Palestine
Medical laboratory sciences department, Islamic university of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine
Prof. Abdelraouf A. Elmanama holds a Ph. D degree in microbiology from Ain-Shams- Alaqsa joint program (2004), M.Sc. in microbiology from University of Santo Tomas, Philippines (1993) and B.Sc. Medical Technology from Southwestern University, Philippines (1990). Currently, working as a lecturer of general, diagnostic and environmental microbiology at the Medical Technology Departments of the Islamic University-Gaza and was a part time lecturer of Medical Microbiology at Al-Azhar college of Medicine and IUG. Dr. Elmanama was appointed by the British council as a credited trainer in food microbiology and HACCP system. He also conducted several training courses and workshops in the field of medical, food and water microbiology. He was appointed for several committees within the university and in the local government health departments. Main research interests include seawater pollution, antibiotic resistance, ethnobotany, drinking and wastewater. Researcher with more than 20 years of experience teaching courses in both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Supervised BA theses, MA theses, and Ph.D. dissertations. Edited and co-authored monographs on contemporary trends in political thought. Published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals.