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Mr. Abbas MGHARBEL
School of Engineering of Beirut - South Lebanon Branch
School of Engineering of Beirut - Zahle and Beqaa Branch
Faculty of Science - South Lebanon Branch
Instructor
(+961) 1 421 000 ext abbas.mgharbel@usj.edu.lb
I hold a doctorate in "condensed matter physics" applied to cell biology from Claude Bernard University of Lyon in France since 2009. I worked on the design and development of an optomechanical force machine allowing the characterization of multicellular materials; I contributed to the analysis of their rheological and biological specificities and to the modeling of their fluid behaviors. I pursued my career as a research engineer at CNRS then at CEA Grenoble in France in 2010, where I participated in various attractive and multidisciplinary projects, including the design and development of patterned chips elasticity for cellular bioengineering. I contributed to the development of a new rapid UV photopolymerization process in an aqueous medium (US Patent 20160002368 - 2016). I subsequently participated in the transfer of this technology to a start-up by presenting a prototype to the CEA “Technosanté” start-up incubation program. Currently, I work as a doctor-lecturer at Saint Joseph University USJ where I was recently appointed as a member of the Employability and Entrepreneurship Activity Center. At the same time, I maintain my teaching and research activity in several other Lebanese universities.
Highest degree : PhD in Physics and Rheology of Embryonic Cell Aggregates - Université Claude Bernard (Lyon 1) [France]
+ Education
| Degrees | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physics and Rheology of embryonic cell aggregates | Université Claude Bernard (Lyon I) | France | 2009 |
| Physics of Condensed Matter Surfaces and interfaces | Université Claude Bernard (Lyon I) | France | 2006 |
| Maitrise des Sciences - Physique | Université Libanaise (UL) | Lebanon | 2005 |
+ Teaching outside USJ
| Experience in University Teaching Outside USJ | Country | Institution | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturer in Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Sciences | Lebanon | Université Islamique du Liban (IUL) | 20/02/2017 | 19/07/2024 |
| Lecturer in Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Sciences | Lebanon | Université Libanaise (UL) | 20/09/2013 | 19/07/2024 |
| Monitorat | France | Université Claude Bernard (Lyon I) | 01/10/2006 | 30/09/2009 |
+ Professionnal experience outside USJ
| Professional Experience | Organization | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-doc | CEA Grenoble | 16/02/2011 | 15/02/2013 |
| Post-doc | CNRS | 01/12/2009 | 30/11/2010 |
+ Expertise field
Engineering and Technology, Sciences
+ Research topics
Physical and rheological characterization of materials
+ Publications and communications
- Cells on Hydrogels with Micron-Scaled Stiffness Patterns Demonstrate Local Stiffness Sensing. Mgharbel, A.; Migdal, C.; Bouchonville, N.; Dupenloup, P.; Fuard, D.; Lopez-Soler, E.; Tomba, C.; Courçon, M.; Gulino-Debrac, D.; Delanoë-Ayari, H.; Nicolas, A. Nanomaterials [2022], 12, 648.
- Patent-US 20160002368 A1: Method for preparing a Hydrogel Matrix by photopolymerzation: Biological applications. 2016
- Fine Tuning of Tissues' Viscosity and Surface Tension through Contractility Suggests a New Role for α-Catenin. T.V. Stirbat, A. Mgharbel, S. Bodennec, K. Ferri, H.C. Mertani, J-P. Rieu, H. Delanoë-Ayari. PLoS ONE [2013] 8(2).
- Measuring
accurately liquid and tissue surface tension with a compression plate
Tensiometer. A.
Mgharbel, H. Delanoë-Ayari, J-P RIEU ; HFSP
[2009] 3: 213–21.
- Effective
viscosity of cellular aggregates: role of fluctuations and stress.
P.
Marmottant, A. Mgharbel, J. Käfer, B. Audren, J-P. Rieu, J-C. Vial, B. van der Sanden, A.F.M. Marée, F.
Graner, H. Delanoë-Ayari. PNAS [2009] 106: 17271.