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My name is Moamen Elmassry (Some know me as Mo), I am an New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research (NJCCR) ​Postdoctoral Research ​Fellow in the Donia lab at the Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University. My research is focused on the role of gut microbiome-derived small molecules in different diseases, e.g., Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). I received my Ph.D. from Texas Tech University. My dissertation work was focused on the pathogenesis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa during sepsis in trauma patients. I enjoy working with people, so let me know if you are interested in collaboration or if you have questions. Although I was trained as a pharmacist, then a microbiologist, I enjoy my hybrid life of computational and wet lab work.

Education

2015-2020Doctor of Philosophy in Biology (specialization in Microbiology) - Cumulative GPA: 4.0Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX2007-2012Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Excellent grade with honorsFaculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Research Experience

2020-PresentDonia lab, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ2015-2020Hamood lab, Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Lubbock, TXSummer 2019Wakeman lab, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TXSummer 2018Visiting Bioinformatician Program, National Center for Biotechnology (NCBI), U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD

Selected Fellowships, Honors, & Awards

2022New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research (NJCCR) Postdoctoral Research FellowshipPostdoctoral Researcher Service AwardBest Poster Presentation Award at 38th MOLBIO Annual Departmental Retreat2021Writing in Science and Engineering (WiSE) Postdoctoral Fellowship2020The Horn Professors Graduate Achievement AwardThe Remnant Trust Student Scholar AwardPhi Beta Kappa (ΦBK) Inducted Member2019Texas Tech University Doctoral Dissertation Completion FellowshipFirst Place Oral Presentation Award in Microbiology and Medicine category at the Annual Texas Tech Biological Sciences Symposium (TTABSS)First Place Poster Presentation Award at TTABSSSummer Dissertation Research Award2018Oral Presentation Award in Microbiology and Medicine category at TTABSS2017Graduate Student Research Support AwardFirst place in Science category at the Sixteenth Annual Graduate School Poster Competition2016Academic Freedom Scholarship
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