Alaa Karkashan
University of Jeddah, King Abdulaziz University, RMIT University Bundoora Campus, RMIT University
Research areas: Medicine · Infectious Diseases · SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research · Computational Drug Discovery Methods · Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
0000-0003-2926-2584
About
Associate Professor specializing in Virology, Immunology and Biotechnology with extensive experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, curriculum development, and laboratory supervision. Research interests focus on virus infection associated biomarkers vaccine development, bacteriophages applications and advanced immunological techniques. Demonstrated expertise in integrating modern scientific approaches into education and research
Employment
-
University of Jeddah Assistant professor2018 - Present
-
King Abdulaziz University Assistant professor2017 - 2018
-
RMIT University Lab demonstrator2012 - 2016
Education
-
RMIT University Bundoora Campus PhD Biotechnology2011 - 2016
-
RMIT University Bundoora Campus Master of Biotechnology (Clinical Microbiology)2008 - 2010
-
King Abdulaziz University Bachelor2002 - 2006
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (20)
- Exploring natural compounds and synthetic derivatives as potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 PLpro: a computational approach with enzyme inhibition and cytotoxicity assessment Save
- Assessment of Lipid and Blood Parameters among Patients Infected with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus: A Case - Control Study Save
- Changes in Lipid and Hematological Indices among Saudi Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B in the Makkah Region: A Case-Control Study Save
- Immunoinformatics assisted profiling of West Nile virus proteome to determine immunodominant epitopes for the development of next-generation multi-peptide vaccine Save
- Metagenomic next-generation sequencing of nasopharyngeal microbiota in COVID-19 patients with different disease severities Save
- Proteomic Profiling of COVID-19 Patients Sera: Differential Expression with Varying Disease Stage and Potential Biomarkers Save
- Computational screening of natural products to identify potential inhibitors for human neuropilin-1 (NRP1) receptor to abrogate the binding of SARS-CoV-2 and host cell Save
- Multifunctional Lipophobic Polymer Dots from Cyclodextrin: Antimicrobial/Anticancer Laborers and Silver Ions Chemo-Sensor Save
- New thieno[2,3-b]pyridine-based compounds: Synthesis, molecular modelling, antibacterial and antifungal activities Save
- Assaying for antiviral activity of the folkloric medicinal desert plant Rhazya stricta on coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Save
- Evaluation of the Levels of Peripheral CD3 + , CD4 + , and CD8 + T Cells and IgG and IgM Antibodies in COVID-19 Patients at Different Stages of Infection Save
- Conducting the RBD of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant with Phytoconstituents from Euphorbia dendroides to Repudiate the Binding of Spike Glycoprotein Using Computational Molecular Search and Simulation Approach Save
- Design of a Multi-Epitopes Based Chimeric Vaccine against Enterobacter cloacae Using Pan-Genome and Reverse Vaccinology Approaches Save
- Effect of mobile phone usage duration during pregnancy on the general motor movements of infants (vol 36, pg 56, 2022) Save
- In silico screening of some compounds derived from the desert medicinal plant Rhazya stricta for the potential treatment of COVID-19 Save
- The Assessment of the Risk Ranking and Mobility Potential Associated with Environmental Resistomes in Wastewater Using Metagenomic Assembly Save
- Measuring the Factors of Hesitancy in Saudi Population toward COVID-19 Vaccines Save
- Public Health Risk from Multidrug Resistant Bacteria from the Use of ATMs in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia Save
- Influenza virus vectors: stability of generated recombinant virus Save
- Comparison of methodologies for enumerating and detecting the viability of Ascaris eggs in sewage sludge by standard incubation-microscopy, the BacLight Live/Dead viability assay and other vital dyes Save