Mohaddese Pourashoury

Education

Research Interests

CANCER BIOLOGY (TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT)

DRUG DEVELOMENT AND DISCOVERY IN CANCER

EXOSOMES

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Skills 

MOLECULAR GENETIC LAB

Gel Electrophoresis (Agarose, Polyacrylamide), Solubilization, DNA Extraction, PCR, Primer design, PCR-RFLP, PCR-ARMS, PCR-Tetra-ARMS, Real-time PCR, RNA Extraction

BIOINFORMATIC

Data quality control, BLAST, Whole genome sequencing analysis, RNA-Seq data analysis using CLC Genomic workbench

ANIMAL LAB

Blood sample collection from rodents, provided primary husbandry care for laboratory rodents, Performed and assisted in various surgical procedures, performed tail IV, IP, SC, IM injections and oral gavage, assisted in making xenograft models of human breast cancer

CELL CULTURE

Cell culture, Cell counting, PBMC isolation, MTT Assay

Publications

Language Proficiency

License and Certifications

Summer Schools

• October 2021- Cancer Core Europe Summer School 2021

Coursera Courses

• September 2021- Introduction to the Biology of Cancer (With Honors) by Johns Hopkins University, Grade Achieved: 100%

• October 2021- Introduction to Genetics and Evolution by Duke University, Grade Achieved: 76.70%

• November 2021- Understanding Cancer Metastasis by Johns Hopkins University, Grade Achieved: 97.82%

• January 2022- Understanding Prostate Cancer by Johns Hopkins University, Grade Achieved: 99.50%

• January 2022- Cancer Biology – a Johns Hopkins University Specialization

Other courses

• Dec 2021- Principles of Working with Laboratory Animals by National Institute for Medical Research and Development

Work Experience and Volunteering

AWARDS

Congress Presentation

Refrences