Dr Doaa Megahd
Research Scientist at Harvard University
About
Megahd is a research scientist, project and data manager at the Harvard School of Public Health. She holds a PhD in systems biology from the University of Heidelberg.
Current research
Megahd currently coordinates a public-private partnership between the Harvard School of Public Health and commercial partners aiming to develop computational tools that use population-wide digital diagnostics data to improve public health monitoring and healthcare infrastructure management. Furthermore, she helps manage data and foster inter-disciplinary collaborations between 14 different labs including method developers, computational biologists, TB researchers and clinicians across an NIH-funded consortium aiming to develop a TB vaccine.
Future research vision
With the vast explosion of high-throughput data in biology and other disciplines, developing computational tools that allow the analysis and interpretation of such data to derive meaningful biological insights is key. With her interdisciplinary training, and interest in technology development, Megahd hopes to develop tools that enable a higher level of understanding of complex biology and disease, as well as improve disease management.
Key publications

Mugahid, D et al. YAP regulates cell size and growth dynamics via non-cell autonomous mediators. eLife, 2020.

Mugahid, D et al. Proteomic and transcriptomic changes in grizzly bears define mechanisms that protect against muscle atrophy. Scientific Reports, 2019.

Willems, PH et al. PKC-mediated inhibitory feedback of the cholecystokinin 1 receptor controls the shape of oscillatory Ca2+ signals. FEBS J, 2015.

Key awards

Dean's Innovation Award, Harvard Medical School.

Undergraduate Scholarship, TransCard.

PhD Scholarship, Heidelberg Biosciences International Graduate School (HBIGS).

Master's Scholarship, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD).