Shaimaa Hatab

Shaimaa Hatab is a professor and Vice Dean at the Faculty of organic agriculture, Heliopolis university, Cairo (Egypt), and Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, Arish University, North Sinai (Egypt). She successfully completed her doctoral degree in Food safety and microbiology at Northwest A&F University in China in 2012. Additionally, she served as a visiting scholar for a duration of three years at the College of Food and Pharmacy, Zhejiang Ocean University, China.

Hatab's research interests primarily revolve around the production of value-added nutraceuticals and functional foods for the purpose of disease prevention and health promotion. She is also focused on developing natural food preservatives to enhance food quality and safety. Furthermore, her research encompasses food microbiology, which involves the proper handling, preparation, and storage of food to prevent foodborne illnesses.

Hatab has authored numerous articles that have been published in both international and national peer-reviewed journals, as well as in the proceedings of scientific conferences. Moreover, she has been recognized with several academic and research awards, including the Talented Young Scientist Award in 2014 and 2015, presented by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.