Chief Scientific Officer
Youssef El Bayoumy
Youssef El Bayoumy graduated with a BSc in Biology and minors in Chemistry and Business Administration from the American University in Cairo (AUC) in January 2021. After graduation, he worked at the Magdi Yacoub Foundation - Aswan Heart Centre, initially as a research assistant and later as a junior research assistant, until July 2024.
Research Assistant
Lama Abdeldayem
Lama Abdeldayem graduated from the American University in Cairo (AUC) in February 2024 with a bachelor degree in Biology, concentrating in Molecular and Cell Biology concentration along with minors of Chemistry and Behavioural Neuroscience. Lama has been passionate about
sustainability since the climate crisis arise and growing concerns over water scarcity. Her thesis project focused on identifying the presence of methane-oxidizing bacteria in Ras Sudr sites.
Research Assistant
Mariam Osama
Mariam Elnahhas graduated from the American University in Cairo in January 2024 with a Bachelor's degree in Biology, concentrating in
Molecular and Cell Biology, along with minors in Chemistry and Behavioral Neuroscience.
Research Assistant
Moustafa Sherif
Moustafa is a fresh graduate with a bachelor's degree in Biology and two concentrations in Molecular and Cell Biology and Marine Biology and two minors in bioinformatics and chemistry. He is very interested in subject areas related to ecology and the environment. Moustafa’s bachelor thesis was on a hydrocoral species known as Millepora alcicornis or fire coral and the bacteria associated with healthy and bleached samples.