1997 American University of Beirut B.Sc. in Chemistry (with Distinction)
Distinctions:
2008 Alumni of the year, RiboClub Meeting, Sherbrooke 2006 2nd Best Poster Award, Harvard Cell Biology Retreat 2006 Class Marshal, Harvard University Extension School 2005 National Cancer Institute of Canada Fellow 2005 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Fellow 2005 Boehringer Ingelheim Award in Organic/Bioorganic Chemistry 2003 Ambridge Award for the Most Outstanding Graduate in Physical Sciences 2003 Winkler Award for Best Ph.D. Thesis, McGill University 2003 NSERC Canada Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2002 Udho Parsini Award for Best Research Paper 2001 NSERC Canada Predoctoral Scholarship 2001 FCAR Quebec Predoctoral Scholarship 2001 Sterry Hunt Award for Teaching Excellence, McGill University 2001 Best Presentation Award, Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference 2000 Best Paper Award, International Roundtable Meeting (shared with Prof. M.J. Damha) 2000 Agilent Technologies Award for Best Presentation, GRC Conference
Professional Associations:
Member, The American Association for the Advancement of Science Member, The American Association for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Member, The Canadian Society for Chemistry Member, The American Chemical Society Member, The American Society for Cell Biology
