This document provides a summary of Ahmed Elghandour's education, work experience, extracurricular activities, academic projects, research experience, conferences, honors and computer/language skills. The key points are: - He has a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the American University in Cairo and founded a popular science YouTube channel in Egypt. - He co-founded the National Science Week in Egypt and was general manager of the Student Union's Salons at AUC. - His academic research involved bioinformatics tools and miRNA targets in humans. - He has received several honors including the YouTube NextUp award and biology department awards.

1. Ahmed Elghandour
Primary Tel: 01092946987
301, 15, Redtage compound, Fifth settlement, Cairo, Egypt
Email: ​Ghandour6@aucegypt.edu
LinkedIn:​ ​https://eg.linkedin.com/in/ahmedelghandour
Education
Bachelor of Science​, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt, June 2016
Major: Biology
Minors: Bioinformatics and Chemistry
Cumulative GPA: 3.62/4.0
High Honors
Thesis “MiRNA-122: Possible Hepatic Targets in Humans”
Summer Abroad at Cambridge University, June 2015
Extracurricular Activities:
August 2014 - Present
Founder and Host​, El Da7ee7 Popular Science YouTube Channel, Cairo
The channel is the top popular science channel in Egypt. I have partnered with numerous media outlets such
as Akhbarak (9.8M Fans), HuffingtonPost Arabi (2M Fans) and Aljazeera (15M Fans) and received offers for TV ; I have made
episodes with YouTube giants like film critic Mahmoud Mahdy and Ahmed Amin who is now hosting his own TV show (Al
Plateau | ‫.)اﻟﺒﻼﺗﻮه‬ I have been a guest speaker in over 9 conferences all over Egypt including TEDxAUC to discuss educational
reforms, and science communication in Egypt. I was a guest speaker in Alnahar TV Channel for discussing Science
Communication. My channel was the first in Egypt, if not the Arab world, to do so. With it's mounting success, a huge wave of
content creators, creating science communication videos, started to unfold, explaining and telling stories from different fields in
science.The channel is liked by people given the Likes to Dislikes ratio of 98.2 to 1.8 (81,000 likes). I have produced 37 videos
which included researching, script writing, shooting, and video editing. The channel has made 2.5 Million Views on YouTube,
1.5 Million Views on Facebook, 180k followers on Facebook and 100k Subscribers on YouTube. And I am currently working
with a production house for a T.V series.
YouTube Channel: ​https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqW7G8SmyeEeQYzLOk5tdSg
Facebook Page: ​https://www.facebook.com/Da7ee7/
T.V Interview: ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbAJEra1N1M
Most Viewed Video: ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lRZFNYbcik
T.V Pilot episode: ​https://vimeo.com/174854005/d4bb391543
August 2015 - Present
Cofounder and Content Manager, ​National Science Week, Cairo
Inspired by the British Science Week, and the Australian Science Week, we decided to do an Egyptian
Science Week that carries science inspired events all over Egypt with a Mega Event in the capital.ً We had nine
academic partners including the American University in Cairo, Zewail City, and the National Academy for Science and
Research. There were 100 events in Egypt that included science fairs, science cinemas, books clubs, and writing
competitions. The Mega Event was a success. With over 10,000 applicants, the carrying capacity of Ewart Hall Tahrir
campus allowed only 1,500 visitors through the day. The event included speakers from all the academic spectrum:

2. Physicists, Philosophers, Engineers, Social Scientists, and the host was a movie critic in an effort to promote the
interdisciplinarity of academia.
YouTube Promo : ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJd3v5huDeU
Science Week’s Cite: ​http://egscienceweek.org/
Facebook Page: ​https://www.facebook.com/EgScienceWeek/?fref=ts
September 2014 - March 2015
General Manager, ​ Student Union’s Salons, Cairo
Students rarely get involved with professors’ lives. Usually the student-professor relationship is restricted to
formality, hindering any discussions about the professor’s possible shared interests. We produced four videos that
explored questions like “What was your worst grade?” “What did your parents do when they found out?” . We videoed
them playing games, speaking about their interests, movies and television series. The videos were very successful,
particularly that many of the chosen professors were tough graders. The post reached over 14,000 individuals
organically on the Student Union’s page, more than double the students at university. The whole Professors Don’t Bite
series acquired about 7,000 views. Professors were very happy to have their students come up and discuss their football
affiliations. Students were happy to explore the humane lives of their toughest professors. We also held many events
where professors discussed social topics from an academic perspective such the Psychology of Love, and Orientalism.
SU Salons: Professors Don’t Bite (1) : ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9FXU8A5Zt4
September 2013 - May 2014
Vice President, ​Cosmos Science Radio, Cairo
The Cosmos science radio was created to instigate interest in the natural sciences. I supervised our biggest
and weekly project, the Cosmos Science Cinema. Every Saturday we would host an award winning documentary, and
invite a professor for discussion of the documentary. One of these events included featuring BBC’s Yom Kippur War
documentary, and a panel to debate whether the Egyptian military actually won the war. The Cosmos Science Cinema
was very successful. We were hosted on television to discuss it even further. We also organized an African alternative
energy conference in April, partnering with the physics department to host over 150 participant from all over Africa.
Cosmos Radio: ​https://www.facebook.com/ECosmosRadio/?fref=ts
Nature article : ​http://www.natureasia.com/en/nmiddleeast/article/10.1038/nmiddleeast.2012.172
Academic projects:
Coursework :
Bioinformatics
Introduction to Bioinformatics Bioinformatics Tools and
Techniques
Bioinformatics Capstone Seminar I Bioinformatics Capstone Seminar II
Biology
​Introductory Biology I Introductory Biology II
Molecular and Cell Biology General Botany
Genetics Quantitative Biology
Microbiology Molecular Evolution and Population
Genetics Vertebrate Anatomy and Physiology
Biochemistry Ecology
​Relevant Courses

3. Contemporary issues in Neuroscience Psychology of Language
Independent Online Courses:
December - February 2014
Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Harvard University, Edx
March - May 2014
Introductory Biology , MIT, Edx
August - October 2014
Social Psychology, Wisconsin, Coursera (Audit only)
June - August 2013
Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression, Melbourne University, Coursera (Distinction)
July - August 2013
Programmed Cell Death, Ludwig Maximilian University, Coursera
Research:
October 2013 - April 2014
Carried PCR, Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, RNA Extractions for Tumor Biology Lab
September 2015 - May 2016
Carried genomic comparative analysis using Bioinformatic tools like Python, UNIX, R, and TargetScan for
predicting MiRNA-122 targets in Humans.
Conferences and Events:
September 2016
Invited Speaker, Zewail City Science Festival, Cairo
May 2016
TEDxAUC Speaker, AUC New Cairo, Cairo
April 2016
Presented my Thesis “MiRNA-122: Possible Hepatic Targets in Humans” in the EURECA conference, Cairo
March 2016
Invited Speaker, National Science Week, AUC Tahrir Campus, Cairo
March 2016
Invited Speaker, Radio Mobasher, Alternative Media Conference, Cairo
March 2016
Invited Speaker in IEEE Upper Egypt in Action , Aswan

4. December 2015
Invited Speaker, Fast Forward, Social Media conference, British University in Egypt, Cairo
September 2015
Invited Speaker, OTB Fly Out, Damanhour
April 2015
Presented my YouTube Channel Elda7ee7 and how it has achieved regional leadership in Science
Communication in Excellence in Undergraduate Research, Entrepreneurship & Creative Achievement
Conference.
Jan 2015
Invited speaker, Zewail Friend Science Event, Monofeya.
April 2014
Presented a film project documenting a second each day of a sophomore’s vibrant life in the EURECA
Conference.
Honors:
December 2016
YouTube NextUp in Amman Winner
November 2015
Social Media Excellence, BUE IEEE, British University in Egypt
April 2015
Biology Department Exemplary Student Award, American University in Cairo.
April 2013 - April 2016
Dean's List of Honors, American University in Cairo
July 2012
Academic Achievement Scholarship, American University in Cairo
Computer, Language and Hobbies:
Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Familiar with Python, C++, R, and Unix
Fluent in English and Arabic.
Working knowledge of French.
I like reading, playing basketball, and playing the piano.