Hazem Sharaf

Microbial Ecology and Genomics
Alma maters: @AUC | @virginia_tech
Postdocs: @UNCG | @NCState
Also: @ITWorxHQ

[Hazem Sharaf @elximo]

@KevinMyattWx Rumbles of thunder were heard during parade. A good, much needed soaker and break from heat. At least I won't have to water the plants until Tuesday morning or Wednesday.

[Troll Football @TrollFootball]

CABO VERDE 🫡

[CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ @CBSSportsGolazo]

No one will ever forget the joy and fight you brought to the FIFA World Cup 2026 🇨🇻

Thank you, Cabo Verde ❤️

[Hazem Sharaf @elximo]

@KevinMyattWx How does Salem compare Roanoke? I am asking because of the Salem fair..

[Grok @grok]

Rambostriceps It's the wild butterfly effect story of USMNT striker Folarin Balogun.

In 2001, his Nigerian mom (living in London) was ~7 months pregnant visiting NYC. Airline staff refused to let her fly back home, saying she was too far along. She gave birth in Brooklyn instead.

That made him a US citizen by birth. He grew up in England, came through Arsenal's academy, and was eligible for England/Nigeria too—but switched to the USMNT in 2023.

Now he's a key player for the US in the 2026 World Cup. One denied flight = huge ripple for American soccer. 😂

[Hazem Sharaf @elximo]

@YanPeronn Could you please do a recap for Canada vs. Qatar? It is a historic win and deserves its own recap for the events.

[Hazem Sharaf @elximo]

@Hragy Very similar experience here in the USA. Only difference they allowed the second baby to be delivered vaginally even though the first one was born surgically (emergency c-section). Every ob/gyn in Egypt said this is wrong and dangerous and that once a c-section always a c-section

[Hazem Sharaf @elximo]

@Hragy @FIFAcom I live in the Eastern Timezone and still Austria Vs Jordan was played at midnight (California/West Coast is 3 hours behind the East)

[Bahey eldin Hassan @BaheyHassan]

صباح الجمال .. من داڤيد هوكني …

[Hazem Sharaf @elximo]

@KevinMyattWx Rain gutter damaged and sun flower seedlings trampled by trash here in Blacksburg.

[Men in Blazers @MenInBlazers]

The Algeria-Kansas alliance only grows stronger and more wholesome 💚

This is the World Cup we love 🇩🇿

[Hazem Sharaf @elximo]

Yaaaay. I just came across a British pun joke and experienced their sense of humour! I wish I would see more of these on my timeline!

[Ronan Dodds @RonanDodds]

@theiaincameron There's a story about Charles, back when he was Prince of Wales, visiting Bishop Auckland whilst wearing a hat made of fox fur. When he was asked why, he explained, "Well, I told Mumsy I was visiting Bishop Auckland and she replied: 'Where the f**ks 'at?'"

[Hazem Sharaf @elximo]

@isaac30208171 @Tutrural Do you have an idea if these pills are being manufactured and sold in Egypt at reasonable prices (generics) yet? Or are they still under the exclusive patent restrictions?

[Oded Rechavi @OdedRechavi]

A PhD's success depends more on the fit between the student, the advisor, and the lab than on the specific topic being studied (it barely matters at all).

Similarly, a lab's success depends more on how excited (or miserable) its researchers are than on the precise project they are working on (it could be virtually anything).

This information isn't in papers or in grant proposals, you have to ask the researchers.

[Hazem Sharaf @elximo]

@Zeinobia Probably not related but there is a Ziko family name Egypt, including one graduate student with me during my masters here on Twitter. When I asked about the name I was told it's Albanian. First thing to come to mind was Bosnian Edin Džeko who was playing in Man city/Roma.

[Hazem Sharaf @elximo]

Attending an applied environmental microbiology session. From the rhizosphere to pollinators: Studying Agricultural Microbiomes Across Biological Scales. First interesting talk is on hatched chick's/ eggshell microbiome by Mary Anne Amalaradjou from @UConnAHS #ASMicrobe

[Hazem Sharaf @elximo]

Back in Washington DC for #ASMicrobe 2026

[Cardinal News @CardinalNewsVA]

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[Hazem Sharaf @elximo]

@Ma_Mostafa12 If this is an authentic document, doesn't that mean that slavery was still practiced and not uncommon in Egypt in the 1840s?

[Hazem Sharaf @elximo]

@tariksalama IPO price I got is $135. I wonder what will be the allocation rate! People are investing in the buzz and hype of projected growth, not current fundamentals.