Friday, November 20, 2015
Weam Shahin successfully passed his Ph.D. examination on Friday, November 20, 2015, in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology(pictured far right with Dr. Engelhardt). His thesis title was "Nox2-Dependent Igfbp2 Signaling Controls a Neurogenesis Program that Enhances Stroke Recovery". Members of her thesis committee were chair, John Engelhardt, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology; Martin Cassell, Nicholas Pantazis and Robert Cornell, also from the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, and Beverly Davidson from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Weam Shahin graduated from College of Medicine, Menoufia University in Shebein el-Kom, Egypt in 1998 with an M.D. At Menoufia University Hospitals and Clinics, Weam did a clinical internship and was involved in clinical research that focused on oral rehydration of children to treat dehydration after diarrhea. He then worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Histology, College of Medicine, Menoufia University until he got his Masters in May 2004 focusing on the role of Vitamin C in mitigating LPS-induced Endotoxaemia in cardiac muscle in rats. Weam was then appointed as an Assistant Lecturer in the same department until he joined the Anatomy and Cell Biology Department and Dr. John Engelhardt’s laboratory in 2008. Since then, he has been active in community service and research. Weam has been volunteering at Iowa City Mercy Hospital.
Weam was awarded a scholarship from Menoufia University covering his tuition throughout his medical studies from 1992-1998. Late in 2007, he was awarded a scholarship from the Egyptian Government to join the Anatomy and Cell Biology Ph.D. Graduate Program.
In his spare time, Weam and his wife Shima and their children, Sarah, Jana, Judie, Darin, and Shahin, enjoy walking, biking, spending time outdoors with grandma, Jannat, and watching cartoons.
Weam’s immediate plans are to be a postdoc in Dr. John Engelhardt’s laboratory to complete the stroke research project he started. Afterwards, he is planning to pursue a research career and practice medicine.