Doctoral student at Verena Kohler lab. I am studying the effect of cellular ageing on protein quality control.
I am currently a doctoral student at Verena Kohler lab, where I investigate how aging affects the cellular protein quality control system - a network of molecular chaperones that maintains protein homeostasis and ensures cellular fitness. My project focuses on understanding how the composition and functionality of the organellar protein quality control subsystems change over time, how communication between these subsystems is changing during aging, and how cells prioritize stress responses throughout their life span. In my project, we use yeast as a primary model for our research, followed by validation of our key findings in mammalian cell culture.
My academic journey includes an MSc in Microbiology from Jiangnan University, China, and a BSc in Chemistry-Microbiology from Cairo University, Egypt.