Postodoctoral Researcher
» Professional Experience
Apr. 2021 – Present LAAS-CNRS, Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Team
Toulouse, France Postdoc on the European project H-2020 ‘EMAPS-Cardio’ (funding: € 5.4M)
Project: Development of electromechanical scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering
Supervisor: Prof. Christian Bergaud
Jul. 2019 - Dec. 2019 Harvard University, BWH-HMS, Division of Engineering in Medicine
Cambridge, USA Project: Development of a natural bioink for cardiac reprogramming
Supervisor: Prof. Su Ryon Shin
Oct. 2018 - Jan. 2019 University of Aveiro, CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials
Aveiro, Portugal Project: Development of a natural bioink for bone tissue engineering
Supervisor: Prof. João F. Mano
Jan. 2016 – Jul. 2016 Arwan Pharmaceutical Industries, Quality Assurance Department
Jadra, Lebanon Quality Engineer Intern
» Education
Dec. 2017 - Feb. 2021 University of Lorraine, Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory (LIBio)
Nancy, France PhD. Biotechnology and Food Engineering
with European Doctorate Label and University of Lorraine Thesis Prize
Thesis: Nanofunctionalization and biofabrication of natural hydrogels for
tissue engineering applications
Supervisors: Prof. Elmira Arab-Tehrany and Dr. Laura Sanchez-Gonzalez
Sep. 2016 - Sep. 2017 University of Birminigham, School of Chemical Engineering
Birmingham, UK MSc. Advanced Chemical Engineering
Project: Formulation of a novel antimicrobial cream
Supervisor: Dr. Sophie C. Cox
Oct. 2012 - Dec. 2015 University of Balamand, Department of Chemical Engineering
Kurah, Lebanon BS. Chemical Engineering
Project: Nanomedicine for the treatment of diabetes
Supervisor: Prof. Henri El Zakhem
» Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
- K. Elkhoury, M. Morsink, L. Sanchez-Gonzalez, C. Kahn, A. Tamayol, E. Arab-Tehrany, Biofabrication of natural hydrogels for cardiac, neural, and bone Tissue engineering Applications. Bioactive Materials 2021, 6, 3904.
- K. Elkhoury, M. Morsink, Y. Tahri, C. Kahn, F. Cleymand, S. R. Shin, E. Arab-Tehrany, L. Sanchez-Gonzalez, Synthesis and characterization of C2C12-laden gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) from marine and mammalian sources. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2021, 183, 918.
- R. Kadri, K. Elkhoury, G. Ben Messaoud, C. Kahn, A. Tamayol, J.F. Mano, E. Arab-Tehrany, L. Sánchez-González, Physicochemical Interactions in Nanofunctionalized Alginate/GelMA IPN Hydrogels, Nanomaterials, 2021, 11, 2256.
- F. Cleymand, A. Poerio, A. Mamanov, K. Elkhoury, L. Ikhelf, J. P. Jehl, C. J. F. Kahn, M. Ponçot, E. Arab-Tehrany, J. F. Mano, Development of novel Chitosan / Guar Gum inks for extrusion-based 3D Bioprinting: Process, Printability and Properties. Bioprinting 2021, 21, e00122. (IF: -)
- K. Elkhoury, L. Sanchez-Gonzalez, P. Lavrador, R. Almeida, V. Gaspar, C. Kahn, F. Cleymand, E. Arab-Tehrany, J. F. Mano, Gelatin Methacrylate (GelMA) Nanocomposite Hydrogels embedding Bioactive Naringin Liposomes. Polymers 2020, 12, 2944.
- E. Arab-Tehrany*, K. Elkhoury*, G. Francius, L. Jierry, J. F. Mano, C. Kahn, M. Linder, Curcumin Loaded Nanoliposomes Localization by Nanoscale Characterization. IJMS 2020, 21, 7276. *Co-first authors.
- K. Elkhoury, P. Koçak, A. Kang, E. Arab-Tehrany, J. Ellis Ward, S. R. Shin, Engineering Smart Targeting Nanovesicles and Their Combination with Hydrogels for Controlled Drug Delivery. Pharmaceutics 2020, 12, 849. Highlighted on the Journal’s Cover.
- A. Bianchi, É. Velot, H. Kempf, K. Elkhoury, L. Sanchez-Gonzalez, M. Linder, C. Kahn, E. Arab-Tehrany, Nanoliposomes from Agro-Resources as Promising Delivery Systems for Chondrocytes. IJMS 2020, 21, 3436.
- M. Hasan, K. Elkhoury, N. Belhaj, C. Kahn, A. Tamayol, M. Barberi-Heyob, E. Arab-Tehrany, M. Linder, Growth-Inhibitory Effect of Chitosan-Coated Liposomes Encapsulating Curcumin on MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells. Marine Drugs 2020, 18, 217.
- J. Li, K. Elkhoury, C. Barbieux, M. Linder, S. Grandemange, A. Tamayol, G. Francius, E. Arab-Tehrany, Effects of Bioactive Marine-Derived Liposomes on Two Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines. Marine Drugs 2020, 18, 211.
- R. Kadri, J. Bacharouch, K. Elkhoury, G. Ben Messaoud, C. Kahn, S. Desobry, M. Linder, A. Tamayol, G. Francius, J. F. Mano, L. Sánchez-González, E. Arab-Tehrany, Role of active nanoliposomes in the surface and bulk mechanical properties of hybrid hydrogels. Mater. Today Bio 2020, 6, 100046.
- K. Elkhoury, C. S. Russell, L. Sanchez‐Gonzalez, A. Mostafavi, T. J. Williams, C. Kahn, N. A. Peppas, E. Arab‐Tehrany, A. Tamayol, Soft‐Nanoparticle Functionalization of Natural Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering Applications. Advanced Healthcare Materials 2019, 8, 1900506.
- M. Hasan, K. Elkhoury, C. J. F. Kahn, E. Arab-Tehrany, M. Linder, Preparation, Characterization, and Release Kinetics of Chitosan-Coated Nanoliposomes Encapsulating Curcumin in Simulated Environments. Molecules 2019, 24, 2023.
» Book Chapters
- K. Elkhoury, C. Kahn, L. Sanchez‐Gonzalez, E. Arab-Tehrany, Liposomes for Biomedical Applications. In Soft Matter for Biomedical Applications; H. Azevedo, Ed.; Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, 2021.
- L. Sanchez‐Gonzalez, K. Elkhoury, C. Kahn, E. Arab-Tehrany, Composite Hydrogels of Pectin and Alginate. In Plant and Algal Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine; Elsevier, 2020.
» Conferences
- K. Elkhoury, L. Sanchez‐Gonzalez, C. Kahn, E. Arab-Tehrany, Nanomechanical and Biological Properties of Nanofunctionalized Hybrid Hydrogels, Nano Today, 2019, Lisbon, Portugal.
- K. Elkhoury, L. Sanchez‐Gonzalez, C. Kahn, E. Arab-Tehrany, J. F. Mano, Nanofunctionalized Natural Bioink for Bone Tissue Engineering, Nano Today, 2019, Lisbon, Portugal.
- K. Elkhoury, L. Sanchez‐Gonzalez, C. Kahn, E. Arab-Tehrany, Nanofunctionalized Hybrid Hydrogels for Wound Healing Applications, BIOCON, 2019, Paris, France.
» Seminars
- K. Elkhoury, L. Sanchez‐Gonzalez, E. Arab-Tehrany, The Nanofunctionalization of Natural Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering, SIReNa annual seminar, 2020, Nancy, France.
- K. Elkhoury, L. Sanchez‐Gonzalez, E. Arab-Tehrany, Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering, ENSAIA international seminar, 2019 & 2018, Nancy, France.
» Honors & Awards
- Thesis Prize, University of Lorraine, France 2021.
- DrEAM International Mobility Grant, Lorraine University of Excellence, France 2019.
- Student Travel Award, Nano Today Conference, Portugal, 2019.
- Best Poster Award, Doctoriales de Lorraine, France 2019.
- Undergraduate Merit Scholarship, University of Balamand, Lebanon 2015.
- Dean’s Honor List, University of Balamand, Lebanon 2015.
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