Mona Al-Mugotir, PhD

• Member, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB); (2017-present). 
• Member, Society for The Study of Reproduction (SSR); (2023-present). 
• ASBMB, Serving on the Membership Committee; (2021-present). 
• ASBMB, Serving on the Early Career Subcommittee; (2022-present). 
• Member, The Human Proteome Organization (HUPO); (2021-2022) 
• Honorable mention; the ASBMB monthly issue; May 2021. 
• Postdoctoral Travel awards, UNMC & ASBMB; 2020. 

Graduate Degree
2018 PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Post-Doctoral Training 

• 2022 – 2023 Post-doctoral fellow 
  Department of Biochemistry, Beadle Center
  University of Nebraska Lincoln
  Lincoln, NE
• 2021 – 2022 Analytical Chemist 
  Analytical Science & Technology (AS&T) central laboratory
  GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
  Lincoln, NE
• 2018 – 2021 Post-doctoral fellow 
  Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer & Allied Diseases
  University of Nebraska Medical Center
  Omaha, NE

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My professional experience cultivated in academia and industry encompasses both functional and structural expertise. The major focus of my professional journey during the doctoral and first postdoctoral training was exploiting DNA-repair proteins for anti-cancer therapy. However, the “accidental” identification of a potentially new mechanism of action for an existing drug was the source of keen interest in translational research. Further experience at GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical company working on a 2018 FDA-mandated investigation of a carcinogenic nitrosamine species’ development in drug products gave me an insight into the challenges past the stage of clinical approval. I recently joined projects led by Dr. Lynda Harris, focusing on targeted therapeutics using homing peptides and efficient delivery of therapeutic payloads using liposomes with a primary interest in safely treating pregnancy complications. Additional translational research-focused training is planned to build on an existing foundation and allow the progress of future projects into preclinical trials.