Amr A.

Scientist

Hamilton, Canada

Experience

Oct 2025 - Present
2 months
Canada
Remote

AI training projects within the biology and chemistry domains

Freelancer

Responsibilities:

  • Review and evaluate AI-generated responses in biology and chemistry for accuracy, clarity, and alignment with scientific standards.
  • Create and refine prompts, datasets, and evaluation criteria to enhance model understanding of complex scientific topics.
  • Provide structured feedback and qualitative assessments to support model training and continuous improvement.

Key Achievements:

  • Contributed to improving the accuracy and reliability of AI models used in life science research and education.
  • Developed clear, high-quality annotations and evaluations recognized for consistency and scientific depth.
  • Leveraged extensive background in experimental biology to ensure feedback was grounded in real-world research practices.

Impact:

  • Helped enhance the model’s ability to produce scientifically sound, contextually appropriate, and user-friendly content.
  • Supported the development of more trustworthy and practical AI tools for biological and chemical applications.
Dec 2024 - Present
1 year

Postdoctoral Fellow Scientist

Astellas Pharmaceutical Inc.; McMaster University

Main project: Canagliflozin in combination with enzalutamide to improve prostate cancer treatment in a preclinical study.

Skills:

  • In vitro; cell culturing (biosafety level I & II)
  • In vivo; mouse xenografts
  • RNA-seq analysis; bioinformatics; drug discovery and molecular docking
  • q-RT-PCR; western blot; RNA & protein extraction
  • Proliferation & clonogenic assays; flow cytometry; Seahorse assay; ELISA; spectrophotometry; IHC; lentiviral shRNA knockdown
Sep 2020 - Dec 2023
3 years 4 months

Graduate Research Assistant

McMaster University

Main projects:

  • Canagliflozin as a promising anti-androgen treatment for prostate cancer
  • Canagliflozin in combination with radiotherapy to improve prostate cancer and lung cancer treatments
  • PSMA PET as a radiotherapy response assessment tool in metastatic prostate cancer at Juravinski Cancer Centre

Skills:

  • In vitro; cell culturing; BLV2; in vivo; mouse xenografts
  • RNA-seq analysis; bioinformatics; drug discovery and molecular docking
  • Surface plasmon resonance (SPR); CESTA; q-RT-PCR; western blot; flow cytometry; Seahorse assay; ELISA; spectrophotometry; IHC; lentiviral shRNA knockdown; siRNA knockdown
Sep 2020 - Dec 2023
3 years 4 months

Teacher Assistant

McMaster University

Courses taught:

  • Pharmacology (HTHSCI 2H03)
  • Productive Physiology (HTHSCI 2M03)
Sep 2018 - Sep 2020
2 years 1 month

Graduate Research Assistant

Laurentian University

Main project: The roles of H₂S on hepatic acetyl-CoA and liver lipid metabolism in the Cardiovascular & Metabolism Research Unit (CMRU).

Skills:

  • In vitro cell culturing; animal model of CSE knockout; IHC; q-RT-PCR; western blot
  • Biochemical analysis; atomic absorption spectrometry; spectrophotometry; fluorescence spectroscopy
Sep 2018 - Sep 2020
2 years 1 month

Teacher Assistant

Laurentian University

  • Courses taught:
  • Organic Chemistry I (CHMI 2426)
  • Organic Chemistry II (CHMI 2427)
  • Drug Design and Development (CHMI 4446)
Sep 2016 - May 2018
1 year 9 months

Researcher Assistant

October University for Modern Sciences and Arts

  • Bioequivalence Center, Faculty of Pharmacy

  • Skills:

  • HPLC; gas chromatography; spectrophotometry; in vivo mouse module

Mar 2015 - Mar 2016
1 year 1 month

Teacher Assistant

October University for Modern Sciences and Arts

  • Courses taught:
  • Analytical Chemistry I
  • Analytical Chemistry II
  • Analytical Chemistry III
  • Water Analysis
  • Quality Control and Assurance

Clinical Pharmacist

Kobry El-Koba Medical Complex

Summary

I am a scientist with over 7 years of hands-on research and teaching experience in cancer biology, biochemistry, chemistry, drug discovery, metabolism, pharmacology and cardiovascular diseases. Skilled in both in vitro and in vivo preclinical models, molecular biology techniques, and data analysis. I have contributed to multiple published clinical and preclinical studies and collaborated closely with academic and industry teams. I have experience as a freelancer in AI training projects within the biology and chemistry domains.

Languages

Arabic
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Sep 2020 - Dec 2024

McMaster University

PhD · Medical Sciences, Cancer Oncology · Hamilton, Canada

Sep 2018 - Aug 2020

Laurentian University

MSc · Chemistry and Biochemistry · Greater Sudbury, Canada

Sep 2010 - Jul 2014

University of Greenwich; October University for Modern Sciences and Arts

BSc Honors · Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences · London, United Kingdom

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