Honor Society® member
Hakm Murad
Teaching Assistant at Tulane University
- Tulane University
- biomedical engineering
- Class of 2018
- Gretna, Louisiana
Member since October 2016
About
I am from the greater New Orleans area and currently a Ph.D candidate studying Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University. My research interests include High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) and its effects on an array of different cancer types. Specifically, I investigate cancer ablation in vivo and in vitro using HIFU and Percutaneous Ethanol Injection (PEI). Recently we have advanced our techniques to using HIFU on a xenograft mouse model. This was a multi month project in which we learned a great deal about the future place HIFU can hold in today's treatment of cancer throughout the body. I hope to transition this system to a portable setting with the help of my PI and our fellow collaborators in the clinics
Education
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Tulane University
Doctorate of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering
2016 – 2018
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Tulane University
Masters of Science in Biomedical Engineering
2015 – 2016
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Tulane University
Bachelors of Science in Engineering in Biomedical Engineering
2011 – 2015
Honors and awards
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W. C. V. Buskirk Graduate Student Fellowship
Faculty award for research
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Nissim Nathan Cohen Award
Selected by classmates for student who contributed most to his class, his school, and his profession
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Distinguished Scholars Award
A student who demonstrates both academic and research sucess
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Georges Lurcy Grant winner
Funding for a research grant
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Putnam Grant winner
Funding for a research grant
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Dean Grant winner
Dean Grant winner
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4x dean's list
GPA above 3.7
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cum laude
Graduated with GPA above a 3.6 in undergraduate
Goals and interests
- Career goal
My intended job path is working as an Engineer at the R&D level in companies that can have a large impact on human health.
- Graduate school interests
I am currently in a Biomedical Engineering Ph.D program, with intended graduation date of May 2018. Graduate school has empowered me to fully investigate my research interests while publishing relevant and impactful work.
- Outside the classroom
In my spare time I enjoy playing football, weightlifting, and car circuit racing. I have always had a passion for sports and I plan to compete in an American tour as a racing driver for my home town racing club next summer.
Experience
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Teaching Assistant
Tulane University
Aug 2014 – Nov 2016
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supplemental instruction leader
Academic Success Center
Dec 2013 – Apr 2016
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Research Assistant
Tulane University
Jul 2012 – Apr 2018
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lab technician
Louisiana State University Ophthalmology
Aug 2011 – Jul 2014
Volunteering
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Mentor
Thomas Jefferson High School
Aug 2015 – May 2016
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Volunteer Tutor
Clark High School
Aug 2014 – Dec 2014
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Volunteer
New Orleans Outreach
Jul 2013 – Aug 2014
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
- Arabic Intermediate
- Spanish Beginner
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