Mahmood A

About

I am a very motivated and dedicated person with more than 20 years of experience in the field of stem cells, regenerative medicine, and molecular biology. I have a very strong background in mammalian cell culturing, regenerative medicine, and endocrinology. I have extensive experience in working on challenging projects, building and developing collaborations, and training students. I am keen to learn and move to new areas of health sciences.
Currently, I am appointed as Associate Professor and Principal Scientist in human stem cell research at King Saud University in the Stem Cell Unit Department of Anatomy. My research focus is studying molecular mechanisms of bone formation and identifying novel targets for anabolic therapy of bone loss. My group which consists of one Post Doc, one Research Associate, and two technicians, is studying human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) and pluripotent stem cells differentiation to osteogenic cells (bone and cartilage forming cells); we are studying the phenomenon of biological aging of human bone cells and MSC and how genetic and non-genetic approaches can rescue the senescent phenotype. Our group is also the driving force behind a newly established project in “Stem Cell Therapy.” We are coordinating the first clinical trial in Saudi Arabia for the transplantation of autologous adipose-derived stem cells for the treatment of Erectile Dysfunction patients treatment of myocardial ischemia in patients with acute myocardial infarction and ischemic heart failure and treatment of ischemia of lower extremities.
Funding for our research comes from the first of the College of Medicine KSU, and we have three grants of half a million dollars each granted by KACST (King Abdul Aziz Centre for Science and Technology).
Further, I am involved in the teaching of medical, dental, and science students, where I have accomplished 5 Master thesis and one Ph.D. thesis.
Previously I was appointed as a post-doctoral fellow at the Biomedical Research Center, Department of The Molecular Endocrinology & Stem Cell Research Unit (KMEB, University of Southern Denmark), where I studied the expression of human DLK-1 a novel regulator of bone mass that mediates estrogen deficiency-induced bone loss in mice.

Employment

• King Saud University Associate Professor
  2016 - Present

Education

• Syddansk Universitet Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet PhD
  2005 - 2009

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