Farah QADERI

In my current role, I have been actively involved in various projects, including those on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and mechanical receptors, and training new postdoctoral researchers. In addition to my research duties, I have developed clinical and molecular biology research skills. My experience includes cell culture (2D and 3D), W/B, neuron culture, co-culturing, tissue harvesting, various staining techniques (ISH, IHC, IF, TSA), and working with mouse models, as outlined below.

• Research Assistant, Kateb University, Kabul, Afghanistan, 01/01/19, 12/31/22
• SPSS 1 & 2, Tehran Institute of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 12/01/17
• Leadership, IFES 'Future Leaders Club's program, Balkh, Afghanistan, 11/01/12

• 2014, Awarded national undergraduate full tuition scholarship from Iran (Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences), and Turkey (Istanbul and Ataturk Universities)
• 2014, Ranked 10th among 250,000 participants in National University Entrance Exam (Kankor), Afghanistan

• Member, Afghanistan Child Foundation, Balkh, Afghanistan, 02/01/21, Present
• Member, Afghanistan National Charity Organization for Special Diseases (ANCOSD), Kabul, Afghanistan, 01/01/20, 12/31/21

• Cell culturing and staining (2D culture, 3D culture), an improved method for human CRC, High-throughput (96-well plate, no coverslip)
• In Situ Hybridization staining (ISH), multichannel and signal channel
• Immunohistochemistry staining (IHC)
• Immunofluorescence staining on frozen and live cells and tissue (IF)
• TAS Staining
• H and E staining
• A and B staining
• Working with the mouse
• Melanocyte Harvesting and Culturing
• Cell harvesting
• Embedding
• Hydrogel Making
• Cell Banking and Resurrection
• Working with Confocal
• Cell Culture Media making
• Work with Prism and Image J
• Analyze the pictures
• Western blot
• Sectioning a tissue block
• Cell Banking
• Organoid staining (improved method)

• The Hidden Burden: Unveiling the Cervical Cancer Burden Among Recent Afghan Women Immigrants in the United States, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 11/29/24
• Spinal tuberculosis in Afghanistan: A 2019-2020 study of patients in Kabul hospitals, Public Health Challenges, 12/01/23
• A ventral hernia containing appendix; a case report and literature review, International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 08/01/23
• COVID-19: National pandemic management strategies and their efficacies and impacts on the number of secondary cases and prognosis: A systematic review, International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 01/01/22
• War Experience, Daily Stressors and Mental Health Among the Inter-taliban Generation Young Adults in Northern Afghanistan: A Cross-Sectional School-Based Study, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 01/01/22
• Respiratory health and critical care concerns in Afghanistan, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 12/23/21
• COVID-19 in Balkh, Afghanistan; characteristics and challenges, Ghazanfar Medical Journal (GMJ), 01/01/20
• Generalized, non-neonatal tetanus is a highly fatal disease in Afghanistan: A case series study, International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 02/01/21

• Writing poems and short stories (Some works published in local magazines)
• Avid reader, particularly interested in psychological subjects.
• Passionate hiker (Conquered the highest peak in the Middle East, Mount Damavand, during medical school)
• I enjoy cooking
• Dancing