Mostafa Reda Fayed
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

現在の研究テーマ（current research project）

Identify the neural underpinning of wise decision-making through exploring the mechanism of idling brain for emergence of creative ideas.

抱負（ambitious future plan）

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” Thomas A. Edison. I am enormously confident that the one thing that would harm me is doing nothing, no matter what I have conducted or been through has given me the experience and knowledge that I currently possess. Handling and contacting research animals have made me enthusiastic about exploring animal behaviour and how they think, learn and store their memories. I became highly enthusiastic to pursue my Ph.D. research in the field of neuroscience investigating memory and learning. It is a privilege to work alongside a great team of innovative researchers led by a world-renowned expert in neuroscience, from whom I am momentously learning and benefiting. The recent strides in optogenetics and calcium imaging techniques are reshaping our concepts and understanding of neuroscience. I think that after obtaining my Ph.D. degree much of what we know about the brain will be revolutionized. Meanwhile, I would be convoying this revolution and hopefully participating in it.

専門分野 （background scientific field）

Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Liver Fibrosis, Immunology, Oxidative Stress

略 歴（personal history）

04/2023-Present: Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Japan.
04/2019-03/2023: PhD student, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Japan.
03/2017-01/2019: Assistant Lecturer of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
02/2012-02/2017: Teaching Assistant of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Cairo, Egypt.

業 績（publications）

• Fayed MR, El-Naga RN, Akool E, El-Demerdash E. The potential antifibrotic impact of apocynin and alpha-lipoic acid in concanavalin A-induced liver fibrosis in rats: Role of NADPH oxidases 1 and 4. Drug Discov Ther. 2018; 12(2):58-67. doi: 10.5582/ddt.2017.01065
• Mekky RH, Fayed MR, El-Gindi MR, Abdelmonem AR, Contreras MDM, Segura-Carretero A, Abdelsattar E. Hepatoprotective Effect and Chemical Assessment of a Selected Egyptian Chickpea Cultivar. Front Pharmacol. 2016; 7:344. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00344
• Mekky RH, El-Gindi MR, Abdel-Monem AR, Contreras MDM, Segura-Carretero A, Fayed MR and Abdel-Sattar E. Biological Assessment of Selected Egyptian Chick Pea Cultivar. In: Proceedings of 14th IASTEM International Conference. pp 55-60; Bangkok, Thailand 2016.



趣味・特技（hobby, specialty）

Reading, Horse Show Jumping, Football, Squash and Swimming.

アピールポイントなど特に記載したいこと（appeal to the audiences）

Accomplishing novel tasks should be tough until mastering them or getting used to novelty. However, the smartest task is to never get demotivated.