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Hi, I'm

Muhammad
Elhossary.

I build research data infrastructure at ZB MED and recently earned my PhD on bacterial small-RNA regulation.

Cologne, Germany · ORCID 0000-0002-6738-6089

~ $ whoami # about

Bioinformatician with a doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) from the Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, with a research focus on multi-omics data analysis, machine learning, and knowledge graph technologies for microbial systems biology. The dissertation addresses comparative studies of bacterial small RNA regulatory networks in Gammaproteobacteria. Professional background as a research software engineer and data scientist within Germany's Nationale Forschungsdateninfrastruktur (NFDI), leading the technical implementation of measures in the NFDI4Microbiota consortium and the KGI4NFDI base service.

name
"Muhammad Elhossary"
status
"Dr. rer. nat., Bielefeld University (2026)"
role
"Research software engineer @ ZB MED"
based
"Cologne, Germany"
focus
["multi-omics", "machine learning", "knowledge graphs"]

~ $ git log --graph # career & education

* work* education

  1. a0aecf0 (education)

    Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) in Bioinformatics

    Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University

    Graduate School of Digital Infrastructure for the Life Sciences (DILS) at the Bielefeld Institute for Bioinformatics Infrastructure (BIBI). Dissertation: Regulatory Small RNAs in Gammaproteobacteria. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Konrad Förstner.

  2. 682b439 HEAD -> work (work)

    Research Software Engineer & Bioinformatics Data Scientist

    ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences, Cologne

    Lead of the technical implementation of measures in the NFDI4Microbiota consortium and the KGI4NFDI base service within the NFDI: multi-omics data analysis, knowledge graph development, full-stack web development, design, building, and maintenance of backend software infrastructure, and IT administration.

  3. 9e48639 (work)

    Research Software Engineer (Bioinformatician)

    Institute for Molecular Infection Biology, University of Würzburg

    Knowledge graph modelling of small RNA interaction data in Wikidata.

  4. 7588bb6 (work)

    Private Business Partner

    Elhossary Store

    Consumer electronics retail and technical services.

  5. d663257 (education)

    Academic Internship, Bioinformatics

    Institute for Molecular Infection Biology, University of Würzburg

  6. 2664f53 (work)

    Software Developer

    Freelance

    Oracle APEX development for a professional cleaning services company.

  7. d4e4086 (work)

    Software Developer

    Engineering Systems Inc.

    .NET full-stack development for ERP systems and employee time tracking.

  8. a726e3e (work)

    Software Developer

    Etqan for Information Technology S.A.E.

    .NET full-stack and Oracle APEX development for SMS campaign tools and school management systems; Oracle Business Intelligence consulting.

  9. ca0d933 (education)

    Postgraduate Diploma, Computer Sciences

    Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Egypt

  10. e269b08 (work)

    Software Developer

    Freelance

    Technical requirements analysis for the digital automation of the Journal of the Egyptian Society of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences (ESRSA).

  11. a0c8ba6 (work)

    Software Developer

    FodaDev LLC

    .NET / SQL Server full-stack development for recruitment and employment requisition automation.

  12. d22081e (work)

    Junior Software Developer

    Etqan for Information Technology S.A.E.

    .NET / SQL Server full-stack development for sales tracking.

  13. 5b0856d (education)

    BSc, Business Information Systems

    Canadian International College (CIC), Egypt

    Project: online education system.

~ $ cat publications.bib # papers

  1. 2025

    Early posttranscriptional response to tetracycline exposure in a gram-negative soil bacterium reveals unexpected attenuation mechanism of a DUF1127 gene

    Jennifer A. F. Kothe, Till Sauerwein, Theresa Dietz, Robina Scheuer, Muhammad Elhossary, Susanne Barth-Weber, Jan Wähling, Konrad U. Förstner, Elena Evguenieva-Hackenberg

    RNA Biology 22(1), 1–16

    doi:10.1080/15476286.2025.2521887
    BibTeX
    @article{Kothe2025,
      title     = {Early posttranscriptional response to tetracycline exposure in a gram-negative soil bacterium reveals unexpected attenuation mechanism of a DUF1127 gene},
      author    = {Kothe, Jennifer A. F. and Sauerwein, Till and Dietz, Theresa and Scheuer, Robina and Elhossary, Muhammad and Barth-Weber, Susanne and W{\"a}hling, Jan and F{\"o}rstner, Konrad U. and Evguenieva-Hackenberg, Elena},
      journal   = {RNA Biology},
      volume    = {22},
      number    = {1},
      pages     = {1--16},
      year      = {2025},
      publisher = {Informa UK Limited},
      doi       = {10.1080/15476286.2025.2521887}
    }
  2. 2024

    InteractOA: Showcasing the representation of knowledge from scientific literature in Wikidata

    Muhammad Elhossary, Konrad U. Förstner

    Semantic Web, 1–13

    doi:10.3233/SW-243685
    BibTeX
    @article{Elhossary2024,
      title     = {InteractOA: Showcasing the representation of knowledge from scientific literature in Wikidata},
      author    = {Elhossary, Muhammad and F{\"o}rstner, Konrad U.},
      journal   = {Semantic Web},
      pages     = {1--13},
      year      = {2024},
      publisher = {SAGE Publications},
      doi       = {10.3233/SW-243685}
    }
  3. 2022

    A lesson for teaching fundamental Machine Learning concepts and skills to molecular biologists

    Rabea Müller, Akinyemi Mandela Fasemore, Muhammad Elhossary, Konrad U. Förstner

    Proceedings of Machine Learning Research 170, 68–72

    proceedings
    BibTeX
    @inproceedings{pmlr-v170-muller22a,
      title     = {A lesson for teaching fundamental Machine Learning concepts and skills to molecular biologists},
      author    = {M{\"u}ller, Rabea and Fasemore, Akinyemi Mandela and Elhossary, Muhammad and F{\"o}rstner, Konrad U.},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of the Second Teaching Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Workshop},
      series    = {Proceedings of Machine Learning Research},
      volume    = {170},
      pages     = {68--72},
      year      = {2022},
      publisher = {PMLR},
      url       = {https://proceedings.mlr.press/v170/muller22a.html}
    }
  4. 2020

    The Leader Peptide peTrpL Forms Antibiotic-Containing Ribonucleoprotein Complexes for Posttranscriptional Regulation of Multiresistance Genes

    Hendrik Melior, Sandra Maaß, Siqi Li, Konrad U. Förstner, Saina Azarderakhsh, Adithi R. Varadarajan, Maximilian Stötzel, Muhammad Elhossary, Susanne Barth-Weber, Christian H. Ahrens, Dörte Becher, Elena Evguenieva-Hackenberg

    mBio 11(3)

    doi:10.1128/mbio.01027-20
    BibTeX
    @article{Melior2020,
      title     = {The Leader Peptide {peTrpL} Forms Antibiotic-Containing Ribonucleoprotein Complexes for Posttranscriptional Regulation of Multiresistance Genes},
      author    = {Melior, Hendrik and Maa{\ss}, Sandra and Li, Siqi and F{\"o}rstner, Konrad U. and Azarderakhsh, Saina and Varadarajan, Adithi R. and St{\"o}tzel, Maximilian and Elhossary, Muhammad and Barth-Weber, Susanne and Ahrens, Christian H. and Becher, D{\"o}rte and Evguenieva-Hackenberg, Elena},
      journal   = {mBio},
      volume    = {11},
      number    = {3},
      year      = {2020},
      publisher = {American Society for Microbiology},
      doi       = {10.1128/mbio.01027-20}
    }
  5. wip

    Web platform for comparative gene regulation information of Gammaproteobacteria based on multi-omics data

    Muhammad Elhossary, Lauren Walling, Kai Papenfort, Gisela Storz, Konrad U. Förstner

    in preparation

~ $ ls -R skills # tools & languages

programming/

  • Python
  • R
  • Bash
  • SQL (T-SQL, PL/SQL)
  • SPARQL
  • JavaScript / jQuery
  • PHP
  • Java
  • C / C++ / C#
  • ASP.NET
  • Visual Basic
  • XML
  • LaTeX
  • Markdown

data/

  • Knowledge graphs
  • RDF
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Oracle Database / Data Warehouse

tooling/

  • Linux
  • Git
  • CI
  • Docker / Singularity
  • Oracle APEX
  • Selenium
  • Inkscape

analysis/

  • Multi-omics sequencing analysis (short & long read)
  • Machine learning

languages/

  • Arabic
  • English
  • German (B1)

~ $ history # conferences, teaching & more

conferences

  1. 20254th NFDI4Microbiota Annual ConferenceZB MED · Cologne, Germany
  2. 2025CoRDI 2025: 2nd Conference on Research Data InfrastructureWZL Aachen GmbH · Aachen, Germany
  3. 20243rd NFDI4Microbiota Annual ConferenceZB MED · Leipzig, Germany
  4. 202221st European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB)ISCB · Poster, Sitges, Spain
  5. 2022VAAM Annual MeetingAssociation for General and Applied Microbiology · Poster, Düsseldorf (online)
  6. 2021Regulating with RNA in Bacteria and ArchaeaRNA Society · Abstract presenter, Florida (online)
  7. 2019Atoms for PeaceAlexander von Humboldt Foundation · Organizing committee, Cairo
  8. 2017WikiCite 2017Wikimedia Foundation · Attendee, Vienna
  9. 2017German Egyptian Network for Innovation and Development (GENID)Alexander von Humboldt Foundation · Organizing committee, Cairo

teaching

  1. 2023Data Visualization (Master's course)TH Köln · Teaching assistant
  2. 2021Machine Learning for Systems BiologyEuropean Bioinformatics Institute · Teaching assistant
  3. 2019Software Carpentry workshopZB MED · Teaching assistant
  4. 2018Software Carpentry workshop, Graduate School of Life SciencesUniversity of Würzburg · Teaching assistant

certification & more

  1. 2023Certified Carpentries InstructorThe Carpentries · Certification
  2. 2016Summer School: Modern Methods in Infection BiologyUniversity of Würzburg · Attendee
  3. 2012Project Management Professional (PMP) courseFodaDev · Course

~ $ ping muhammad # contact