Heba Abdelgaffar looking into a microscope in the Jurat-Fuentes lab

Staff Spotlight: Heba Abdelgaffar

                                Heba Abdelgaffar, a lab manager in the Jurat-Fuentes Lab, joined the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology in 2012 after receiving her Ph.D. in biology from Ain Shams University in Cairo. Since her arrival, Heba has contributed to many publications and excelled as a team leader. In her free time, Abdelgaffar loves to foster animals and cook traditional Egyptian dishes. Q&A with Heba Abdelgaffar Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? My name is Heba Abdelgaffar, and I was born and raised in Cairo (Egypt). I have always been interested in science, so I pursued a Ph.D. degree in Biology from Ain