Khalid Ahmed

Experience

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  Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar

  Jan 2013 - May 2016

  - Worked to help students with editing and providing feedback on their written work in WCMQ's Writing Center - Project: Primer Design and Work-Up for Q-PCR Validation Research Experience- Involved in lab work that included maintaining primer solution, preparing and running DNA PCR samples, preparing and running agarose gels, and purifying DNA sequences - Validated Sanger sequences for primer preparation, and working up and determining the biological relevance of a number of gene mutations of interest related to male infertility for further lab workup through literature research - Worked as a tutor for Physics 2070 (PM1 Physics) - Project: Understanding the Link Between Moisture Dynamics & Microbial Activity in Mobile Dunes- Data collection of moisture content, sample collection of sand samples, sample culturing, microbial counting and data analysis- Presented "A Microbiological Snap Shot of Qatar’s Barchan Dunes" at Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar’s Fourth Annual Research Retreat (January 25, 2014)

  • Peer Consultant

    Sept 2013 - May 2016

  • Research Volunteer

    May 2014 - May 2015

  • Peer Tutor

    Sept 2013 - May 2014

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    Jan 2013 - May 2014
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  National Cancer Institute in Cairo

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Research Trainee

  - Project: MicroRNA Profile of Sorafenib on HCC Cell Lines HepG2 and Huh7- Responsible for maintaining the HepG2 cell lines- Completed training program involving animal cell culture workshop that dealt with aseptic techniques, preparation of complete growth medium, how to set explant cultures, sub-culturing cell lines counting and viability using hemocytometer isolation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, nucleic acid extraction, agarose gel electrophoresis and nucleic acid quantification, PCR principles and applications (including Real Time-PCR and High Resolution Melting analysis with PCR-Reaction Fragment Length Polymorphism), experimental animal handling, protein extraction and quantification, western blot, IHC and ELISA use Show less

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  Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar

  May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Summer Education Program Tutor

  - Worked as a co-organizer on the Qatar Medical Explorer and Pre-College Enrichment Programs, designing program schedules, coordinating volunteer teams and overseeing day-to-day activities- Lectured introductory medical ethics sessions, taught a beginners medical interviewing session and lead a Problem Based Learning group to teach basic critical thinking and analytical skills through a clinical case

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  Weill Cornell Medicine

  Jan 2020 - Jul 2020

  Fellow in Genetic Medicine

  - Designed studies investigating pharmaceutical impact of ALDH2 gene therapy as well as transitioning from murine studies to phase 1 clinical studies- Studied the epidemiological and pathophysiological aspects of ALDH2 deficiency, as it relates to gene therapy solutions

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  Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt

  Dec 2020 - Nov 2021

  Medical House Officer