Dr. Dalia Alansary, Saarland University, Molecular Biophysics, Germany
Priv. Doz. Dr. rer. nat. Dalia Alansary is a Group Leader in the Department of Molecular Biophysics at Saarland University, Germany. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from Cairo University (1999), a Master’s degree in Pharmacology from the same institution (2005), and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Biophysics from Saarland University (2010), where she graduated summa cum laude. Her doctoral research focused on the regulatory mechanisms of the calcium-selective ion channels TRPV6 and ORAI1. In 2022, she completed her habilitation at Saarland University, where her research centered on calcium-dependent processes in immune cells, particularly in the context of multiple sclerosis and neuroinflammation. Dr. Alansary’s research investigates the role of calcium homeostasis in immune cell activation, with a particular emphasis on T cell function in diseases like multiple sclerosis. Since 2012, she has led her own research group at Saarland University, where she supervises Ph.D. students and early-career researchers. She has secured several research grants, including funding for projects on calcium-dependent T cell activation in multiple sclerosis and neuroinflammation. Dr. Alansary is also an active reviewer for prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Scientific Reports, and Frontiers in Immunology. Her teaching contributions span bioimaging, patch-clamp techniques, and immunophysiology, and she has mentored students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Summary of Suitability for Best Researcher Award 🌍
Priv. Doz. Dr. Dalia Alansary is an exceptionally suitable candidate for the Best Researcher Award based on her comprehensive academic background, significant contributions to the field of molecular biophysics and immunology, and impressive track record of leadership in research.
Education 📚
- High School Diploma
Salmmia High School, Kuwait, 1994
- Bachelor of Pharmacy
Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt, 1999
Grade: Excellent
- Master’s Degree in Pharmacology
Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Egypt, 2005
Grade: Excellent
- Dr. rer. nat (PhD)
Saarland University, Germany, 2010
Supervisors: Prof. Flockerzi (Pharmacology) / Prof. Rettig (Physiology)
Thesis: “Regulatory Mechanisms of the Calcium Selective Ion Channels TRPV6 and ORAI1”
Grade: Summa cum laude
- Habilitation
Saarland University, Germany, 2022
Thesis: “Regulation of Calcium Dependent Processes in Immune Cells”
Work Experience 💼
- Group Leader, Principal Investigator
Department of Molecular Biophysics, Saarland University, 2012 – Present
- Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Molecular Biophysics, Saarland University, 2010 – 2012
- PhD Student
Departments of Pharmacology and Biophysics, Saarland University, Germany, 2006 – 2010
- Quality Control Pharmacist and Research Assistant
National Organization of Drug Control and Research (NODCAR), Cairo, Egypt, 1999 – 2006
Worked in the departments of Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Control, and Pharmacology
Awards and Recognition 🏆
- Summa Cum Laude for Dr. rer. nat. (2010) – Saarland University, for outstanding doctoral work on calcium-selective ion channels TRPV6 and ORAI1.
- Habilitation (2022) – Awarded for research on the regulation of calcium-dependent processes in immune cells, particularly in the context of T cell activation and neuroinflammation.
- Research Funding – Successfully secured multiple grants, including:
- HOMFORexezellent (2013-2016) to investigate calcium-dependent T cell activation in multiple sclerosis.
- FOR2289 (2016-2019) on calcium homeostasis in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration.
- Actively contributed to research proposals for SFB TRR219 since 2018.
- HOMFOR-Anschubfinanzierung (2022-2023) for mitochondrial calcium uniporter’s role in regulatory CD4 T cells.
- Grant and Research Collaboration with Grünenthal (2017) – Focused on calcium signaling in neuroinflammation.
- International Recognition – Ad hoc reviewer for prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Nature Communications, and Frontiers in Immunology, reflecting the global recognition of her expertise in immunophysiology and calcium signaling.
Research Skills 🔬
- Calcium Imaging – Expertise in the imaging of calcium dynamics in immune cells, with a focus on T cells.
- Electrophysiology and Patch-Clamp Techniques – Advanced knowledge of using patch-clamp for ion channel studies.
- Research Design & Management – Successful supervision of multiple PhD students, master’s theses, and research projects.
- Data Analysis & Interpretation – Proficient in analyzing complex biological data, particularly related to ion channel function and immune cell regulation.
- Cross-disciplinary Collaboration – Collaborative research across immunology, pharmacology, and biophysics, contributing to projects such as TRR219 and FOR2289.
Publication top Notes 📖
IDO1 is highly expressed in macrophages of patients in advanced tumour stages of oral squamous cell carcinoma
Acute Downregulation but Not Genetic Ablation of Murine MCU Impairs Suppressive Capacity of Regulatory CD4 T Cells
Reply to: Apolipoprotein C3 induces inflammasome activation only in its delipidated form
TREM2 Is Associated with Advanced Stages and Inferior Prognosis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Store-operated calcium entry is reduced in spastin-linked hereditary spastic paraplegia