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University lecturer & researcher in Parasitology, expert in biological data, statistic classify, phylogenetic analyses

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Experienced university lecturer and researcher specializing in Zoology and biological data analysis, with expertise in morphometrics, taxonomy, systematic parasitology, and phylogenetics. Excellent knowledge of DNA extraction, PCR technique, gene editing and assembly, DNA BLAST, and constructing phylogeny trees and species delimitation analyses. Skilled in applying advanced clustering and multivariate statistical methods to morphological datasets. With a strong command of software tools such as SPSS, Excel, GeneStudio, MUSCLE, MEGA, PAUP, MrBayes, RAxML, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator. Dedicated to scientific research, academic publishing, and fostering positive educational environments through effective teaching and mentorship. Bilingual in Arabic and English, with proven ability to prepare formal scientific texts and professional correspondence.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Parasitology
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Cluster Analysis
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Comparative Analysis
• ☆ Regression Analysis
• ☆ Multivariate Analysis
• ☆ Bayesian Statistics
• ☆ Correlation Analysis
• ☆ Bioinformatics
• ☆ Gene & Protein Expression Analysis
• ☆ Taxonomy/Classification
• ☆ Phylogenetics
• ☆ Publishing
• ☆ SPSS
• ☆ Excel

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Creative Writing, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Cleaning, Data Processing

Work Experience

Lecturer (PhD. in Parasitology)

New Valley University

June 2022 - Present

Teaching assistant

New Valley University

May 2020 - June 2022

Teaching assistant

South Valley University

October 2018 - May 2020

Demonstrator

South Valley University

December 2008 - October 2018

Education

PhD. Degree in Zoology "Parasitology" (Faculty of Science, Zoology Department)

South Valley University

March 2019 - June 2022

M. Sc. (Parasitology) (Faculty of Science, Zoology department)

South Valley University

June 2011 - October 2018

Postgraduate courses for Master degree (Faculty of Science, Zoology department)

South Valley University

September 2009 - October 2010

B. Sc. (Zoology) (Faculty of science, Zoology Department )

South Valley University

September 2004 - June 2008

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

HASNAA THABIT, YASSER F. M. KARAR (2025). Rhabdias aegyptiaca El-Garhy & Garo, 2006 (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae), parasitic in Sclerophrys regularis (Reuss) (Anura: Bufonidae) with a preliminary treatment of the problematic taxonomic status of North African Rhabdias . Zootaxa.

Impact of trypanosomiasis on male camel infertility @article{Abdel_Hakeem_2025, title={Impact of trypanosomiasis on male camel infertility}, volume={11}, ISSN={2297-1769}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1506532}, DOI={10.3389/fvets.2024.1506532}, journal={Frontiers in Veterinary Science}, publisher={Frontiers Media SA}, author={Abdel-Hakeem, Sara Salah and Megahed, Gaber and Al-Hakami, Ahmed M. and Tolba, Mohammed E. M. and Karar, Yasser F. M.}, year={2025}, month=jan } . Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

ALI MANSOUR, YASSER F. M. KARAR, HEMELY ABDEL-SHAFY HASSAN, HODA S. MOHAMADAIN, SARA SALAH ABDEL-HAKEEM (2025). Integrative supporting techniques for the taxonomy of Schistorchis carneus Lühe, 1906 (Digenea: Megaperidae) with perspective for the existence of species complexes . Zootaxa.

Y.F.M. Karar, C.K. Blend, A. Mansour (2025). Re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of taxa recognized within the expanded concept of Sphincteristomum Oshmarin, Mamaev & Parukhin, 1961 and the related Lobatotrema Manter, 1963 (Digenea: Megaperidae) . Journal of Helminthology.

Y.F.M. Karar, C.K. Blend, A. Mansour (2025). Re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of taxa recognized within the expanded concept of <i>Sphincteristomum</i> Oshmarin, Mamaev &amp; Parukhin, 1961 and the related <i>Lobatotrema</i> Manter, 1963 (Digenea: Megaperidae) . Journal of Helminthology.

CHARLES K. BLEND, YASSER F. M. KARAR, NORMAN O. DRONEN (2024). Decision favoring Megaperidae Manter, 1934 and errata as relates to Blend et al. 2017 . Zootaxa.

YASSER F. M. KARAR, CHARLES K. BLEND, NORMAN O. DRONEN, ASMAA ADEL (2023). Towards resolving the problematic status of the digenean genus Astiotrema Looss, 1900: Taxa excluded from Astiotrema (sensu stricto) with special reference to plagiorchioid genera closely related to the restricted concept of Astiotrema . Zootaxa.

YASSER F. M. KARAR and CHARLES K. BLEND and NORMAN O. DRONEN and ASMAA ADEL(2021). Towards resolving the problematic status of the digenean genus Astiotrema Looss, 1900: An updated concept and revision of species composition for Astiotrema (sensu stricto) . Zootaxa. 4991. (1). p. 36--72. Magnolia Press

YASSER F. M. KARAR, CHARLES K. BLEND, NORMAN O. DRONEN, ASMAA ADEL(2021). Towards resolving the problematic status of the digenean genus Astiotrema Looss, 1900: An updated concept and revision of species composition for Astiotrema (sensu stricto) . Zootaxa. 4991. (1). p. 36--72. Magnolia Press

(2020). <p><strong>Unusual opecoelids from Red Sea triggerfishes with special reference </strong><strong>to characteristic concepts of the Opistholebetinae Fukui, 1929 (Digenea: Opecoelidae)</strong></p> . Zootaxa.

YASSER F. M. KARAR, CHARLES K. BLEND, HODA S. MOHAMADAIN, REFAAT M. A. KHALIFA, NORMAN O. DRONEN (2020). Unusual opecoelids from Red Sea triggerfishes with special reference to characteristic concepts of the Opistholebetinae Fukui, 1929 (Digenea: Opecoelidae) . Zootaxa.

(2020). <p><strong>A new genus and species of Anchitrematidae Mehra, 1935 (Digenea: Gorgoderoidea) in a freshwater fish from the River Nile at Qena, Egypt with amendation of the family</strong></p> . Zootaxa.

NORMAN O. DRONEN, YASSER F. M. KARAR, CHARLES K. BLEND (2020). A new genus and species of Anchitrematidae Mehra, 1935 (Digenea: Gorgoderoidea) in a freshwater fish from the River Nile at Qena, Egypt with amendation of the family . Zootaxa.

(2019). Re-examination of the phylogenetic relationships within the Gyliauchenidae Fukui, 1929 (Digenea) based on morphological and molecular evidence with a proposal for Paragyliaucheninae n. subfam. and a description of Flagellotrema convolutum Ozaki, 1936 . Systematic Parasitology.

1. Karar, Y.F.M., Mohamadain, H.S., Khalifa, R.M. & Hassan, H.A.S. (2019) Apharyngogyliauchen callyodontis Yamaguti, 1942 (Digenea) from a New Host, the Common Parrotfish, Scarus psittacus (Scaridae) with Special Reference to its Morphological Intra-Specific Variations. SVU-IJVS, 2 (2):1-12 .

(2019). Apharyngogyliauchen callyodontis Yamaguti, 1942 (Digenea) from a New Host, the Common Parrotfish, Scarus psittacus (Scaridae) with Special Reference to its Morphological Intra-SpecificVariations . SVU-International Journal of Veterinary Sciences.

(2019). Case 3775 – Megaperidae Manter, 1934 and Apocreadiinae Skrjabin, 1942 (Platyhelminthes, Digenea): proposed re-establishment of precedence of the older family-group name .

Khalifa, R. M. A., Mohamadain, H. S. & Karar, Y. M. F. (2019). Redescription and systematic studies on Procamallanus (procamallanus) elatensis fusco & overstreet, 1979 from three red sea siganus sp. Fishes. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 49(1), 2019: 81– 90.

Khalifa, R. M. A., Hassan, H. A., Mohamadain, H. S., & Karar, Y. F. M. (2018). First redscription and a new host record of Hysterothylcium sebae bruce, 1990 from the Red sea fish Scarus psittacus from Egypt. J. Egypt. Soc. Parasitol. (JESP),48(3), 655 – 660.

Khalifa, R. M. A., Hassan, H. A., Mohamadain, H. S., & Karar, Y. F. M. (2018). Molecular Phylogenetic Taxonomy and Descriptive Analysis on Hexangium sigani Goto & Ozaki, 1929 (Digenea: Microscaphidiidae) from Three Different Siganus spp. Fishes from Red Sea, Egypt. Appli Microbiol Open Access, 4(147), 2.‏ .

(2017). Revision of the Megaperidae Manter, 1934 n. comb. (Syn. Apocreadiidae Skrjabin, 1942) including a reorganization of the Schistorchiinae Yamaguti, 1942 . Zootaxa.

Blend, C.K., Karar, Y.F.M., Dronen, N.O.(2017). Revision of the Megaperidae Manter, 1934 n. Comb. (Syn. Apocreadiidae Skrjabin, 1942) including a reorganization of the Schistorchiinae Yamaguti, 1942 . Zootaxa. 4358. (1). p. 1-44.

Dronen NO, Blend CK, Khalifa RM, Mohamadain HS, Karar YF, Zootaxa, 2016, vol. 4127, no. 3, pp. 567-578, 2016 .

Dronen, Norman O., Blend, Charles K., Khalifa, Refaat M. A., Mohamadain, Hoda S., Karar, Yasser F. M.(2016). Pelopscreadium aegyptense n. gen., n. sp and Pelopscreadium spongiosum (Bray &amp; Cribb, 1998) n. comb., (Digenea: Lepocreadiidae), each from disjunct populations of the Yellow boxfish, Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus (Ostraciidae) . Zootaxa. 4127. (3). p. 567-578.

Dronen, N.O., Blend, C.K., Khalifa, R.M.A., Mohamadain, H.S., Karar, Y.F.M.(2016). Pelopscreadium aegyptense n. Gen., n. sp. and Pelopscreadium spongiosum (Bray &amp; Cribb, 1998) n. Comb., (Digenea: Lepocreadiidae), each from disjunct populations of the yellow boxfish, Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus (Ostraciidae) . Zootaxa. 4127. (3). p. 567-578.

Khalifa RM, Hassan HA, Mohamadain HS, Karar YF, Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 2015, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 75-84, 2015 .