Zeyad Mansour Borik
Molecular biology reviewer and writer at Toloka AI
6th of October, Giza, EgyptWork Experience
R&d ChemistFull Time
Al Protein, STRC, American university in Cairo
May 2024 - Sep 2024 -4 months
Egypt , Cairo
Molecular biology reviewer and writerFreelance / Project
Toloka AI
Feb 2024 - Present -1 yr, 4 months
Egypt , Giza
- Job Details:Literature review of different aspects of molecular biology using peer-reviewed sources. Generate scientific reviews and summarize them to feed LLM-based AI with scientific data.
Analytical chemist and Data processing officerFull Time
- Job Details:• Following several dozens of SOPs (standard operation practices), GLP (good laboratory practices); and many ISO, FDA, and pharmacopoeias guidelines to ensure the validity of the data outputted from the lab. • Preparation of study samples (blood plasma from volunteers) for injection in UPLC-MS (ultra-performance liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry). • Validating UPLC-MS data by inspecting the deviation of analyte readings from the internal standards and deviation of quality control samples in all data set, as well as ensuring calibration curve meets the prepared concentrations of the external standard. • Performing dissolution studies to mimic the body’s digestive system and drug interaction, and injecting the samples in HPLC machine. • Regular verification of instruments (scales, pH meters, etc.). • Preparation of media solutions of different pH for dissolution studies, and preparation of external standards (working solution) with serially diluted concentration for calibration.
Education
Masters of Sciences in Biotechnology
Cairo University (CU)Jan 2023 - Jan 2025 - 2 yr
College Diploma in biochemistry
Cairo University (CU)Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 - 1 Year
Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology
October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA)Jan 2021
High School - Thanaweya Amma
Al WadyJan 2017
Achievements
Published a research article as an undergraduate student in a peer-reviewed journal with Scopus, DOI: 10.15835/nbha49312396. Graduated with a first class honours with dual bachelors of sciences from the university of Greenwich and Modern University of Sciences and Arts (MSA). Attended numerous online courses and hands-on workshops in the field of bioinformatics and microbiology. Finished postgraduate diploma in Biochemistry from Cairo University with grade of 88.5%. Creating a novel industrial method of production for algae based proteins, with different range of colors (offwhite, yellow, brown, green, and red/pale red), with purity of 75% proteins/w using acid/base extraction. Currently, pursuing masters at Cairo university.
Skills
- PCR
- Phylogenic testing
- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
- Research
- DNA and RNA preperations
- Chemical Analysis
- Quality Control
- High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
- Triple Quad Mass Spectrometry
- Biostatistics
Languages
Arabic
FluentEnglish
FluentGerman
Intermediate