member of Sigma Xi Full member (by nomination) 2023 - International Society for Stem Cell Research Member 2019 - Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society Member 2016 - British pharmacological society Member 2015 -
attended event ISSCR 2021 2021 - Pharmacology 2020 2020 - TERMIS European Chapter Meeting 2023 2023 - Vascular Discovery: From Genes to Medicine Scientific Sessions 2023 2023 - “Tissue and cell conference 2022” by Tissue and Cell Engineering Society (TCES) and Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT), June 2022, Birmingham 2022 -
selected publications Biofunctionalization of cardiovascular stents to induce endothelialization: Implications for in- stent thrombosis in diabetes. Frontiers in pharmacology. 2022 Review GET IT 3D Tissue-Engineered Vascular Drug Screening Platforms: Promise and Considerations. Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine. 2022 Review GET IT Angiogenic content of microparticles in patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease predicts networks of endothelial dysfunction. Cardiovascular diabetology. 2022 Academic Article GET IT Recent Developments in Nanomaterials-Based Drug Delivery and Upgrading Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases. International journal of molecular sciences. 2022 Review GET IT Metformin prevents hyperglycaemia-associated, oxidative stress-induced vascular endothelial dysfunction: essential role for the orphan nuclear receptor, Nr4a1 (Nur77).. Molecular pharmacology. 2021 Academic Article GET IT Activation and Contraction of Human "Vascular" Smooth Muscle Cells Grown From Circulating Blood Progenitors. Frontiers in cell and developmental biology. 2021 Academic Article GET IT Studies on metal-organic framework (MOF) nanomedicine preparations of sildenafil for the future treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Scientific reports. 2021 Academic Article GET IT Internalization of Metal-Organic Framework Nanoparticles in Human Vascular Cells: Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Therapy. Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland). 2020 Academic Article GET IT Times cited: 11 A bioassay system of autologous human endothelial, smooth muscle cells, and leukocytes for use in drug discovery, phenotyping, and tissue engineering. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 2019 Academic Article GET IT Times cited: 3 Assessment of Parylene C Thin Films for Heart Valve Tissue Engineering. Tissue engineering. Part A. 2015 Academic Article GET IT Times cited: 12 Metformin modulates hyperglycaemia-induced endothelial senescence and apoptosis through SIRT1. British journal of pharmacology. 2014 Academic Article GET IT Times cited: 179 Association of adiponectin gene polymorphism (+T45G) with acute coronary syndrome and circulating adiponectin levels. Angiology. 2012 Academic Article GET IT Times cited: 20
Funding awarded Qatar National Research Fund: ECRA02-007-3-006 Principal Investigator 2021 - 2023 missing activity Principal Investigator 2023 - 2023 Qatar National Research Fund: UREP25-042-3-011 Principal Investigator 2020 - 2021 Qatar National Research Fund: PDRA4-0129-18003 Co-Principal Investigator 2019 - 2021 Qatar National Research Fund: UREP24-036-3-013 Co-Principal Investigator 2019 - 2020 Qatar National Research Fund: UREP24-044-3-017 Co-Principal Investigator 2019 - 2020 other research activities UREP26-019-3-006 Collaborator 2020 - 2021
education and training Ph.D., Imperial College University of London (United Kingdom) 2018 M.Res., Imperial College University of London (United Kingdom) 2013 B.Sc., Qatar University (Qatar) 2008
awards and honors 2023 Vascular Discovery Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award , conferred by American Heart Association, 2023 For Women in Science Young Talent Award 2020, conferred by L'oreal-UNESCO, 2020 Pickford Award, conferred by British Pharmacological Society , 2020