Prof. Hussein El-Kashef

Hussein El-Kashef was born in El-Minia (Egypt) in 1945. He studied at Assiut University-Egypt and got all his degrees from the same university. He received his B.Sc. (special degree in Chemistry with distinction) in 1965, his M.Sc. in 1969 and Ph.D. in 1973.

He obtained another doctorate degree (Docteurès sciences Pharmaceutiques) from the University of Caen-France in 1994.

He was appointed as Assistant of Organic Chemistry at the Faculty of Science, Assiut University in 1965, Assistant lecturer in 1973, Assistant Professor in 1977, and Professor in 1982. He is Professor Emeritus from 2005 till present.

Hussein El-Kashef has been visiting professor at different Universitiesand Institutes:

University of Caen, France (several times).
University of Marseille, France (several times).
University of Strasbourg, France (two times).
University of Nice – Sophia Antipolis, France.
University of Clermont–Ferrand I, France.
University of Ferrara, Italy (several times).
University of Calabria, Italy.
University of Tohoku, Japan.
University of Saarlandes ,Saarbrücken, Germany.
Kaufmann institute of Lipids, Münster, Germany.
University of Sana'a, Yemen.

Projects

In addition to other three national projects, Hussein El-Kashef has participated in two international projects:

1- Coordinator of a TEMPUS Project "Professional Master in the Chemistry of Aroma, Fragrance and Cosmetic products, with the partnership of the University of Ferrara (Italy) and the University of Nice (France), January 2003 –April 2008. This project was funded by the European community.

2- Principal investigator of a European project “IMHOTEP ". Preparation of New Nitrilo-Lactones and Their Application in the Domain of Aroma and Perfumes, (July 2007 – July 2009), with the partnership of the University of Nice (France).

He has organized Ibn Sina Conference three times in Luxor-Egypt, and he participated in 55 national and international conferences. He has published about 100 publications.

Prizes

Assiut University Prize for Scientific Distinction ( 2001).
Chevalier dans l'ordre des Palmes Académiques (France, 2004).
Faculty of Science prize for the research of highest impact factor (2014)

Invited Lectures

Selective Ligands for Actinide-Lanthanide Separations
Design, Synthesis, And Pharmacological Properties Of New Cb₂ Cannabinoid Receptor Ligands
Novel Rearrangements in Targeted Synthesis of Natural Compound Analogs
Nef-Isocyanide Adducts as key Intermediates for Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds
Multicomponent 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions of Stabilized Azomethine Ylides
Discovering new applications of chiral N-sulfinyl imines in heterocyclic chemistry
Aliphatic Nitrocompounds as Strategic Sources of Heterocycles
Synthetic Strategies for New Pyrazoles of Potential Biological Activities
Enaminones in the synthesis of heterocyclic systems. [2+2] Cycloadditions, ring expansion reactions and other transformations
Design, synthesis and pharmacological properties of new thiazole and thiadiazole derivatives
Cultivating over thirty years the passion to build heterocycles from 1,2-diaza-1,3-dienes
[1,4]Thiazino[3,4-c][1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-ones: an examination of their reactivity and of their biological profile
Effective Conversion of Carbohydrate Molecules to Nitrogen-containing Heterocyclic Derivatives
Recent Advances in Appel Salt Chemistry
Heterocyclic compounds in the design of biodegradable polymers
Synthesis and study of some triazolo Isoxazole heterocyclic Compounds
Three different approaches to target the T315I mutation: ATP-competitive, ATP-non-competitive and 14-3-3 inhibitors
Tetrapyrrolic macrocycles: Synthetic features and potential applications
Reactivity of alpha-halogen substituted pyridinium ylides.
Benzopyran building blocks: herald of hope for multitarget drug discovery
A new general 3CR leading to 1,4,5-trisubstituted-1,2,3-triazoless
Marine alkaloid nortopsentin analogues inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1)