Shaimaa Hatab

Shaimaa Hatab is a professor and Vice Dean at the Faculty of organic agriculture, Heliopolis university, Cairo (Egypt), and Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, Arish University, North Sinai (Egypt). She successfully completed her doctoral degree in Food safety and microbiology at Northwest A&F University in China in 2012. Additionally, she served as a visiting scholar for a duration of three years at the College of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, China. Hatab's research interests primarily revolve around the production of value-added nutraceuticals and functional foods for the purpose of disease prevention and health promotion. She is also focused on developing natural food preservatives to enhance food quality and safety. Furthermore, her research encompasses food microbiology, which involves the proper handling, preparation, and storage of food to prevent foodborne illnesses. Hatab has authored numerous articles that have been published in both international and national peer-reviewed journals, as well as in the proceedings of scientific conferences. Moreover, she has been recognized with several academic and research awards, including the Talented Young Scientist Award in 2014 and 2015, presented by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Education

• Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, Talented Young Scientist Program, Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2014 to 2016)

• PhD. Food Microbiology (Food Safety), Northwest A&F University, China (2012)

• MSc. Food Processing and Technology, Suez Canal University, Egypt (2009)

• Diploma in Food Science and Technology, Suez Canal University, Egypt (2006)

• BSc. with Honors, Environmental and Agricultural Sciences, Suez Canal University, Egypt (2005)

Areas of Interest

Food Safety and Microbiology:

• Focus on the analysis and risk assessment of mycotoxins in food

• Emphasis on preventing microbial contamination in food

Innovative Food Preservation Techniques:

• Exploration of natural preservatives, such as plant extracts

• Use of advanced technologies like cold atmospheric plasma to improve food quality and extend shelf life

Nutritional Enhancement of Food Products:

• Incorporation of alternative ingredients to improve nutritional value

• Application of biotechnology to enhance food production efficiency

Selected Publications

• Abdelshafy Mohamad, O. A., Liu, Y.-H., Huang, Y., Kuchkarova, N., Dong, L., Jiao, J.-Y., Fang, B.-Z., Ma, J.-B., Hatab, S. & Li, W.-J. (2024). Metabonomic analysis to identify exometabolome changes underlying antifungal and growth promotion mechanisms of endophytic Actinobacterium Streptomyces albidoflavus for sustainable agriculture practice. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15.

• Eman M Abdalla, Hatab, S., H. El-Masry, M.K. Metwally (2023) Sensory Evaluation and Staling Behavior of Loaf Bread with The Substitution of Wheat Flour Using Fenugreek . SINAI Journal of Applied Sciences 12 (2) 215-226.

• Eman M Abdalla, Hatab, S., H. El-Masry, M.K. Metwally (2023) Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, Antibacterial, And Anticancer Activities of Egyptian Fenugreek. SINAI Journal of Applied Sciences 12 (3) 2023 423-432.

• Xu H., Miao, W.; Zheng, B.; Deng, S.; Hatab, S. (2022) Assessment of the Effect of Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP) on the Hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus) Quality under Cold Storage Conditions. Foods , 11, 3683. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11223683.

• Mohamad OAA, Liu YH, Huang Y, Li L, Ma JB, Egamberdieva D, Gao L, Fang BZ, Hatab, S. Jiang HC, Li WJ. (2022) The Metabolic Potential of Endophytic Actinobacteria Associated with Medicinal Plant Thymus roseus as a Plant-Growth Stimulator. Microorganisms 10(9):1802. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10091802.

• Tang L, Hatab S, Yan J, Miao W, Nyaisaba BM, Piao X, Zheng B, Deng S. (2022) Changes in Biochemical Properties and Activity of Trypsin-like Protease (Litopenaeus vannamei) Treated by Atmospheric Cold Plasma (ACP). Foods.11(9):1277. doi: 10.3390/foods11091277.