Samar Hassen, PhD Research Scientist

About

Samar Hassen joined Arkana Labs in 2018. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Al-Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq, and her Master of Science and Ph.D. in Applied Bioscience from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. After her graduation, she worked as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist and General Supervisor at Physicians Laboratory of America (PLA), a toxicology lab for pain management doctor specializing in the analysis of urine specimens for medication monitoring purposes.

Dr. Samar Hassen’s Ph.D. work has been related to the role of DNA mismatch repair proteins in colorectal cancer particularly Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) or Lynch Syndrome.  She established the detection of full-length mismatch repair proteins (MLH1 and MSH2) in human blood lymphocytes and compared the ratios in genetically identified patients and normal population in order to develop a diagnostic method for screening of HNPCC patients. During her research, she obtained extensive research training in the area of cell biology and biochemistry that she is using to expand the work of our molecular lab.

Education & Stats

Joined the Arkana Team 2018
Doctor of Philosophy, Applied Bioscience University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Master of Science, Applied Bioscience University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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Josephine Ambruzs, MD, MPH

Nephropathologist

Kerime Ararat, MD

Nephropathologist

Alejandro Best, MD

Nephropathologist, Assistant Physician Chief

Vanesa Bijol, MD

Nephropathologist

Christie Boils, MD

Nephropathologist

Stephen Bonsib, MD, MS

Emeritus Nephropathologist

T. David Bourne, MD

Neuropathologist, Nephropathologist

Frank Boyd, MD

Nephropathologist

Clarissa Cassol, MD

Nephropathologist

Tiffany Caza, MD, PhD

Nephropathologist, Scientist

River Charles, MD

Nephropathologist

Shana Coley, MD, PhD

Nephropathologist

L. Nicholas Cossey, MD

Chief Operating Officer, Nephropathologist

Rachelle Gietzen, MD

Nephropathologist

Ritu Gupta, MD

Nephropathologist

Danni Holanda, MD

Nephropathologist

Jolanta Kowalewska, MD, PhD

Nephropathologist

Chris Larsen, MD

Chief Executive Officer, Nephropathologist

Alan Lim, MD

Nephropathologist

Rebecca May, MD, PhD

Nephropathologist

Paul Miller, MD

Nephropathologist, Fellowship Program Director

Odia Molen, MD

Nephropathologist

Joel Murphy, MD

Nephropathologist, Visiting Scholars Program Director

Mohammad Obeidat, MD

Nephropathologist

Miran Rhee-Anagnost, MD

Nephropathologist

Shree Sharma, MD

Laboratory Director, Nephropathologist

Fred Silva, MD

Emeritus Nephropathologist

Jaime Singh, MD

Nephropathologist

Cherry Starling, MD

Nephropathologist

Patrick D. Walker, MD

Founder, Nephropathologist

T. David Bourne, MD

Neuropathologist, Nephropathologist

Eric Goold, MD

Neuropathologist, Molecular Pathologist

Joshua Sonnen, MD

Neuropathologist

Jon Wilson, MD

Neuropathologist, Molecular Pathologist

Josephine Ambruzs, MD, MPH

Nephropathologist

Clarissa Cassol, MD

Nephropathologist

Tiffany Caza, MD, PhD

Nephropathologist, Scientist

Shana Coley, MD, PhD

Nephropathologist

Avery England, PhD

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Samar Hassen, PhD

Research Scientist

Randy Haun, PhD

Senior Scientist

Rebecca May, MD, PhD

Nephropathologist

Jason Paris, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer

Joshua Sonnen, MD

Neuropathologist

Aaron Storey, PhD

Director of Mass Spectrometry Laboratory

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