Alaa Sirwi

DOB: 12/2/1982

EducationMaster of Science in Biotechnology

Polytechnic Instituteof New York University, NY, USA Dec 09

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

KingAbdulazizUniversity,Jeddah, Saudi Arabia May 07

Skills

  • Language: English &Arabic.
  • Relevant Skills: Individual contributor, requiring minimal supervision.
  • Key Qualities: Ability to prioritize duties, balance multiple projects, work in a team setting, and meet deadlines, in addition to having strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Experience

KingAbdulazizUniversity,Faculty member,Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Sep07-Present

Faculty of Pharmacy, Dpt. of Natural Products (Sent as visiting faculty to NYU.poly)

  • Teaching responsibilities include time management and preparing teaching materials.
  • Students' advising includes meeting duration with students regarding academic, curricular and career matters.
  • Natural products and Phytochemistry courses lab teaching include lab preparation and exams correction.

SUNYDownStateMedicalCenter,Volunteer work,Brooklyn, New York March 09-Dec 09

Dept. of Cell Biology

  • Worked as a volunteer in a research work of diurnal rhythm of plasma lipids using Clock gene mutant and Knock out mice models in cooperation with the cell biology department.
  • Worked on a number of laboratory proceduresincludes plasma and tissue lipid assay, protein transfer activity assay, protein expression by western blotting assay and mRNA gene expression by Real Time-PCR assay.
  • Researched and wrote guide study paper on the research.

PharmD Clerkship Rotations, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Sep06-May07

  • Internal Medicine KingAbdulazizUniversityHospital (KAUH) (5 weeks)
  • Community Pharmacy KAUH (5 weeks)
  • Hospital Pharmacy KAUH (5 weeks)
  • ICU King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital (KFAFH) (5 weeks)
  • Surgery KFAFH (5 weeks)
  • Ambulatory Care KAUH (5 weeks)

BugshanPrivateHospital, Trainee,Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Summer 04

  • Worked as a trainee in different pharmacy departmentincludes outpatient pharmacy, inpatient pharmacy, and on narcotic medication.

KingFaisalSpecialistHospital (TFSH), Trainee, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Summer 03

  • Worked as a trainee in different pharmacy department includes outpatient pharmacy, inpatient pharmacy, narcotic medications, chemotherapy, drug information and in TPA preparation.

SaudiGermanHospital (SGH), Trainee, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Summer 02

  • Worked as a trainee in outpatient and inpatient pharmacy departments.

Projects

  • Leptin Homeostasis and Associated Disease of Food Intake – Energy Expenditure, Diabetes, Renal Failure and Cardiovascular Diseases. (PharmD graduation project) May 07
  • Diurnal Rhythm of Plasma Lipids. (Master of Biotechnology Guide Study) Dec 09