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Abeer Mohamed, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

About

Accomplishments/Award/Honor:

Emerging Investigator Award, October 2020

American Heart Association, Career Development Award, May 2018

NIH/NHLBI K99/R00 Award, January 2018

American Heart Association, Post-doctoral Fellowship Award, July 2015-June 2017.

AACR Scholar-in-Training Award 2014, Susan G. Komen, 2014

Laurette Kirstein Academic Excellence Scholarship, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, 2012- 2013

Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education Scholarship for pursuing Ph.D. in Pathology, 2008- 2013

Current Support:

R01HL161386-01 Mohamed (PI)
Role: PI Title: Role of Adiposomes in Diabetes-Associated Endothelial Dysfunction and Restorative Effects of Exercise and Metabolic Surgery

1RO1MD014839-01A1 Sage Kim (PI)
Role: Co-I Title: Reducing racial disparities in lung cancer outcomes by decoding neighborhood contextual environment (RECODE)

4R00HL140049 – 03 Mohamed (PI)
NIH-NLBI, “DNA Methylation and Vascular Function in Obesity: Role of Exercise and Weight Loss”
Role: Principal Investigator

3 R00 HL140049-04S1 Mohamed (PI)
NIH-NLBI, “Shedding of Endothelial Glycocalyx in Morbidly Obese Patients”
Role: Principal Investigator

Pilot & Feasibility Study Grant NIDDK/NIH-sponsored Diabetes Research and Training Center
Mohamed (PI)
“Adipocyte-derived Extracellular Vesicles and Diabetes-associate Endothelial Dysfunction “
Role: Principal Investigator

2021 UI Cancer Center Pilot Projects Program Mohamed (PI)
Role: PI Title: Role of adipose tissue-derived extracellular vesicles in promoting breast cancer metastasis.

Education

1994-2000 Medical Doctor Degree Assiut University, Egypt
2002-2006 Residency in Pathology South Egypt Cancer Institute, Egypt
2008-2013 PhD in Pathology University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
2018-2019 Certificate in Bioinformatics University of Illinois at Chicago, USA