Dalia Afifi

Results-driven Biomedical Graduate from Zewail City. Focus is on Drug Design and Development. There is a lot of experience as a Research Assistant at the Drug Discovery Center. Two years of experience in medicinal chemistry, organic synthesis, and computational drug design. Expertise in S1R Ligand Synthesis and molecular modeling. Good at writing and project management. Looking to work in a leading-edge research facility.

Research Assistant at Drug Discovery Center, Zewail City (2024-10 – 2025-11)

• Spearheaded research in medicinal chemistry, focusing on lead compound optimization.
• Managed advanced computational tools for virtual screening and energy minimization.

Summer Research Intern at The British University in Egypt (BUE) (2024-08 – 2024-10)

• Focused on innovative drug design and synthesis protocols.

Research Assistant at Drug Discovery Center, Zewail City (2023-09 – 2024-06)

• Executed laboratory protocols for drug discovery and assisted in data interpretation for published research.

Summer Intern at Sigma Pharmaceutical Industries (2023-08 – 2023-08)

• Gained industrial experience in GMP-compliant production and pharmaceutical quality control.

Research Assistant at Zewail City University Lab (2023-02 – 2023-02)

• Conducted foundational molecular biology assays and assisted in lab-scale synthesis.

Pharmacovigilance Intern at Pharma Schemes (2022-08 – 2022-09)

• Developed knowledge of drug safety regulations and adverse event reporting.

BSc in Biomedical Sciences with a major in Drug Design and Development – University of Science and Technology at Zewail City (2025)