Assala Al Samad
Postdoc in Molecular Biology and Polymer Chemistry
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About
A dedicated and challenge-driven scientist with a Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry and 3 years and 8 months of experience in Molecular Biology. Skilled in nucleic acid modifications, purifications, and expressions, as well as polymer synthesis, characterizations, and drug delivery system formulations. International experience and excellent social competence, team spirit, and communication.
Experience
March 2022-present, Booth Group, Chemistry Department, University College London, UK.
Postdoctoral fellow
Participated in setting up a new lab.
Project management and supervision of graduate students.
Leading research project on the design of temperature-controlled DNA.
June 2019-February 2022, Booth Group, Chemistry Department, University of Oxford, UK.
Postdoctoral fellow
Leading research project on the design of temperature-controlled DNA.
April 2018- April 2019 Polymers Biopolymers Surface, INSA Rouen, France.
Postdoctoral fellow
Led a research project on the development and characterization of stimuli-sensitive mixed polymeric micelles.
October 2016- October 2017 Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules, Liège, Belgium
Postdoctoral fellow
Led a research project on the synthesis of polymers by multicomponent reactions.
Education
May 2013- September 2016 University Montpellier, Montpellier, France, and Lebanese University, Lebanon
Ph.D. thesis
Led a research project on the photochemical modifications of biodegradable polymers for biomedical applications.
