Omar Harb

Experience

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  University of Pennsylvania

  Nov 1999 - Jun 2008

  Research Associate
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  Pearson Prentice Hall

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Editor

  1. Author of Instructor’s Manual accompanying Essential Genes. (2005). ISBN 0-13-149009-5 ed. Benjamin Lewin, Prentice Hall, NJ.2. Contributing author to the Instructor’s Manual accompanying Genes VIII. (2005). ISBN 0-13-144944-3 ed. Benjamin Lewin, Prentice Hall, NJ.

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  University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

  Aug 2007 - Dec 2007

  Adjunct Assistant Professor

  Adjunct Assistant Professor of Cell Biology. This is a position is in the Department of Biological Sciences. I am teaching a masters level course in advanced cell biology.

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  Penn Center for Bioinformatics -- PCBI

  Jun 2008 - Dec 2023

  EuPathDB Scientific Liaison and Manager of Outreach Activities
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  The Wharton School

  Aug 2009 - Dec 2012

  Student

  Completed a degree in Human Resource Management

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  University of Pennsylvania

  Dec 2015 - now

  The Eukaryotic Pathogen Database Resource (EuPathDB.org) is an extensive on-line bioinformatics platform, consisting of numerous databases, that is heavily used by the global scientific research community. This project has been continuously supported by various US-based and international agencies (NIH, the Wellcome Trust, the Gates Fdn, etc) for more than 15 years. >19K unique users (from >100 countries) depend on this resource on a daily basis for both genomic information and complex data-mining, expediting discovery research including therapeutics and diagnostic development. As Director of Scientific Outreach & Education I am responsible for overseeing the entire global Outreach team, and coordinating all aspects of customer support and education. This includes communication with EuPathDB client audiences through scientific presentations & publications, coordinating help-desk activities and user-comments drives at domestic and international meetings, organizing workshops, webinars and tutorials, maintaining an active social media presence, developing promotional materials, interfacing with user groups, and identifying & tracking new datasets. I also work in close coordination with annotation & curation staff, data loading teams, data-type developers, and the user interface group. In addition, I work closely with the Senior EuPathDB Project Manager and all Principal Investigators associated with the project to set short- and long-term priorities, communicate goals and vision to the project staff, and develop new sources of funding. Show less

  • Senior Project Manager & Director of Scientific Outreach & Education (VEuPathDB.org)

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Director of Scientific Outreach and Education

    Dec 2015 - Dec 2023