ALI NASSER HASSAN

Dr.Ali Nasser Hassan

Professor,
Institute of Environmental Studies & Research, Ain Shams University
Egypt
Senior Environmental Expert, Ministry of Environment & Climate Affairs
Oman

Dr. Ali N Hassan is a professor at the Institute of Environmental Studies and Research, Ain Shams University, Egypt. Dr. Hassan has 35 years of experience in both field and laboratory research in the broad area of vector-borne diseases, where his studies covered many disease systems of man and animals. His expertise spans ecology, vector biology and control, vector incrimination, arbovirology, GIS and remote sensing modeling of disease ecology. Dr. Hassan has developeda unique multi-disciplinary approach to infectious diseases strengthened by his expertise in the areas of environmental planning/management and sustainability. Dr. Hassan has studied and workedin the MENA Region, USA, Europe and Asia. He has worked at NASA to develop spacebased models to predict vector-borne diseases.Professor Hassan served as PI and co-PI in research projects funded by NIH, WHO, FAO and USAID and has provided consultations to WHO, UNEP, FAO, UNESCO in many parts of the world

Vector ecology, biology and control, Vector-borne disease ecology, epidemiology & modeling, Application of space-related technologies to vector-borne diseases' ecology and control, Environmental planning, management and sustainable development