Specializing in metabolomics, natural products chemistry, and plant biochemistry, Mohamed A. Farag completed his PhD at Texas Tech University, USA, in 2003. In 2005, after spending time as a postdoctoral fellow at The Samuel Noble Foundation, USA, and the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, USA, he became assistant professor in 2005 at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt.
Since 2009, Dr Farag has been working as a part-time visiting professor at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, to participate in teaching plant metabolomics and chemometrics modelling for master students, and in 2009–2010 he held the Alexander von Humboldt fellowship at the Leibniz Institute for Plant Biochemistry, Germany. Dr Farag now works full time as a professor at the Pharmacognosy Department within the Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University where his research work focuses primarily on applying innovative biochemical technologies (metabolomics) to help answer complex biological questions in medicine, herbal drugs analysis, and agriculture.
Dr. Farag has been recognized with several awards, including UNESCO Award in life sciences 2023, Abd el Hameed Shoman award (2016), Egypt Higher State Incentive Award (2012), Cairo University Incentive Award (2009), TWAS award in science diplomacy (2014), and the Mass Spectroscopy Performance Award, TTU, USA (2004). For his highly cited publications with close to 15,000 citations and an H index of 69 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nWjY6yoAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao, Dr. Farag was selected as a top researcher in the field of plant biology in Africa by the American society of plant biology, USA.
Dr. Farag is a current TWAS fellow in Agriculture from Egypt.
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Session Title: Digital Transformation for Sustainable Education and capacity building in the Arab Region
Presentation Title: Navigating AI Landscape: From omics technologies to scientific writing perspectives
AI: The Alchemist or the Destroyer of Scientific Writing?
ABSTRACT
Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized omics sciences by enabling sophisticated chemometric modeling and network analysis of vast datasets. AI-driven algorithms excel at extracting meaningful patterns and insights from complex omics data, leading to advancements in biomarker discovery, disease diagnosis, and drug development. However, challenges remain, including the need for high-quality data, interpretable models, and ethical considerations in not letting the models fool you.
More recently, AI role in scientific publishing has emerged though with more scrutiny among researchers on whether to use or not to use. AI-powered tools can automate manuscript review, suggest citations, and generate initial drafts, potentially streamlining the publication process. Yet, concerns arise regarding the potential for bias in AI-driven decision-making and the risk of compromising the integrity of the peer-review system. In conclusion, AI offers immense potential to transform both omics research and scientific publishing. This talk shall introduce one of the omics sciences mastered by Dr. Farag which is metabolomics or the s analysis of chemicals in biological systems and the role of AI in metabolomics dataset interpretation in the hope of saving our time to answer the biological questions. By addressing challenges and embracing responsible AI practices, we can harness its power to accelerate scientific discovery and improve the quality of research communication among researchers and its outcomes