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Sarah Kamel, PhD

Sarah Kamel, PhD

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Biomedical Research Scientist | Northbridge Fellow | Genetic models of human diseases

  • Education

    • Leiden University

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      Master of Science (M.Sc.) Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Average grade: 8.5, GPA: 4.0

      Specialization: Animal Biology and Disease Models

    • Utrecht University

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      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Biomedical Sciences: Genetics

      Graduate School of Life Sciences: Cancer, Stem Cells and Developmental Biology (CSnD) PhD program

    • University of Toronto

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      Honours Bachelor of Science (H.B.Sc.) Molecular Biology and Genetics

      Activities and Societies: University of Toronto Peer Tutoring (Life Sciences Manager) Majors: Cell & Molecular Biology Gene, Genetics & Biotechnology

  • Experience

    • Bureau Veritas Group

      Sept 2008 - Apr 2011
      Laboratory Assistant

      Department of Food Microbiology. Testing and analysis of food and water samples for presence of microorganisms.

    • The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute

      Sept 2011 - Aug 2013
      Research Student (BSc level)

      Program in Developmental and Stem Cell BiologyResearch area: Genetics of cardiac progenitor cell development in zebrafish embryos

    • Leiden University

      Nov 2013 - Dec 2014
      Research Intern (MSc level)

      Institute of Biology Leiden, Molecular Cell Biology GroupResearch area: Chemokine signalling and innate immune cell response during intracellular infections in zebrafish

    • Hubrecht Institute, Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research

      Jan 2015 - Jul 2015
      Research Intern (MSc level)

      Cardiac Development and Genetics GroupResearch area: Modeling cardiac genetic diseases in zebrafish

    • UMC Utrecht

      Oct 2019 - Sept 2021
      PhD Guest Researcher

      Project collaboration with the Division of Heart and Lungs, Department of Medical Physiology

    • Hubrecht Institute, Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research

      Sept 2020 - Dec 2021

      Thesis title: "Modeling human cardiac genetic diseases in the zebrafish: Focus on cardiomyopathies and cohesinopathies"- Selected laboratory skills: ● Laboratory animal handling ● Imaging (brightfield, fluorescent, confocal) ● Genome editing (CRISPR/Cas9) ● Transcriptomics (Bulk RNA sequencing and Visium spatial transcriptomics) ● Histological stainings (immunostaining, in situ hybridization, and other histological stainings) ● Image analysis programs (ImageJ, Fiji, Imaris)- Mentored 2 master students for a literature review (4 months) and practical internship (1 year).- Assisted in practical zebrafish development courses at the bachelor level and providing tours offish facility to new incoming program graduate students.- Discussed about science and the use of zebrafish in research to the general public (Weekend of Science- Weekend van de Wetenschap).- Presentation of projects at conferences: Oral presentations: International Zebrafish Conference (Canada, 2021), European Zebrafish meeting, Prague (Czech Republic, 2020), Zebrafish for Personalized and Precision Medicine Conference (Canada, 2019). Poster presentation: International Zebrafish Conference (Canada, 2021). Show less

      • PhD Candidate

        Nov 2015 - Dec 2021

      • Research Laboratory Manager

        Sept 2020 - Aug 2021

    • CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre

      Apr 2022 - now
      Postdoctoral Fellow

      Research area: Cardiac genetics, injury and regeneration - Selected laboratory skills: ● Laboratory animal handling ● Imaging (brightfield, fluorescent, confocal) ● Genome editing (CRISPR/Cas9)

    • The Hospital for Sick Children

      Aug 2024 - now
      Research Fellow

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Cancer, Stem Cells and Developmental Biology (CSnD) PhD program certificate

      Utrecht University
      Dec 2021

    • Laboratory Animal Science (Article 9)

      Leiden University Medical Center
      Jan 2015

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sarah Kamel, PhD
      Travel Award St. Michael Hospital-University of Toronto Sep 2019 Award to cover travel expenses to Zebrafish for Personalized/ Precision Medicine conference
    • Awarded to Sarah Kamel, PhD
      SickKids Summer Research (SSuRe) studentship The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute May 2013 An award to support my summer research project at SickKids
    • Awarded to Sarah Kamel, PhD
      Kaizen Award Maxxam Analytics Jan 2010 An award presented for improving the work process in the company department, that lead to reduce time and expenses spent to complete the task by the staff.
    • Awarded to Sarah Kamel, PhD
      Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top Scholarship Government of Ontario Aug 2008
    • Awarded to Sarah Kamel, PhD
      FRQS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Fonds de Recherche du Québec (FRQ) Fellowship awarded to support my postdoctoral work at CHU Sainte-Justine
    • Awarded to Sarah Kamel, PhD
      Northbridge Fellowship (SickKids RTC Restracomp fellowship competition) The Hospital for Sick Children Research Training Centre Fellowship fully funded by the Garron Family Cancer Centre (GFCC)
    • Awarded to Sarah Kamel, PhD
      Poster Presentation Award Department of Pathology and Cellular Biology, UdeM Awarded for an excellent poster presentation (postdoctoral level) at the departmental annual meeting.