Mostafa Elshahed is a professor at the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Oklahoma State University in the USA. Mostafa received his Bachelor degree in pharmacy in Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, and his PhD in microbiology at the University of Oklahoma.
Left to right: Mostafa Elshahed, Archana Yadav, Chelsea Murphy, Radwa Hanafy and Noha Youssef
At Oklahoma, Mostafa’s lab focuses on two main areas of research: (a) genomics of novel, yet-uncultured microbial lineages and (b) the ecology, genomics, and biotechnological potential of anaerobic fungi.
Mostafa’s anaerobic fungal research is conducted in collaboration with Dr. Noha Youssef, an associate professor in the same department. The Youssef/Elshahed laboratory studies a wide range of topics related to anaerobic fungal taxonomy, ecology, evolution, and biotechnological potential.
For more information about Mostafa and his research you can visit his lab website or look him up on Google Scholar. You can also follow the latest news and collaborative activities of the Youssef/Elshahed lab via X.