(a) Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry within the College of Pharmacy of the University of Sharjah, Present
(b) Coordinator of IDM Metabolomics & Proteomics Core Facility, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 2017-July 2019
(c) Junior Research Fellow, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 2013-July 2019
(d) Postdoctoral, Proteome Centre Tübingen, Universität of Tübingen, Germany, 01 March 2011 - 31 December 2012
(e) Postdoctoral fellowship Programa Angeles Alvariño-Xunta de Galicia, Complexo Hospitalario A Coruña-Unidad de Investigacion Biomedicas de A Coruña, University of La Coruna, Spain, 01 January 2010 - 31 December 2012
(f) Post-doc contract by Red Española para La Investigación en Patologia Infecciosa(REIPI), Complexo Hospitalario A Coruña-Unidad de Investigacion Biomedicas de A Coruña, University of La Coruna, Spain, 02 May 2007 - 31 December 2009
Selected Research Projects
I. Artificial Intelligence for Life (Alfil) UoS-Skoltech Joint Collaborative Grant 2020 cycle Title: Computational models applied to multi-omics data for the early diagnostics biomarkers of breast cancer in Arab and Russian population
1- Role: PI
Skoltech and UOS. Period: 2021-2023.
Skoltech: (PI) Prof. Christoph Borchers; Prof. Evgeny Nikolaev, Dr. Grigoriy Kovalev
Number of participants: 8
Participants: Prof. M. H Semreen, Prof. Riyad Bendardaf, Dr. Adnane Guella
II. Title: "A modern test for the timely personalized diagnosis of lung cancer onset and the disease progression based quantitative multiplexed determination of the proteome/metabolome profile of blood and exhaled breath condensate”."
Financed by: Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russian Federation and UOS. Period: 2021-2022.
Skoltech: (PI) Prof. Christoph Borchers; Prof. Evgeny Nikolaev, Dr. Grigoriy Kovalev
Co-PI: Dr. Nelson C Soares
Role: co-Principle Investigator
Number of participants: 8
Participants: Prof. M. H Semreen, Prof. Riyad Bendardaf, Dr. Adnane Guella
III. “Screening for HLA haplotype and immune function-related gene variants as host-related factors that predispose to cytokine storm syndrome in Emirate COVID-19 patients”
Period: 2020-2022
Role: co-Principal investigator
PI: Dr. Mawieh Hamad
Team: Dr. Mawieh Hamad, Dr. Samir M. Awadallah, Dr. Jalal Taneera, Dr. Gehad Eltayeb ElGahazali, Dr. Jibran Sualeh Muhammad, Dr. Amjad Ali
VI. FRG20-M: Biomarker Discovery in Healthcare Utilizing Big Data Gadgets- The Case of Diabetes in the United Arab Emirates
Period: 2020-2022
Role: Co-investigator
PI: Dr. Abdulrahim Shamayleh AUS
Team: Dr. Abdulrahim Shamayleh, Dr. Hussam Alshraideh, Dr. Mohammad Tahseen Al-Bataineh
I. Title: “Nuclear transport proteins are potential novel biomarkers for the detection of cervical and oesophageal cancers”. Authors: Van der Watt P., Okpara M., Wishart A., Parker M. I. Soares NC, Blackburn JM, Leaner V. (2021) Accepted for publication in The International Journal of Cancer.
II. Title: “Mass Spectrometry-Based Analysis of Mycobacterial Single-Colony Proteome” Authors : Iradukunda J, Ganief T., Blackburn JM, Soares NC*
(*) Correspondent author Journal: Methods in Molecular Biology (Clifton, NJ). Book chapter 2021
III. Title: “Cell envelop proteomics of mycobacteria” Authors:Hermann C , Karamchand, Leshern, Blackburn JM and Soares NC* Journal: Journal of Proteome Research 94-109. 2021
IV. Title: “Crocodile Gut Microbiome Is a Potential Source of Novel Bioactive Molecules” Authors: Siddiqui R, Soares NC and Khan NA. DOI: //doi.org/10.1021/acsptsci.1c00108
ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science 2021
V. Title: GC-MS based comparative metabolomics analysis of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cancer cell treated with Tamoxifen and/or Paclitaxel.” J.Proteomics (2020)
VI. Title: “Comparison between the proteome of Escherichia coli single colony and during liquid culture”. Fortuin S, Nel AJ, Blackburn JM and Soares NC* J.Proteomics (2020) J Proteomics 2020 Aug 12:103929. DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot2020.103929