Sihem Aouabdi

Sihem Aouabdi

Research Scientist
Saudi Arabia
English, French

About Me

Experienced, and dedicated scientist, who has more than 15 years of experience in stem cells research. I work on my own initiative and effectively as part of a team. Flexible, self-motivated with good communication and s…

Experience

Research Scientist

King Abdullah International Medical Research Center
May 2014 - Present · 12 years 2 months

Principal investigator in stem cell research. Supervisor of PhD, Master's, and medical students for their research projects. I delivered lectures to medical students and basic science students at King Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Research Scientist

King Abdullah International Medical Research Center-KAIMRC, Jeddah-Saudi Arabia
Jan 2014 - Present · 12 years 6 months

Adult stem cells - the mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow and adipose tissue
Mesenchymal stem cells from acute myeloid leukemia
Stem cells isolation from adipose tissue and characterisation for clinical application

Courses delivered on Stem Cells

King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah
Jan 2019 - Jan 2021 · 2 years

Delivered courses on Stem Cells

Principal supervisor and co-supervisor of medical students

King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU)-Ministry of National Guard Health Affaire
Jan 2016 - Jan 2021 · 5 years

Supervised medical students

Principal supervisor of master student

King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Jeddah
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 · 1 year

Supervised master student

Research Scientist

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Jan 2012 - Jan 2014 · 2 years

Development of a scaffold for embryonic and adult stem cells
Responsible for lab management for 3 months before the appointment of a lab manager

Supervised PhD student

King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST), Jeddah
Jan 2012 - Jan 2013 · 1 year

Supervised PhD student

Researcher- Lab manager

Pro-Cure Therapeutics Limited, York, United Kingdom
Jan 2009 - Jan 2012 · 3 years

Validation of therapeutic targets for prostate cancer, specifically targeting the cancer stem cells
Laboratory management including quality control

Senior Scientist

ReNeuron Limited, Research Park- Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
Jan 2005 - Jan 2009 · 4 years

Worked as a skilled team member on fetal stem cell biology across a number of clinical development programs
Derivation of immortalized clones from human fetal pancreatic tissue
Optimization of islet cell cluster formation and drug formulation for in vivo studies
Lead cell culturist for in vivo studies conducted in rodents
Characterization of cortical lead neuronal stem cell lines
Support preclinical studies
Derivation of c-myc-ER human fetal hepatocyte cell lines
Differentiation and characterization of the clones for phenotype and function
Differentiation and immunocytochemistry for the multipotentiality of ventral mesencephalon and cortex ReNcell© lines for commercialization by Millipore
Drug formulation for the in vivo studies into a rat model of Parkinson’s disease carried out at ReNeuron Ltd and King’s College London
Work carried out under strict QA conditions, working to SOPs and protocols in a cleanroom environment

Tutorials given in Molecular Biology and Physiology for first year biochemistry and nutrition students

University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Jan 2002 - Jan 2004 · 2 years

Gave tutorials in Molecular Biology and Physiology for first year biochemistry and nutrition students

Tutorials given in microbiology for foundation year students of nutrition and biochemistry

University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Jan 2002 - Jan 2003 · 1 year

Gave tutorials in microbiology for foundation year students of nutrition and biochemistry

Skills

Biochemistry Molecular Biology Research Experience Laboratory Experience Stem cell research Adult stem cells Mesenchymal stem cells Laboratory management Quality control SOPs Cleanroom environment QA Immunocytochemistry Cell culture Drug formulation Preclinical studies Microbiology Molecular biology Physiology Clinical biochemistry Endocrinology GraphPad Prism Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint Scientific communication Teamwork Self-motivation Communication skills Chairing meetings
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