Patrick Aouad

Experience

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  Lebanese American University

  Jun 2013 - Jan 2014

  Research And Teaching Assistant

  Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory Instructor and research assistant, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Natural Sciences.

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  MCT-CRO

  Jun 2015 - Sept 2015

  Clinical Research Assistant

  Objective: -maintain and coordinate the logistical aspects of clinical trials according to Good Clinical Practice and relevant SOPs

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  American University of Beirut

  Jun 2016 - Jan 2017

  Research Assistant

  Full-time Research Assistant in the Laboratory of Prof. Nadine Darwiche, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular GeneticsObjectives:-To evaluate the effects of natural and synthetic retinoids in 2D and 3D cell culture models of breast cancer (Aouad, P. et al. 2017). -To investigate the anti-tumor activities of novel nanoparticle formulations for acute myeloid leukemia treatment (El-Houjeiri, L. et al. 2017)-To study the interactions between the retinoic acid receptor and bradykinin receptors-To decipher the mechanism of action of a synthetic retinoid in colorectal cancer (Abdel-Samad, R. et al. 2018 and Abdel-Samad, R. et al. 2019) Show less

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  EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)

  Jan 2017 - Apr 2022

  Thesis project: Modeling metastasis and dormancy of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer using the mouse intraductal model reveals a novel role for epithelial-mesenchymal transition.Objectives:-Decipher the role of epthelial-mesenchymal transition in invasion and metastasis of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer using mouse intraductal xenografts-Study the biology of dormant metastatic cell -Image primary tumors and metastatic sites using optical clarity and 3D imaging -Analysis scientific data for presentations and manuscript writing-Supervision and training of bachelor and master students Show less

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    Jul 2021 - Apr 2022

  • PhD Researcher

    Jan 2017 - Jul 2021
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  Fondation Asile des aveugles, Hôpital ophtalmique Jules-Gonin

  Apr 2022 - Jul 2023

  Postdoctoral Researcher/Scientist

  Patient-derived organoids, epigenetics, and high throughput drug screening.

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  Genentech

  Sept 2023 - now

  Postdoctoral Researcher

  Department of Discovery Oncology, Ciara Metcalfe’s research group. Mouse models, Endocrine therapy, Drug resistance