gene for vertebrates. Romanian Biotechnology Letters 21(3):11497-11504.

58- Sayed A.M. Amer (2016). Features of mitochondrial DNA of Arabian camel (Camelus dromedarius). Journal of Camel Practice and Research, 22(2): 1-4.

59- Sayed A.M. Amer and Mohammad S. AL-Harbi (2016). Amplification and sequencing of energy related mitochondrial genes for some domestic animals in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Camel Practice and Research, 23(1):19-23.

60- Sayed A.M. Amer, Bandar AlHothali, Salah M.A. Tubaigy (2016). Possible application of cytochrome b gene for human

identification. Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences and Forensic Medicine; 1(2): 44-248.

61- Samir A. El-Shazly, and Mohamed M. Ahmed, Sayed A. M. Amer, Mohammed S. Al-Harbi and Khaled M. Shoghy (2016). Partial Cloning of c-Met cDNA and Its Tissue Distribution in Arabian Camel (Camelus dromedaries). Camel Practice and Research, 23(1): 41-46.

62- Sayed A.M. Amer, Saleh A. Basaid, Esmat F. Ahmed (2016). Molecular identification of Rosa x damascena growing in Taif region. International Journal of Plant Biology, 7(1): DOI: 10.4081/pb.2016.6307.

63- El-Halmouch Y, El-Shanshoury AR, Mahmoud SF and Amer SAM. (2016). Potential of Halotolerant Rhizobacteria Isolated from Taif to Promote Growth and Alleviate the Salt Stress of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Grown in Saline Soils. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 7(3): 2596-2612.

64- El-Halmouch Y and Sayed Amer (2016). Characterization and Identification of Certain Halobacteria Isolated from Saline Soil in Jeddah. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 7(4): 1787-1797.

65- Nahed A. Hussien, Sayed A. Mohamed Amer, Samir A. Salama, and Fatimah S. Alharbi (2016). Modulatory effects of vitamin E on triclosan induced genotoxic, cytotoxic and oxidative stress in Swiss mice. Journal of Basic and Applied Research International, 19(2): 140-151.

2017 66- El-Shazly S.A.M. and Sayed A.M. Amer (2017). Genetic

polymorphism in some milk protein genes and its impact on milk composition of Saudi Arabian goat breeds reared in Taif region. Romanian Biotechnology Letters. 22(5):12860-12867.

67- Sayed A. M. Amer, Hussam S. Al-Harthi, Ahmed M. Refaat, Abudlsallam Bakdash and Ahmed Ch. Kassab (2017). Identification of human bone remains by autosomal STRs and mitochondrial DNA SNPs. Journal of Hard Tissue Biology, 26(2): 111-118.

68- Nahed A. Hussien, Sayed A. Mohamed Amer and Fatimah S. Alharbi (2017). Histopathological and DNA damage evaluation of triclosan and the protector role of vitamin E in the liver of albino

male mice. International Journal of Current Research,9(1): 45337-45340..

69- Mahmoud F. Samy, El-Halmouch Yasser, AL Zhrani M. Othman, Sayed A. M. Amer (2017). Microbial quality and molecular identification of pathogenic bacterial strains collected from raw camel's milk in Taif region. Journal of Camel Practice and Research, 24(1): 89-98.

70- Mohammad S. Al-Harbi and Sayed A.M. Amer (2017). Selenium Nanoparticles Ameliorative Effect on Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity in Male Mice. Natural Science, 9(7): 207-215.

2018

71- Sayed A.M. Amer, Bandar R.A. AlHothali, Monira H. Alotaibi and Salah M. Tubaigy (2018). Forensic Evidence for Cytochrome b Gene SNPs in Obese and Non Obese Saudi Arabians. American J. Biochem. Biotechnol. 41(1): 61-66.

72- Samir A. El-Shazly, Mohamed M. Ahmed, Mohammad S. Al-Harbi, Mohamed E. Alkafafy, Hanan B. El-Sawy and Sayed A. M. Amer (2018). Physiological and molecular study on the anti-obesity effects of pineapple (Ananas comosus) juice in male Wistar rat. Food Sci. Biotechnol. Doi.org/10.1007/s10068-018-0378-1.

73- Khalid H. Alamer and Sayed A.M. Amer (2018). Molecular variability of Rosa damascena grown in Taif region, Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 47(2):205-209.

74- Samy M.H. Sayed and Sayed A.M. Amer (2018). Isolation, identification and molecular diversity of indigenous isolates of Beauveria bassiana from Taif region, Suadi Arabia. Egyptian J. Pest Control, 28:47 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-018-0054-z.

75-Abdulaziz R. Alqahtani and Sayed A. M. Amer (2018). Molecular identification of Euphlyctis ehrenbergii (Anura: Amphibia) inhabiting southwestern Saudi Arabia. European J. Zool. In review.