Biography

I am currently on the MB PhD course aspiring to become a Physician-Scientist.Studying medicine at Cambridge and doing my part II in pharmacology allowed to discover my passion for the science that medicine is built on, especially the science of cellular signalling. My PhD would be about the interactions between calcium signals and cAMP signals in vascular smooth muscle cells mediated by the inflammatory mediators Histamine and Prostaglandin E2 respectively. The topic especially appeals to me because it has implications both for further understanding of vascular biology/pathology and also for further understanding of calcium and cAMP interactions, which are crucially important for many physiological processes. On completion of the MB PhD course , I hope to return to Palestine and help in the development of the field of medical research there, and I hope that my contributions into medical research will one day cause major advancements in clinical practice. As a physician scientist, I also hope to have a role in the field of health policy in my country.I am very pleased to be joining the Gates family , not only because the scholarship will allow me to pursue my PhD but also because I will be joining a community of like minded people with the common goal of improving the world and the lives of others.

Previous Education

University of Cambridge