Rashika El Ridi
Professor of Immunology, Department of Zoology Faculty of Science
Cairo University
Egypt
Biography
Rashika Ahmed Fathi El Ridi, a Professor of Immunology, Department of Zoology Faculty of Science, Cairo University. Dr Rashika El Ridi is an Egyptian scientist, a pioneer in immunology and understanding the biology of this parasite, Rashika El Ridi was Director of Schistosomiasis Research, Biomedical Research Center, Egyptian Organization for Sera and Vaccines 1990-2000. In October 2009, Professor Rashika El Ridi won L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science for the year 2010 within the five most achievable women in the continents of the world. The jury for the prize said in a statement that the winning of Professor Rashika El Ridi for Africa Group and the Arab countries was based on her contribution to the development of a vaccine to eradicate the cycle of schistosomiasis, a tropical disease infecting more than 200 million people in the world.
Research Interest
Schistosomiasis Vaccine, Immunology