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Ghada Khawaja

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Biological Sciences

g.khawaja@bau.edu.lb

07 985080 Ex: 3330

Debbieh

Ghada Khawaja

Assistant Dean

Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Immunology, Dr. Khawaja obtained her PhD degree from Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, where she worked at Lyon Cancer Research Center focusing her research on the development of a therapeutic DNA vaccination against chronic Hepatitis B infections. She provided first evidence on the efficiency of a novel Electroporation-based DNA delivery approach to cure chronic Hepatitis B, which nowadays, is being clinically tested. She joined BAU in 2012 and became Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Science in 2018. Currently, her research interests focus on cancer epigenetic therapy, autoimmune diseases, particularly Rheumatoid arthritis and the identification of natural compounds with anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant or antimicrobial activity.

Teaching

Undergraduate courses

First Level Courses: Introduction to Biology (Freshman program), Biology I, Biology II, Human Physiology

Second Level Courses: Cell & Molecular Biology, Immunology, Genetics, Cell & Tissue culture

Third Level Courses: Histology, Virology, Biology Senior Project.

Courses offered to Medical Faculties: Microbiology & Immunology for Dentistry level 1 students, Clinical Immunology for Health Science students, and Molecular Biology & Genetics for Medicine students.

General Elective Course offered to all University students:

Work Ready Now Course (since 2020_2021): Teaching and coordinating a university elective course as part of the Higher Education Capacity Development (HECD) Program, supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and implemented by the Education Development Center (EDC). The Work Ready Now has been implemented as a university mandatory course at BAU from Fall 2024/2025.

Graduate courses

- MS courses: Advanced Immunology, Advanced Topics in Molecular Biology, Advanced Cell Biology, Research Techniques, Tissue Culture Techniques, and Individual Directed Studies.

- PhD course: Seminar in Immunogenetics

Activities

• Coordinator of the Work Ready Now course 2023 - present.

• Member of BAU International Relations Committee 2023 - present.

• Member of Faculty Council Committee 2018 - present

• Head of Community Service & Alumni Committee 2019- present

• Head of BAU 3rd Annual Science Fair organizing committee 2022/2023

• Member of BAU Institutional Review Board committee 2022/2023

• Head of student activities committee 2017/2018

• Member of BAU Financial Aid Committee 2017/2018

• Member of Student Activities committee 2013 - 2018

• Member of Quality Assurance Committee 2015/2016

• Head of the organizing committee of BAU 2nd Annual Science Fair event for High School Students 2021/2022

• Head of the organizing committee of BAU Virtual Science Fair event for High School Students (April 12 & 24, 2021).

• Member of the organizing committee of “Harmless use of nuclear and radiation energy” workshop organized in collaboration with the Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission (March 28, 2019)

• Member of the organizing committee of the first Student Innovation & Research Conference for Arab Universities & Schools (March 27 & 28, 2018).

• Member of the organizing committee of the first International Youth Leadership Camps at BAU (August 1st to August 12th, 2018).

• Member of the organizing committee of New Trends in Cancer Research workshop (November, 8 2016)

Awards

 

[ 01/05/2025 ] Promotion to Associate Professor Rank at Beirut Arab University 

Acknowledged for outstanding achievements in teaching, research, and community service.

[ 01/10/2024 ] Awarded an Intramural Grant from Beirut Arab University 

[ 10/2008 ] Rhône-Alpes Regional Council Doctoral Research Fellowship (Infectiology, Immunology, Cancerology cluster)

[ 06/2008 ] Claude Bernard Lyon1 University Valedictorian MS graduate 2008