Curriculum vitae
Health Sciences / Oncology. Trained across three laboratories in France and Lebanon, qualified in 2026 by the French Conseil National des Universités to apply for tenured professor-researcher positions.
Cotutelle: University of Montpellier, France · Lebanese University, Lebanon
American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon
Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Lebanon
Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montpellier, France
Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon
Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center, Lebanon
University of Montpellier & the National Council for Scientific Research, CNRS-Lebanon · Program
University of Montpellier, France · See the talk
Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, AUB, Lebanon
Faculty of Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon
Conseil National des Universités (CNU), section 87, Sciences biologiques, fondamentales et cliniques
BioCampus, Réseau des Animaleries de Montpellier, France
Continuing Medical Education office, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon
Animal Care Facility (ACF), Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Cell culture, cancer cell lines, primary patient cells, PBMC isolation from whole blood, flow cytometry, apoptosis and cell cycle analyses, Western blot, DNA/RNA extraction and purification, cDNA synthesis, RT-qPCR, immunofluorescence, trypan blue exclusion, SRB, MTT, mitochondrial assays (ROS production, MitoTracker, MitoView), analysis of sequencing datasets.
Cell line-derived and patient-derived xenograft mice: handling, restraint, injection, tumor volume, humane methods of killing, bone marrow flushing, organ collection.
Mutant and transgenic strains, drug screening, microscopy, microbiology preparations.
Microsoft Office, GraphPad Prism, GuavaSoft, ImageJ, Leica LAS X, XLStat. Protocol development, experimental design, cross-disciplinary collaboration, supervision and mentoring of students, writing, and public speaking.
PI: Hiba El Hajj · Bioinformatics: Rida Assaf (AUB, Lebanon)
PI: Nathalie Bonnefoy · Collaborator: Laurent Gros (IRCM, INSERM U1194, France)
Prof. Hiba El Hajj, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Prof. Pierre-Antoine Bonnet, Vice-President of the French National Academy of Pharmacy, France.
Prof. Simon Galas, University of Montpellier, France.
Contact details on request.