TISSUE - Key Persons
Abdulla Al Mamun is a recent graduate in the department of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bolton. He joined Dr. MD Anwarul Hasan's team on October 2019. His working interest involves study of material science, designing, simulations (FEA & CFD), maintenance work and marketing. His hobbies include travelling, web design, reading books, and playing guitar. He is looking for design / maintenance opportunities in Qatar and abroad for a sponsored Masters Programme.
Anthony Zlaket is an Honors undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering in Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University. As a rising sophomore, Anthony is a student NCAA athlete that is at the same time a swimmer and a Hip-Hop dancer. He is also involved in research programs, fraternities and Greek life, Honors societies, Mentoring Programs, Changemaker Central, American English and Culture Program, Residential Hall Association and the National Biomedical Engineering Society. Besides, Anthony is currently representing engineering students as a Senator for Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering through the Undergraduate Student Government. His research interests and his honors thesis are about Space Biomedical Engineering based on NASA scholar programs. He is also the chair of the University Affairs Committee, a First LEGO league judge, a Grand Challenge Scholar and a National Society of Collegiate Scholar and serve in the University Boards and Committees such as the Veterans Advocacy and Affairs Committee.
Job Titles:
- Associate Professor
- Principal Investigator
Dr. MD Anwarul Hasan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Qatar University. Prior to joining his current position, he worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. He was also a visiting Assistant Professor at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology at the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, USA during 2014 to 2017. Dr. Hasan was an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard Medical School and MIT during 2012-2013. He obtained his PhD from the University of Alberta, Canada in 2010 and worked at the Alberta Innovates Technology Futures in Edmonton, Canada and Champion Technologies LTD in Calgary, Alberta, Canada during 2010-2011.
Dr Anwarul Hasan has more than 200 peer reviewed publications including over 100 journal articles and numerous conference proceeding papers. His published research article has been widely covered by international media including Global TV, City TV, and CBC Canada among many. Dr. Hasan is a winner of more than sixteen national and international awards. He has also served as a Senate member, elected Vice President of Graduate Students Association and a member of numerous University committees including Chancellor Search Committee, Dean of Students Search, VP External search, and Chair of Mechanical Engineering Search committees at the University of Alberta. Dr Hasan's current research interests involve Diabetic wound healing, cancer biochip, 3D Bioprinting and Covid-19 diagnostics. As part of the recognition of Dr Hasan's research, he has been awarded a total of more than ten million QAR in terms of research grants from Qatar Foundation, Qatar University and various grant funding organizations.
Hiba Kobeissi is a graduate of the American University of Beirut with a BE in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Biomedical Engineering. She is currently a research assistant at AUB and is interested in pursuing her graduate studies in the biomedical field.
John Saliba is a Masters student leading to PhD program in Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at the American University of Beirut. John graduated from the Lebanese University in 2013, holding a Masters in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration on BioMEMS. His thesis was on the Mechanical properties of ultrathin porous silicon. John worked as a special educator and high school teacher for one year before joining the Nano Micro Technology and Tissue Engineering Lab. John has to 2 conference papers in BioMEMS and Tissue Engineering. His research interests encompasses BioMEMS technology, tissue engineering and biomaterials sciences.
Robin Augustine joined Prof. Hasan's laboratory in October 2017 as a postdoctoral fellow, and he is currently working in multiple projects focusing on the development of multifunctional biomaterials for diabetic wound healing, tissue engineering and to use as engineered disease models. Robin obtained his BSc in Biology (Botany, Zoology, Chemistry) from Calicut University, Kerala, India (2005-2008). Then, he obtained a Master's degree (MSc) in Bio-Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University (VHNSNC), Tamilnadu, India (2010), where he investigated the effect of silver nanoparticles on sutures as antibacterial agents and the anticancer activity of plant extracts. Robin completed his PhD degree in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology under the supervision of Prof. Sabu Thomas and Prof. Nandakumar Kalarikkal at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India (2014). His Ph.D project focused on the development of electrospun polymeric wound coverage materials with antibacterial, angiogenic and wound healing properties. Soon after his PhD, Robin received a competitive fellowship (The PBC Fellowship Program for Outstanding Chinese and Indian Post-Doctoral Fellows) for a postdoctoral training at Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa (2014-16). There, he worked on an interesting project to improve the intestinal uptake and bioavailability of antiretroviral drugs using various nano/micro formulation strategies. In 2016, he received a postdoctoral fellowship from government of India (National Postdoctoral Fellowship, NPDF) to join National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), Kerala, India. In NITC, he explored the ability of various metal oxide nanoparticles to act at molecular level to promote cell proliferation, angiogenesis and wound healing. He has many publications in international journals, books and conference proceedings in his credit which can be accessed from his Google scholar profile (https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=zEGzsr4AAAAJ&hl=en). Overall, Robin has gained a solid experience in a variety of areas of research owing to work in diverse research environments, and he aims to utilize his skills and abilities to make advancement in the field of biomaterials and bioengineering. Robin's office is located in the 1st floor, B09 building, College of Engineering. Feel free to communicate with him for any questions directly or through robin.augustine@qu.edu.qa.
"Rashid Ahmed is working as a research assistant on QNRF funded project aimed to develop a microchip platform for early diagnosis of breast and prostate cancer at Qatar University Doha. His main research interests/areas include Bionanotechnology, Onconanomedicine, Tissue engineering, Cell imaging and Spatial gene mapping. He won a gold medal during his master program and is expected to complete his PhD soon. He has more than twelve years of teaching experience at undergraduate level in higher education department Pakistan."