Graduate Student
University of Iowa
- 3rd year PhD candidate with extensive analytical skills and collaborative pharmaceutical sciences research experience in cell therapy products, Target discovery, immunology, biomarkers detection, pharmaceutical biotechnology, cell culture, protein therapeutics, and delivery systems bioengineering.
- Recognized for academic excellence with multiple awards and grants and a poster about immunosensors was recognized and included in the special poster presentation at AAPS.
Education
Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Aug 2022 – Present)
Assoc Prof. Reza Nejadnik’s Lab, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa, USA.
• Excellent performance (GPA 3.85).
Summer Intern, AstraZeneca (May 2024 – Aug 2024)
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. On-site.
Master’s in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Feb 2014 – Oct 2018)
College of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, 61519, Egypt.
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Sep 2008 – July 2013)
College of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, 61519, Egypt.
• Excellent with honors (GPA 3.85)
Bachelor of Science (May 2004 – July 2008)
Biology (Zoology) Department, College of Science, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.
Research Skills
Cell Culture and Processing
• Covering a spectrum from culturing and freezing to conducting cytotoxicity and viability assays for both adherent and suspension cells, MTS assay, transfection, and cell uptake studies, as well as characterizing cell therapy products using flow imaging microscopy analysis.
• Cell quality assessment under various stress factors.
• Isolation of primary cells from PBMCs
• Surface and intracellular staining markers and using flow cytometry.
• Multiplex ELISA
• Westernblott
Analytical Techniques,
• ELISA, Flow cytometry, Fluorescence microscopy, Western blotting techniques, QCM-D, Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Liquid chromatography (HPLC-waters), Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and Flow imaging microscopy (FlowCam) for visible and subvisible particle analysis.
Animal Handling and In vivo Studies
• Handled diverse mouse strains, conducted tumor challenges, and administered IV, IP, and SQ.
• Conducted pharmacokinetics and biodistribution studies.