
Prof. Magda Mohamed Hagras
Board Member
Professor
Current Positions
- Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research Affairs - Suez Canal University
- President of Suez Canal University
- Board of Trustees of Ismailia Private University
Education
Bachelor of Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine - Ain Shams University with very good grade and honors in December 1986
Master's degree in Pharmacology from the Faculty of Medicine - Suez Canal University in October 1991
PhD in Pharmacology from the Faculty of Medicine - Suez Canal University in October 1995
Diploma in Clinical Research from the Clinical Research Institute in the United Kingdom in June 2009
Diploma in Medical Education from the Faculty of Medicine - Suez Canal University in 2011
Master's degree in Clinical Research from the Faculty of Medicine - University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom in December 2014
Professional Experience
Academic Experience
- Research Assistant at the National Research Center
- Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University
- Associate Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University
- Head of Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University
- Full-time Professor at Ain Shams University
Leadership Positions
- Minister of Agriculture in four different governments
- Director of the Agricultural Research Center
- President of the Egyptian Union of Producers and Exporters of Horticultural Crops
- CEO of the Environmental Affairs Agency
- Chairman of the Protected Agriculture Committee of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) for two terms from 1998 to 2006
- Reporter of the Egyptian Council for Agricultural Research and Development 2007-2011
- Reporter and Member of the Supreme Committee for Climate Change in the Agricultural Sector since 2007
- Chairman of the Executive Committee for Climate Change in the Agricultural Sector since 2007
International Experience
International cooperation in agricultural research and climate change
Participation in international conferences on sustainable agriculture
Collaboration with international organizations on food security
Local Experience
Leadership in Egyptian agricultural development programs
Management of national agricultural research initiatives
Coordination of agricultural policies at the national level
Scientific Conferences
Participated in numerous international and local conferences in pharmacology and clinical research
Scientific Supervision & Review
Research in Pharmacology and Drug Development
Studies in Clinical Research and Drug Trials
Research in Medical Education and Professional Development
Publications
Scientific publications in pharmacology and clinical research in local and international scientific journals
Scientific Memberships
- Member of the Scientific Committee for Pharmacology to review scientific output for promotion of faculty members to Professor and Associate Professor positions 2016/2019 and 2022-2025
- Board Member of the Egyptian Society for Drugs and Experimental Therapy
- Member of the Institute of Clinical Research (ICR) - United Kingdom, since 2009
- Member of the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) - United States since 2010
- Member of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics since 2010
Awards & Honors
- Pioneers Award for Agricultural Sciences from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology
- Order of Sciences and Arts, First Class
- State Appreciation Award for Agricultural Sciences
- Silver Medal from the Food and Agriculture Organization - World Food Day
- Silver Medal from the Food and Agriculture Organization - World Food Day "Water for Life"