Background
Laila has a bachelor and MSc in biotechnology, and a PhD and postdoctoral in bioinformatics.
Current job
Teaching assistant in Edinburgh Medical School
Experience
Programming languages: Shell, R, SQL, NLP, Python
Websites development
Analysis such as scRNA, RNA and HiC.
Courses for UG and PGT
Data Sciences for Health and Social Care
Foundational and Applied Research Design courses
Introduction to Databases and information systems
Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Health and Social Care
Foundations of software development in Health and Social Care
CPD
AFHEA
PGCap in progress ..
Cool ideas
Escape room for teaching in Foundational Research Design
Research and supervision
Co-supervising a GWAS project for PG with Dr. Kristin Nicodemus
Co-supervising a SLICC project with Dr. Nadege Atkins
A mentor in Education Beyond Borders programme at The University of Edinburgh
Publications
Laila Dabab Nahas - Google Scholar
Participating in two chapters in a coming book
Outside work
A very proud mother
Manges here own small business, Ibn Battuta Arabic online centre for teaching Arabic for children and adults
Volunteers in Home-Start East Lothian
Started to learned playing piano recently!
Loves reading books (such as “Atomic Habits” by James Clark and “That little sound in your head” by Mo Gawdat) and socializing
Loves to learn new things