The 44th International Annual Conference of the Egyptian Society of Histology and Cytology

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Prof. Dr. Hwyda Arafat

Dr. Hwyda Arafat graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt with the highest honors. She joined the faculty of Ain Shams University as an instructor of Histology. She received her Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences (Histology/Biochemistry) and her Ph.D. in Cell Biology and Immunology from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Dr. Arafat received her postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania where she served afterward as an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Arafat joined the faculty of Thomas Jefferson University at the departments of Surgery and Pathology Anatomy and Cell Biology in 2001. Dr. Arafat joined the faculty of the University of New England COM as a professor of Biomedical Sciences in 2013.
Dr. Arafat experience spans teaching, research and mentoring graduate and medical students, postdocs and residents. Her research is focused on investigating the molecular mechanisms involved in the regulation of oxidative stress and inflammation signaling. She received multiple honors and awards from federal and non-federal funding agencies.
Dr. Arafat has authored over 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers in the fields of diabetes and pancreatic cancer. She serves on the advisory boards of many funding agencies and as a reviewer to different scientific journals. Dr. Arafat travels around the US and internationally teaching and lecturing about her research and the advances in the treatment of diabetes and benign and malignant pancreatic diseases.
Dr. Arafat is the recipient of the Dean's Award for Excellence in Education from Thomas JeffersonUniversity, acknowledging her excellence and innovative methods of integrating basic and clinical sciences.
With a focus on medical education, in 2017, Dr. Arafat obtained her Master’s degree in Medical Education Leadership from the University of New England. She conducts workshops for faculty and students nationally and internationally about medical education, research and faculty development.
Dr. Arafat is also the recipient of the awards from the University of New England COM students: Distinguished Clinical Faculty of the Year Award and the Distinguished Biomedical Sciences Faculty of the Year Award.
Dr. Arafat was inducted into the Gold Humanism Society, University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine Chapter. She was honored for demonstrating excellence in clinical care, leadership, compassion and dedication to service.

Prof. Dr. Hwyda Arafat

Dr. Arafat is the recipient of the Dean's Award for Excellence in Education from Thomas JeffersonUniversity, acknowledging her excellence and innovative methods of integrating basic and clinical sciences.

With a focus on medical education, in 2017, Dr. Arafat obtained her Master’s degree in Medical Education Leadership from the University of New England. She conducts workshops for faculty and students nationally and internationally about medical education, research and faculty development.

Dr. Arafat is also the recipient of the awards from the University of New England COM students: Distinguished Clinical Faculty of the Year Award and the Distinguished Biomedical Sciences Faculty of the Year Award.

Dr. Arafat was inducted into the Gold Humanism Society, University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine Chapter. She was honored for demonstrating excellence in clinical care, leadership, compassion and dedication to service.