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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full Name: Dr. Safaa Ibrahim Kader
Gender: Male Birthdate: 1971 Nationality: Iraq Degree: PhD Academic Title: Lecturer College\Center: College of Medicine
Departement: Pathology and forensic medicine Major: Biochemistry Specialty: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Mother Language: Arabic Other Languages: English Work email: safaa.ibrahim@nahrainuniv.edu.iq Personal email: asheqalolbait@gmail.com
EDUCATION
- • Ph.D. in Biochemistry 2019
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
- • M.Sc. in Inorganic chemistry 1999
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Al-Mustansiriya/Iraq
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- • Strong skills in synthesizing and engineering biodegradable polymers, hydrogels, micropatterned structures, peptides-based nanoparticles, and bioreactor systems for a wide variety of drug delivery and tissue engineering applications.
- • Fabrication of Silica-based nanoparticles as drug delivery systems
- • knowledge of polymer structure-property relationships, concepts, and applications of chemical and polymer engineering.
- • Strong skills in 2D and 3D cell culture of research specialization.
- • Extensive skills in cell study (cell culture, cell expansion, cell differentiation, ..etc).
- • Maintain and enrich cancer stem cell spheres in 3D systems for different cell lines.
- • Operates specific equipment: RT-PCR, UV-VIS, FT-IR, DLS, SEM, Electrospinning, and Rheometer TA as well as lab techniques such as SDS-PAGE, Western Blot, ELISA, Immunofluorescent staining, Immunohistochemistry.
- • Strong microscopy, imaging, and computer skills.
- • Knowledge of gene cloning and protein expression.
- • Strong skills in extracting and producing various natural biomaterials such as keratin (feathers) and sericin (Cocoon).
APPOINTMENTS
- • Faculty (June 2021-present), College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad/Iraq.
- • Postdoctoral Fellow (May 2021-August 2021), Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry/UofSC.
- • Postdoctoral Fellow (January 2020-April 2021), Dept. of Chemical Engineering/UofSC.
- • Teaching Assistant (08/2017-05/2021), Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry/UofSC
- • Adjunct Instructor (08/2019 - 05/2020), Midlands Technical College/US
- • Lecturer (11/2009-05/2013), Pathology Dept./College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University/Iraq
- •Lecturer (02/2002-08/2009), chemistry dept., College of Arts and Sciences, Al-Mergab University
- • Assistant lecturer (02/2000-02-2022), Chemistry dep. College of Science, Al-Mustansiriyah University
Research Interest
- My publications are focused on the intersection of stem cells, biomaterials, and growth factors delivery for tissue regeneration and curing certain health problems. Novel peptide-based nanoparticles, novel biodegradable polymers, and bone tissue engineering scaffolds are fabricated, and cell studies were conducted to design new practical and potentially industrialized systems for biomedical applications. Several techniques such as 2D and 3D cell cultures, western blotting, ELISA, Rt-PCR, and FT-
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
SUPERVISOR THESIS
- • Mentoring research projects for Biomedical Engineering/Chemical Engineering undergraduate students at the UofSC.
- • Lab manager and lab safety officer/ Biomimetic materials and Tissue Engineering lab at UofSC
- • Training undergraduate students, visiting scholars, and new graduate students on lab safety awareness (Chemical, biological, and emergencies and first aid) to ensure learning in a safe environment.
- • Training undergraduate students, visiting scholars, and new graduate students on running lab equipment and apparatuses (Rt-PCR, centrifuges, biosafety cabinets, freeze dryer, incubators, -80 oC freezer, Flourescent microscope, Western blot…etc).
- • Training undergraduate students, visiting scholars, and new graduate students in conducting chemical and biological experiments (DNA and RNA extraction and quantification, gene expression, biochemical and immunofluorescent staining, 2D and 3D cell culture work, synthesizing polymers and hydrogels, …etc)
- • Training new teaching assistants in designing and conducting setting up labs, lab experiments, and grading
- • Distributing TAs schedules and duties and giving courses and curricula.
- • Assisting undergraduate students to write grants, writing plans, and conducting experiments.
- • Giving training courses in General Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry for Highschool teachers and Undergraduate Students.
- Communicating Local councils and DoEs (Directorates of
- Education) and the selected schools to gather information on the targeted groups and their
- general health situation. Coordination will be made with the school headmasters to
- designate the place and time of the leaflets delivery; also coordination will be made with
- local councils to designate the place and time of sessions for community members and
- leaders
TEACHINING EXPERINENCE
- • General Chemistry 110 and 111
- • Essential and Comprehensive Organic Chemistry 331, 332
- • Biochemistry 550
- • Inorganic Chemistry I and II
AWARDS
- • Graduate School Travel Award 2019
- • James R. Durig Graduate Student Travel Award 2017
- • 5 Gratitude letters from the president of the Al-Nahrain University 2010-2021
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- • American Chemical Society (ACS)
- • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (TERMIS)
- • International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
- • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- • National Postdoctoral Association
- • Iraqi Chemical Society member
- • ACS Poly/PMSE student member at the University of South Carolina
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