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Dr. Haytham Alieldin Ali
Title: HoD, Associate Professor
Office No. 2041
Ext. 3730
Email: h.ali@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Veterinary Anatomic Pathology, Histopathology and Molecular Pathology
Education: Ph.D. Veterinary Pathology, Zagazig University, Egypt.

Dr. Mohammed Al-Abri
Title: Associate Professor (Assistant Dean for Training and Community Service)
Office No. 2016
Ext. 1248
Email: abri1st@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Genetic variability and diversity, Genome characterization, Gene mapping.
Education: Ph.D. in Animal Science with minors in Statistics, Computational Genetics and Genomics, Cornell University, USA

Dr. Waleed Al-Marzooqi
Title: Associate Professor
Office No. 2038
Ext. 1289
Email: walmar@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: My research areas embrace: meat production from farm animals including poultry, early nutrition utilization, gastrointestinal tract development, evaluation of growth performance of exotic/indigenous breeds under Omani condition, use of agricultural by-products for feeding poultry and small ruminants as well as metagenomic analysis of gut microbiota to study the interactions between the intestinal bacteria and the host.
Education: PhD School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Dr. Elshafie Ibrahim Elshafie
Title: Assistant Professor
Office No. 141-L
Ext. 1232
Email: eielshafie@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: ● Blood and intestinal parasites of both domestic and wild animals. ● Epidemiology of animal diseases and potential risk factors that contribute to their spread. ● Molecular characterizations of animal parasites. ● Host-pathogen interaction. ● Preventive medicine and zoonotic diseases. ● Tick classifications.
Education: University Putra Malaysia - Malaysia - Doctor of Philosophy in Parasitology

Dr. Hani M. El Zaiat
Title: Assistant Professor
Office No. 2034
Ext. 3647
Email: h.alzaiat@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Ruminant Animal Nutrition and Feeding. Manipulation of rumen fermentation and feeding strategies. Exploring alternative feed resources to reduce methane emission while improving animal performance and profitability.
Education: PhD in Animal Production (with minors in Animal Nutrition), Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agronomy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil.

Dr. Salma Al Adwani
Title: Assistant Professor
Office No. 2039
Ext. 3679
Email: aladwani@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: ● Field of Interest: Immunology and specifically innate immunity ● Host-pathogen interactions ● Maternal immunity ● Novel antimicrobial drugs against antibiotic-resistant bacteria ● Identifying novel antimicrobial peptides from different animals ● Interactions of neutrophils and macrophages with pathogens ● Oxidative burst ● NETosis ● Phagocytosis
Education: PhD in Medical Sciences from Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Dr. Yasmin Ahmed ElTahir
Title: Associate Professor
Office No. 2050
Ext. 3693
Email: yasmin@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Diagnosis of brucella infection in Oman 1. Zoonotic diseases 2. Structure-function of brucella Bp 26 protein
Education: PhD, University of Turku, Finland

Dr. Muhammed Hammad Hussain
Title: Assistant Professor
Office No. 2036
Ext. 3735
Email: m.hussain1@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: ● Preventive veterinary medicine. ● Regenerative medicine ● Application of biosensors ● Spatial epidemiology of emerging infectious and zoonotic diseases in Oman
Education: PhD in Veterinary Clinical Medicine & Surgery from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Dr. Atique Ahmed Behan
Title: Assistant Professor
Office No. 2035
Ext. 3616
Email: a.behan@squ.edu.om
Field of Interest: Animal Production (Dairy & Meat), Animal Nutrition, Sustainable Animal Production Systems
Education: PhD in Animal Production, Department of Animal Science, University Putra Malaysia

	Dr. Haytham Alieldin Ali Title: HoD, Associate Professor Office No. 2041 Ext. 3730 Email: h.ali@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Veterinary Anatomic Pathology, Histopathology and Molecular Pathology Education: Ph.D. Veterinary Pathology, Zagazig University, Egypt.

	Dr. Mohammed Al-Abri Title: Associate Professor (Assistant Dean for Training and Community Service) Office No. 2016 Ext. 1248 Email: abri1st@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Genetic variability and diversity, Genome characterization, Gene mapping. Education: Ph.D. in Animal Science with minors in Statistics, Computational Genetics and Genomics, Cornell University, USA

	Dr. Waleed Al-Marzooqi Title: Associate Professor Office No. 2038 Ext. 1289 Email: walmar@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: My research areas embrace: meat production from farm animals including poultry, early nutrition utilization, gastrointestinal tract development, evaluation of growth performance of exotic/indigenous breeds under Omani condition, use of agricultural by-products for feeding poultry and small ruminants as well as metagenomic analysis of gut microbiota to study the interactions between the intestinal bacteria and the host. Education: PhD School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.

	Dr. Elshafie Ibrahim Elshafie Title: Assistant Professor Office No. 141-L Ext. 1232 Email: eielshafie@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: ● Blood and intestinal parasites of both domestic and wild animals. ● Epidemiology of animal diseases and potential risk factors that contribute to their spread. ● Molecular characterizations of animal parasites. ● Host-pathogen interaction. ● Preventive medicine and zoonotic diseases. ● Tick classifications. Education: University Putra Malaysia - Malaysia - Doctor of Philosophy in Parasitology

	Dr. Hani M. El Zaiat Title: Assistant Professor Office No. 2034 Ext. 3647 Email: h.alzaiat@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Ruminant Animal Nutrition and Feeding. Manipulation of rumen fermentation and feeding strategies. Exploring alternative feed resources to reduce methane emission while improving animal performance and profitability. Education: PhD in Animal Production (with minors in Animal Nutrition), Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agronomy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil.

	Dr. Salma Al Adwani Title: Assistant Professor Office No. 2039 Ext. 3679 Email: aladwani@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: ● Field of Interest: Immunology and specifically innate immunity ● Host-pathogen interactions ● Maternal immunity ● Novel antimicrobial drugs against antibiotic-resistant bacteria ● Identifying novel antimicrobial peptides from different animals ● Interactions of neutrophils and macrophages with pathogens ● Oxidative burst ● NETosis ● Phagocytosis Education: PhD in Medical Sciences from Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

	Dr. Yasmin Ahmed ElTahir Title: Associate Professor Office No. 2050 Ext. 3693 Email: yasmin@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Diagnosis of brucella infection in Oman 1. Zoonotic diseases 2. Structure-function of brucella Bp 26 protein Education: PhD, University of Turku, Finland

	Dr. Muhammed Hammad Hussain Title: Assistant Professor Office No. 2036 Ext. 3735 Email: m.hussain1@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: ● Preventive veterinary medicine. ● Regenerative medicine ● Application of biosensors ● Spatial epidemiology of emerging infectious and zoonotic diseases in Oman Education: PhD in Veterinary Clinical Medicine & Surgery from the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

	Dr. Atique Ahmed Behan Title: Assistant Professor Office No. 2035 Ext. 3616 Email: a.behan@squ.edu.om Field of Interest: Animal Production (Dairy & Meat), Animal Nutrition, Sustainable Animal Production Systems Education: PhD in Animal Production, Department of Animal Science, University Putra Malaysia

Dr. Haytham Alieldin Ali

Dr. Mohammed Al-Abri

Dr. Waleed Al-Marzooqi

Dr. Elshafie Ibrahim Elshafie

Dr. Hani M. El Zaiat

Dr. Salma Al Adwani

Dr. Yasmin Ahmed ElTahir

Dr. Muhammed Hammad Hussain

Dr. Atique Ahmed Behan