Samrein Ahmed

Dr. Samrein Ahmed is a Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biosciences at Sheffield Hallam University (since 2021), affiliated with the School of Biosciences and Chemistry under the College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences. She holds a MBBS, MSc, and PhD, with postdoctoral experience at the University of Cambridge and prior roles as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sharjah (UAE). Her research focuses on cancer biology, particularly cell signaling, metabolic disease-cancer links, and drug resistance mechanisms. She is a UK Higher Education Academy Fellow and actively contributes to national/international bodies like the European Association for Cancer Research.

Education:

• PhD in Molecular Biosciences, University of Leicester, UK
• MBBS (Medicine), [Institution unspecified]

Research Interests: Investigating ShcD gene’s oncogenic role in melanoma/glioblastoma via CRISPR-Cas9 and DESI-MSI; studying RLIP76’s drug efflux function in pancreatic cancer using site-directed mutagenesis; exploring metabolic disease-cancer interactions (e.g., hyperglycaemia’s impact on breast cancer gene expression).

Awards/Grants:

• Two targeted grants from University of Sharjah
• Grant from Al Jalila Foundation, Dubai

Teaching & Supervision: Leads modules on Mechanisms of Disease and supervises a Graduate Teaching Assistant studying diabetes-cancer links. Taught undergraduate courses in cellular pathology and infection, and postgraduate topics like therapeutic targeting in cancer.