Rita Sarkis

I am passionate Biomedical Engineering by training with 8 years of experience on biomedical research all the way from basic research (cancer pharmacology), to bioengineered devices (microfluidics for cancer extravasation) testing (CTCs), tissue engineering (3D bladder for cancer invation), to digital pathology-precision medicine- biomarkers testing and development (human biopsy image analysis). I am currently pursuing my PhD in the field of biotechnology and bioengineering at EPFL-Lausanne

• Lab manager and research volunteer and assistant at the Biochemistry and pharmacology Laboratory at the Lebanese American University (2014-2017)
• Research intern at the LOEX institute, University of Laval, Quebec, Canada 
• Research master thesis intern at Institut Curie and IPGG, Paris, France
• PhD student at the laboratory of system genetics and regenerative hematopoiesis and Institute of Pathology, EPFL/UNIL/CHUV, Switzerland

• Bachelor of Biology at the Lebanese American University , Lebanon
• Masters of Biomedical Engineering at Descartes University (Paris V/ University of Paris), ENSAM, and PSL university, France 
• PhD in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (EPFL, Switzerland)