Biography

Dr. Mohamed Hussein is an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at the College of Medicine, Dubai Medical University, United Arab Emirates. He earned his B.Sc. in Biochemistry from Mansoura University, Egypt, and subsequently joined the MERC Center at the same university, where he completed his M.Sc. in Biochemistry in 2013. He then joined the Genetics Unit at Mansoura University, where he completed his Ph.D. in Biochemistry in 2017, with a research focus on apoptosis in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected Egyptian patients. Dr. Hussein holds a PhD equivalent in Biochemistry from the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and is currently pursuing a master’s in health professional medical education (MHPE) at Dubai Medical University, reflecting his commitment to integrating scientific inquiry with modern pedagogical approaches in medical education. Dr. Hussein is also an active member of several distinguished professional societies, including the British Society of Biochemistry and the Egyptian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Teaching & Service

• Assistant Professor of Biochemistry.
• Head of the Research Support Unit.

Education

• PhD Equivalency in Biochemistry, 2022, Ministry of Higher Education, UAE
• BSC, Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, 2009, Egypt.
• Master’s degree in health Profession Education (MHPE), Dubai Medical University, College of Medicine, “ongoing”

Research Interests

• Cancer Biology
• Apoptosis
• Genetics and Molecular Biology

Research Publications

• Hussein M. Advancing regenerative therapies with umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells: A review. Biomol Biomed. 2025 Oct 1. doi: 10.17305/bb.2025.13147. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41036706.
• Hussein M, Ali E, Kamal Y, Elhouni A, Ems ELM, Eltayeb Y, Saeed AA, Fahal AH. The utility of artificial intelligence in the management of dengue fever: a perspective on future directions. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Oct 1;119(10):1215-1221. doi:10.1093/trstmh/traf103 . PMID: 40974075.
• Mohamed MA, Hussein M, Moustafa S, Rahmani Y, Ahmed Durrani T, Ali S, Ubaid Chhapra H, Ali E, Shadan M. Histopathological effects of hypervitaminosis-D and the protective role of fetuin-A in renal, hepatic, and cardiac tissues in a murine model. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 7;15(1):1078. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-85200-1. PMID: 39775139; PMCID: PMC11706989.
• Mohamed Hussein. (2025). Epigenetic Insights into Bladder Cancer: The Role of Urine DNA Methylation Assays: Mini Review. GenoMed Connect, 2 (Article ID: 0015). https://doi.org/10.69709/GenomC.2025.145625
• Hussein, M. (2025). Cryopreservation and Recovery of Primary Cells: Best Practices and Pitfalls. IntechOpen. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.1011569
• Hussein, M.; Ali, E.-S. Unlocking Precision Oncology: The Role of Neoantigen-Based Cancer Vaccines. Biomed Ther Lett 2025, 12 (1), 1152.  https://doi.org/10.62110/sciencein.btl.2025.v12.1152.
• Hussein, M., Mumtaz, M., Nasir, I., & Abdullahi, A. (2023). Nanotechnology-based vaccines. Biology, Medicine, & Natural Product Chemistry, 12(1), 343–361. https://doi.org/10.14421/biomedich.2023.121.343-361
• Mohamed Hussein, and El-Shimaa Ali. 2025. “Advancing Glioblastoma Treatment: Challenges and Opportunities of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition”. Asian Journal of Medicine and Health 23 (1):27–36. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i11160.
• “Therapeutic Impact of Telomerase Inhibitor Imetelstat: A Literature Review ”. 2023. International Journal of Advanced Health Science and Technology 3 (2): 111-17. https://doi.org/10.35882/ijahst.v3i2.238.
• “The Role of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells in the Treatment of Liver Failure: A Literature Review”. 2022. International Journal of Advanced Health Science and Technology 2 (2): 115-21. https://doi.org/10.35882/ijahst.v2i2.115.