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Dr. Georges Nemer
Associate Dean for Research
Dr. Georges Nemer
Associate Dean for Research
Educational Qualifications
Ph.D. Pharmacology
M.Sc. Pharmacology (direct passage to Ph.D.)
Entity
College of Health and Life Sciences
Biography
Dr. Georges M. Nemer is the Associate Dean Research at the College of Health and Life Sciences. He began his official role in January 2022 following the leave of the founding Dean, Dr. Edward Stuenkel. Professor Nemer has been leading the division of Genomics and Translational Biomedicine at the College since 2019.
Despite the COVID years, the success of the division was unprecedented in securing research funds, publishing high-impact factor journals, and graduating excellent students. Previously Dr. Nemer was the Director of Basic Science Affairs at the American University of Beirut where he mentored more than 40 graduate students, 20 postdocs in biochemistry and molecular genetics, and 16 classes of Med I students.
He has published over 120 papers in areas related to Congenital Heart Diseases and other inherited rare genetic disorders (Google Scholar: 130+ pubs, Total Citations ~ 5000, h-index 32, i10-index 68; ResearchGate: RG Score 40 (publication reads ~50,000) and book chapters. He served on the Editorial board of Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine and is a member of the community of experts at the European Science Foundation, the European Society of Cardiology, and the American and European Societies of Human Genetics.
Ph.D. Pharmacology
Université de Montréal, Montreal, CANADA
1996 - 2002
M.Sc. Pharmacology (direct passage to Ph.D.)
Université de Montréal, Montreal, CANADA
1994 - 1996
B.Sc. Biology
American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, LEBANON
1989 - 1992
French Baccalaureate (mention)
Mont-La-Salle, Aïn Saadé, Lebanon
1989
Director of the Basic Science Research Faculty Affairs
American University of Beirut, Lebanon
2011 - 2019
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
2015 - 2019
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
2008 - 2015
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
2002 - 2008
- Front Cardiovasc Med. 2019 Jul 16;6:98. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2019.00098. eCollection
- Three novel genes tied to mandibular prognathism in East-Mediterranean families Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2019 Jul;156(1):104-112.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2018.08.020.
- Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Mar 7;20(5). pii: E1159. doi: 10.3390/ijms20051159.
- An Emerging Role for the FOXC1/NFATC1 Genetic Axis. J Dermatol Sci. 2018 Dec;92(3):237-244. doi: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2018.11.003
- Transcriptomic alterations in lung adenocarcinoma unveil new mechanisms targeted by the TBX2 subfamily of tumor suppressor genes Front Oncol. 2018 Oct 30;8:482. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2018.00482.
- BMC Med Genet. 2018 May 30;19(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s12881-018-0608-7.
- Potential Roles for NFATC1 and DPT in the Phenotypic Variations. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2017 Sep 20;4:58. doi:10.3389/fcvm.2017.00058.
- A high-potential marker for early detection. Oncotarget. 2017 Aug 4;8(40):68230-68241. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.19938.
- A Hand to TBX5 explains the link between Thalidomide and cardiac diseases. Sci Rep. 2017 May 3;7(1):1416. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01641-3.
- and Kurban M. Mutations in the ABCG8 Gene are Associated with Sitosterolemia in the Homozygous Form and Xanthelasmas in the Heterozygous Form. Eur J Dermatol. 2017 Jul 25. doi: 10.1684/ejd.2017.3087.
- Mutations in SDR9C7 gene encoding an enzyme for vitamin A metabolism underlie autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis Hum Mol Genet. Aug 18. pii: ddw277.
- Variable expressivity and co-occurrence of LDLR and LDLRAP1 mutations in familial hypercholesterolemia: failure of the dominant and recessive dichotomy. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 24;4(3):283-91. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.203
- GATA5 mutation homozygosity linked to a double outlet right ventricle phenotype in a Lebanese patient. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 20;4(2):160-71. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.190
- The Muscle-Bound Heart. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 8(1):223-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2015.10.034
- Nkx2-5 Mutations in an Inbred Consanguineous Population: Genetic and Phenotypic Diversity. Sci Rep. Mar 6;5:8848. doi: 10.1038/srep08848, 2015
- GATA4 Loss-of-Function Mutations Underlie Familial Tetralogy of FALLOT. Hum Mutat. Sep 2. doi: 10.1002/humu.22434. [Epub ahead of print], 2013
- The Role of Dihydroceramide Desaturase and Transcriptional Factors NFATC and Hand2 in the Hypoxic Mouse Heart. DNA Cell Biol. 2013 Jun;32(6):310-9
- Two heterozygous mutations in NFATC1 in a patient with tricuspid atresia. PLoS One. 7(11):e49532. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049532. (2012)
- Bitar F. Research in Congenital Heart Disease: A Comparative Bibliometric Analysis Between Developing and Developed Countries. Pediatr Cardiol. 34(2):375-82. (2012)
- The Lebanese Allele at the LDLR in Normocholesterolemic People Merits Reconsideration of Genotype Phenotype Correlations in Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Endocrine. 42(2):445-8. (2012)
- A Focus on the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism Volume 2012, Article ID 109037, 19 pages) (2012)
- Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry 19(5):1734-42 (2011)
- Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia in Lebanon: A genotype/phenotype correlation. Mol Genet Metab. 102(2):181-8 (2011)
- Distinct Expression and Function of Alternatevily Spliced Tbx5 Isoforms in Cell Growth and Differentiation. Mol Cell Biol. 28(12):4052-67 (2008)
- A novel mutation in the GATA4 gene in patients with Tetralogy of Fallot. Human Mutation 27(3):293-4 (2006)
- Cooperative interaction between GATA-5 and NF-ATc regulates endothelial-endocardial differentiation of cardiogenic cells. Development 129, 4045-4055 (2002)
- A Murine Model of Holt-Oram Syndrome Defines Roles of the T-Box Transcription Factor Tbx5 in Cardiogenesis and Disease. Cell 106(6), pp 709-721 (2001)
- Duly elected to be a full member of Qualifications and Membership of the Society by the committee of Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Honor Society. NC, USA: 2023
- Farouq Jabre Research Award, Beirut, Lebanon: 2015
- AUB Dean of Medicine Research Award, Beirut, Lebanon: 2013
- Marquis Who’s who in the world: 2013
- Farouq Jabre Research Award, Beirut, Lebanon: 2012
- European Society for Cardiology Travel Award. Amsterdam, Netherlands: 2011
- Pfizer Canada Best Student Oral Presentation Award, Montreal, Canada: 2000
- Roger Boucher Best Student Oral Presentation Award, Montreal, Canada: 1998