Bilal Aljeburry
George Mason University
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Bilal grew up in Arlington VA but is originally from Iraq. A biology major at George Mason University, Bilal is planning on continuing his lab experience in the professional world as a technologists in a clinical lab. Eventually he hopes to apply to medical school and turn his passion in the lab into a wonderful bedside presence.
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Bilal was a very active member of the Grant lab and participated in multiple projects. His primary focus was on the possible application Bay 41-2272 in the treatment of IPF. This small molecule is the basis for multiple drugs used in hypertension and has also had positive results in mouse cardiac fibrosis models. His work is still pending some final experiments but email him if you are interested! During his time in the Grant lab Bilal was a PCR machine. His PCR precision and accuracy were a major reason for his inclusion as an author in multiple publications. We wish him the best in his future endeavors and know that this young man has a very bright future!
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Manuscripts
Rodriguez LR., Emblom-Callahan M., Chhina M., Bui S., Aljeburry B., Tran LH., Novak R., Leema M., Nathan SD., Grant GM. Global Gene Expression Analysis in an in vitro Fibroblast Model of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibriss Reveals Potential Role for CXCL14/CXCR4. Scientific Reports. 2018 Mar; 8:3983.
Posters
Bui S, Tran L, Rodriguez LR, Aljeburry B, Nathan SD, Grant GM. Survival Mechanisms for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Fibroblasts and the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) Poster session presented at 2017 ATS Conference; 2017 May 19-24 Washington, DC.
Rodriguez LR, Aljeburry B, Bui S, Tran L, Trujillo G, Nathan SD, Grant GM. Identification of Rapidly Dividing and High Collagen Expressing Fibroblasts Within a Heterozygous Cohort of Pulmonary Fibroblasts in IPF Poster session presented at 2017 ATS Conference; 2017 May 19-24 Washington, DC.
Aljeburry B, Rodriguez LR, Bui S, Tran L, Nathan SD, Grant GM. The Effect of the Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Inducer Bay 41-2272 on Proliferation, Activation, and Apoptosis Resistance in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Derived Fibroblasts. Poster session presented at: Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Summit 2017; 2017 November 9-11; Nashville, TN
Aljeburry B, Rodriguez LR., Grant GM. Evaluation of Telomere Length in Highly Active Fibroblast Populations from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Derived Lungs. Undergraduate Research Scholar Program Spring 2017
Aljeburry B, Rodriguez LR., Grant GM. The Use of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Inducer Bay 41-2272 to Reverse Activation in Fibroblasts Derived from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Biology Research Semester Fall 2016
