Amira Mahdi

Dr.

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20182025

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Research Interests

  • The microenvironmental regulation of therapeutic resistance in breast cancer
  • The interactions between cancer treatment and the blood brain barrier for the treatment of brain metastasis.

Teaching Interests

My teaching philosophy : creating an research-led, student-centered learning environment that promotes curiosity, critical thinking, scientific communication and lifelong learning.

Biography

Amira Mahdi is an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Sciences at the School of Medicine. Amira received a BSc. (Hons) in Biomedical Science from the University of Galway in 2016. Following this she was awarded an Irish Research Council Post-graduate Scholarship to undertake her PhD studies at the University of Limerick. Amira s PhD examined the role of newly synthesised proteins in the progression of breast cancer. Following this, Amira took up a post-doctoral researcher role as part of a Science Foundation Ireland Strategic Partnerships Award, in collaboration with Puma Biotechnology at the National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology (NICB) at Dublin City University (DCU).During her time at DCU, Amira worked on devising novel combination treatment strategies for HER2+ breast cancer. Amira joined the School of Medicine in September 2023. Her current research interests include the microenvironmental regulation of therapeutic resistance in breast cancer and investigating the interactions between cancer treatment and the blood brain barrier for the treatment of brain metastasis.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Microenvironmental regulation of breast cancer progression, University of Limer-ick

Award Date: 31 Aug 2020

Bachelor, Galway - BSc (Hons), National University of Ireland

Award Date: 1 Jan 2016

External positions

Post-doctoral Researcher, Dublin City University

1 Dec 2020 → …

Keywords

  • QM Human anatomy
  • RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)

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