Mirna N Chahine
University of Balamand, F-MRI (Foundation- Medical Research Institutes), Imperial College London, University of Manitoba, Lebanese University, Université de Sherbrooke
0000-0002-6342-413X
About
Pr. Mirna N. CHAHINE
Mirna Chahine is a full-time Professor of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology at the University of Balamand, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biology.
Lebanese University, Faculty of Medical Sciences: 2012- 2023 (August 27th):
- Former Professor of Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
- Former Head of the Basic Sciences Department
- Former President of the Thesis Committee -Former President of the International Relations Program.
She obtained her PhD in 2006 in Cell Biology on Hereditary Cardiomyopathy from Sherbrook University, Canada, then she completed her post-doctorate training in Canada (Winnipeg, MB)and the UK (London) from 2006 to 2012 on nuclear protein import in Cardiovascular diseases. She also obtained a diploma in Higher Education Teaching from Canada in 2009.
Presently her research field is about:
1. Gender Differences at the level of Telomere length in Human health (Aging) and cardio-metabolic diseases,
2. Rehabilitation program in patients with neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson, Alzheimer, Multiple sclerosis).
3. The effect of Leishmania major infection on atherogenesis and cytokine responses in resistant and susceptible mice (collaboration with the University of Balamand).
4. Gender Differences at the level of CVD Symptoms, CVD pattern, Chest pain origin, CVD treatments, and Cancer.
5. Epidemiological studies (Cigarettes smoking & Vaping prevalence/ Tobacco cessation campaigns/ Interventional studies for Hypertension, Diabetes, Breast cancer, uterine cancer, feminine hygiene/ CVD & Hypertension management by Lebanese physicians, COVID-19 awareness in the general population / Pregnant women/ Patients with Chronic disease)/ School Health Campaigns
6. Congenital abnormalities
7. Drug-drug interactions (CV drugs and anti-depressants)
8. Projects for Accreditation of the faculty (Research performance/Assessments/ syllabi, Docimology, Transition to clinical settings).
9. Validation of blood pressure measurement devices on the Lebanese population according to international guidelines (European, American, British);
- FELLOWSHIPS: from Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada (2005, 2007) and the Newton International Fellowship from the British Royal Society (2009);
-GRANTS: “British Heart Foundation” Project Grant (Imperial College, London) (2012); National Council for Scientific Research project Grant (Beirut, Lebanon) (2015); Wael Al-Mahmeed & IAS Research Training Grants and Fellowships for the MENA Region: 1st place research award (2019); Balamand Internal Research Grant, Lebanon (11/ 2024).
-PRICES AND AWARDS: Young Investigator Award from the International Society for Heart Research (2008); Award for Best Paper in Cardiovascular Sciences (2010).
Employment
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University of Balamand Full-time Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology2023 - Present
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Lebanese University Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology2018 - 2023
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F-MRI (Foundation- Medical Research Institutes) Coordinator & Director of Basic Science Laboratory : Clinical & Basic Science research projects (Hypertension and medical devices), managing epidemiological projects, organizing CMEs, coordinating University Diplomas in Medical Research and in Hypertensi…2012 - Present
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Lebanese University Associate Professor in Cardiovascular Physiology2012 - 2014
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Lebanese American University Part-time Lecturer in Biology2012 - 2014
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University of Balamand Part-time Lecturer in Biology2012 - 2014
Education
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Imperial College London Postdoctoral Fellow in Cardiac Medicine (Newton International Fellow)2010 - 2012
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University of Manitoba Certificate in Higher Education Teaching (CHET)2008 - 2009
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University of Manitoba Postdoctoral Fellow in Vascular Pathophysiology (Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Fellow)2006 - 2009
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Université de Sherbrooke PhD2001 - 2006
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (60)
- Is the antepsoas oblique lumbosacral interbody fusion safe in patients with aortoiliac calcification? Save
- Severity and distribution of coronary artery disease in lebanese patients undergoing coronary angiography: Impact of gender and age on angiographic characteristics, a cross-sectional study Save
- Bridging the language gap in healthcare: assessing physicians’ knowledge of simplified medical jargon in Arabic and their attitudes toward patient-physician communication training in Lebanese medical education Save
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Sunscreen Use, Sun Protective Behavior, and Skin Cancer Among Lebanese Medical Students and Residents: Anonymized Dataset Save
- Perspectives on Knowledge, Precautionary Behaviors, and Psychological Status of Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: A Multicentric Cross-Sectional Study Save
- Long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome Save
- Obstetric Ultrasound Screening in Lebanon for Fetal Diagnosis and Associated Factors of Congenital Abnormalities Save
- Exacerbation of Intracranial and Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Above 50 Years of Age Cotreated With Antidepressants and Anticoagulants/Platelet Inhibitors at a Lebanese University Hospital Save
- Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Lebanese Population Save
- Quality of Life in Pediatric Oncology Patients in Lebanon (2014-2019): A Multi-center Study Save