Dr. Deena H. Elsori

Assistant Professor
Abu Dhabi University, UAE


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Cell Biology from Cleveland State University, USA

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Biography

Dr. Deena H. Elsori is currently working as Assistant Professor of Biology and Coordinator of the Public Health Program at the Department of Applied Sciences and Mathematics in Abu Dhabi University. At her current position she is in charge of teaching and developing all of the Biology related courses including the general biology courses, genetics and microbiology. She is also In charge of developing and setting up the biology labs for teaching purposes. Dr. Elsori has proven to be a successful teacher and managed to receive the college teaching award in spring 2013 based on student’s evaluation and peer review results. She has completed her PhD in Cell Biology/Molecular Medicine and Postdoctoral Fellow from Cleveland Clinic/Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH. Previously she was appointed as Biochemistry Laboratory Teaching Assistant at College of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait. Her main area of expertise includes Immunology/Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Tissue Culture, Pathogenesis, Phlebotomy, Human Biology, Research Supervision, Environmental Science, Public Health, and Internship Supervision. As a coordinator of the Public Health program, she was in charge of writing and obtaining accreditation for the new degree, B.Sc. in Public Health. The program has completed its second year and is running successfully. She also served as the chair of the University Undergraduate Council for more than a year and managed to successfully address with the help of the council members major issues and policies proposed to the council. Furthermore, she was the chair of the Honors Council that was responsible for putting together an Honors Program/Honors Society for ADU students. Dr. Elsori has served and continues to serve as an active member of different University, College and Department committees. Dr. Elsori received honors includes Best Paper Award on Advances in Agricultural, Biological, & Environmental Sciences, Abu Dhabi, Best Paper Award on Advances in Agricultural, Biological, & Environmental Sciences, Abu Dhabi, and Travel Award for Cellular and Molecular Medicine Program to attend ATVB Conference in Chicago, Cleveland State University. She also completed many research grants. She has published 7 research articles in journals 1 thesis and 8 abstracts as author/co-author. She also delivered number of oral/poster presentations. Dr. Elsori is member of American Heart Association, The American Society of Cell Biology and European Society for Clinical Investigation.

Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
Immunology
Pathogenesis
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology

Selected Publications

  1. Edwards, G., T. Crowley, D. Elsori and M. Sarr, 2014. What is a midwife? Pregnant women's perceptions about the role of the midwife in Abu Dhabi. Practising Midwife, 17: 31-34.
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  2. Thiagarajan, P.S., V.P. Yakubenko, D.H. Elsori, S.P. Yadav and B. Willard et al., 2013. Vimentin is an endogenous ligand for the pattern recognition receptor Dectin-1. J. Cardiovasc. Res., 99: 494-504.
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  3. Elsori, D.H., V.P. Yakubenko, T. Roome, P.S. Thiagarajan, A. Bhattacharjee, S.P. Yadav and M.K. Cathcart, 2011. Protein kinase C is a critical component of Dectin-1 signaling in primary human monocytes. J. Leukoc. Biol., 90: 599-611.
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