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Associate Prof. Bilal Azakir

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Basic Medical Sciences

b.azakir@bau.edu.lb

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Beirut

Associate Prof. Bilal Azakir

Head of Basic Medical Sciences Department

Dr.Bilal Azakir is an Associate Professor of Medical Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine, Beirut Arab University. He completed his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Montreal in 2008 and moved to Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University, Canada and later to University Hospital of Basel in Switzerland, where his research focused on the development of treatment strategies for muscular dystrophies for which he received funds from many international organizations. During this period, Bilal participated in teaching basic sciences and monitoring research projects for students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is actively responsible of teaching Medical Biochemistry to medical students and pursuing medical research throughout all of medical student and training (medical school, residency training, and continuing medical education) at Beirut Arab University.

Teaching

Associate Professor Medical Biochemistry 2021-Present
Faculty of Medicine ,Beirut Arab University , Beirut , Lebanon
Senior researcher 2009-2014
Subject: Development of treatment strategies for neuromuscular disorders
Neuromuscular Research centre, University hospital Basel
Postdoctoral Fellow2008-2009
Subject: Biochemical identification of dysferlin binding partners.
Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Prof. Dr. Michael Sinnreich

2015-16 courses

Fall 2015/2016:
FABL201 Fabrics of life
COHD203 Concept of Health and Disease
NESC303 Neurosciences2
CARD205 Cardiovascular System

Spring 2015/2016:
GITN206 GIT Nutrition
LOCM202 Locomotor System 1
LOCM204 Locomotor System 2
RENR208 Endocrine and Reproduction 1
REPG306 Research Project
USRP301 Urinary System & reproduction
REPS207 Respiratory System

2016-17 courses

Fall 2016/2017:
FABL201 Fabrics of life
COHD203 Concept of Health and Disease
NESC303 Neurosciences2
CARD205 Cardiovascular System

Spring 2016/2017:
GITN206 GIT Nutrition
LOCM202 Locomotor System 1
LOCM204 Locomotor System 2
RENR208 Endocrine and Reproduction 1
REPG306 Research Project
USRP301 Urinary System & reproduction
REPS207 Respiratory System

Research

  • Abou Dargham N., Sultan Y., Mourad O., Baidoun M, Aboul Hosn O., Abou El Naga A., Bahmad H., Azakir B.  Perception of Biostatistics by Lebanese Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Alexandria Journal of Medicine. Volume 57, 2021 - Issue 1
  • Zaarour, R.F.; Azakir, B.; Hajam, E.Y.; Nawafleh, H.; Zeinelabdin, N.A.; Engelsen, A.S.T.; Thiery, J.; Jamora, C.; Chouaib, S. Role of Hypoxia-Mediated Autophagy in Tumor Cell Death and Survival. Cancers 2021, 13, 533.
  • Azakir, B., Mobarak, H., Al Najjar, S. et al. Knowledge and attitudes of physicians toward research ethics and scientific misconduct in Lebanon. BMC Med Ethics 21, 39 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-020-00475-5
  • ktimal Alwan, Nada Annous, Tasnim Diab, Mounir Barak4, Raneem Bizri, Mohamad Houri, Bilal Azakir. Factors Affecting Patient Compliance to Physician Advice among Lebanese Internet Users. Journal of clinical and diagnostic 2020, 14  Issue : 06
  • Hisham F. Bahmad, Eman Saleh, Azza Abou-El-Naga, and Bilal Azakir, Estimation of Stature from Hand Anthropometric Measurements in the Adult Lebanese Population Journal of Forensic Identification, 2020, Volume 70, Issue 1, Page 125
  • Rima Hammoud, Sirine Saleh, Doha Halawani, Hayat Mezher, Azza Abou El Naga & Bilal Azakir (2020) Knowledge and attitudes of Lebanese women of childbearing age towards emergency contraception, The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, 25:1, 28-32,
  • B Azakir, A Safar, G Abou Daher and A Abou El Naga, Dietary supplements consumption among sportsmen in Lebanon, BAU journal, 2018.
  • Al Kassar M, Azakir B. Research ethics governance in the Arabic region:Lebanon. © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 245 H. Silverman, Research Ethics in the Arab Region, Research Ethics Forum 5.
  • Azakir B.A, Di Fulvio,S, Therrien C, Sinnreich M. Dysferlin interacts with tubulin and microtubules in mouse skeletal muscle, 2010, PLoS One, Volume 5, Issue 4 .
  • Azakir B.A, Desrochers G., Angers A. The ubiquitin ligase Itch mediates the antiapoptotic activity of EGF by promoting tBid ubiquitylation and degradation, 2010, FEBS Journal 277 1319–1330.
  • Azakir B.A, Angers A. Reciprocal regulation of the ubiquitin ligase Itch and the epidermal growth factor receptor signalling, Cell Signal. 2009 Aug; 21(8):1326-36.
  • Rania Mouchantaf†, Bilal A. Azakir†, Peter S. McPherson, Susan M. Millard, Stephen A. Wood, Annie Angers. The Ubiquitin Ligase Itch is Auto-ubiquitylated In Vivo and In Vitro But Is Protected From Degradation By Interacting With The Deubiquitylating Enzyme FAM/USP9X, J Bio Chem. 2006 Dec 15;281(50):38738-47.† Co-autheur.

Awards

Fellowships and grants
Gebert Ruef Stiftung, Basel (April 2012- August 2014), Co-Principal Investigator.
Nachwuchs-Förderungs-Stipendium Basel University (April 2010-April 2011).
Centre of Excellence in Commercialization and Research Fellowship (CECR), McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2008-2009
Quebec Merit Scholarship for Foreign Students (PBEEE), University of Montreal, Canada, 2005-2008
Fonds de bourses en sciences biologiques (FASEB) fellowship, University of Montreal, 2006
Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) travel fellowship, 2007