Day: December 23, 2020

Halima Benbouzza – Biotechnology and Plant Geneticist. Scientist.

Dr. Halim Benbouzza . Scientist. Academic. Researcher – Genetic Diversity, Plant Breeding, Bioethics, Biosecurity.

Posts:

  • Director – National Biotechnology Research Centre
  • Chair of Joint-Committee between Health and Biology sector – appointed by Algeria Government (2011)
  • Chair of the Guidance Committee of the Pharmacy and Biotechnology Project- Algeria. Appointed by the Prime Minister (2013)
  • Professor (Agronomic Science), University of Batna 1, Batna

Awards and Honours:

  • ‘Women in Science’ – Hall of Fame Program, honoured by U.S. State Department (2014)
  • ‘Next Einstein Forum’ – one of the 6 best female researchers contributing to advancing science in africa (2010)

Education :

  • Ph.D – Agro Biotech Gembloux, Belgium
  • Masters in Biotechnology – Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liege, Belgium
  • Graduate – University of Batna’s Faculty of Engineering, Algeria

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ALGERIA

Amin J Barakat known for the Diagnosis of ‘Barakat Syndrome’

Dr. Amin J Barakat, MD, FAAP. Pediatrician

Education:

  • Medical Education : American University of Beirut
  • Pediatric Residency : Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore
  • Fellowship Residency in Pediatric Nephrology : Georgetown University Medical Center
  • Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP)

Positions:

  • Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Nephropathy, Georgetown University
  • President, American Foundation for Saint George Hospital
  • Member – ALSAC / St. Jude Childrens’ Research Hospital Leadership Council

Barakat Syndrome :

In 1977, Barakat and co-authors J.B. D’Albora, M.M. Martin, and P.A. Jose described four siblings with familial nephrosis , nerve deafness , and hypoparathyroidism. This syndrome is now known as Barakat Syndrome

Barakat syndrome is an inherited condition characterized by hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural hearing loss, and renal (kidney) disease. Most cases have been attributed to a mutation on chromosome 10p which affects the GATA3 gene. Inheritance is likely autosomal dominant. Treatment is symptomatic and supportive (source: wikipedia)

Awards and Honors :

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
  • Ellis Island Medal of Honor
  • Best Doctors in America
  • Guide to America’s Top Pediatricians
  • Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the World

Books :

  • Barakat, Amin Y; et al. (1986). The Kidney in Genetic Disease. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. 
  • Barakat, Amin Y. (1990). Renal Disease in Children: Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. 
  • Amin J. Barakat and Russell W. Chesney, editors. (2009). Pediatric Nephrology for Primary Care. Amer Academy of Pediatrics. 
  • Amin J Barakat and H. Gil Rushton, editors. Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract: Clinical Implications in Children. Switzerland, Springer, 2016. 
  • In 2007, Barakat edited the Arabic edition of the American Academy of Pediatrics’s  Caring For Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5. Beirut, AllPrints. (source: wikipedia)

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