Dr. Issam Hmila
Postdoctoral Researcher
Educational Qualifications
PhD in Biology
MSc in Biochemistry
Entity
Qatar Biomedical Research Institute
Divison
Neurological Disorders Research Center
Biography
Dr. Issam Hmila obtained his PhD in Biology between the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, and the University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia in 2010. He obtained an interuniversity diploma in advanced bioinformatics knowledge from the University-Paris Cité, France. He has also completed various courses in biostatistics, immunology, drug design, and discovery from international institutes.
His projects focus on the construction of combinatory libraries, phage display screening, and the engineering of nanobodies for immunotherapy. He was hired as an assistant professor at the Pasteur Institute in 2012, where he developed aptamers and new tools for detecting respiratory viruses of clinical importance in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, USA, and Uppsala University, Sweden.
In 2017, he joined the Neurological Disorders Research Center at Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, where he conducted his research to develop new tools for therapy against Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases based on nanobodies and aptamers. His work focuses on the generation of cortical neurons from induced pluripotent stem cells and the evaluation by global transcriptomic, proteomic, and integrated omics, environmental pollutants, and new drugs with potential Alzheimer's disease modulation.
PhD in Biology
University of Tunis-El Manar, Tunisia
2010
MSc in Biochemistry
University of Tunis-El Manar, Tunisia
2004
- Drug design and discovery
- Nanobody and aptamer development and engineering
- Evaluating the impact of pollutants on brain health
- Develop diagnostic and therapeutic tools
Postdoctoral Researcher
Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Hamad bin Khalifa University
2017 - Present
Invited Scientist
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, United States
2014 - 2015
Assistant Professor
Institute Pasteur of Tunis, University of Tunis-El Manar, Tunisia
2012 - 2017
Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute Pasteur of Tunis, University of Tunis-El Manar, Tunisia
2010 - 2012
- First place in 2023 QBRI/HBKU research in Focus Day.
- Intern collaborative project, by Institute Pasteur of Tunis (Tunisia).
- 2013 early career MENA scientists research grant project (USA).