Professional Experience
Time Period: 2016/01 - Present
Company Name: Lebanese American University
Occupation: Other Teaching/Training
Work Experience:
2016-Present: Assistant Professor. Department of Natural Sciences, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
Teaching Bio222 (Microbiology a Human perspective) and Bio420 (Immunology and Virology) to health sciences undergraduate students. Prepare course syllabus, prepare and present lectures to students in smart classroom, class size around 30 students. Prepare homework and in class assignments to develop students problem solving skills. Prepare exams to assess students understanding and knowledge of taught topics. Utilize blackboard and other online educational tools to facilitate the learning process.
Time Period: 2014/01 - 2015/11
Company Name: Private Client , Canada
Occupation: Other
Work Experience:
2013-2015: Private consultant. Montreal, Qc, Canada.
Provide professional opinion on diet, supplements, and research articles for an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patient.
Time Period: 2008/11 - 2013/09
Company Name: Western University, Canada
Occupation: Science/R&D
Work Experience:
2008-2013: Postdoctoral Research Associate. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine & Dentistry. Western University, London, ON, Canada.
•Biomedical research and education university at level
Time Period: 2006/08 - 2008/10
Company Name: University of Colorado USA
Occupation: Science/R&D
Work Experience:
2006-2008: Postdoctoral Fellow. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, US.
•Biomedical research and education university at level
Time Period: 2001/08 - 2006/05
Company Name: University of North Dakota, USA
Occupation: Science/R&D
Work Experience:
2001-2006. Graduate student, Bio-medical research and education

2003-2005. Graduate Teaching Assistant for MBio 202L. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA. Taught undergraduate course in medical microbiology.

Description of Teaching Responsibility: Taught MBio 202L and BACT 3113 for a total of 8 times, yielding over 300 hours of teaching experience. Each class was comprised of 25-30 students, highly interactive, and held twice a week for 3-4 hours. Prepared and taught lectures. Mentored and assisted students during their classes. Prepared quizzes and exams to assess students’ knowledge.
Time Period: 2000/06 - 2001/06
Company Name: Texas Women's University USA
Occupation: Science/R&D
Work Experience:
2000-2001. Graduate Teaching Assistant for BACT 3113. Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, USA. Taught undergraduate course in medical microbiology.
Description of Teaching Responsibility: Taught MBio 202L and BACT 3113 for a total of 8 times, yielding over 300 hours of teaching experience. Each class was comprised of 25-30 students, highly interactive, and held twice a week for 3-4 hours. Prepared and taught lectures. Mentored and assisted students during their classes. Prepared quizzes and exams to assess students’ knowledge.
Education
Education Period: 2001/07 - 2006/08
School: University of North Dakota
Major: Microbiology & Immunology
Degree: Doctorate
Qualifications:
2001-2006: Ph.D. Microbiology and Immunology. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine & Health Sciences. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, US.
Yersinia pestis is the causative agent of the plague which killed around 200 million people during 3 pandemics. I received CDC and US government clearance to research the regulation of toxin secretion and vaccine development for Y. pestis under the supervision of Dr. Matthew Nilles.
2000-2001: M.S. Biology. Department of Biology, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, US.
Attended 1 year of the Masters program before transferring into the Ph.D. program at the University of North Dakota.
1997-2000: B.S. Medical Laboratory Technology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Acquired extensive knowledge and practical training in medical laboratory sciences. Experience in applied clinical microbiology, biochemistry, genetics, hematology, serology, blood banking and pathology.