Atef M.K. Nassar, Ph.D.

Research Interests   1) Invistigate the use of mineral nano-particles of plant natural products as pesticide alternatives 2) Test the potential of using the medicinal herbs to overcome pesticide toxicity 3) Monitor the pesticide residues in food

  Research Projects

• 2021 – Present: The principal investigator of the research project titled “Pesticides and the future of food security in Egypt: bee products from newly reclaimed lands as a model” funded by the Science, Technology, and Innovation Funding Authority (STDF).

• 2015 - 2020: Interuniversity Learning in Higher Education on Advanced Land Management (ILHAM-EC). Co-Funded by the Erasmus+ Progreamme of the European Union.

• 2016-2018: Work toward the accreditation of the "Pesticide Residue Analysis and Toxicity Laboratory" Funded by Project Managment Unit (PMU), Ministry of Higher Education and Damanhour University.

• 2014 - Present: Field evaluation (bioassay) of new insecticides against insect pests attacking tomato including fruit borer, Tuta absoluta, and leafminers. Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Egypt. Funded by Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt.

• 1997 - 2004: Evaluation of the efficiency of pesticides on cotton pests. Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Agriculture (Damanhour), Alexandria University, Funded by Egypt.Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt.

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Interesting Sites:

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  http://damanhour.edu.eg/Dsasp/Pages/Page.aspx?id=3839 

• http://www.springerexemplar.com/

• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Atef_Nassar

• The Codex Alimentarius Commission

• http://www.stdf.org.eg/

• KEGG PATHWAY Database

• FAOSTATS

• ReSpect for Phytochemicals