Zeinab Elmasri
State College,USA
Summary
- Highly motivated and organized molecular biologist with experience in molecular virology, cancer cell biology, and high-resolution confocal microscopy.
- Author of 6 publications in peer-reviewed journals including 2 first-author papers.
- Effective science communicator and teacher with more than 5 years of teaching experience.
- Highly collaborative and passionate about learning new skills through teamwork.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Rasgon Lab, Penn State University
08.2023 - Current
- Project 1. Currently working on developing an optimized CRISPR/Cas9 approach for precise genome editing in mosquitoes.
- Project 2. Generated multiple mutant viruses to study the molecular pathogenesis of alphavirus infection in mosquitoes.
- Project 3. Contributed to the development of a novel antiviral peptide delivery system targeting West Nile virus.
Ph.D. Graduate Assistant
Jose Lab, Penn State University
08.2018 - 08.2023
- Project 1. Established a high-resolution fluorescent imaging-based approach to study the role and subcellular localization of the alphavirus ion channel 6K.
- Project 2. Explored the multiple roles of the alphavirus nonstructural protein 1 using mass spectrometry analysis and multiple molecular virology techniques.
- Presented my research at scientific conferences, including the American Society for Virology 40th Annual Meeting and the Keystone Symposium on Positive-Strand RNA Viruses.
- Drafted manuscripts that resulted in publications in journals such PLOS Pathogens, and Pathogens.
Research Assistant
El-Sibaii Lab, Lebanese American University
08.2015 - 06.2018
- Project 1. Developed Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)-based techniques to study the role of the Rho family of small GTPases in glioblastoma multiform.
- Project 2. Contributed to the development of molecular photosensitizers for cancer photodynamic therapy.
Education
Ph.D. - Molecular, Cellular, And Integrative Biosciences
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA08.2023
Master of Science - Molecular Biology
Lebanese American University
Beirut, Lebanon07.2018
Bachelor of Science - Medical Laboratory Sciences
Saint Joseph University
Beirut, Lebanon06.2014
Skills
- Advanced fluorescence microscopy/Confocal/DIC/FRET
- Molecular cloning
- Protein expression and purification
- Cell culture and transfection
- Virus isolation, purification, and quantification
- PCR technologies including qRT-PCR
- Generation of chimeric viruses for vaccine development
- CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing
- Mosquito rearing and microinjection
- Mentoring
- Strong verbal and written skills in communicating scientific information
- Languages: Arabic (Native), English (Fluent), French (Fluent)
Timeline
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Rasgon Lab, Penn State University
08.2023 - Current
Ph.D. Graduate Assistant
Jose Lab, Penn State University
08.2018 - 08.2023
Research Assistant
El-Sibaii Lab, Lebanese American University
08.2015 - 06.2018
Ph.D. - Molecular, Cellular, And Integrative Biosciences
Pennsylvania State University
Master of Science - Molecular Biology
Lebanese American University
Bachelor of Science - Medical Laboratory Sciences
Saint Joseph University
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