Mohamed is interested in neurodegenerative diseases with the focus on polyglutamine spinocerebellar ataxias. After earning his Bachelor’s degree in zoology, he worked as a teaching and research assistant with the Zoology Department, Suez Canal University, Egypt. He received his Master’s degree in behavioral neurobiology at Suez Canal University where he worked on learning and memory in mice. Mohamed completed his Doctoral degree in natural sciences (Dr. rer. nat.) through the German Egyptian Research Long-term Scholarship Program at Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Department, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, where he generated the first transgenic model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) in zebrafish. Currently, he is interested in using this model to deeper understand the pathogenic mechanisms of SCA1 and develop therapeutic approaches. Mohamed hopes that his research will be fruitful for SCA research community and patients in the future. He enjoys swimming, running and reading.