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Medical Laboratory Technology

s.mina@bau.edu.lb

06 218400 Ex: 4605

Tripoli

Sara Mina

Assistant Professor

I obtained my B.Sc. in Biology from the Faculty of Sciences-Lebanese University in 2008. I earned my M.Sc. in Human Molecular Diagnosis from the Faculty of Sciences-Lebanese University in 2010, and an MSc in Medical Microbiology from the Graduate School of Science and Technologies (EDST) Azm Center-Lebanese University. I was awarded a scholarship to pursue my M.Sc. training at the University of Angers-France focusing on the germ tubes constituents of Scedosporium apiospermum. I obtained my PhD in 2014 in Microbiology, Immunology and Biotechnology from the University of Angers-France. In 2014, I returned to Lebanon to be appointed as lecturer at Lebanese University, Lebanese International University and Beirut Arab University. I have a number of publications in peer-reviewed journals. In 2016, I joined the Medical Laboratory Technology department, Faculty of Health sciences, at Beirut Arab University as a full time assistant professor.

Teaching

Fall Courses

  • HESC 201: Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • COMM 201: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • MELS 301: Virology and Mycology
  • MELS 307: Clinical Laboratory Immunology
  • MELS 401: Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • HESC 602 and NURS 602: Research Methodology

Spring Courses

  • MELS 302: Toxicology for Medical Laboratory
  • MELS 308: Clinical Laboratory Bacteriology
  • MELS 315: Cancer Biology
  • MELS 408: Clinical Seminar
  • MELS 418: Clinical Bacteriology II
  • HESC 302: Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Research Interests

  • Fungal Ecology
  • Bacteriology
  • Serology

Oral Presentations in International Conferences

  • Mina S., Staerck C., Godon C., Marot A., Bouchara J.P. et Fleury M.J.J. Développement d’un test sérodiagnostic pour les infections à Scedosporium apiospermum. 11ème Congrès National de la Société Française de Microbiologie, Paris, France, 24-25 mars 2015.
  • Staerck C., Mina S., d’Almeida S.M., Marot A., Delneste Y., Bouchara J.P., Tabiasco J. et Fleury M.J.J. Etude de la réponse de Scedosporium apiospermum au stress oxydatif. 11ème Congrès National de la Société Française de Microbiologie, Paris, France, 24-25 mars 2015.
  • Mina S., Staerck C. , Marot A., Godon C., Bouchara J-P and Fleury M.J.J. Scedosporium apiospermum complex Catalase A1 and Cu-Zn SOD recombinant proteins are useful tools for serodiagnosis of Scedosporium infection. 9th European CF Young Investigator Meeting, Paris, France, 18-20 February 2015.
  • Staerck C., Mina S., d’Almeida S.M., Marot A., Delneste Y., Bouchara J-P, Tabiasco J. et Fleury MJ.J. Etude de l’implication des gènes codant la catalase A1 et la Cu,Zn-superoxyde dismutase de Scedosporium apiospermum dans sa défense contre le stress oxydant. 16ème colloque Français des jeunes chercheurs en mucoviscidose, Paris, France, 17 February 2015.
  • Mina S., Staerck C., Godon C., Marot A., Bouchara J-P et Fleury MJ.J. Développement d’un test sérodiagnostic aux infections à Scedosporium apiospermum chez les patients atteints de mucoviscidose. 16ème colloque Français des jeunes chercheurs en mucoviscidose, Paris, France, 17 February 2015.
  • Mina S., Staerck C., Godon C., Marot A., Bouchara J-P. and Fleury M.J.J. Recombiannt protein from Scedosporium for serodiagnosis. 3rd meeting of ECMM/ISHAM working group on Fungal respiratory infections in Cystic Fibrosis, Angers, France, 5-6 June 2014.
  • Mina S., Marot A., Fleury M.J.J., Bouchara J-P. et Robert R. Identification et caractérisation d’une catalase de Pseudallescheria boydii, évaluation de son intérêt pour le sérodiagnostic des infections à Pseudallescheria/Scedosporium chez les patients atteints de mucoviscidose. 15ème colloque des jeunes chercheurs en mucoviscidose, Paris, France, 18 February 2014.
  • Mina S., Marot A., Fleury M.J.J., Cimon B, Bouchara J-P. et Robert R. Towards a standardized test for serodiagnosis of scedosporiosis. 4th International Workshop on « Pseudallescheria/Scedosporium Infections », Innsbruck, Austria, 16-18 May 2013.

Posters in International Conferences

  • Mina S., Marot A., Godon C., Calenda A., Bouchara JP., Felruy MJJ. Production of Scedosporium boydii CatA1 and SodC recombinant proteins: another step towards a standardized test for serodiagnosis of Scedosporium infections. 20th Congress of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 30 June - 4 July 2018.
  • Staerck C., Mina S., d’Almeida S.M., Marot A., Giraud S., Delneste Y., Bouchara J-P , Tabiasco J. and Fleury M.J.J. Scedosporium apiospermum defense systems against oxidative stress. 19th Congress of International Society for Human and Animal Mycology, Melbourne, Australia, May 4th – 8th 2015.
  • Staerck C., Mina S., Marot A., Godon C., Giraud S., Bouchara J-P and Fleury M.J.J. Catalase A1 and Cu-Zn SOD recombinant proteins from Scedosporium apiospermum complex are useful tools for serodiagnosis of Scedosporium infection. 19th Congress of International Society for Human and Animal Mycology, Melbourne, Australia, May 4th – 8th 2015.
  • Staerck C., Mina S., Marot A., Godon C., Giraud S., Bouchara J-P and Fleury M.J.J. Scedosporium apiospermum complex Catalase A1 and Cu-Zn SOD recombinant proteins are useful tools for serodiagnosis of Scedosporium infection. 9th European CF Young Investigator Meeting, Paris, France, 18-20 February 2015.
  • Mina S., Marot A., Godon C., Giraud S., Bouchara J-P and Fleury M.J.J. Production de protéines recombinantes de Scedosporium apiospermum, Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase et catalase, pour l’amélioration et la standardisation du sérodiagnostic des infections à Scedosporium apiospermum chez les patients atteints de mucoviscidose. 15ème colloque des jeunes chercheurs en mucoviscidose, Paris, France, 18 February 2014.
  • Mina S., Marot A., Fleury M.J.J., Robert R. et Bouchara J-P. Towards a standardized test for serodiagnosis of scedosporiosis. Journées Scientifiques de l'Ecole Doctorale Biologie-Santé Nantes Angers, Nantes, 9-10 decembre 2013.
  • Mina S., Marot A., Fleury M.J.J., Bouchara J-P. et Robert R. Marqueurs diagnostics des scedosporioses : Catalase cytosolique et/ou exctétée. 14ème colloque des jeunes chercheurs en mucoviscidose, Paris, France, 26 February 2013.
  • Mina S., Marot A., Fleury M.J.J., Robert R. et Bouchara J-P. Purification et Caractérisation d’une catalase cytosolique de Scedosporium apiospermum. Journées Scientifiques de l'Ecole Doctorale Biologie-Santé Nantes Angers, La Pommeraye (Maine et Loire), France, 6-7 decembre 2012.

Publications

  • Mina S., Staerck C., Marot A., Godon C., Calenda A., Bouchara JP., Felruy MJJ., 2017. Scedosporium boydii CatA1 and SODC recombinant proteins, new tools for serodiagnosis of Scedosporium infection of patients with cystic fibrosis. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 89(4):282-287.
  • Mina S., Staerck C., d’Almeida S., Marot-Leblond A., Delneste Y., Calenda A., Tabiasco J., Jean-Philippe Bouchara and Fleury M.J.J. Identification of Scedosporium boydii catalase A1 gene, a reactive oxygen species detoxification factor highly expressed in response to oxidative stress and phagocytic cells. Fungal Biol., 119(12):1322-33.
  • Mina S., Marot-Leblond A., Cimon B., Fleury M.J.J., Larcher G., Bouchara J-P. and Robert R. Purification and Characterization of a Mycelial Catalase from Scedosporium boydii, a Useful Tool for Specific Antibody Detection in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. Clin Vaccine Immunol., 22:37–45.
  • Lackner M,…, Mina S.,…, and Issakainen J. Proposed nomenclature for Pseudallescheria, Scedosporium and related genera. Fungal Diversity, 67: 1-10.