Michael Girgis

Michael Girgis

Assistant Lecturer

Mansoura University, University of Southampton, Egypt, United Kingdom (UK)

Email: Mmkg1g21@soton.ac.uk

 

 

 

 

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Research Keywords:

Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Vaccines

 

Biography:

I trained as a pharmacist. I appointed as teaching and research assistant at department of microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University in Egypt. I did my master degree in microbiology and Immunology studying the role of a highly conserved part of pneumococcal surface protein A called “proline-rich domain” and its protective efficacy in mice”. I was awarded Newton-Mosharafa Scholarship to pursue my PhD at University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. I am doing my PhD on Neisseria gonorrhoeae vaccine using a highly conserved protein called MafA2/3 adhesin protein to examine its immunogenic and bactericidal activity against different gonococcal strains using three different vaccine approaches.

 

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Key Publications:

  • Girgis, Michael M., et al. "Immunization with proline rich region of pneumococcal surface protein A has no role in protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19F." Microbial pathogenesis 138 (2020): 103761.
  • Girgis, Michael M., and Myron Christodoulides. "Vertebrate and Invertebrate Animal and New In Vitro Models for Studying Neisseria Biology." Pathogens 12.6 (2023): 782.