Enthusiastic candidate with two years of experience in research, including experimental research, record-keeping and inventory management, procurement, and report-writing. Highly skilled at qualitative and quantitative research, including skills in Microsoft Excel, SPSS and Prism. Hardworking and organized planner seeking professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, problem-solving skills and forward-thinking approaches.
- Generating visualizations to showcase data trends in genetic markers, including graphs and comparative data tables using Prism and ImageJ
- Recruiting 100s of patients in Qatar for large-scale studies centered on maternal and fetal health
- Co-authoring systematic reviews and reports, with two reviews currently in submission
- Developed research protocols and procedures to produce accurate results, and produced a report on the antimicrobial efficacy of hydrophilic nanomaterials
- Worked both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced laboratory environment
- Optimized methodology to minimize the cost and time-spent by commercial manufacturers to produce bioplastics from industrial wastewaters
- Performed qualitative and quantitative analysis on microbial culture
- Co-authored the review "Extraction and Characterization of Polyhydroxyalkanoates"
- Performed large-scale protein expression and purification of truncated Alpha-Synucleins using size-exclusion and anion exchange chromatography
- Organized and maintained inventory on Microsoft Excel including 1000's of reagents, consumables and kits for laboratory
- Communicated with suppliers to manage up to 10 orders of reagents, consumables, and kits for the laboratory per month
- Collaborated with procurement team, writing Material Requests, Purchase Orders, and Work Completion Certificates
Microsoft Office
Spectrum of Genetic Variants Associated with Maple Syrup Urine Disease in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region: A Systematic Review by Salma Younes, Razan Elkahlout, Houda Kilani, Sarah Okashah, Hussain Al Sharshani, Zoulikha Rezoug, Hatem Zayed, Nader Al-Dewik [In-Submission]
Exploring Differentially Methylated Genes Amongst Preterm Birth and Full-term Birth by Aleem Razzaq, Razan Elkahlout, Gheyath Nasrallah, Faisal Ibrahim, Muthanna Samara, Hatem Zayed, Palli Valapila Abdulrouf, Rana Al-Jurf, Ahmed Najjar, Thomas Farrell, M. Walid Qoronfleh, Hilal Al Rifai, Nader Al-Dewik