Nahla is on a mission to control foodborne diseases. Her research explores ways to reduce the risk of bacterial enteritis, a type of infection that can be passed to humans by eating poultry and other meat.
The project is a collaboration between the Egyptian National Research Centre and the UK’s University of Nottingham. It is supported by the £50 million Newton-Mosharafa Fund, a seven-year partnership between Egypt and the UK. The fund brings together research institutions in both countries to create new opportunities for scientific collaboration. Its main goal is to support the Egyptian science sector to address social and economic challenges through high-quality research and innovation.
For Nahla, the fund has played an important role in her career in science, an industry that is still dominated by men. With the support of the fund and her team at the National Research Centre, she published a paper in a prestigious peer-reviewed journal, helping to raise her academic and research profile internationally. "The selection of my project by the fund made me proud as a scientist and gave me a huge boost for more challenges," says Nahla. The fund also gave her the chance to present her research at a workshop for academics and industry professionals, opening up potential networking opportunities to support her career in the future.