Dr. Mona Ibrahem Shaaban

Professor
Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Egypt


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Microbiology from Mansoura University, Egypt

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Biography

Dr. Mona Shaaban is working as an Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, faculty of pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt. She received her Ph.D. at Mansoura University, Egypt through joint scholarship with University of Wisconsin Madison, USA. The main research interest of Dr. Mona is inhibition of quorum sensing as anti-pathogenic approach to eliminate bacterial virulence and toxins. She is also interested in the study of mechanisms of microbial resistance and in the development of nano-particles to bacterial resistance and virulence. Dr. Mona has published more than 35 research articles in International reputed journals. She is serving as reviewer at impacted journals as PLOS one, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Microbiology and Microbiology Research International and other Journals.

Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
Microbiology
Pathology
Immunology
Virology

Selected Publications

  1. Sadiq, A.A., M. Buhari, J.G. Ambafi, S.S. Adamu and M.N. Nwohu, 2023. Contingency constrained TCSC and DG coordination in an integrated transmission and distribution network: A multi-objective approach. e-Prime-Adv. Electr. Eng. Electron. Energy, Vol. 4. 10.1016/j.prime.2023.100156.
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  2. Dodo, U.A., M.N. Nwohu, I.N. Abubakar and M.A. Dodo, 2020. Appraisal of aggregate technical, commercial and collection losses in Nigerian electricity distribution system. Niger. J. Technol. Dev., 17: 286-294.
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  3. Shaaban, M. and A.M. El-Mahdy, 2018. Biosynthesis of Ag, Se and ZnO nanoparticles with antimicrobial activities against resistant pathogens using waste isolate Streptomyces enissocaesilis. IET Nanobiotechnol., 12: 741-747.
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  4. Hassan, R., W. El-Naggar, A.M.A. El-Aziz, M. Shaaban, H.I. Kenawy and Y.M. Ali, 2018. Immunization with outer membrane proteins (OprF and OprI) and flagellin B protects mice from pulmonary infection with mucoid and nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J. Microbiol. Immunol. Infect., 51: 312-320.
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  5. Shaker, M.A. and M.I. Shaaban, 2017. Formulation of carbapenems loaded gold nanoparticles to combat multi-antibiotic bacterial resistance: In vitro antibacterial study. Int. J. Pharmaceut., 525: 71-84.
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  6. Shaaban, M.I., M.A. Shaker and F.M. Mady, 2017. Imipenem/cilastatin encapsulated polymeric nanoparticles for destroying carbapenem-resistant bacterial isolates. J. Nanobiotechnol., Vol. 15. 10.1186/s12951-017-0262-9.
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  7. Shaaban, M., A. Al-Qahtani, M. Al-Ahdal and R. Barwa, 2017. Molecular characterization of resistance mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates resistant to carbapenems. J. Infect. Dev. Ctries., 11: 935-943.
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  8. El-Mowafy, S.A., K.H.A. El Galil, E.S.E. Habib and M.I. Shaaban, 2017. Quorum sensing inhibitory activity of sub-inhibitory concentrations of β-lactams. Afr. Health Sci., 17: 199-207.
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  9. Barwa, R. and M. Shaaban, 2017. Molecular characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates with elevated resistance to carbapenems. Open Microbiol. J., 11: 152-159.
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  10. Hassan, R., M.I. Shaaban, F.M. Abdel Bar, A.M. El-Mahdy and S. Shokralla, 2016. Quorum sensing inhibiting activity of Streptomyces coelicoflavus isolated from soil. Front. Microbiol., Vol. 7. 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00659.
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  11. El-Shaer, S., M. Shaaban, R. Barwa and R. Hassan, 2016. Control of quorum sensing and virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa using phenylalanine arginyl β-naphthylamide. J. Med. Microbiol., 65: 1194-1204.
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  12. El-Aziz, A.A., M.I. Shaaban, A. Atwa and A.A. El-Maksoud, 2016. Evaluation of Chenopodium album allergenicity in atopic asthmatics. Curr. Trends Immunol., 17: 55-63.
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  13. Al-Haidari, R.A., M.I. Shaaban, S.R.M. Ibrahim and G.A. Mohamed, 2016. Anti-quorum sensing activity of some medicinal plants. Afr. J. Trad. Complement. Altern. Med., 13: 67-71.
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  14. Shaaban, M.I., E. Abdelmegeed and Y.M. Ali, 2015. Cloning, expression, and purification of recombinant uricase enzyme from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ps43 using Escherichia coli. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 25: 887-892.
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  15. Hassan, R., R. Barwa, M.I. Shaaban and L. Adel, 2015. Random amplified DNA polymorphism of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Mansoura University Hospitals, Egypt. Afr. J. Microbiol. Res., 9: 621-630.
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  16. Gabr, M.T., N.S. El-Gohary, E.R. El-Bendary, M.M. El-Kerdawy, N. Ni and M.I. Shaaban, 2015. Synthesis, antimicrobial, antiquorum-sensing and cytotoxic activities of new series of benzothiazole derivatives. Chin. Chem. Lett., 26: 1522-1528.
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  17. El-Gohary, N.S. and M.I. Shaaban, 2015. Synthesis, antimicrobial, antiquorum-sensing and cytotoxic activities of new series of isoindoline-1,3-dione, pyrazolo[5,1-a]isoindole and pyridine derivatives. Arch. Pharm., 348: 666-680.
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  18. Mohamed, G.A., S.R. Ibrahim, M.I. Shaaban and S.A. Ross, 2014. Mangostanaxanthones I and II, new xanthones from the pericarp of Garcinia mangostana. Fitoterapia, 98: 215-221.
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  19. El-Mowafy, S.A., M.I. Shaaban and K.H. Abd El Galil, 2014. Sodium ascorbate as a quorum sensing inhibitor of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J. Applied Microbiol., 117: 1388-1399.
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  20. El-Mowafy, S.A., K.H.A. El Galil, S.M. El-Messery and M.I. Shaaban, 2014. Aspirin is an efficient inhibitor of quorum sensing, virulence and toxins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microb. Pathog., 74: 25-32.
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  21. El-Gohary, N.S. and M.I. Shaaban, 2014. Antimicrobial and antiquorum-sensing studies. Part 2: synthesis, antimicrobial, antiquorum-sensing and cytotoxic activities of new series of fused [1,3,4]thiadiazole and [1,3]benzothiazole derivatives. Med. Chem. Res., 23: 287-299.
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  22. El-Gohary, N.S. and M.I. Shaaban, 2013. Synthesis, antimicrobial, antiquorum-sensing, antitumor and cytotoxic activities of new series of fused [1,3,4]thiadiazoles. Eur. J. Med. Chem., 63: 185-195.
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  23. Abdelmegeed, E. and M.I. Shaaban, 2013. Cyclooxygenase inhibitors reduce biofilm formation and yeast-hypha conversion of fluconazole resistant Candida albicans. J. Microbiol., 51: 598-604.
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  24. Zaki, A., M. Shaaban, N. Hashish, M. Amer and M.F. Lahloub, 2012. Assessment of anti-quorum sensing activity for some ornamental and medicinal plants native to Egypt. Sci. Pharm., 81: 251-258.
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  25. Giles, S.S., A.A. Soukup, C. Lauer, M. Shaaban and A. Lin et al., 2011. Cryptic Aspergillus nidulans antimicrobials. Applied Environ. Microbiol., 77: 3669-3675.
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  26. Shaaban, M.I., J.W. Bok, C. Lauer and N.P. Keller, 2010. Suppressor mutagenesis identifies a velvet complex remediator of Aspergillus nidulans secondary metabolism. Eukaryotic Cell, 9: 1816-1824.
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  27. Shaaban, M., J.M. Palmer, W.A. El-Naggar, M.A. El-Sokkary, E.S.E. Habib and N.P. Keller, 2010. Involvement of transposon-like elements in penicillin gene cluster regulation Fungal Genet. Biol., 47: 423-432.
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