Dr Mahmoud Naguib

Personal Statement

Mahmoud M. Naguib is a virologist specializing in zoonotic viruses, particularly influenza A virus. His research focuses on exploring the interspecies transmission mechanisms of viruses and how pandemics evolve through the application of diverse methodologies, encompassing both in vivo (E.g. RNAseq, 10x single cell genomics) and in vitro (animal experiments in birds, mice, and ferret model) approaches at BSL-2 and BSL-3 laboratories. Mahmoud has a MVSc from Cairo University, Egypt (2012) and a DVM in Virology from Leipzig University, Germany (2017). Following his PhD, he performed post-doctoral research at Uppsala University, Sweden combined with EMBO short-term Fellowship at Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics and University of Konstanz - Germany. In 2022, he was appointed as a Docent in Experimental Virology at Uppsala University. In 2024, he was recruited to the University of Liverpool as a senior lecturer with focus on influenza virus. Mahmoud is a member of the Global Consortium for H5N8 and Related Influenza Viruses, and is a committee member of the Swedish Pathogens portal. He has developed several international partnerships including Freiburg University - Germany, Texas Biomedical Research Institute - USA, and the Institute of Virology and Immunology, Bern - Switzerland as well as a number of institutions in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.