Dr Abdelwahab is currently a professor at Minia Faculty of Medicine, Minia University (Egypt). He obtained a Pharmacy degree from Assiut University in 1989 and completed his PhD in Immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2002. Dr Abdelwahab research interests include cellular immunity to viruses including HCV, HIV and HEV and he has published 56 papers in international journals and 13 papers in local Egyptian journals. He supervised 26 Master's and PhD Students and refereed 13 different theses and dissertations. Dr Abdelwahab received 19 different awards including the State Incentive Award in Medical Sciences for 2007. He is a member in several professional organizations.