Joshua Karam

A fresh PhD graduate in Health Biology with a one year post-doc experience, I have acquired an interdisciplinary expertise in immune-oncology, cell and molecular biology, radionuclide therapy and radiobiology, biochemistry, etc. Currently, I am looking for new opportunities and challenges within the research domain.

•2022 - Jan 2023: Post-Doctoral Researcher, Membrane Dynamics in and outside the Cell Team, Université Paris Cité (Paris Descartes) (INSERM U1316), Paris

Project: Visualization of extracellular vesicles (EVs) fusion in real-time

Skills acquired: Developing a new model to study EVs fusion, collaborations with private companies, applying for fundings, etc.

•2018 - 2021: PhD Student, Radiobiology for Targeted and Personalized Radiotherapy Team, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier (U1194), Montpellier (Funding: SIRIC Montpellier)

Project: Role of small EVs in the non-targeted effects of targeted radiotherapy

Skills acquired: Establishing a new thematic, working in a highly controlled environment, co-supervision of two M.Sc. interns (planning of experiments, teaching protocols, analyzing data, and correcting report), organizing meetings (10th Students Day & Students-In-Training for the MRT Radiobiology meeting), etc.

•2016 - 2018: M.Sc. II Training & Research Assistant, Anti-Tumor Therapeutic Targeting Team, Lebanese University, Beirut

Project: New potential anticancer drugs – Role of KLF4 and HSP27 in laryngeal carcinoma

Skills acquired: New technical skills, writing a scientific paper, co-supervision of a M.Sc. II intern, organization of the lab, etc.

•2018 - 2021: PhD in Health Biology, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier

•2015 - 2016: M.Sc. II in Research Immunology, Lebanese University, Beirut

•2011 - 2015: B.Sc. & M.Sc. I in General Biochemistry, Lebanese University, Beirut - Excellence Award: Ranking 1st of 112 in 3rd Year Biochemistry Major