Dr. Azza Mohamed Mahmoud Elgendy

Associate Professor
Department of Entmology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Entomology from Kobe University, Japan

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Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
Cell Culture
Gene Expression
Cancer Biology
Gel Electrophoresis

Selected Publications

  1. Nassar, S.M., A.M. Elgendy and T.A. El-Tayeb, 2021. Assessement of chlorophyll phototoxicity on honey bee, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae). J. Egypt. Soc. Parasitol., 51: 63-72.
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  2. Kamruzzaman, A.S.M., S. Hiragaki, Y. Watari, T. Natsukawa and A. Yasuhara et al., 2021. Clock-controlled arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (aaNAT) regulates circadian rhythms of locomotor activity in the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, via melatonin/MT2-like receptor. J. Pineal Res., Vol. 71. 10.1111/jpi.12751.
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  3. Elgendy, A.M., A.A. Mohamed, B. Duvic, M. Tufail and M. Takeda, 2021. Involvement of Cis-acting elements in molecular regulation of JH-mediated vitellogenin gene 2 of female Periplaneta americana., Front. Physiol., Vol. 12. 10.3389/fphys.2021.723072.
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  4. Kamruzzaman, A.S.M., A. Mikani, A.A. Mohamed, A.M. Elgendy and M. Takeda, 2020. Crosstalk among indoleamines, neuropeptides and JH/20E in regulation of reproduction in the american cockroach, Periplaneta americana. Insects, Vol. 11. 10.3390/insects11030155.
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  5. Aly, M.Z.Y., I.I.I. Mohamed, S.I. Sebak, R.E.T. Vanstreels and A.M.E. gendy, 2020. Morphological and molecular characterization of Plasmodium cathemerium (lineage PADOM02) from the sparrow Passer domesticus with complete sporogony in Culex pipiens complex. Parasitology, 147: 985-993.
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  6. Elgendy, A.M., M. Tufail, A.A. Mohamed and M. Takeda, 2019. A putative direct repeat element plays a dual role in the induction and repression of insect vitellogenin-1 gene expression. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B: Biochem. Mol. Biol., 234: 1-8.
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  7. Tufail, M., Y. Nagaba, A.M. Elgendy and M. Takeda, 2014. Regulation of vitellogenin genes in insects. Entomol. Sci., 17: 269-282.
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  8. Elgendy, A.M., M. Elmogy and M. Takeda, 2014. Molecular cloning, characterization, and expression pattern of the ultraspiracle gene homolog (RXR/USP) from the Hemimetabolous insect Periplaneta americana (Dictyoptera, Blattidae) during vitellogenesis. Mol. Biotechnol., 56: 126-135.
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  9. Tufail, M., M. Elmogy, M.M.A. Fouda, A.M. Elgendy and J. Bembenek et al., 2009. Molecular cloning, characterization, expression pattern and cellular distribution of an ovarian lipophorin receptor in the cockroach,Leucophaea maderae. Insect Mol. Biol., 18: 281-294.
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  10. Tufail, M., J. Bembenek, A.M. Elgendy and M. Takeda, 2007. Evidence for two vitellogenin-related genes in Leucophaea maderae: The protein primary structure and its processing. Arch. Insect Biochem. Physiol., 66: 190-203.
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