Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, B.S. in Zoology, 1977

Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, M.S., 1981

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Program of Molecular and cell Biology, 1995

LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, B.S., Medical Technology 2004  

Specialty Areas:

Teaching:

Clinical Microbiology

Clinical Microbiology Laboratory

Molecular Diagnostics and Genetics

Research Interests:

Host-parasite interactions in bacterial infections

Epidemiology and molecular characterization of community / hospital acquired MRSA isolates

Role of antimicrobial peptides in host defense against bacterial infections

Other Experience and Professional Memberships
1993 – Present  Brugia malayi excretory/secretory antigens: Suppression of Con A- induced blastogenic responses of T-cells from uninfected rhesus monkeys. Bakeer, M.K., Dennis, V. A., and Philipp, M. 1993. Poster at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the American Society of Parasitologists.
1994 - Present   The longitudinal study of cellular and humoral immune responses in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) to excretory/secretory (E/S) antigens of adult worms of Brugia malayi. 1994. Poster at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the American Society of Parasitologists.
2004 - Present   American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), # 04130261
2004 - Present   Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, Clinical Laboratory Scientist – Generalist, License # G04581
2004 - Present   American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS), Member
2004 - Present   Louisiana Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (LSCLS), Member
2004 - Present   American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), Member

Honors
2004 - Alpha Eta National Honor Society for Allied Health Professions, Louisiana State University Medical Center Chapter

Selected Publications:

 Kamal, M., Rocklin, R.E. (1986), " Augmented Cellular and Humoral Immune Responses in Mice Depleted in-Vivo of De-Novo Synthesized Histamine, " Int. J. Immunotherapy, II(2), pp. 127-135.

Rao, U.R., Nasarre, C., Coleman, S. U., Bakeer, M., Dennis, V., Horohov, D. W. and Klei, T. R. (1996). Cellular Immune Responses of Jirds to eExtracts of Life Cycle Stages and Adult Excretory Secretory Products during the Early Development of Brugia pahangi. Experimental Parasitology, 82, pp

Lili Fan, Mary Lupo, Amy Morris, Mona Bakeer, Don Owen. The Effect of Oligopeptides on Collagen and Soluble Protein Production in various Human Fibroblasts in Confluent and Non-confluent Cell Culture, First World Congress for International Academy of Cosmetic Dermatology, Jan. 28-31, 1999, Malta, Italy (abstr.)