Dr. Jasni Viralippurath Ashraf

Postdoctoral Researcher

Email

jaashraf@hbku.edu.qa

Office location

B2-1324-01

Dr. Jasni Viralippurath Ashraf

Postdoctoral Researcher

Educational Qualifications

PhD in Genomics and Precision Medicine

MSc in General Biotechnology

Entity

Qatar Biomedical Research Institute

Division

Translational Oncology Research Center

Biography

Dr. Jasni earned her BSc and MSc in General Biotechnology from the University of Calicut, India. She completed her PhD in Genomics and Precision Medicine from Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar, under the supervision of Dr. Ayman Al Haj Zen. During her PhD, she characterized the functions of coronary artery disease GWAS gene candidates in the human aortic smooth muscle cell phenotype switching model of atherosclerosis.

In 2024, she joined Dr. Julie Decock’s team at QBRI as a Postdoctoral researcher. Her current research focuses on cancer-testis antigens and their role as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in Pediatric Solid Tumors.

PhD in Genomics and Precision Medicine

Hamad Bin Khalifa University

2024

MSc in General Biotechnology

University of Calicut, India

2017

Diploma In Bioinformatics

University of Calicut, India

2014

BSc in General Biotechnology

University of Calicut, India

2013

  • Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Aseptic cell and tissue culture
  • Imaging and microscopy
  • Bioinformatics and computational biology

Postdoctoral Researcher

Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

2024 - Present

Clinical Biochemist

Laboratory, Aspel Hospital, India

2014 - 2015

Fayed, H. S., Bakleh, M. Z., Howarth, A., Ebner, D., & Al Haj Zen, A. (2023). Selective ROCK Inhibitor Enhances Blood Flow Recovery after Hindlimb Ischemia. International journal of molecular sciences, 24(19), 14410.

Al Haj Zen, A. (2021). Role of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype Switching in Arteriogenesis. International journal of molecular sciences, 22(19), 10585.

Sasidharan Nair, V., Saleh, R., & Elkord, E. (2021). Role of circular RNAs in colorectal tumor microenvironment. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 137, 111351.

  • 2024: Paul Dudley White International Scholar for an abstract submitted to the Vascular Discovery: From Genes to Medicine Scientific Sessions 2024.
  • 2024: HBKU Conference Travel grant
  • 2019-2024: HBKU scholarship for PhD graduate studies in Genomics and Precision Medicine, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
  • 2017: INSPIRE fellowship from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.