Ahmed Al-Tohamy
CV
Education
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PhD Student, Department of Biological Sciences, Minor in Computer Science, Louisiana State University (LSU), USA. 08/2019 – present
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Master of Science, Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt. 01/2014 – 06/2018
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Bachelor of Science, Biotechnology/Bio Molecular Chemistry Program (BBCP), Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt. 09/2006 – 04/2010
Professional Experience
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Research Assistant 09/2020-Present
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Grove Research Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University (LSU), USA.
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Research Assistant. 08/2019 – 08/2020
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Computational Systems Biology group, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University (LSU), USA.
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Research Assistant. 09/2011 – 07/2019
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Department of Cell Biology, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Cairo, Egypt.
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Research Assistant. 07/2017 – 10/2017
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Internship program, Dresden International Graduate School for Biomedicine & Bioengineering (DIGS-BB), Institute for Genetics, Faculty of biology, Technical University of Dresden, Germany.
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Research Assistant. 02/2011 – 07/2011
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Molecular Markers & Genomic Mapping Laboratory, Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Cairo, Egypt.
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Research Assistant. 08/2010 – 09/2010
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Internship Program, Research and Development unit of Mammalian Cell Culture laboratory, Rhein-Minapharm Biogenetics company, Cairo, Egypt.
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Research Assistant. 07/2009 – 08/2009
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Internship program, Holding Company for Biological Products and Vaccines (VACSERA), Cairo, Egypt.
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Professional Memberships & Awards
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Best Master's Thesis Award (2018), National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt.
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Internship Grant, Technical University of Dresden (2017), Germany.
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International Travel Grant (2017), National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt.
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Member of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), USA.
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Member of American Society for Microbiology (ASM), USA.
Community Services & leadership positions
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Treasurer for African Graduate Student Association (AGSA) at LSU. (05/2022-present)
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Judge for Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium at LSU, USA. (04/2022)
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Judge for Louisiana State Science & Engineering Fair at LSU, USA. (03/2022)
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English tutor at St. Andrew’s Refugee Services (StARS), Cairo, Egypt. (09/2015-06/2017)
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Different activities at 57357 Children Cancer Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. (05/2014-03/2016)