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A War on Genetic Diseases | Mennatullah El-Serafy | TEDxCairoUniversity

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Is there a way to eradicate diseases? 
Gene therapy is fast making headlines and with that comes a slew of questions. What exactly is it? And how will it shape our future? Could we knock out disease after disease? Could we potentially create superhumans?  In this talk Dr. Mennatullah El-Serafy, a professor and researcher specialised in molecular biology at the University of Zewail for Science and Technology in Egypt, aims to answer those questions and spark some more by shedding light on gene editing.
 د. منة حصلت علي الماجيستير في مجال البيولوجيا الخلوية الجزيئية من جامعة هايدلبرج في ألمانيا سنة 2012, وحصلت علي زمالة الدكتوراة من مؤسسة الأبحاث الألمانية. د. منة حالياً بتجهز بحث ما بعد الدكتوراه في معمل الدكتور شريف الخميسي في مركز علم الجينوم في مدينة زويل. 

د. منة عندها شغف كبير جداً للتدريس, و بتحب تشرف على طلبة الماجيستير و الدكتوراه في المختبر و كمان بتدرس لطلبة مدينة زويل. هدفها في الحياة انها تتعلم و تتطور عشان تقدر تسيب بصمة على المجتمع و تنقل خبراتها لمصر و العالم العربي.

Dr Menna Elserafy is our next speaker at #Metanoia!

Dr. Menattallah Elserafy received her master’s degree in the field of Molecular Cellular Biology at Heidelberg University, Germany in 2012 and obtained a PhD fellowship from the German research foundation. She's currently a postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of Prof. Sherif El-Khamisy at the Center for Genomics in Zewail City. 

Dr. Elserafy is also very passionate about teaching students. She enjoys supervising bachelor and PhD students in the lab, she also contributes to teaching the undergraduates at Zewail City. Her goal in life is to learn, develop and leave a significant impact on the society while also transferring the knowledge she gained abroad to both Egypt and the Arab world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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