Personal Information

 Assistant Professor

Department of  Laboratory Technology

Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences

Contact Information

Phone: 00000001

Email: amirza1@kau.edu.sa

Ahmed Abdulkarim Mirza

 Assistant Professor

Profile

Greetings and welcome to my website.  Since I joined the faculty of medical sciences, I strived to serve the university with the work experiences I gained while working living for more than 20 years the United States, where I gained a vast experience serving in clinical hospitals and working in research.  I invite you to view my CV hoping that I can be of service to you and our country.  

Education

  • 1994

    Bachelor degree from Medical TechnologyCollege of Health Sciences, Rush University, شيكاغو, امــريــكـا

  • 2000

    Master degree from Biology:Cell Biology and Genetic EngineeringCollage of Science, Illinois Institute of Technology, شيكاغو, امــريــكـا

  • 2008

    Doctorate degree from Molecular Biochemistry and BiophysicsCollege of Science, Illinois Institute of Technology, شيكاغو, امــريــكـا

Employment

  • 1993-1995

    Medical Technologist, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, Blood Bank, شيكاغو, امــريــكـا

  • 1995-2008

    Research Assistant, Illinois Institute of Technology, شيكاغو, امــريــكـا

  • 1997-2000

    Medical Technologist, General Laboratory, Good Samaritan Hospital, داونرز جروف, إلينوي , امــريــكـا

  • 2000-2001

    Validation Scientist and medical technologist consultant, Abbott Laboratories, ADD, آبوت بارك, إلينوي, امــريــكـا

  • 2001-2003

    Research Assistant, BioCAT/Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, داريان, إلينوي , امــريــكـا

  • 2008-2009

    Senior Research Associate, Illinois Institute of Technology, شيكاغو, امــريــكـا

  • 2009-2011

    Research Coordinator and Instructor , Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, شيكاغو, امــريــكـا

  • 2012-2013

    Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Loyola University medical Center, شيكاغو, امــريــكـا

  • 2014-2017

    Assist. Prof and Dept Head, Medical Lab Technology, FAMS, KAU, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2018-حاليا

    Deputy Director of Technical Affairs, King Fahad Medical Research Center, KAU, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

I am interested in a number of areas
- Muscular dystrophy (DMD) - the dystrphyn protein
- efficacy of exon skipping as a treatment for DMD
- MAP kinases in breast cancer metastasis
- Cellular adhesion, migration and tissue remodeling
- Biostatistics

Scientific interests

Courses

Areas of expertise

adhesion and migration in breast cancer cells
Small Angle X-ray Scatter
Validation Scientist
Medical Technology
Blood Banking
Research Coordinator