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Dr. Sundus Shalabi Profile

Faculty Member

Academic Rank: 
Assistant Professor

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Education: 
University/College NameSpecializationDescription
Irell and Manella Graduate School of biological sciences at City of Hope, Duarte, California,USA
PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology, Mechanisms of Cancer Susceptibility, and Breast Cancer Genetics.
Dissertation title: Accelerated Aging in Human Mammary Epithelia of Women who Carry Predisposing Germline Mutations to Breast Cancer. Most of my PhD dissertation research was published in September 2021 in the journal of Nature Aging; (https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-021-00104-9), and our story made it to the cover of the journal (https://www.nature.com/nataging/volumes/1/issues/9). The manuscript was also accompanied by a news and views article that discussed the significance of our work: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-021-00113-8.
Al-Quds University/Abu Dis, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree
Among top five of class
General Secondary Education Certificate Examination
Scientific Stream
Scored: 98.2% (Among top 10 in Ramallah District)
Academic Experience: 
FromToPresentPositionInstitutionDescription
01/10/2022
Assistant Professor
Arab American University, Palestine
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
Administrative Experience: 
FromToPresentPositionInstitutionDescription
01/02/2023
Coordinator for the Medicine Program at Rayhan Campus
Arab American University, Palestine
Courses Taught: 
Course Title
Medical Terminology for medical students
Evidence-Based Medicine for medical students
Pathology of the urogenital system for medical students
Physiology for the Digestive System for medical students
Physiology for the Digestive System for medical students
General Histology for medical students

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