Laila Tarek Mohamed

EDUCATION

College / University

German International University in Cairo

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biotechnology

Country

Egypt

Lab Experience

2D Cell Culture, RNA Extraction, PCR, agarose gel-electrophoresis, SDS-page, bacterial transformation, Singe-cell RNA computational analysis, Biomarker identification, NGS-Quality control, ELISA

Projects / Research

2022: Research trainee, New Giza University
2023: Junior technical assistant, Microbiology lab, GIU Cairo
2024 – 2025: Bachelor Thesis "Communication at a new level: ExFINDER identifies potential biomarkers in AML", RWTH Aachen

Scholarships / Awards

2026 – 2027:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2024 – 2025:	DAAD scholarship to write Bachelor thesis in Aachen
2023:	DAAD award for academic achievement
2022:	Excellence Award from GIU for academic achievement to attend pharmaceutical workshop in Berlin
2022:	GIU semester coverage scholarship for academic achievement

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

My current scientific interests center on cancer biology and neuroscience, particularly in understanding how complex cellular and molecular mechanisms give rise to disease. On the one hand, cancer is one of the most complex diseases to study, with its ever-changing tumor microenvironment making it an innovative field. On the other hand, neuroscience fascinates me because it seeks to explain how cellular and molecular processes give rise to complex functions such as cognition and behavior. In the future, I would like to specialize in either one of these fields and contribute to advances in precision medicine and targeted therapies.