sana hawai

Senior Research Assistant at Kuwait University

• Kuwait - Al Kuwait
• My current job since October 2017

Pharmacology & Therapeutics Department
Faculty of Pharmacy
Kuwait University, Jabriya
Kuwait
Title: The Effect of Onion extract treatment on House dust mites
induced allergic asthma in Balb/C mice.

Senior Research Assistant at Kuwait University

• Kuwait - Al Kuwait
• My current job since August 2015

Pharmacology & Toxicology Department
Faculty of Medicine
Kuwait University, Kuwait
Title: Investigation on PAMAM dendrimers for treating Diabetes related
vascular dysfunction

Research Assistant

• September 2015 to March 2016

Department of Computer Sciences
Kuwait University

Research Associate at Saad Specialist Hospital

• Saudi Arabia
• August 2009 to December 2013

Research Assistant at Advanced Cancer Treatment & Research Education Center

• India
• January 2009 to July 2009

Project worked: BRCA1 mutation genes comparison between breast
cancer and canine mammary tumor.
Techniques & Duties handled:
1. Intraperitoneal injections in Mice and Rats.
2. Drug preparations
3. Histological studies with H&E, PASE staining.
4. Immunofluorescence studies on Colon and lung tissue of Balb/C
mice.
5. Tissue homogenization and Western blotting techniques.
6. Perform laboratory analysis on all materials after appropriate sterilization.
6. Proteome Profiler array mouse cytokine array panel for
determination of relative levels of selected mouse cytokine and
chemokines.
7. Doing DNA extraction and RNA extraction.
8. Doing total cell count(TCC) and Differential cell count (DCC).
9. Cell culturing techniques of tissues.
10. Real Time PCR and Droplet PCR Technique.
11. Gel electrophoresis and gel preparations. Bothe SDS-PAGE and
agarose gel.
11. Competency on all test methods, lab SOPs (standard operating procedures), and instrument calibrations.

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
* Member of Administrative
Committee and IRB Coordinator
(Institutional Review Board) at
Saad Specialist Hospital.
* Actively involved in supervising Cell
Culture & DNA extraction Lab facility.
* Volunteer at Saudi Cancer
Foundation in Counseling Breast
Cancer patients
12. Handling project related tenders and petty cash finances for
research projects.
Research Administrative Duties:
1. Writing reports for clinicians (including family doctors,
consultant neurologists and pediatricians) who have requested
tests and advising them on investigation strategies
2. Developing and devising new investigation strategies, taking
account of the clinical problems of genetic disease and the
clinical relevance of inherited or acquired genetic abnormalities.
3. Dealing with enquiries and communicating with clinical
colleagues and other healthcare professionals;
training and teaching colleagues and other healthcare
professionals.
4. Interpreting quality control and quality assurance data.