Lecture: Photodynamic Therapy for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Tumors and Malaria Control
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The BA Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP) is organizing a public awareness lecture titled “Photodynamic Therapy for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Tumors and Malaria Control and Harmful Insects” on Thursday, 9 April 2026, at 12:00 pm in the Conference Center’s Delegates Hall.
The lecture will be delivered by Prof. Mahmoud Hashem Abdel-Qader, Professor Emeritus of Photochemistry at Cairo University and Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the European Universities in Egypt. Dr. Hashem is a distinguished scientific figure at both the local and international levels, having received the highest honors and awards throughout his prolific career, most notably the Order of the Nile in Advanced Technological Sciences (2023) and the Order of the Republic in Arts and Sciences, First Class (2017).
The lecture will address the importance of early diagnosis and the treatment of malignant diseases using Photodynamic Therapy (PDT), which is one of the latest applications to have been successfully utilized. This technique offers new hope for cancer patients due to its extreme precision in targeting only the affected cells and the absence of side effects compared to available conventional treatments—whether chemotherapy or radiation—while strengthening the patient’s immune system, in addition to other advantages including shorter treatment times, lower costs, and a steady increase in cure rates. This technology has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European accreditation and is already being applied in several developed countries.
The lecture will also showcase a pioneering Egyptian innovation to combat malaria, filariasis, dengue fever, parasites, and harmful agricultural insects using photovoltaic technology. The innovation relies on harnessing direct sunlight and chlorophyll, which mosquito larvae feed on; in the presence of sunlight, the oxygen within the larvae’s tissues is converted into “active oxygen,” which completely kills the larvae.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Those wishing to attend must register in advance due to limited seating through the following link: https://www.bibalex.org/cssp/PL2026