Souna Elwary
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Gender: Female
Speciality: Laboratory
Position : Specialist
Nationality : Canada
Have you worked in Saudi Arabia?: No
Duration in Saudi:
Current Location: Riyadeh Saudi Arabia
Certificates Earned: 1) Member Awarded by: Jordanian association of Medical laboratory scientists Date obtained: 1995 2) Fellowship of the institute of Biomedical Sciences Awarded by: The Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS)-UK Date obtained: 1996 3) Chartered Scientist (CSci): The Science Council-UK Awarded by: The Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS)-UK License No: BMS/1091004 Date obtained: 2008 4) Specialist in medical and laboratory analysis Awarded by: Jordan ministry of health-Licensing Directorate of Health Professions License No: 70001/340 Date obtained: 2012- Present 5) Diagnostic Medical Laboratory Director License Awarded by: Jordan ministry of health-Licensing Directorate of Health Professions Date obtained 2013.
Scientific Achievements: Publications 1. Elwary S, Banville M, O'Connor-Mccourt M, Jaramillo ML (2013). Title: Induction of Epithelial -Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in A549 Non Small Cell Lung Cancer cells by EGF and TGF_: correlation with stem cell markers. (Submitted). 2. Schallreuter KU, Salem MA, Gibbons NC, Maitland DJ, Marsch E, Elwary SM, Healey AR. (2012). Blunted epidermal L-tryptophan metabolism in vitiligo affects immune response and ROS scavenging by Fenton chemistry, part 2: epidermal H2O2/ONOO--mediated stress in vitiligo hampers indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase and aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated immune response signaling. FASEB J. 2012 Mar 13. [Epub ahead of print] 3. Zourob M, Elwary S, Fan X, Mohr S, Goddard NJ. (2009). Label-free detection with the resonant mirror biosensor. Methods Mol Biol. 503:89-138. Review. 4. Shalbaf M, Gibbons NC, Wood JM, Maitland DJ, Rokos H, Elwary SM, Marles LK, Schallreuter KU. (2008) Presence of epidermal allantoin further supports oxidative stress in vitiligo. Exp Dermatol. 17(9):761-70. 5. Zourob M, Elwary S, Turner A (Eds.) Principles of bacterial detection: biosensors, recognition receptors and Microsystems. (2008). 6. Schallreuter KU, Elwary S. (2007). Hydrogen peroxide regulates the cholinergic signal in a concentration dependent manner. Life Sci. 80(24-25): 2221-2226. 7. Schallreuter KU, Gibbons NC, Elwary SM, Parkin SM, Wood JM. (2007). Calcium-activated butyrylcholinesterase in human skin protects acetylcholinesterase against suicide inhibition by neurotoxic organophosphates. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 8. Elwary SM, Chavan B, Schallreuter KU. (2006). The Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter Is Present in Melanocytes and Keratinocytes in the Human Epidermis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 349(3): 931-938. 9. Schallreuter KU, Chiuchiarelli G, Cemeli E, Elwary SM, Gillbro JM, Spencer JD, Rokos H, Panske A, Chavan B, Wood JM and Anderson D. (2006). Estrogens Can Contribute to Hydrogen Peroxide Generation and Quinone-Mediated DNA Damage in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes from Patients with Vitiligo. J Invest Dermatol. 126(5): 1036-1042. 10. Elwary SM, Hasse S, Schallreuter KU. (2004). m2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAchR) subtype is present in human epidermal keratinocytes in situ and in vitro. m2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAchR) subtype is present in human epidermal keratinocytes in situ and in vivo. J Invest Dermatol. 123(6):1206-1207. 11. Schallreuter KU. Elwary SMA, Gibbons NCJ, Rokos H, Wood JM. (2004). Activation/deactivation of acetylcholinesterase by H2O2: more evidence for oxidative stress in vitiligo. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 315: 502-508. 12. Schallreuter KU, Kothari S, Elwary S, Rokos H, Hasse S, Panske A. (2003). Molecular evidence that halo in Sutton's naevus is not vitiligo. Arch Dermatol Res. 2003 295(6):223-8. 13. Elwary S M, Headley K, Schallreuter K U. (1997). Calcium homeostasis influences epidermal sweating in patients with Vitiligo. British Journal of Dermatology: 137:81-85. 14. Elwary S.M.A, Headley K, Schallreuter K U. (1997). Defective Calcium homeostasis in the eccrine sweat production of patients with Vitiligo. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 108:429-429. (abstract).
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