Curriculum vitae
Eman Ahmed · PhD candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Piscataway, NJ, USA · eman.ahmed@rutgers.edu
Education
Sept 2022 – expected May 2026
PhD, Biomedical Engineering
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · New Brunswick, NJ
- Dissertation research: random copolymers for protein stabilization in water-miscible organic solvents.
- Advisor: Adam J. Gormley, Gormley Lab.
- Recipient of the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Fellowship.
Sept 2015 – May 2021
BSc, Biomedical Engineering
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · New Brunswick, NJ
- Graduated with highest honours; Dean's List every semester.
- Egypt Higher Education Initiative (HEI) Scholarship, 2015–2021.
- Honourable mention, Aresty Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2018.
Research experience
Sept 2023 – present
Graduate researcher · Random copolymers for protein stabilization
Gormley Lab, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University
- Investigating polymer–enzyme hybrids in water-miscible organic solvents using high-throughput approaches.
- Developing automated, plate-based methodologies for evaluating protein solubility and retained activity.
- Presented findings at the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, October 2025.
Sept 2022 – Sept 2023
Research fellow
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University
- Rotated in the Gormley Lab, building skills in biomaterials formation and characterisation.
- Coursework in nanotechnology, biocontrol and medical implants.
- Assisted with grant writing and execution.
May 2018 – Sept 2018
Undergraduate researcher
Gormley Lab, Rutgers University
- Polymer vacuum filtration and polymer solubility characterisation studies.
- Contributed to research on polymer-based biomaterial systems.
Sept 2017 – April 2018
Undergraduate researcher
Neimark Lab, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University
- Computational investigation of tension-induced rupture of lipid membranes.
- Presented at the Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium, Rice University, October 2018.
Teaching and employment
Sept 2024 – present
Graduate assistant
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University
- Supporting departmental operations and research initiatives.
- Assisting faculty with student mentorship; collaborating on grant projects.
Sept 2023 – June 2024
Teaching assistant · Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
Rutgers School of Engineering
- Led laboratory sessions and supported course instruction for undergraduates.
- Held weekly office hours; assessed assignments and gave written feedback.
Peer-reviewed publications
- Mapping Biomaterial Complexity by Machine Learning. Ahmed E, Mulay P, Ramirez C, Tirado-Mansilla G, Cheong E, Gormley AJ. Tissue Engineering Part A 30(19-20), 662-680 (2024). doi:10.1089/ten.tea.2024.0067
- Automation-Assisted Photoinduced Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Ramirez C, Ahmed E, Mare ED, Pineiro-Goncalves M, Maroulis A, Mulay P, Radford DC, Gormley AJ. ACS Polymers Au 6(1), 181-193 (2026). doi:10.1021/acspolymersau.5c00067
- SAXS Assistant: Automated SAXS analysis for structural discovery in biologics and polymeric nanoparticles. Ramirez C, Mare ED, Byrnes J, Ahmed E, Pineiro-Goncalves M, Lopez C, Murthy NS, Gormley AJ. Biophysical Journal 124(21), 3772-3786 (2025). doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2025.09.034
Honours and awards
- Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Fellowship
$33,999 stipend with full tuition remission.
2022–2023
- Egypt Higher Education Initiative (HEI) Scholarship
Full undergraduate funding.
2015–2021
- Honourable mention, Aresty Undergraduate Research Symposium
For tension-induced rupture of lipid membranes.
2018
- Highest honours and Dean's List
Dean's List in every semester of the undergraduate degree.
2015–2021
Technical skills
- Polymer chemistry
- Photoinduced ATRP, PET-RAFT, random copolymer synthesis, vacuum filtration, solubility characterisation
- High-throughput experimentation
- Liquid handling robotics, 96-well plate assay design, automated enzyme activity and solubility screening
- Structural characterisation
- Small-angle X-ray scattering, Guinier and P(r) analysis, Kratky interpretation, synchrotron data workflows
- Computation
- Python, scikit-learn, multilayer perceptron and Gaussian mixture models, data visualisation, experimental design automation
- Biophysics
- Protein stabilization, biocatalysis in water-miscible organic solvents, coarse-grained modelling of lipid membranes
Service and mentorship
- Biomedical Engineering Student Society
General body member.
2022 – present
- Biomedical Engineering Society
Engineering Governing Council representative.
2018–2019
- Research mentorship
Mentoring undergraduate researchers in the Gormley Lab in polymer synthesis, high-throughput screening and data analysis.
Ongoing