She has obtained her B.Sc. (1975), M.Sc. (1978) and Ph.D. (1983) in Organic Chemistry from Mansoura University. She is a reviewer for the Permanent Scientific Committee (Organic Chemistry, 2012). She worked in Um-El Koura University (1990-1996) and has obtained a postdoctoral fellowship (2009) at (DFG) Jacobs University.