Dr. Mona Mohammed Hashim Ellaithi

 Mona Mohammed Hashim Ellaithi

Dr. Mona Mohammed Hashim Ellaithi

  • Scientific Degree : Associate Professor
  • College: Faculty of Medical Laboratory sciences - Department: Histopathology and Cytology
  • Date of Appointment: 2022-09-09
  • Email: mona.ellaithi@gmail.com
  • Phone :
  • Address: Khartoum

Educational qualification:


 1996 BSc. Faculty of Medical Laboratory sciences, Ahlia University, Sudan.
 2004, MSc in molecular biology, University of Khartoum, Sudan. Title of the thesis:
Cytogenetic and FISH Analyses in Sudanese Patients with dysmorphic features,
ambiguous genitalia and infertility.
 2011, PhD in Human Genetics, Al-Neelain University/Lübeck University
Sudan/Germany (DAAD Sandwich program). Title of the thesis: Diagnosis of disorders
of sexual developments in Sudanese patients using genetic and endocrine analysis.
 2011-2013, Postdoctoral Fellowship, International Agency for Research on Cancer
(IARC), Lyon, France.
 May – September 2017, Arturo Falaschi Fellowship for short- term postdoctoral  
fellowship. International Centre for Genomics Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB),
Tumor Virology group, Trieste, Italy.

Courses:


 Molecular cytogenetic course conducted by the Sudan Federal Ministry of Health 2003.
 Laboratory teaching skills development. Ahfad University for women. 3-7th of December
2006.
 Molecular diagnosis of infectious diseases (Leishmania, Malaria, Tuberculosis). 8th -11th of
July 2007. Al-Neelain Medical Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Al
Neelain University. Khartoum, Sudan.
 Course on Human Genetics and Cytogenetics, National Health Laboratory, Cairo, Egypt 30th
of May-30 of June 2008.
 Bioinformatics course. Khartoum Winter School of Bioinformatics and Statistical Genetics
Institute of Endemic Diseases in Collaboration with University of Cambridge & Faculty of
Mathematical Sciences (4-9 January 2009)
 Mental Retardation: form clinic to gene and back. Second advanced course. School of Health
Sciences of the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. From July 4-8, 2011.
 The 25th Course in Medical Genetics, 20-24 May 2012, Bologna, Italy.
 Biomedical research ethics, 4 and 6th of December 2012, IARC, Lyon, France.
 Basic UNIX for handling large dataset. IARC, Lyon, France, 25th of March 2013.   
 Epidemiology for non-epidemiologists: a short introduction 15, 17 and 19 April 2013, IARC,
Lyon, France.  
 Publishing in scientific journals, 1 & 15 October 2013, IARC, Lyon, France
 Grant Writing, 4, 11 & 18 December 2013, IARC, Lyon, France.
 Mouse genetics; Models for Human Diseases. 16-19 March 2015, Trieste, Italy.

CME online genetics꞉ molecular genetic testing methods. June the 19th, 2015, Harvard
Medical School.
 CME online: Chronic hepatitis c: A Multifaceted Disease. November 27th 2015. Harvard
Medical School.
 CME online: Research Methods 101 for the Provider: A Guide to Critical Research
Consumption. November 27th 2015. Harvard Medical School

Publication list

 Imad Fadl-Elmula,Soili Kytola, Mona Ellaithi, Mohamed Abdel-Hameed, Nils  Mandahl, Atif
Elagib, Muntaser Ibrahim, Felix Mitelman, and SverrHeim (2001).  Comparative Genomic
Hybridization and FISH Analysis of Chromosomal Imbalances in Benign and   Malignant
Bilharzia-associated Bladder Lesions. BMC Cancer (2002)2:5.
 Nilsson T, Ellaithi M, Ibrahim ME, Elmula IF, Gisselsson D(2004). [Sudanese
cytogeneticists vision of a new king of assistance], Lakatridningen 101(8):702
ـ 5.
 M. Ellaithi, T. Nilsson, D. Gisselsson, A. Elagib, H. Eltigani and I. Fadl-Elmula.Female Genital
Mutilation of a karyotypic male presenting as a case of female with delayed puberty. BMC
Women's Health 2006, 6:6.  
 Ellaithi M,Gisselsson D,Nilsson T, Elagib A,and Fadl-Elmula I. Overview on the first human
cytogenetic research in Sudan. Sudan JMS, 2006 1 (1): 25-33.
 M. Ellaithi, D. Gisselsson, T.Nilsson, S. Abd El–Fatah, T. Ali, A. Elagib, M.E. Ibrahim,and I.
Fadl-Elmula. A del(X)(p11) carrying SRY sequences in an infant with ambiguous genitalia.
BMC Pediatric 2006.

 Mona Ellaithi, David Gisselsson, Therese Nilsson, Atif Elagib, Imad Fadl-Elmula and
Mashair Abdelgadir. A case of Cornelia de Lange syndrome from Sudan. BMC Pediatrics
2007, 7:6.
 Mona Ellaithi, Therese Nilsson, Atif Elagib, Imad Fadl-Elmula  and David Gisselsson. A first
cytogenetic study of Down syndrome in Sudan.Journal on Developmental Disabilities
(JODD) 2008,14(2):54-60.  
 Ellaithi M, Kamel. A, Saber. O, Hiort.O. Consanguinity and Disorders of Sexual
Developments in the Sudan. Sudan JMS 2011, 6 (4) ; 267-270.
 Ellaithi M, Kamel A, Saber O, Hiort O. Diagnoses of Disorders of Sex Development among
Sudanese patients between the years 2008-2010. Al-Neelain Medical Journal, 2012.
 Kathryn Cox, Jillian Bryce, Jipu Jiang, Martina Rodie, Richard Sinnott, Mona Alkhawari,
Wiebke Arlt, Laura Audi, Antonio Balsamo, Silvano Bertelloni, Martine Cools, Feyza
Darendeliler, Stenvert Drop, Mona Ellaithi, Tulay Guran, Olaf Hiort, Paul-Martin
Holterhus, Ieuan Hughes, Nils Krone, Lidka Lisa, Yves Morel, Olle Soder, Peter Wieacker, S
Faisal Ahmed. Novel associations in disorders of sex development: findings from the I-DSD
Registry. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Feb;99(2):E348-55.  
 Mona Ellaithi, Ralf Werner, Felix G. Riepe, Nils Krone, Alexandra E. Kulle, Tayseer Diab,
Alaa K. Kamel, Wiebke Arlt, Paul-Martin Holterhus, Omyma Sabir, Olaf Hiort . 46,XY
disorder of sex development in a sudanese patient caused by a novel mutation in the
HSD17B3 gene. Sex Dev. 2014;8(4):151-5. doi: 10.1159/000363201. Epub 2014 Jun 12.
 Kolesinska Z, Ahmed SF, Niedziela M, Bryce J, Jiang J, Rodie M, Sinnott R, Hughes I,
Darendeliler F, Hiort O, Drop S, Cools M, Guran T, Holterhus P-M, Bertelloni S, Lisa L, Arlt
W, Krone N, Ellaithi M, Balsamo A, Mazen I, Nordenstrom A, Lachlan K, Alkhawari M, Chatelain P, Weintrob N. Changes over time in sex assignment for disorders of sex
development. Pediatrics. 2014 Sep;134(3):e710-5.
 Haitham Awad, Nada Salih, Elsadig A. Adam, Amanda Gamal and Mona Ellaithi.
Expression of E-Cadherin and H.pylori in Sudanese patients with gastric adenocarcinoma
and gastrointestinal stromal tumors, AMJ. Volume 18. 2016.
 Yousra A.Yousif, Monier Hassan, Elsadig A. Adam and Mona Ellaithi. Detection of Bcl-2
using immunohistochemistry technique in a group of Sudanese women diagnosed with ovarian
cancer. GCNU Journal. 2016; 24(6):275-295. ISSN: 1858-6228.
 Mawaheb Elgilani, Mohammed Abdalla, Nada Salih, Babikir Fadul, Elsadig A. Adam, Mona
Ellaithi. The roles of DOG1, CD117 and Ki-67 as immunohistochemisty biomarker in Sudanese
patients’ diagnosis with GISTs. LMJ 2016; 1(3):43-52
 Elham Haj-Rahama, Dania Isseldein Ahmed, Amar Hassan Khamis, and Mona Ellaithi.
Association of Employment, Working Hours per Week and Nightshifts With The Risk To
Breast Cancer In Sudanese Women. GCNU Journal. Volume 25. 2016.
 Alsmawal A. Elimam, Mohamed Elmogtba Mouaweia Mohamed Aabdein, Mohamed El-Fatih
Moly Eldeen,Hisham N. Altayb, Mohamed Adel Taha, Mohammed N. Nimir, Mohamed D.
Dafaalla, Musaab M. Alfaki, Mohamed A. Abdelrahim, Abdelmohaymin A. Abdalla, Musab I.
Mohammed, Mona Ellaithi, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid and Mohamed Ahmed Salih Hassan.
Monoallelic characteristic-bearing heterozygous L1053X in BRCA2 gene among Sudanese with
breast cancer. BMC Medical Genetics, 2017; 18:85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12881-017-0448-x

Abstracts presented in congresses and meetings:

 M. Ellaithi, T. Nilsson, D. Gisselsson, A. Elagib, H. Eltigani and I. Fadl-Elmula. Female Genital
Mutilation of a karyotypic male presenting as a case of female with delayed puberty. First
world congress on hypospadia and intersex disorders. Istanbul. Turkey. 17-19th of
November 2005.
 M. Ellaithi, D. Gisselsson, T.Nilsson, S. Abd El–Fatah, T. Ali, A. Elagib, M.E. Ibrahim,and I.
Fadl-Elmula. A del(X)(p11) carrying SRY sequences in an infant with ambiguous genitalia.
International Meeting on Anomalies of Sex Differentiation, Rome April 24-26, 2006.
 Mona Ellaithi, David Gisselsson, Therese Nilsson, Atif Elagib, Imad Fadl-Elmula and Mashair
Abdelgadir. A case of Cornelia de Lange syndrome from Sudan. First international
meeting of the Sudanese society on clinical biology. 24-27 November 2006, Khartoum,
Sudan.
 Kambal. R, Ellaithi. M. Measurement of feminity and cross- gender behavior in group of
Sudanese girls with congenital adrenal Hyperplasia. Second world congress on
Hypospadias and Disorders of Sex Development. ISHID International Meeting 16-17
November 2007.
 Doctoraten Tage, Mona Ellaithi, Ralf Werner, Felix G. Riepe, Nils Krone, Alexandra E. Kulle,
Alaa Kamil, David Gissselsson, Weibke Alt, Paul-Martin Holterhus, Omyma Sabir, Olaf Hiort.
From Khartoum to Lübeck-why Sudan is interested in Disorders of sexual development.
April, 2011 – University of Lübeck, Germany.
 Mona Ellaithi, Ralf Werner, Felix G. Riepe, Nils Krone, Alexandra E. Kulle, Alaa Kamil, David
Gisselsson, Yorck Hellenbroich, Wiebke Alt, Paul-Martin Holterhus, Omyma Sabir, Gabriele
Gillessen-Kaesbach, Olaf Hiort. Disorders of Sexual Development in a group of Sudanese:
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Harmonic diagnosis. 3rd International Symposium on Disorders of Sex Development
(DSD). May 20 - 22, 2011 – University of Lübeck, Germany.
 Kathryn Cox, Jillian Bryce, Jipu Jiang, Martina Rodie, Richard Sinnott, Mona Alkhawari,
Wiebke Arlt, Laura Audi, Antonio Balsamo, Silvano Bertelloni, Martine Cools, Feyza
Darendeliler, Stenvert Drop, Mona Ellaithi, Olaf Hiort, Ieuan Hughes, Lidka Lisa, Yves
Morel, Olle Soder, S Faisal Ahmed. The spectrum of associated congenital anomalies in
disorders of sex development: a review of the I-DSD Registry. The 4th International DSD
Symposium, University of Glasgow on 7th-9th June 2013.
 Mona Ellaithi, Ralf Werner, Felix G. Riepe ,Nils Krone, Alexandra E. Kulle, Alaa K. Kamel,
Wiebke Arlt, Paul-Martin Holterhus, Omyma Sabir, Olaf Hiort. A tale of three Sudanese
sisters with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. The 5th I-DSD symposium from the 13th –
15th of June 2015, Ghent, Belgium.
 Sarah Ahmed, MarwaMirgani, Amanda Gamal, Salah-Eldin Elzaki , Kamal Hamad  and Mona
Ellaithi. Sudanese slated fish (Kejeik) diet and risk to nasopharyngeal carcinoma- A case
control study. The 8th Postgraduate conference, Al-Neelain University, 14th -16th of January
2017, Khartoum, Sudan.

 

Conferences and meetings:

 Sudanese association of pathologists, Friendship Hall, Khartoum, 16-18th of March 1999.
 The first National symposium on clinical Genetics 2004, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Neelain
University, Khartoum, Sudan, in collaboration with Department of Clinical Genetics Lund
University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.  
 Workshop about the Framework convention on tobacco control (FCTC), conducted by the
Sudanese Cancer society, Alsharega Hall, April, 2004.

 First world congress on hypospadia and intersex disorders. Istanbul. Turkey. 17-19th of
November 2005.
 International Meeting on Anomalies of Sex Differentiation, Rome April 24-26, 2006.
 First international meeting of the Sudanese society on clinical biology. 24-27 November
2006, Khartoum, Sudan.
 Second world congress on Hypospadias and Disorders of Sex Development. ISHID
International Meeting 16-17 November 2007 & Live surgery Workshop 18 November
2007, Rome – Italy.
 International congress on Environment, immune-mediated disease and cancer, lessons
from developing and developed countries. Khartoum, Sudan, 28th of March- 1st of April
2008
 Doctoraten Tage, April, 2011 – University of Lübeck, Germany.
 3rd International Symposium on Disorders of Sex Development (DSD). May 20 - 22, 2011 –
University of Lübeck, Germany.
 Eurocan platform Workshop: Two way transitional cancer research: an opportunity for
cancer control, 16-17 October 2012, IARC, Lyon, France.
 The 4th International DSD Symposium, University of Glasgow on 7th-9th June 2013.
 BCNet International Working Group Meeting, on 25&26 September 2013, IARC Lyon,
France.
 Oesophageal Cancer in Africa Meeting, 2 and 3 September 2013 - IARC, Lyon, France.
 The 5th I-DSD symposium from the 13th – 15th of June 2015, Ghent, Belgium.
 IARC 50 FOR 50: Empowering future cancer research leaders Lyon, France- 6-7 June 2016.

 Global cancer occurrence causes and avenue to prevention. June 7-10, centre des congress,
Lyon France, 2016.
 The 8th Postgraduate conference, Al-Neelain University, 14th -16th of January 2017, Khartoum,
Sudan.

Work experience:

 2001-2007: Department of pathology, International University of Africa.
 2004. Cytogenetic lecturer in the Molecular Cytogenetic course level I, Federal Ministry of
Health, National health lab, Animal production research center.
 2004-2005. Lecturer in Al- Neelain University. Faculty of medical laboratory sciences.
Department of histopathology.
 2006-2016:  Centre of Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahfad University, Omdurman,
Sudan.
 2011 -2013, Post-doctoral fellow, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC),
Lyon, France.
 2007 - 2015: Human Genetics and Cytogenetics department, Al-Neelian Medical Research
Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan.
 2015-2018: Teaching Staff in Department of Histopathology and Cytology, Faculty of
Medical Laboratory Sciences, Al-Neelain University.

Memberships:


  The Orchid's organization for children with cancer and special needs. Sudan
 The International Society on Hypospadia and Intersex Disorders (ISHID)
 I-DSD registry member.
 IARC 50 for 50 initiatives

Grants


 IARC post- doctoral return home grant

Awards and Fellowships:


 German Academy for exchange services (DAAD) Award, PhD program.
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 Postdoctoral fellowship, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the fellowship
is partially supported by the European Commission FP7 Marie Curie Actions-people-co
funding of regional, national and international programs (COFUND), 2011-2013.
 IARC 50 FOR 50 Award: Empowering future cancer research leaders.
 Arturo Falaschi Postdoctoral fellowship in the International Centre for Genomics and
Bitotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy.
 

Researches:


 Cytogenetic and FISH analysis on Sudanese patients with dysmorphic features, ambiguous
genitalia and infertility. University of Khartoum, Sudan (2003).
 Measurement of feminity and cross- gender behavior in a group of Sudanese girls with
congenital adrenal Hyperplasia. Ahfad University, Sudan (2007).
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 The use of Cytogenetic and RT-PCR techniques and the Ph-chromosome translocation. 2-
Detection of breast cancer mode of inheritance among Sudanese women with a family
history of the disease. 3- Evaluation of lifestyle as a risk factor for breast cancer in a panel
of Sudanese females diagnosed with breast cancer. 2007-2008.
 Detection of breast cancer mode of inheritance among Sudanese women with a family
history of the disease. Ahfad University for women, Sudan, (2008).
 Evaluation of lifestyle as a risk factor for breast cancer in a panel of Sudanese females
diagnosed with breast cancer. Ahfad University for women, Sudan (2008).
 Diagnosis of disorders of sexual developments in Sudanese patients using genetic and
endocrine analysis. Lübeck University in collaboration with Al-Neelain University,
Germany/ Sudan (2009-2011).
 Genetic susceptibility to head and Neck cancers. International Agency for research on
Cancer, Lyon, France (2011-2012).
 Analysis of breast cancer susceptibility genes in Sudanese patients with early onset and/
history of breast cancer in one family. International Agency for research on Cancer, Lyon,
France (2012-2013).
 Upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) cancers in Sudanese patients- development of a pilot
study, Khartoum, Sudan (2014-2016). Funded by return grant from the International
Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
  Molecular and cellular biology of Human Papilloma Virus – study on oral cancer samples
from Sudan. ICGEB, Trieste, Italy, 2017.