Osama Faisal



Timeline

Research Assistant - Balmus Lab, Dementia Research Institute, The University of Cambridge, UK

Junior Lab Technician - Balmus Lab, Dementia Research Institute, The University of Cambridge, UK

MSc - Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, The University of Leeds, UK

BSc - Biochemistry and Genetics, The University of Sheffield, UK


Osama Faisal

Osama completed his Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and Genetics at the University of Sheffield, followed by a Master’s degree in Cancer Biology and Therapeutics at the University of Leeds. He started as a junior lab technician and he is now working as a research assistant in Balmus Lab.

His research primarily focuses on TDP43 protein and its Q331K variant, investigating its relation with survival using CRISPR screens and whole-genome studies.


Selected publications