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Overview
Work History
Education
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Certification
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Afnan  Abd Elhaq

Afnan Abd Elhaq

Jerusalem

Summary

Highly motivated and growing researcher in the medical field. During the year 2019-2020, I finished my master's degree requirements from Dublin City University, Ireland as I studied MSc Diagnostics and Precision Medicine. Looking forward to developing diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for many current tough diseases such as cancer.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

COVID19 Neutralization Team Leader

AID GENOMICS
Jerusalem
11.2020 - Current
  • Assisting in organizing the working environment following the organization's goals
  • Delegating tasks between the team staff
  • Direct connection with the control room for better work quality.
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Carried out daily duties accurately and efficiently.

Laboratory Technician

AID GENOMICS, COVID
Jerusalem
11.2020 - Current
  • Conducting covid19 virus neutralization techniques using special ovens
  • Preparing chemical and biological solutions/ reagents for viral extraction and amplification
  • PCR handling using Azure, QuantStudio, and CFX machines.
  • Using the LIMS program for documenting the samples' accurate flow.
  • Performed routine lab and department maintenance to keep area clean and orderly.

Biology Teacher

Future Secondary School
Jerusalem
01.2019 - 06.2019

Taught sixth, seventh, eleventh, and twelfth grades for the Second Semester- Part-time job.

Laboratory Teacher

YOUniversity, East Jerusalem
11.2018 - 06.2019

Gave teenagers laboratory classes covering many science subjects once a week in the tasting science program.

Research Assistant Intern

Hadassah Ein Karem, Jerusalem
01.2018 - 06.2018
  • Managed to perform western blots and protein extraction procedures as part of a team investigating the role of PROS1 in cancer
  • Developed skills in microtome cutting as well as in H&E staining and microscopic histological observations for paraffin sections of metastatic lungs.

Education

Master of Science - Diagnostics And Precision Medicine

Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
11.2020

Diploma of Education -

Birzeit University
Ramallah
07.2017

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Birzeit University
Ramallah
07.2017

Skills

  • Next Generaion Sequencing Techniques including MGI, Oxford Nanopore and Illumina
  • Laboratory Handeling Techniques
  • The ability to search for and read various scientific publications
  • Skillful in writing scientific research reviews
  • Familiar with Bioinformatics research- PubMed, NCBI, GEO, GEO2R, BreastMark, XenaBrowser, KM-Plotter, DAVID, String, and Cbioportal websites
  • Great attention to details
  • Critical thinker

Certification

Next Generation Sequencing Tutorial and Intensive Training- AID Genomics- Feb 2022- July 2022

The training included:

-MGI Sequencing methodolgy-

-Oxford Nanopore Methodolgy- Midnight Kit.

-Illumina Sequencing

Permenant certificate of recognition as a medical laboratory worker- October 2022

Accomplishments

    Irish Council for International Students (ICOS)

    Have been awarded a full scholarship from the Irish government to conduct my MSc studies in Diagnostics and Precision Medicine at Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland through the period of September 2019-August 2020.

Timeline

COVID19 Neutralization Team Leader

AID GENOMICS
11.2020 - Current

Laboratory Technician

AID GENOMICS, COVID
11.2020 - Current

Biology Teacher

Future Secondary School
01.2019 - 06.2019

Laboratory Teacher

YOUniversity, East Jerusalem
11.2018 - 06.2019

Research Assistant Intern

Hadassah Ein Karem, Jerusalem
01.2018 - 06.2018

Master of Science - Diagnostics And Precision Medicine

Dublin City University

Diploma of Education -

Birzeit University

Bachelor of Science - Biology

Birzeit University
Afnan Abd Elhaq