science Archives - Mohamed Abouzid

14 02, 2023

What is the hardest part of being a PhD student?

By Mohamed Abouzid|2023-02-14T12:32:49+00:00February 14th, 2023|Science|0 Comments

Support: Pursuing a Ph.D. is a significant and challenging undertaking that requires the right support system. It is crucial to choose a supervisor who is willing to assist and guide you throughout your academic journey. In the event you're unsure of how to select one, pursue a field you're passionate about and familiar with so that you can support yourself internally and maintain motivation. Publication rejection: One way to gain global recognition and international credit for your Ph.D. work is through the publication path. While this is a good path to take, it comes with its own set of challenges, including rejection of your papers multiple times. Dealing with such rejections can be challenging, but it is important to remain resilient, as persistence is the key to success. Stuck mode: It is common for students to feel stuck two years into their Ph.D. program, leading them to question whether it is worth continuing. They may feel they have wasted time, need more money, and should pursue other opportunities. However, it is advisable to exercise patience and see the program through to completion. This way, other opportunities will become available to you. If you have doubts about continuing after starting, it's best not to waste your time, your supervisor's time, or the place of another student who may be more committed to the program.

27 06, 2022

Poznan University of Medical Scineces – Reseach award

By Mohamed Abouzid|2023-02-14T12:12:39+00:00June 27th, 2022|Competitions & Prizes|0 Comments

Following the successful implementation of PUMSYRG (Poznan University of Medical Science Young Research Group), my colleague Alassan Ali Ahmed and I were awarded a recognition and funding award to support the publication of two research papers. The award was from the Doctoral School Office given by Prof. Ewa Wender-Ożegowska, Director of the Doctoral School, and Prof. dr hab. Tomasz Gośliński, Vice-Director of the Doctoral School. You can read the first paper here: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0278311

13 06, 2022

St. Jude Total Therapy studies from I to XVII

By Mohamed Abouzid|2023-02-14T12:20:17+00:00June 13th, 2022|Science|0 Comments

Over the past 60 years, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has developed 17 treatment protocols for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with the goal of finding the most effective and least toxic treatment. These protocols include preventive therapy, risk stratification, and a variety of treatments such as pharmacological agents and irradiation therapy. The application of these protocols has improved the cure rate of childhood ALL with relatively few adverse effects. St. Jude's approach serves as a reminder of the importance of research in combating catastrophic diseases like ALL. Read the full paper for free: https://jenci.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43046-022-00126-3 View the protocols in one table for free: https://jenci.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43046-022-00126-3/tables/1

17 02, 2021

Vaccine: The Black Box

By Mohamed Abouzid|2021-03-22T18:01:38+00:00February 17th, 2021|Science|0 Comments

I am delighted to share with you our new book: "Vaccine: The Black Box" No doubt 2020 was a challenging year for some, and tough for others due to COVID-19 pandemic. The early announcement of the vaccine at the beginning of 2021 gave several communities the hope to terminate this pandemic and made them believe they could shortly go back to normal life. Meanwhile, others were doubtful concerning the efficacy of the vaccine itself and advocated against it. In this book, we are representing the two sides – those who are for and those who are against the idea of vaccination. We do so by uncovering the historical fights and presenting various factors (religious, political, personal and industrial) concerning the vaccines and vaccination and by showing how different the perspectives of various people can be. We believe this book will build a bridge of trust and create an open dialogue for both sides. Whether you are off medical background or not, this book will be a valuable source of information. We did our best to clarify the medical terms and conditions and to explain in simple words the mechanisms that might seem difficult at first. Hopefully, this will make the time spent reading this book both informative and useful. We believe this book will build a bridge of trust and create an open dialogue for the community to know more about vaccine and vaccination. Whether you are off medical background or not, this book will be a valuable source of information.

16 12, 2020

How to avoid HPLC missing peaks?

By Mohamed Abouzid|2021-03-22T18:00:32+00:00December 16th, 2020|Lab Diaries, Press release, Science, Science & Technology|0 Comments

You have prepared the samples, and you injected the first injection you are sitting waiting for your beautiful peaks to show up. You waited a lot, but nothing at all. Assuming you were supposed to have a peak after 15 minutes and you did not get it. Just wait 15 minutes more. If nothing appears, so there might be an issue. This simple guide will assist you to overcome the issue of hidden peaks while using HPLC (High-Performance Liquid Chromatography). If you are not able to solve the issue, you can contact the service provider to prevent more damages to your device. You can also inform me if you had similar or new situations and how you were able to solve them. Check if you injected the sample Well, believe, or not this might be the issue. You are using many samples, and you forgot to inject the sample or to turn on the auto-injector, and you run the device. Basically, there will no peaks because there is no sample at all. So just inject your sample, and this will solve the issue. Check if you injected the ‘Correct sample.’ I know this might be silly, but you forgot to mark the vial, and you injected a vial of deionized water instead of your sample. Absolutely, no peaks will be found, so make sure you mark the vials regularly. Improper injection volume When you are working with different devices and constantly changing injection volume you might put it ‘Zero’ or ‘.02 instead of 20’. So, you should check the injection volume through method windows [...]