Biography
Samah Ahmed is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics at the University of Manitoba. Samah graduated with her B.Pharm from the University of Khartoum in 2010. Her Ph.D. project focuses on using automated phenotyping strategies and large-scale genomic analyses to uncover genes and pathways involved in age-related hearing loss.
Awards
- Judy and Gerry McDole Graduate Entrance Scholarship
- Dr. Forough Khadem Scholarship
- Biochemistry and Medical Genetics Human Genetics Endowment Fund Graduate Student Award
- Centre on Aging Jack MacDonell Scholarship for Research in Aging
- Centre on Aging Betty Havens Centre on Aging Graduate Fellowship
- Rady Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Studentship
- Visual and Automated Disease Analytics Graduate Training Program Studentship
- Research Manitoba Masters Studentship (declined)
- International Graduate Student Entrance Scholarship
Education
University of Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Ph.D. in Computational Biology, 2021-2026University of Khartoum | Khartoum, Sudan
M.Sc. in Molecular Medicine, 2012-2014University of Khartoum | Khartoum, Sudan
B.Pharm., 2005-2010
Interests
- Bioinformatics
- Pharmacogenomics
- Precision Medicine
- Public Health
- Voice-over