Bush-to-Base Bioinformatics

Rabab Afifi

Visiting Scholar, 2006
Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology
VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
e-mail: rafifi@vt.

Education

2004 - Present   Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in Wildlife and Zoo Medicine
(Exchange Visiting Scholar between Wildlife Dept.& Zoo Medicine,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Suez Canal University Egypt and Biomedical Science & Pathobiology
VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech)
2003 M.V.Sc in Wildlife and Zoo medicine
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Suez Canal University, Egypt
1999 B.V.Sc in Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Suez Canal University, Egypt

Professional Experience

2005  Attendance of international conferences as 7th international conference
on Environmental enrichment hosted by the wild life conservation society.
As well as attendance of CBC symposium “new currents in conserving
freshwater system” hosted by American Museum of natural history.
2004 Participating in establishment of very first museum of wildlife in faculty
of veterinary medicine, Suez canal university, Egypt.
2003 Assistant lecturer in Wildlife dept.& Zoo medicine
Faculty of veterinary medicine
Suez Canal University.
2002 Demonstrator in wildlife dept & zoo medicine
Faculty of veterinary medicine
Suez canal university, Egypt
2001 Research student in Wildlife dept & Zoo medicine
Faculty of veterinary medicine
Suez canal university, Egypt

Professional Membership

  • One member of IUCN veterinary medicine specialist groups

Interests and Activities

  • Avian medicine
  • Wildlife& Zoo medicine
  • Wildlife conservation
  • Endangered wild animal rehabilitation