Yomna Gohar

EDUCATION

College / University

German University in Cairo

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Major Subjects

Pharmacy

Gohar

Country

Egypt

Lab Experience

Undergraduate research assistant in pharmaceutical chemistry department, drug synthesis and extraction using chromatography.
Undergraduate research assistant in pharmaceutical technology department, nano particles manufacturing and evaluation.
Research intern in Molecular Modeling , Paderborn University, Germany. Using molecular dynamics simulation to understand the mechanism behind the acceleration of Cycloaddition reactions (a type of Diels-Alder reactions) on the surface of water.

Projects / Research

  • Co-author in a poster accepted in PBP world meeting titled “Chitosan Nanoparticles; The Effect of Surface Modification and the Protein Corona on NP Drug Release Kinetics“
  • 2018 – 2019: Project in pharmaceutical technology department in GUC aiming at evaluation of drug release from different nanoparticle formulations

Scholarships / Awards

2019 – 2020: Stipend by International Max Planck Research School
Excellance Award from GUC to study advanced molecular biology in Berlin
2017: "Excellence Award for Internship Abroad (Paderborn, Germany) (1750 Euro Travel Grants) in computational chemistry, German University in Cairo
2014: Excellence Award for Undergraduate Study for ranked Highschool students (5-Year Pharmacy & Biotechnology Program), German University in Cairo
2014: DAAD scholarship for summer course in Ulm, Germany to study German Language

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I aspire to find theories for understanding of human brain and consciousness, which I believe will lead to better understanding of neurodegenerative diseases and psychological disorders.