Dr. Tarek Dishisha Academic Position: Lecturer of Microbiology and Immunology Other Positions: Coordinator of International Student Department - Beni-Suef University Contact: Tarek.Dishisha@pharm.bsu.edu.eg Scientific Degrees 2013 Ph.D. in Biotechnology Faculty of Engineering Lund University Sweden 2010 M.Sc. in Biotechnology Faculty of Engineering Lund University Sweden 2004 B.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University Egypt Research Fields: 1. Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology 2. Biorefinery for production of chemicals, materials and fuels 3. Antimicrobials 4. Genetic engineering Teaching duties: 1. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2. Fermentation Technology 3. Pharmaceutical Microbiology Selected Publications: Zaushitsyna O§, Dishisha T§, Hatti-Kaul R, Mattiasson B (2016). Monoliths from crosslinked, cryostructured Lactobacillus reuteri cells for production of 3-hydroxyproiponaldehyde, 3-hydroxypropionic acid and 1,3-propanediol from glycerol. Journal of Biotechnology (§ = Equal contribution) Alkhalili RN, Bernfur K, Dishisha T, Mamo G, Schelin J, Canbäck B, Emanuelsson C, Hatti-Kaul R (2016). Antimicrobial Protein Candidates from the Thermophilic Geobacillus sp. Strain ZGt-1: Production, Proteomics and Bioinformatics Analysis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 17:1363. Abouhmad A, Mamo G, Dishisha T, Amin MA, Hatti-Kaul R (2016). T4 lysozyme fused with cellulose binding module for antimicrobial cellulosic wound dressing materials. Journal of Applied Microbiology 121:115-125. Sayed M, Dishisha T, Sayed WF, Salem WMA, Temerk HM and Pyo S-H (2016). Microbial selective oxidation of trimethylolpropane to 2,2-bis(hydroxymethy) butyric acid using Corynebacterium sp. ATCC 21245. Journal of Biotechnology 221:62-69. Dishisha T, Pyo S-H and Hatti-Kaul R (2015). Bio-based production of 3-hydroxypropionic- and acrylic acid from biodiesel-derived glycerol via integrated biological and chemical catalysis. Microbial Cell Factories 14:200. Dishisha T, Ibrahim MHA, Cavero H, Alvarez MT and Hatti-Kaul R (2015). Improved propionic acid production from glycerol: combining cyclic batch and sequential batch fermentations with optimal nutrient composition. Bioresource Technology 176:80-87. Sardari RRR, Dishisha T, Pyo S-H and Hatti-Kaul R (2014). Semicarbazide-functionalized resin as a new scavenger for in-situ recovery of 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde during biotransformation of glycerol by Lactobacillus reuteri. Journal of Biotechnology 192:223-230. Dishisha T§, Pereyra LP§, Pyo S-H, Britton RA and Hatti-Kaul R (2014). Flux analysis of the Lactobacillus reuteri propanediol-utilization pathway for production of 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde, 3-hydroxypropionic acid and 1,3-propanediol from glycerol. Microbial Cell Factories 13:76 (§=Equal contribution) – Highly accessed Sardari RRR§, Dishisha T§, Pyo S-H and Hatti-Kaul R (2013). Biotransformation of glycerol to 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde: improved production by in situ complexation with bisulfite in a fed-batch mode and separation on anion exchanger. Journal of Biotechnology 168:534-542. (§ = Equal contribution) Sardari RRR§, Dishisha T§, Pyo S-H and Hatti-Kaul R (2013). Improved production of 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde by complex formation with bisulfite during biotransformation of glycerol. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 110:1243-1248. (§ = Equal contribution) Dishisha T, Stahl Å, Lundmark S and Hatti-Kaul R (2013). An economical biorefinery process for propionic acid production from glycerol and potato juice using high cell density fermentation. Bioresource Technology 135:504-512. Dishisha T, Alvarez MT and Hatti-Kaul R (2012). Batch- and continuous propionic acid production from glycerol using free and immobilized cells of Propionibacterium acidipropionici. Bioresource Technology 118:552-663. Pyo S-H, Dishisha T, Dayankac S, Gerelsaikhan J and Hatti-Kaul R (2012). A new route for the synthesis of methacrylic acid from 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol by integrating biotransformation and catalytic dehydration. Green Chemistry 14:1842-1848. Research Projects Other links Linkedin Researchgate Google Scholar