People Biography

Dr. Noor Al-Maslamani is a researcher working at the interface of cell mechanics, bioengineering, and biology, focused on developing mechanics-informed in vitro platforms for studying neurological development and disease. She received her PhD in musculoskeletal biology (medicine) from the University of Liverpool and holds a master’s degree in biomedical sciences and a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronic engineering.

Her research centers on cellular and tissue mechanotransduction in human systems, integrating biophysical microenvironment control and advanced 3D culture technologies to generate reproducible, human-relevant disease models aligned with New Approach Methodologies (NAMs).

In parallel, Dr. Al-Maslamani investigates mechanobiology-driven disease mechanisms using mechanosensitive pathways, including the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) family, to understand how mechanical cues regulate tissue development, maturation, and dysfunction. This work incorporates population-specific molecular and genetic analyses to identify mechanobiology-relevant signatures and variants that are clinically meaningful in the Qatari context.

Her long-term objective is to develop a coherent and scalable research direction that couples platform innovation with mechanistic discovery, strengthening Qatar’s capacity in in vitro disease modeling, therapeutic screening, and translational biomedical innovation, while contributing to the mentoring and development of interdisciplinary researchers.

Together, these efforts define a unified research focus in mechanics-informed modeling of human neural development and neurological disease, integrating experimental platforms, mechanistic insight, and enabling technologies.