Curriculum vitae
Name: Ahmed Saber Mohammed Bream
Address: Wor: Work :University of Al-Azhar, Faculty of Science, Zoology DeparDepartment, Nasr city, 11884 Cairo, Egypt.
Home Home: 5 Saeed street, El-Geash Square, El-Dahir, Cairo, Egypt.
Phone: Work: (202) 2629357 / 2629358. FAX 2629356
Home: (202) 4829933 / FAX: 4874671
Email:

Link: Ahmed_bream@hotmail.com 
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http://powell.colgate.edu/wda/Sweden/group_photograph.htm
www.redpalmweevil.com

Date of Birth: 29 February 1960
Nationality: Egyptian
Marital status:  Married
Present occupation:  Associate Professor, Al- Azhar, University, Cairo, Egypt.
Qualifications:
- B.Sc. in Entomology with grade “Very Good” Faculty of Science Al-Azhar University, Egypt. 1983.
- M. Sc. in Entomology, Faculty of Science Al-Azhar University, 1989.
- Ph. D. in Agricultural Sciences (Entomology), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 1996.
Academic Experience:
1- Demonstrator at Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Al-Azhar (from 3-1-1985 till 29-10-1989).
2- Assistant Lecturer at Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Al-Azhar (from 30-1-1989 till 11-11-1991).
3- Ph.D. student (a grant from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest (from 12-11-1991 till 11-11-1996)
4- Scientific mission to Plant Protection Institute, for training on predatory mites rearing and identification, Vienna, Austria, 22-11-1993-26-11-1993 by the help of Dr Sylvia Blumel and Dr Peter Schausberger.
5- Scientific mission to Amsterdam University, Faculty of Science, Department of Population Biology for two weeks in 1994 under the supervision of Prof. M. Sabelis.
6- Lecturer in Entomology at Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Al-Azhar (from 5-2-1997 till 4-4-2002).
7- Associate Professor at Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Al-Azhar (from 4-4-2002 till now).
Level of computer command in teaching and research:
          Very Good
Teaching Experience:
1- Demonstrator and tutor at Zoology Department, University of Al-Azhar (1985-1989) in; Invertebrates, General Entomology, Biological control, Insect control and General biology.
2- Assistant Lecturer in General Entomology, Ecology, Toxicology, Insect Physiology and Insect control in the same Department (1989-1991).
3- Lecturer of Entomology (Insect control, Pesticides, Ecology, Anatomy and Morphology, Acarology) in the same department.
4- Associate Professor of Entomology and General Zoology (Insect control, Pesticides, Ecology, Anatomy and Morphology, Acarology, General zoology, Invertebrate) in the same department.
Research Experience:
Insects and mites control using natural enemies, IGRs and botanical extracts, Ecology, Biology and Physiology. Researches in order to develop new Plant Protection technologies that are environmentally safe.
Presentation, conferences and seminars attended:
1-1st Int. conf. of the Egypt. Ger. Soc. Zool, Cairo, 1991 Egypt.
2-Third World Neem Conf., India, 1993.
3-Plant Prot. days, Budapest, Hungary, 1995.
4-47th Int. Symp. on Crop Prot., May 1995, Gent, Belgium.
5-48th Int. Symp. on Crop Prot., May 1996, Gent, Belgium.
6-51st Int. Symp. on Crop Prot., May 1999, Gent, Belgium.
7-24th scientific conf. Egypt. Soc. Histol. Cytol. February 2000, Cairo, Egypt.
8-2nd Int. conf. on date palms March, 2001 Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
9- 4th Int. Scientific conf., March 2001, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
10-53rd Int. Symp. On Crop Prot., May 2001, Gent, Belgium.
11-2nd WDA Int. Symp. Odonatology ,  July 2001,  Gallivare, Sweden.
12- 2nd Int. Symp. On Ornamental Agriculture in Arid Zones, April 2002 Al-Ain, UAE.
13- .2nd Int. Conf. Plant Prot. Res. Inst., March, 2002,  Cairo, Egypt.
14- 5th Int. Scientific conf., March 2003, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
15-  3rd  Symp. European Freshwater  Sciences, July 2003,  Univer. Edinburgh, UK.
Books: -
Darvas, B.; Poglar, L.A.; Bream, A.S.; Csatlosi, I.; Farag, A.I.; Torma-gazdag, M.; Calcagno, M.P.; and Coll, J. T. (1996): Efficacy of Ajuga (A. chamaepitys, A reptans var reptans, A. reptans var. atropurea) extracts on a wide variety of non-adapted insect species. In: Neem and Environment Vol. 2. pp 1085-1100 (Sing, R. P., Chari, M. S., Raheja, A K. and Kraus, W. Eds.) Oxford and IBH Pub. Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi and Calcutta, India.
Supervision of theses and dissertations:
1- Studies on the effects of certain IGRs and plant extracts on the respiratory metabolism of the Red Palm Weevil Rhynchophorous ferrugineus (Cruculidae: Coleoptera). M. Sc. Thesis.
2- Physiological and Biological effects of certain IGRs and Plant extracts on the house fly Musca domestica. (Diptera: Muscidae) M. Sc. thesis
3- Ecological studies on some mite families associated with the house fly Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae). M. Sc. thesis.
4- Ultrastructures studies on the Grasshopper Schistocerca gregaria as affects by certain IGRs and plant extracts. PhD  Thesis.
5- Ecological studies and some control measures of pests infesting mangrove plants growing on Red sea coasts, Egypt. M. Sc. Thesis.
6- Ecological studies and control measures on aphids infesting cotton plants in Qualyobia Governorate. Egypt. M. Sc. Thesis.
7- Microbilogical studies on chitin degrading actinomycetes as antifungal producers. PhD Thesis.
Other University activities:
1-Establishment and organization of regularly field trips and training for the students of section Entomology since 1998 till now for the purpose of knowing different habitats and the biodiversity of Egypt.
2-Principal investigator of the project entitled “ Selection of appropriate biomonitors for environmental heavy metal pollution”. Under a joint between the Egyptian academy of sciences, Cairo and Hungarian academy of Sciences. Budapest.
3- Report on the red palm weevil in Egypt. www.redpalmweevil.com
Community services:
1-An article for the announcement of the importance of Hedges and Ajuga spp. in insect control in New Cultivated Lands in Egypt. Published in Science Magazine No. 252, Egyptian Academy of Sciences, Sept. 1997.
2- An article for the announcement of the important role of house dust mites in spreading of human allergy. Al-Wudaihi, The Arabian Environment & Wildlife Magazine. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Oct. 2001.
3- Dragonflies and its impact on the environment. Al-Wudaihi, The Arabian Environment & Wildlife Magazine. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. June 2002.
4- Al-Ettah and our Homes, Al-Wudaihi, The Arabian Environment & Wildlife Magazine. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Sept. 2003.

Societies Membership:
1-Entomological Society of Egypt.
2-Egyptian German Society of Zoology.
3-Union of Arab Biologistes.
Recognition and merit awards:
1-The awards for distinguish students in 1982.
2-A grant for studying PhD from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary.
Publications:
1- Bream, A.S. (1989): “Biological studies on some parasitic mites associated with certain flies of family Muscidae”. M.Sc. Thesis Al-Azhar Univ. Cairo.
2- Shehata, K.K; Abou Senna, F.M.; Hassan, M.I. and Bream, A.S. (1989): “Population dynamics study on some acarine families associated with manure at Abou-Rawash sewage farm, Giza, Egypt”. Egypt. J. Appl. Sci., Vol. 4 (3): 374-385.
3- Abou-Senna, F.M.; Hassan, M.I.; Shehata, K.K. and Bream, A.S. (1989): “Ecological studies on some mite families associated with the house fly Musca domestica L. at Giza, Egypt”. Egypt J. Appl. Sci Vol. 4 (3): 386-395.
4- Hassan, M.I.; Abou-Senna F.M.; Shehata, K.K. and Bream, A.S. (1989): “Life history and predation activity of Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli) (Acarina: Macrochelidae), A predator of housefly”. Bull. Fac. Sci. Zagazig Univ. Egypt Vol. (12): 341-349.
5- Fouda, M.A.; Ghoneim, K.S. and Bream, A.S. (1991): “Changes in water content and growth during metamorphosis of the house fly, Musca domestica as influenced by Fenoxycarb (RO13- 5223)”. J. Egypt. Ger. Soc. Zool. Vol. (5): pp. 267-275.
6- Fouda, M.A.; Ghoneim, K.S. and Bream, A.S. (1991): “Biological activity of fenoxycarb (Ro 13-5223) Against house fly, Musca domestica” J. Egypt. Ger. Zool. Vol. (5): pp. 277-288.
7- Ghoneim, K.S.; Fouda, M.A. and Bream, A.S. (1991): “Effectiveness of the non-steroidal ecdysone mimic, RH-5849 for the control of Musca domestica vicina”. J. Egypt. Soc. Parasit. Vol. 21 (3): 723-733.
8- Bream, A.S. (1996): “Bionomics of predaceous mites (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) occurring on lime trees (Tilia Spp.) in Keszthely (Hungary)”. Ph.D. Dissertation. Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest.
9- Bream, A.S. and Bozai, J. (1995): “The biology of Typhlodromus tiliarum Oudemans”. Plant Protection Days Budapest, Abstr. Page 63
10- Bream, A.S. and Bozai, J. (1995): “Population dynamics of mite fauna inhabiting lime trees in Hungary”. Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ., Gent, 60(3b) pp. 1003-1009.
11- Bozi, J. and Bream, A.S. (1995): “Brevipalpus tiliae (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) as a new record for the Hungarian fauna”. Folia ent. hung. 56: 9-11
12- Bream, A.S. and Bozai, J. (1995): “Data to the knowledge about mite population on linden trees”. (In Hungarian with English summary).  Növényvédelem .31(12): 585-588. (Abstr. In Plant Protection Days Budapest,. 1995, Page 63)
13- Bream, A.S. and Bozai, J. (1996): “Effect of temperature and humidity on the development of the predaceous mites Typhlodromus tiliarum, T. longipilus and Amblyseius finlandicus (Acari: phytoseiidae)”. Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ., Gent, 61(3a): 703-708.
14- Bozai, J. and Bream, A.S. (1996): “Life history and natural rate of increase of Typhlodromus tiliarum, T. longipilus and Amblyseius finlandicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and their prey Schizotetranychus tiliarium (Acari: Tetranychidae)”. Med .Fac. Landbouww. Univ., Gent, 61(3b): 999-1006.
15- Ghoneim, K.S.; Bream, A.S. and Mohammed, H.A. (1998): “Assessment of bioactivity of the ecdysteroid agonist, Tebufenozide (RH-5992) on the Egyptian cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis Boisd (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)”. Al-Azhar Bull Sci. 9(2): 974-963.
16- Bream, A.S; Ghoneim, K.S.; and Mohammed H.A. (1999): “Food metabolic changes in larvae of Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd): (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae). induced by Tebufenozide (RH-5992)”. Bull. Ent. Soc. Egypt, Econ. Ser. 26: 11-24.
17- Bream, A.S.; Ghoneim, K.S.; and Mohammed H.A. (1999): “The effectiveness of nonsteroidal Ecdysone mimic, Tebufenozide, on development, reproduction and progeny of the house fly Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae)”. Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ. Gent, 64 (3a): 219-227.
18- Bream, A.S. (1999): “Predaceous insects occurring on lime trees in Keszthely (Hungary), with reference to their abundance”. Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ., Gent, Belgium. 64 (3a): 267-278.
19- Mohammed H.A.; Bream, A.S. and Ghoneim, K.S (1999): “Adult performance and progeny fitness affected by feeding of Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd): (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on NeemAzal-treated food”. Al-Azhar Bull Sci. Vol. 10 (2): 783-796.
20- Ghoneim, K.S.; Mohammed, H.A. and Bream, A. S. (2000): “Efficacy of the neem seed extract NeemAzal, on growth and development of the Egyptian cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd): (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)”. J. Egypt. Ger. Soc. Zool. Vol. 33 (E): 161-179.
21- Mohammed, H.A; Bream, A.S. and Ghoneim, K.S. (2000): “Developmental and reproductive responses of the house fly Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) to the Neem seed extract, NeemAzal”. J. Egypt. Ger. Soc. Zool. Vol. 31 (E): 235 -249.
22- Bream, A.S. (2001): “Seasonal variation in heavy metal accumulation in three aquatic insect species”. Al-Azhar Bull. Sci. Proceeding of the 4th Int. Sci. Conf. Cairo 27-29 March 2001, pp. 385-392. (Abstr. in 2nd WDA Int. Symp. Odonatology, Gallivare, Sweden, July 2001).
23- Abd-Allah, A.T.; Bream, A.S and El-Meadaway, A.O. (2000): “Toxicity of heavy metal interaction to some fresh water invertebrates”. Al-Azhar Bull. Sci. Vol. 11 (1): 9-15.
24- El-Meadaway, A.O.; Bream, A.S. and Abd-Allah, A. T. (2000): “New records of mites associated with phlebotomine flies Phlebotomus papataci (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Sharkia governorate, Egypt”. Al-Azhar Bull. Sci. Vol. 11(1): 1-8.
25- Bream, A.S.; Ghoneim, K.S. Tanani, M.A. and Nassar, M.M. (2001): “Evaluation of plant extracts, Azadirachtin and Jojoba oil, on the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineous (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curulionidae)”. Sec. Int. Conf. Date Palms, Fac. Agric. Al-Ain, UAEU. 25-27 March. In press
26- Ghoneim, K.S.; Bream, A.S.; Tanani, M.A. and Nassar, M.M. (2001): “Efficacy of  CGA-184699 and CGA-259205 on the survival, development and growth the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineous (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curulionidae)”. Sec. Int. Conf. Date Palms, Fac. Agric. Al-Ain, UAEU. 25-27 March. In press.
27- 27 Bream, A.S.; Ghoneim, K.S.; Tanani, M.A.  and Nassar, M.M (2001): “Respiratory metabolic responsiveness, during the pupal stage, of the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus  (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to certain plant extracts”. Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ. Gent. 66/2a: 491-502.
28- 28 Ghoneim, K.S.; Bream, A.S.; Tanani, M.A.  and Nassar, M.M. (2001): “Effectiveness of IGRs (CGA-184699) and (CGA-259205) on the respiratory metabolism of the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)”. Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ. Gent 66/2a. 413-424.
29- Bream, A.S.; Ghazal, S.A. and Ibrahim, S.Y. (2001): “Insecticidal Activity of Selected Actinomycete Strains Against the Egyptian cotton leaf worm Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)”. Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ., Gent, Belgium. 66/2a: 503-511.
30- Ghazal, S.A.; Bream, A.S. and Ibrahim, S.Y. (2001): “Preliminary Studies on Insecticidal Activities of Actinomycete Strains Propagated on Solid and Broth Media Using Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae)”. Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ., Gent, Belgium. 66/2b, 559569.
31- Abd-Allah, A. T. and Bream, A. S. (2001): “Investigations on the effeciency of some freshwater invertebrates as biological monitors for heavy metal pollution”. J. Egypt. Acad. Soc. Environ. Develop., (D-Environ. Studies) Vol. 2 (2): 67-80.
32- Bream, A.S. (2001): “Laboratory observations on two mosquito larvae predators”. 2nd WDA Int. Symp. Odonatology, Gallivare, Sweden, July 2001. Abstr.
33- Bream, A.S. (2002): “Metabolic responsiveness of the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Curculionidae: Coleoptera) to certain plant extracts”. 2nd Int. Symp. On Ornamental Agriculture in Arid Zones, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. In press.
34- Mohamed H.A.; Ghoneim, K.S. and Bream, A.S. (2002): “ Neemazal Effects on the Consumption and Utilization of Food in SomeEearly Larval Instars of the Cotton Leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd): (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)”. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 6(13): 1118-1124.
35- Abd-El-Hai, F and Bream, A.S (2003): “Evaluation of a new coating compositions with insecticidal activity against Musca domestica adults. Al-Azhar Bull. Sci., Vol. 14 (2): pp. 189-199
36- Ghoneim, K. S. and Bream, A.S. (2002): Survival and reproductive responsess the false stable fly, of Muscina stabulans Fallén (Diptera: Muscidae). To the neem extract, Margosan-O. )”. VII European Congress of Entomol., Greece. 2002. Page 268, Abst.
37- Ghoneim, K.S.; Mohamed, H. A. and Bream. A.S. (2002): “Food metabolic responses of last instar larvae of Spodoptera littoralis Boisd. (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) to NeemAzal treatment”. Proceeding of 2nd Int. Conf. Plant Prot. Res. Inst., Cairo, Egypt,. Vol. (1):  696-703.
38-  Bream, A. S. (2002): “Fate and metabolism of IGR,s in insects”.  Article Review, Fac. Sci., Al-Azhar Univer., Cairo, Egypt
39- 39- Bream, A. S. and Abd Elghafar A (2003): “Certain biochemical changes in the house fly; Musca domestica (L.) larvae as induced by feeding on a diet treated with tebufenozide (RH-5992)”. Al-Azhar Bull. Sci., Proc.  5th  Int. Sci. Conf., March 2003,  PP. 309-319.
40- Bream, A. S. (2003): “Laboratory evaluation of heavy metals stress on certain biochemical parameters of the aquatic insect Sphaerodema urinator, Duf. (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae)”. 3rd Symposium  for European Freshwater  Sciences, July, 2003, Univer. Edinburgh, UK.
41- Bream, A. S. (2003): Effect of azadirachtin on phosphatases and transaminases activities in pupae of the red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Proc. of Int. Scientific Conf. Date Palm, Saudi Arabia,  1-11.
42- Mohamed, H. A. and Bream. A.S. (2004): Food consumption and utilization in the Egyptian cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.), (Leipidoptera: Noctuidae) as influenced by the novel insecticide spinosad. Al-Azhar Bull. Sci. In press.
43- Zayed M.E. and Bream A.S. (2004): Biodiversity of the Microbial Flora Associated with two strains of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae).  Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ., Gent, Belgium. In Press.
44- Zayed M.E. and Bream A.S. (2004): Bioassay of some Egyptian isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis against Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae). Med. Fac. Landbouww. Univ., Gent, Belgium. In Press.

Referees:
1- Prof. Mohammed A. Fouda, Head of Section Entomology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. Phone/Fax (202) 2629356..
2- Prof. Reda  Baker Fadeel, Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. Phone (202) 4821031
3- Prof. Abd-El-Sattar Mohamed Metwally, Head of Agricultural Zoology and Nematoda Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt Phone/Fax (202) 4024132 / 4024190.