Kinana Habra

Role

• Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the Biosciences Department at Nottingham
  Trent University
• Hourly Paid Lecturer in the Chemistry and Forensic Science at Nottingham Trent
  University
• Quality Control Manager in the Pharmaceutical industry

Career overview

Dr Kinana Habra obtained her BSc in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, then achieved a Diploma in Drug Detection from the College of Pharmacy, University of Damascus in 2004 and 2006, consecutively. Afterward, she worked as a Quality Control Manager in the Pharmaceutical industry between 2007 and 2016. In 2017, she was awarded a scholarship to study Master’s in Pharmaceutical Analysis at the School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University. Kinana completed her Chemistry PhD training in the Chemistry Department and JvG Cancer Research Centre at NTU. From 2019 to 2023, her studies included the design, characterisation, and biological performance of nano-/ -Micro drug delivery carriers for cancer therapy. At the same time, she worked as a demonstrator and Hourly paid lecturer in the Chemistry and Forensic Science Department. Kinana taught a broad range of chemistry areas such as (Nanomaterials, Inorganic, Intro to Organic, Intro to Forensics, Advanced chemistry, and Analytical Chemistry), as well as laboratory supervision for BSc, Master’s, and PhD students. Her work was mainly focused on the structure-biological function relationship that determines the safety of engineered nanomaterials. Following that, Kinana joined the Biosciences Department as a postdoctoral Research Assistant at ISTeC Labs, NTU. She worked as a researcher supporting two integrated teams including Postdocs, PhD, and Master’s students under the mentorship of the managers of the Metabolic Resilience Group. Dr. Habra integrated teaching with research across a wide range of multidisciplinary applications with excellent educational provisions and significant contributions to students and staff members at different levels.

External activity

Associate Fellowship AFHEA, Advance Higher Education, Professional Standards Framework (2023 - present)

Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2019 - present)

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8272-6048