Nagwa Abdel Meguid
L'OREAL-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate 2002 for Africa and Arab States
Professor of Human Genetists, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
In treating a large number of patients, Nagwa Abdel Meguib has studies genetic malformations, which are common in her country and affect certain populations of the Mediterranean basin. Her clinical and biochemical observations of rare genetic syndromes leading to mental illness and Trisomy 21 (Down's syndrome) have constitued a significant database for fundamental genetic researchers.