CURRICULUM VITAE
Name			:      TAHA IBRAHIM ZAGHLOUL                             
Title                            :      Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Biology.
Present Position         :      Director of the Biotechnology Training Center
Address		:      Department of Biotechnology, 
                                           Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), 
                  Alexandria University
                  # 163 EL- Horreya Ave., Alexandria, EGYPT.
Phone and Fax           :       (+203) 429 8983      Cell: +2 016 425 5327
E-mail                         :      tzaghloul@hotmail.com      
Previous Position 	:      Associate Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Biology,
			       (1995-2002).
Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Graduate Studies and     Research (IGSR), Alexandria University.
                                           Head of the Department of Biotechnology (2002-2005& 2008-2009).   
                                           Vice –Dean for Graduate Studies and Research (2005-2008).
Marital Status	:      Married, three children.
Education		:      Ph.D., Microbiology (Molecular Biology), 						       September, 1986, the Microbiology Group,
			       University of California, Davis, CA., U.S.A.
			       Advisor: Prof. Roy H. Doi.
B.Sc.1971, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alex.    EGYPT.
Dissertation 	           :      Expression of TN9 - derived chloramphenicol acetyl-  				                  transferase gene fusions in Bacillus subtilis and  Escherichia coli .

Research Experience:
•	1973-1975    Research for Graduate Program, Department of Food Science   		                    and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alexandria, 		                    Alexandria, EGYPT.
•	1975-1978   Research Assistant, Department of Botany (Microbiology Group),		                    Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mansoura, Mansoura, EGYPT.	
•	1982-1986   Research Assistant ,Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics,              	                    University of California, Davis, CA., U.S.A.
•	1986-1990   Carrying out research in Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 			                   Department of    Botany  (Microbiology Group) ,   Faculty of    		                    Agriculture , University of Mansoura, Mansoura, EGYPT.
•	1990-todate Carrying out research in Microbiology, Environmental 				                    Microbiology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Department 		                     of Bioscience and Technology, Institute of Graduate Studies and 		                     Research, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, EGYPT.

Teaching Experience:
•	1975 – 1978     University of Mansoura, Mansoura, EGYPT, 					                  Department of Botany (Microbiology Group) ,      
                              Teaching Assistant for: General  microbiology class.
•	 1980 -1982      University of California, Davis, California, U.S.A.,
                              Department of Bacteriology, Teaching Assistant for the following courses:
•	General Microbiology (Bact.2)
•	General Microbiology (a practical course, Bact. 3)

•	1986 - 1990      University of Mansoura, Mansoura,  EGYPT, Department of 			                   Botany (Microbiology Group), Teaching the following courses:
•	General Microbiology
•	Microtechniques in Microbiology
•	Bacterial Cell Structure
•	Bacterial Physiology and Genetics
•	Molecular Biology

•	1988 - to date     University of Alexandria, Alexandria, EGYPT, Institute of 			                     Graduate Studies and Research, Department of Bioscience 			                      and Technology (Biotechnology);Teaching the following graduate courses:
•	Macromolecules and Enzymes (in collaboration with staff members) 
•	Molecular Genetics
•	Genetic Engineering
•	Microbiology
•	Bases of Molecular Biology
•	Advanced Molecular Biology
•	Methods in Microbiology
•	Methods in Molecular Biology
•	Applications of Biotechnology
•	General Virology
•	Biochemical Analysis in Bioscience (I)
                                     (In collaboration with staff members)
•	Biochemical Analysis in Bioscience (II)
                                     (In collaboration with staff members)
•	Nucleic Acid Research 
•	Bacterial Plasmids  

Post-experience courses:
(I) Post-experience courses (National level)*
•	Gene manipulation by protoplast fusion and recombinant DNA in industrially important microorganisms and field crops (Dec.,1988).
•	Plasmids and gene manipulation (Dec., 1990).
•	Microbial toxins (Feb., 1991, in collaboration with the Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alexandria).
•	Hazards of chemical carcinogens in the industrial environment (rapid microbiological tests) (February 1991, in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Studies, IGSR, University of Alexandria).
•	Fundamentals of biotechnology (Nov., 1991).
•	Molecular biology techniques (Dec., 1991, March, 1994 and March 1998, in collaboration with staff members). 
•	Genetic engineering: principles and applications in bacteria (April 1994 and March 1998).
•	Bacterial plasmids (Oct., 1994).
•	Molecular techniques in nucleic acids and proteins (March 1999). Forty-seven participants.
•	Principles of genetic engineering (Feb., 2000). Fifty-eight participants attended the course.
•	Principles of genetic engineering (March 2001). Thirty-two participants attended the course.
•	Molecular techniques in nucleic acids and proteins (August 2001). Thirty three participants attended the course
•	Principles of genetic engineering (March 2002). Sixteen participants attended the course.
•	Principles of genetic engineering (April 2003). Twenty-two participants attended the course.
•	Molecular techniques in nucleic acids and proteins (July 2003). Fifty-three participants attended the course.
•	Molecular techniques in nucleic acids and proteins (April 2004). Nine participants attended the course.
•	Bases of Molecular Biology (Nov., 2004 and Dec.2005) A special training course for high school teachers.

•	PCR Technology (May 2006).
•	Molecular Diagnosis of Diseases (August 2005).
•	Biomolecular Instrumentation (Dec.2005 and 2006 ).
•	Applications of Biotechnology (Aug.2005).
•	Bases of Protein Analysis (Feb., 2006, March 2007 and April 2008).
•	Genetic Engineering (May 2006, April 2007 and April 2008).

* These are intensive courses mainly designed to train graduates, researchers and staff members, working in related fields, on the principles and recent knowledge and techniques of interest.

(II) Post -experience courses (National and International level)
•	Fundamentals of biotechnology (May, 1993).
•	Molecular biology techniques (July, 1993), in collaboration with staff members.
•	Modern techniques in applied biotechnology (September, 1993).
•	Instruments used in environmental biotechnology (April/May 1994), in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Studies.
•	Applications of biotechnology in biocontrol (June, 1994) in collaboration with staff members.
•	Protein molecular biology techniques (Dec., 1994), in collaboration with the Department of Biochemistry (Prof. J. Walker), University of Hertfordshire, UK. 
•	Molecular techniques in nucleic acids and proteins (March, 2000), in collaboration with    Prof. J. Walker, University of Hertfordshire, UK.

Honors & Awards:
•	Egyptian Government Scholarship (1979-1984), to study toward Ph.D. degree in Microbiology. Honors upon graduation from the University of Alexandria, Alexandria, EGYPT.
•	The University of Alexandria Award for Scientific Encouragement (1994).
 
Summary of Disciplinary Expertise:
Microbiology, Microbial Genetics, Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Biotechnology.

Summary of Technical Expertise:
•	In vitro protein biosynthesis with Bacillus subtilis system.
•	Transformation techniques with E. coli and B. subtilis.
•	Analysis of heterospecific gene expression.
•	Use of plasmids for cloning and gene expression in E. coli and B. subtilis.
•	Isolation and purification of RNA polymerase from B. subtilis.
•	Isolation and purification of nucleic acids from B.subtilis and E. coli .
•	Biochemistry of nucleic acids.
•	Analysis of gene expression in E. coli and B. subtilis including enzymatic and immuno-detection methods.
•	Transcriptional translational machinery of B. subtilis.
•	Use of in vitro protein synthesizing system to demonstrate gene expression of certain genes.
•	Selection of bacterial clones containing recombinant DNA in E. coli and B. subtilis.
•	Isolation and selection of promoter-containing DNA fragments.
•	Construction of plasmids, plasmid derivatives and transferring genes of E. coli and B. subtilis.
•	Western, Northern and Southern blots.
•	cDNA synthesis and construction of gene libraries.
•	Plasmid stability (segregational and structural stabilities).
•	Utilization of environmental wastes using genetically engineered alkaline protease-producing B. subtilis strains.
•	Construction of B. subtilis strains that produce industrially important enzymes i.e. alkaline protease and -amylase at high level.
•	Use of B. subtilis dna mutants to amplify the expression of certain genes.
•	Purification of alkaline and neutral proteases as well as -amylases.
•	Immobilization of B. subtilis cells, immobilization of B. subtilis alkaline protease enzyme.
•	Construction of vectors that can replicate in B. subtilis, E. coli and yeasts.
•	PCR Technology.
•	Cloning bacterial genes using classical and PCR based techniques.
•	Identification of bacterial isolates using the PCR based 16srRNA (DNA) technique.
•	Practicing information concerning gene bank for DNA and protein sequences.

Research interest:
Research is directed to focus on several points:
1.	Utilization of several environmental wastes namely chicken feather and tomato processing waste using genetically engineered B. subtilis strains. Studies on bench and fermentor scales.
2.	Studies on segregational and structural stabilities of plasmids that carry the alkaline protease aprA gene and neutral protease npr gene.
3.	Immobilization of B. subtilis recombinant strains as well as the immobilization of B. subtilis alkaline protease enzyme.
4.	Construction of B. subtilis strains that produce industrially important enzymes at high level     (e.g. alkaline protease, -amylase, cellulases, etc.).
5.	Enhancing gene expression of certain cloned genes using B.subtilis dna ts mutants.
6.	Isolation of specific genes i.e.  genes that code for industrially – important enzymes.

Projects:
•	A project was funded by the University of Alexandria (Dec.1991) for one year entitled “Utilization of some environmental wastes by protease-producing microorganisms”.
•	Participated in the MED-CAMPUS projects (1992-1994) (in collaboration with Prof. M.H. Mostafa - project Coordinator).
•	A project was funded by the Minister of Education through the Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities (1997) to establish the Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology Information Center (GEBIC) within the Department of Bioscience and Technology.  The center facilitates and provides advanced search and Internet services.   
•	A project is funded by the US/EGYPT Science and Technology Program (2001/2004- 50,000$) entitled "Utilization of keratin-containing materials by recombinant bacteria" in collaboration with Prof. A. Abdelal (Georgia State University, USA). 
•	A project is funded by The Ministry of Higher Education, Higher Education Enhancement Project Fund (HEEPE) entitled “ Biotechnology Training Center”-2004-2006 (90,000$).
•	A project is funded by the Egyptian Academy of Science and Technology, Dec 2005 for three years (400,000 LE) entitled Production of valuable compounds through the utilization of keratin- containing materials by recombinant bacteria.

Scientific Links:
Several national and international scientific links were established with the following academic Departments:
•	Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mansoura, Mansoura, EGYPT.
•	Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tanta, Tanta, EGYPT.
•	Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
•	Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
•	Department of Microbiology (previously named Bacteriology), University of California, Davis CA., USA.
•	Department of Biochemistry and Applied Molecular Biology, University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST ), Manchester, UK.
•	Department of Biochemistry, University of Hertfordshire, UK.
•	National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Colorado, USA. 
•	Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Scientific Visits:
•	A scientific visit for one month was paid (August, 1993) to the Department of Biochemistry and Applied Molecular Biology at (UMIST), Manchester, UK. Research was directed to construct a vector that can replicate in E. coli, B. subtilis and yeasts.
•	A two-month visit was paid (Aug. 1996) to the above department. Research was directed to explore gene expression of the cloned aprA gene in B. subtilis strains. 
•	A two-week visit was paid (May, 1999) to the Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA. 
•	Two-day visit was paid (July 2000) to the Department of Biochemistry, University of Hertfordshire, Herts, UK. to state collaboration with Prof. John Walker.
•	Two-day visit was paid (Sept. 2000) to the Department of Molecular Genetics, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany to establish collaboration with Prof. Rainer Borriss and staff members. 
•	Two-week visit was paid (May 2001) to the Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA to carry out research concerning alkaline protease gene expression. 
•	A two-week visit was paid (August, 2003) to the Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA.
•	One week visit was paid (Sep.2005) to the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Endotoxines unite, CNRS University of South Paris, Orsay, Paris, France.

Graduate Supervision:
I supervise eight graduate students working for their M.Sc.and ph.D degrees. Additionally, I supervise research that is taking place in the laboratory of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Alexandria.

Peer-Review:
•	Contribution to the Peer - review process of the First Anglo-Egyptian Conference on Bioscience and Technology, Alexandria, EGYPT (1990).
•	Contribution (Referee #1) to the Peer-review process for the Proceedings of the Fourteenth Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Gatlenburg, Tennessee, USA (1992). Proceedings have been published in Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology.
•	Contribution to the Peer-review process of the Nineteenth Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, (1996), reviewed two papers.
•	Contribution to the Peer-review process of the Twentieth Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, (1998), reviewed one paper.  
•	Contribution to the Peer-review process of the Twenty first Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, (1999), reviewed two papers.
•	Contribution to the Peer-review process of the Twenty-third Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, (2001), reviewed one paper.
•	Contribution to the Peer-review process of several project proposals for The Arab Science and Technology Foundation (2006 and 2008).

 

Conferences:
•	Ninth International Spores Conference, (Sept., 3-6, 1984), Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, California, USA, (presented one paper).
•	First Anglo-Egyptian Conference on Bioscience and Technology, (Nov., 10-15, 1990), Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Alexandria,   EGYPT. (A member of the organizing and the scientific committees, presented two papers).
•	Ninth International Biotechnology Symposium, (August, 16-21,1992), Crystal City , Virginia, USA(presented two  papers). 
•	The Fourth National Conference of Biochemistry, (Nov., 1992), National Research Center, Cairo, EGYPT (presented two papers).
•	First Egyptian -Italian Symposium on Biotechnology, (Nov., 21-23, 1992), Assiut, EGYPT (presented three papers).
•	The Twenty First Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, (May, 1999), Fort Collins, Colorado (USA)(presented two papers).
•	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology' 99 Meeting (May, 1999), San Francisco, California, USA, (presented a paper).
•	The 18th International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Beyond the Genome), (July 2000), Birmingham, UK, (presented a paper).
•	Biotechnology 2000 (The 11th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition with the 4th Congress on Molecular Medicine, the 2nd European Congress on Applied Genome Research and the 1st European Congress on Agri-Biotechnology), (Sept. 2000) Berlin, Germany ,(presented a paper)..
•	 The Twenty third Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, (May, 2001), Breckenridge, Colorado (USA) (presented two papers).

Professional Activities and Societies:
•	The American Society of Microbiology.
•	The Egyptian Society of Genetic Engineering.
•	The Egyptian Society of Microbiology.
•	The New York Academy of Sciences.
•	The National Committee for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.
•	The Arab Molecular Biology Organization.

•	A member of the Egyptian Universities Promotion Committee to promote Professors and Associate Professors in the fields of Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Genetics 

•	A member of Mubarak City Promotion Committee to promote Professors and Associate Professors in the fields of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.

•	The Arab Molecular Biologist of Feb.2013.
Publications: 
(I) Abstracts	
1.	Kawamura, F.; Zaghloul, T. and Roy H. Doi (1984). Translational coupling in Bacillus subtilis. The Ninth International Spores Conference. Abstract # 76.
2.	Zaghloul, T.I. (1989). Expression and amplification of the alkaline protease gene in Bacillus subtilis dna C30 mutant. International Conference on Biotechnology and Food, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany.
3.	Zaghloul, T.I. (1990). Restriction maps of two double stranded cDNA fragments hybridize to RNA segment 2 of the Blue Tongue Virus. The First Anglo-Egyptian Conference on Bioscience and Technology, Abstract # 16. 
4.	Zaghloul, T.I. (1990). A simple and a very efficient procedure to separate and purify Blue Tongue Virus RNA segments. The First Anglo- Egyptian Conference on Bioscience and Technology, Abstract # 17.
5.	Zaghloul, T.I. (1992). Bioconversion of chicken feather waste into valuable products using a genetically engineered Bacillus subtilis strain. Fourteenth Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA.
6.	 Zaghloul, T.I. and M.H. EL-Masry (1992). The levels of - amylase and proteases in a constructed Bacillus subtilis strain that has some defects in secretion. The Fourth National Conference of Biochemistry, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt, Abstract # 4.
7.	Zaghloul, T.I., M.H. Mostafa and A.E. Abdel Wahab (1992). Some characteristics of -amylase enzyme resulted from the bacterial utilization of a starch-processing waste. The Fourth National Conference of Biochemistry, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt, Abstract # 5.
8.	Zaghloul, T.I. (1999). Monitoring gene expression and purification of a Bacillus subtilis plasmid-born alkaline protease. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology' 99 International Meeting, (May, 1999), San Francisco, CA., USA. Abstract # 1255.

9.	Zaghloul, T.I., N. Ibrahim, and S. Helmi (1999). Production of alkaline protease and several amino acids as a result of the microbial degradation of tomato processing waste. The 21st Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, (May, 1999), Fort Collins, CO., USA. Abstract # 5-13.
10.	Zaghloul, T.I., D.E. Hussein and S. Hassouna (2000). Enhanced expression of the cloned alkaline protease (aprA) gene in Bacillus subtilis dnaC30 ts mutant. The 18th International Congress of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (July 2000), Birmingham, UK. Abstract # 789a. 
11.	Zaghloul, T.I. (2000). Enhancing keratinolytic activity of the cloned Bacillus subtilis  alkaline protease (aprA) gene via a Bacillus subtilis temperature sensitive mutant. The 11th International Biotechnology Symposium and Exhibition, (Sept. 2000), Berlin, Germany. Abstract # V.97.
12.	Zaghloul, T.I., H.M. Saeed, and A.M.Embaby (2001). Production of soluble proteins and NH2-free amino groups from native chicken feather through an extracellular enzymatic activity of a recombinant Bacillus subtilis strain.  The Twenty third Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, (May, 2001),               Breckenridge, Colorado (USA) (Paper #2-45).
13.	Zaghloul, T.I., M. A. Haroun, K. EL.EL-Gayar and A.Abdelal (2001).   Enhancing the degradative capability of a recombinant Bacillus subtilis strain in the production of soluble proteins and NH2-free amino groups from chicken feather. The Twenty third Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, (May, 2001), Breckenridge, Colorado (USA) (Paper #2-44).
14.	Ouled Haddar, H , T. I. Zaghloul and H. M. Saeed (2009). 
                 Biodegradation of Native Feather Keratin by Bacillus subtilis Recombinant Strains
International Conference on Plants & Environmental Pollution,Abstract # P073, 6-11 July Kayseri – Turkey.
15.	Sifour, M, H.M. Saeed, T. I. Zaghloul, M.M. Berekaa   and Y. R. Abdel-Fattah (2009). Purification and Characterization of a Thermostable Lipase from Geobacillus   stearothermophilus Strain-5 International Conference on Plants & Environmental Pollution,Abstract # P074,  6-11 July  Kayseri – Turkey.
                 
 (II) Papers

16.	Zaghloul, T., Kawamura, F. and Roy H. Doi (1985). Translational coupling in Bacillus subtilis of a heterologous Bacillus subtilis - Escherichia coli  gene fusion. J. Bacteriol. 164: 550 - 555.
17.	Zaghloul, T. and Roy H. Doi (1986). Translational coupling in Escherichia coli of a heterologous Bacillus subtilis - Escherichia coli gene fusion. J. Bacteriol. 168: 1033-1035.
18.	Zaghloul, T.I. (1986). Expression of TN9- derived chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene fusions in Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
19.	Zaghloul, T.I. and Roy H. Doi (1987). In vitro expression of a TN9 - derived chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene fusion by using a Bacillus subtilis system. J. Bacteriol. 169: 1212-1216.
20.	Zaghloul, T.I. and Roy H. Doi (1987). Overcoming the translational block to expression of the TN9 - derived cat gene in Bacillus subtilis by a protein fusion. J. Mol. Gen. (Life Sci. Adv.) 6:35-41. 
21.	Zaghloul, T.I., A. E. Abdel Wahab and M. H. Mostafa (1992). Utilization of food- processing wastes by - amylase producing bacteria. The Ninth International Biotechnology Symposium, Crystal City, Virginia, USA, paper # 319.
22.	Zaghloul, T.I., A.S. Abdelaziz, H. Saeed and M. H. Mostafa (1992). Effect of temperature on plasmid stability and gene expression of a cloned alkaline protease (aprA) gene in Bacillus subtilis. The Ninth International Biotechnology Symposium, Crystal City, Virginia, USA, paper # 363.
23.	Zaghloul, T.I., N.M. Ibrahim, S. El-Sewedy and S. Helmi (1992). Utilization of tomato-processing waste by a genetically engineered Bacillus subtilis strain. First Egyptian Italian-Symposium on Biotechnology, Assiut, Egypt, paper # 38.
24.	Zaghloul, T.I., A.E. Abdel Wahab and M. H. Mostafa (1992). Rapid isolation and identification of  amylase-producing bacteria. First Egyptian Italian Symposium on Biotechnology, Assiut, Egypt, paper # 62.
25.	Zaghloul, T.I., A.S. Abdel Aziz and M.H. Mostafa (1992). Utilization of two environmental wastes by a genetically engineered Bacillus subtilis strain. First Egyptian Italian Symposium on Biotechnology, Assiut, Egypt, paper # 64.
26.	Zaghloul, T.I. (1993). Rapid isolation and identification of protease- producing bacteria. Alex. J. Pharm. Sci. 7:103 - 106.
27.	Zaghloul, T.I., A. E. Abdel Wahab and M.H. Mostafa (1993). Isolation and identification of several - amylase-hyper- producing bacterial strains. Alex. J. Pharm. Sci. 7: 133-136.
28.	Zaghloul, T.I., A.Abdelaziz, and M.H. Mostafa (1994). High level of expression and stability of the cloned alkaline protease (aprA) gene in Bacillus subtilis. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 16: 534-537.
29.	Zaghloul, T.I. (1998). The cloned Bacillus subtilis alkaline protease (apr A) gene shows high level of keratinolytic activity in B. subtilis. Appl. Biochem. Biotech., 70-2 :199-205 .
30.	Zaghloul, T.I., M. Al Bahra and H. Al- Azmeh (1998). Isolation, identification and keratinolytic activity of several feather-degrading bacterial isolates. Appl. Biochem. Biotech. 70-2 : 207-213 .
31.	Zaghloul, T.I., A. Abdel Wahab and M.H. Mostafa (2000). Enhanced alkaline protease production in addition to a-amylase via constructing a Bacillus subtilis strain. Appl. Bioch. Biotech. 84-86: 319-327.
32.	Zaghloul, T.I., H. M. Hendawy, S.El Assar and M.H.Mostafa (2002). Enhanced stability of the cloned Bacillus subtilis aprE gene in alginate-immobilized B.subtilis cells. Enzyme. Microbial Technology 30: 862-866.
33.	Zaghloul,T.I (2004). Recycling of keratin-containing materials (chicken feather) through genetically engineered bacteria. Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering 43: 1589-1599.
34.	El-Gamal, A., Taha I. Zaghloul, I.Saleh, S.Nasr and M.Naim (2004). A microbiological study on Rashid black sand sediments, Egypt. International Atomic Energy Agency, International Conference on Isotopes in Environmental Studies, Aquatic Forum 2004, Conference Proceedings p: 350-351, Monaco.
35.	Saeed, H.M, Taha I. Zaghloul, A.I. Khalil and M. Abdelbaeth (2005). Purification and characterization of two extracellular lipases from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Ps-x.  Polish Journal of Micro. 54: 233-240.
36.	Saeed, H.M, Taha I. Zaghloul, A.I. Khalil and M. Abdelbaeth (2006). Molecular cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lipase gene. Biotechnology 5(1):62-68.
37.	Mogahed, A.M, T.I.Zaghloul, H.A. Raouf, H.M. Saeed, and R.A. Harfoush    (2006). Molecular studies on cytochrome P-450 lanosterol 14 alpha-demethylase gene of fluconazole resistant Candida albicans clinical isolates. Egyptian J. medical Microbiol. 15:599-613.
38.	 Cheba, B. and Zaghloul, T (2008).  Isolation and Identification of a marine bacterium and   optimization of its amylase production. Appl. Biol.Biotechnol 1(1):29-33.
39.	Berekaa, Mahmoud M. ,T. I. Zaghloul, Y.R. Abdel-Fattah, H.M. Saeed and M.Sifour (2009). Production of a novel glycerol-inducible lipase from thermophilic Geobacillus stearothermophilus strain-5. World J Microbiol Biotechnol  25:287–294.
40.	Haddar, H.O, Taha I. Zaghloul and H. M. Saeed (2009). Biodegradation of native feather keratin by Bacillus subtilis recombinant strains. Biodegradation 20: 687-694.
41.	Cheba.Ben Amar, A.R.El Mahdy, Taha I. Zaghloul, and M.H.El Masrry (2009). Chitinase purification and characterization from newly isolated marine Bacillus spp. R2. New Biotechnology 25: 546.
42.	Embaby, A., Taha I Zaghloul and Ahmed R.El Mahdy (2010). Optimizing the biodegradation of two keratinous wastes through a Bacillus subtilis recombinant strain using a response surface methodology. Biodegradation  21:1077–1092.

43.	Haddar, H.O, Taha I. Zaghloul and Hesham M. Saeed (2010). Expression of alkaline proteinase gene in two recombinant Bacillus cereus feather-degrading strains. Folia Microbiol. 55: 23–27.
44.	Sifour, Mohamed, Taha I. Zaghloul, Hesham M. Saeed, Mahmoud M. Berekaa and Yasser R. Abdel-fattah (2010). Enhanced production of lipase by the thermophilic Geobacillus stearothermophiilus strain-5 using statistical experimental designs. New Biotechnology 27: 330-336.
45.	Sifour, M ,H. M. Saeed, T. I. Zaghloul, M.M. Berekaa and Y.R. Abdel-Fattah (2010). Purification and Properties of a Lipase from Thermophilic Geobacillus stearothermophilus Strain-5. International Journal of Biological Chemistry 4 (4): 203-212.
46.	Sifour, M ,H. M. Saeed, T. I. Zaghloul, M.M. Berekaa and Y.R. Abdel-Fattah (2010). Isolation of Lipase Gene of the Thermophilic Geobacillus stearothermophilus Strain-5.Biotechnology 9(1) : 55-60. 
47.	 Taha I. Zaghloul, Amira M. Embaby, Hesham M. Saeed, Houria Ouled-Haddar (2010). The cloned alkaline protease (aprE) gene of Bacillus subtilis is actually coding for a keratinase. J, Biotechnology 150:342. 
48.	Zaghloul, T I, Amira Embaby, and Ahmed R.El Mahdy (2011). Key determinants affecting sheep wool biodegradation directed by a keratinase - producing Bacillus subtilis recombinant strain. Biodegradation  22:111–128
49.	Zaghloul, T I., Amira M. Embaby , Ahmed R. Elmahdy (2011). Biodegradation of chicken feathers waste directed by Bacillus subtilis recombinant cells: Scaling up in a laboratory scale fermentor. Bioresource Technology 102: 2387–2393. 
50.	Haiam M. Aboul-Ela , Abir A. Saad , Amany M.A. El-Sikaily , and Taha I. Zaghloul (2011). Oxidative stress and DNA damage in relation to transition metals overload in Abu-Qir Bay, Egypt.  Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology   (9): 51–58.
51.	Cheba, Ben Amar ,Taha I. Zaghloul, Ahmad Rafik EL-Mahdy and Mohammad Hisham EL-Massry (2011). Enhanced Production of Bacillus sp. R2 Chitinase through Cell Immobilization. ACT-Biotechnology Research Communications 1: (1) 8-13.
52.	Khaled E. El Gayar, Taha I. Zaghloul, Medhat A. Haroun and Hesham M. Saeed (2012). Purification of alkaline protease from hydrolysed chicken feather waste using recombinant Bacillus subtilis strain. Scientific Journal of King Faisal University 13 (1): 139-151. 
53.	Ben Amar Cheba and Taha Ibrahim Zaghloul (2013). Optimization of medium composition and culture conditions for agarase production by novel Red sea strain of Bacillus………..
54.	Hesham Saeed, H. Neamattallah, T.I. Zaghloul, K. Elmolla, and A. Moustafa (2013). Detection of the Microdeletions on Yq Chromosome in Egyptian Population with Idiopathic Male Infertility. Life Science Journal 10(4): 1191-1199.
55.	Soltana Fellahi1, Taha I Zaghloul, Elisabeth Feuk-Lagerstedt and Mohammad J Taherzadeh (2014). A Bacillus strain able to hydrolyze alpha- and beta-keratin. J Bioproces Biotech  4:7
56.	Nader A. Ashmawy, Taha I. Zaghloul and Moustafa A. El-Sabagh (2015).   Isolation and Molecular Characterization of the Fire Blight Pathogen, Erwinia amylovora, isolated from apple and pear orchards in Egypt. Plant Pathology Journal.
57.	Cheba, Ben Amar, Taha Ibrahim Zaghloul, Mohamad Hisham EL-Massry, and Ahmad Rafik EL-Mahdy (2016). Effect of Metal Ions, Chemical Agents, and Organic Solvent on Bacillus Sp.R2 Chitinase Activity. Procedia Technology 22: 465 – 470.
58.	Cheba, Ben Amar, Taha Ibrahim Zaghloul, Ahmad Rafik ELMahdy and Mohamad Hisham ELMassry (2016). Effect of pH and Temperature on Bacillus sp. R2 Chitinase Activity and Stability. Procedia Technology 22: 471 – 477.

59.	Hanan. M.A. Moustafaa, , Taha. I. Zaghloul, YH Percival Zhanga (2016). A  Simple Assay for Determining Activities of Phosphopentomutase from a Hyperthermophilic Bacterium  Thermotoga maritime  Analytical Biochemistry 501:  75-81.
60.	Hanan M. A. Moustafa,  Eui-Jin Kim, Zhiguang Zhu, Chang-Hao Wu, Taha I. Zaghloul, Michael W. W. Adams, and Y.-H. Percival Zhang (2016). Water Splitting for High-Yield Hydrogen Production Energized by Biomass Xylooligosaccharides Catalyzed by an Enzyme Cocktail. Chem Cat Chem (8): 1–6.
61.	Zaghloul,T.I. (2017). Enhanced stability of the cloned Bacillus subtilis alkaline protease (aprE) gene in B.subtilis host strains (in preparation).
62.	Zaghloul,T.I. (2017). Enhanced and early expression of the cloned Bacillus subtilis alkaline protease (aprE) gene (in preparation).  
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