Sir Henry Wellcome Fellow, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering, and Big Data Institute, University of Oxford (06/2017-present)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering, University of Oxford (02/2015-05/2017)
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Cancer Research, London (10/2014-01/2015)
EDUCATION
PhD in Computational and Systems Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (10/2010-12/2014)
Supervisor: Prof Chris Bakal. Developing Computational Methods for Image-Based Systems Biology.
MSc in Data Warehousing and Data Mining, University of Greenwich, London, UK - Distinction (01/2007-10/2008) Medical Data Mining Methodology Based on National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
BSc in Computer Information Systems, Zarqa Private University, Jordan (09/2001-02/2005)
Ranked first at the University level, Cumulative Average: 96.4/100
SELECTED AWARDS
Non-stipendiary Junior Research Fellowship, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, UK (2018)
University of London Scholarship Fund (£155) for EMBO course on Bioimage data analysis course, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK (2014)
Travel award (£725) for the European Conference on Computational Biology , Basel, Switzerland (2012)
Institute of Cancer Research PhD studentship, London, UK (2010)
Invited to take part in Youth Leadership for Social Development course, United Nations University International Leadership Institute, Jordan (2004)
Received scholarships for achieving highest grades in BSc. Computer Information Systems programme in all semesters and honoured in yearly University President Celebration for excellent students, Zarqa Private University, Jordan, (2002-2004)
RESEARCH GRANTS
CRUK Early Detection Innovation Award (04/2020-04/2021)
PathNav - Early detection of pre-neoplastic changes in Barrett’s using expert-knowledge augmented AI. PI: Marnix Jansen (UCL Cancer Institute). Co-PI. £100,000.
CRUK Early Detection Innovation Award (03/2020-03/2021)
PRISM - Machine learning for discovery of pre-neoplastic signatures in mesothelioma. Co-PI. £100,000.
Integrated Biological Imaging Network Pumb-Prime (09/2020-03/2021)
PI: Constantin Tanase (Nottingham University). Accelerating of cell adhesion formation using 3D printing. Integrated Biological Imaging Network. Co-PI. £25,000.
Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship (06/2017-05/2022)
Knowledge-driven analysis of image-based genetic screens using deep learning. PI. £250,000.