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Hire Dr. Mohamed H.

Switzerland

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Ph.D. in Immunology | Expertise in Immuno-Oncology, infectious Diseases and Immune Tolerance

Profile Summary

Experience and skills: 15+ years of experience in biopharmaceutical companies and academic research in immunology, oncology, and inflammation. - Expertise in early drug discovery, developmental research, and translational research. - Experience with mRNA-based vaccines, viral-based vaccines, and drug antibodies. - Proven track record of managing scientists and technicians to support and lead a variety of projects in a matrix organization. - Experience in building R&D departments and establishing in vitro and in vivo assays. - Strong skills in target selection, validation, and identification of innovative ideas. - Experience in project proposal, planning, budgeting, and execution of cellular based assays. - Experience in internal and external collaborations, generation of preclinical data package, and protocols and SOP implementation. Previous and ongoing research projects: - Led the successful project showing that mRNA platform is a competitive vaccine platform to induce long term virus specific memory CD4 & CD8 T cells against Rabies and Influenza viruses in non-human primates (NHP). - Showed that CV8102 i.t. delivery is a promising approach for local cancer immunotherapy in combination with CPIs. - Led two ambitious innovative projects: the first one focused on universal vaccines in IO and the second project on the development of mRNA formulations for tumor or organ targeting. - Brought a new target into the Hookipa portfolio, the new HB-700 program targeting KRAS-mutated colorectal, pancreatic, and lung cancers. - Led the early drug discovery team to support IO projects going from target identification and validation to developmental research. Education and training: - PhD in Immunology from the University of Paris Descartes. - Postdoctoral research at the CIML Institute in France. - Advanced courses in immunology at Pasteur Institute in Paris, the European Master of Genetics, and the advanced course of the AAI at Stanford University.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Immunoassay
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell-Based Assays
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Basic Immunology
• ☆ Adjuvant & Antigen Research
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Biomarker Discovery
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Cell Banking
• ☆ Cell Surface Receptors
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Antibody Engineering
• ☆ Cytometry
• ☆ Drug Discovery
• ☆ Drug Target Identification
• ☆ Hit-to-Lead & Lead Optimization
• ☆ Drug Development
• ☆ Drug Formulation
• ☆ Small Molecule Drug Development
• ☆ Vaccine Development
• ☆ In vitro Diagnostics
• ☆ Biomarker Analysis
• ☆ Clinical Trials
• ☆ Clinical Trial Design
• ☆ Allergy & Clinical Immunology
• ☆ Clinical Immunology
• ☆ Dermatology
• ☆ Skin Cancer
• ☆ Women's Health
• ☆ Breast Cancer
• ☆ Ovarian Cancer
• ☆ Men's Health
• ☆ Prostate Cancer
• ☆ Immunotherapy
• ☆ Inflammation
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Feasibility Studies
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Project Management

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Clinical Research Scientist Hematology & Oncology

University Hospital Bern

November 2024 - Present

Principal Scientist - Immuno-Oncology

Hengrui Europe Biosciences AG

June 2021 - December 2023

Team Leader - Drug Discovery

Hookipa Pharma

June 2019 - May 2021

Scientist and Project Leader - Immuno-Oncology

CureVac AG

August 2016 - July 2019

Postdoctoral Researcher - Immunology

CIML - Laboratory of Inflammation

March 2010 - December 2015

Education

PhD in Immmunology

Institut Jacques Monod Paris VII

October 2005 - December 2009

Maseter

European Master of Genetics Paris VII

September 2004 - July 2005

Certifications

• Advanced course in Flow Cytometry

  Paris VII University

  October 2006 - Present

• Advanced course in Immunology

  Stanford University AAI

  October 2006 - Present

• Advanced course in Immunology

  Pasteur Institute Paris

  June 2004 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Mohamed habbeddine, Johannes Lutz, Michael Meister, Katja Fiedler, Aleksandra Kowalczyk, Regina Heidenreich(2023). Local immunotherapy with the RNA-based immune stimulator CV8102 induces substantial anti-tumor responses and enhances checkpoint inhibitor activity . Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy. 72. (5). p. 1075--1087. Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Sarah Schmidt and Weldy V. Bonilla and Andrea Reiter and Felix Stemeseder and Theresa Kleissner and Daniel Oeler and Ursula Berka and Ahmed El-Gazzar and Bettina Kiefmann and Sophie C. Schulha and Josipa Raguz and Mohamed Habbeddine and Marilies Scheinost and Xiaoping Qing and Henning Lauterbach and Igor Matushansky and Daniel D. Pinschewer and Klaus K. Orlinger(2020). Live-attenuated lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus-based vaccines for active immunotherapy of HPV16-positive cancer . OncoImmunology. 9. (1). Informa {UK} Limited

Johannes Lutz and Sandra Lazzaro and Mohamed Habbeddine and Kim Ellen Schmidt and Patrick Baumhof and Barbara L. Mui and Ying K. Tam and Thomas D. Madden and Michael J. Hope and Regina Heidenreich and Mariola Fotin-Mleczek(2017). Unmodified mRNA in LNPs constitutes a competitive technology for prophylactic vaccines . npj Vaccines. 2. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Mohamed Habbeddine and Christophe Verthuy and Olivia Rastoin and Lionel Chasson and Magali Bebien and Marc Bajenoff and Sahil Adriouch and Joke M.M. den Haan and Josef M. Penninger and Toby Lawrence(2017). Receptor Activator of NF-κB Orchestrates Activation of Antiviral Memory CD8 T Cells in the Spleen Marginal Zone . Cell Reports. 21. (9). p. 2515--2527. Elsevier {BV}

Anders Etzerodt and Ronan M. G. Berg and Ronni R. Plovsing and Morten N. Andersen and Magali Bebien and Mohamed Habbeddine and Toby Lawrence and Holger J. M{\o}ller and S{\o}ren K. Moestrup(2017). Soluble ectodomain CD163 and extracellular vesicle-associated CD163 are two differently regulated forms of ‘soluble CD163’ in plasma . Scientific Reports. 7. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Myriam Baratin and Chloe Foray and Olivier Demaria and Mohamed Habbeddine and Emeline Pollet and Julien Maurizio and Christophe Verthuy and Suzel Davanture and Hiroaki Azukizawa and Adriana Flores-Langarica and Marc Dalod and Toby Lawrence(2015). Homeostatic NF-κB Signaling in Steady-State Migratory Dendritic Cells Regulates Immune Homeostasis and Tolerance . Immunity. 42. (4). p. 627--639. Elsevier {BV}

Mohamed Habbeddine and Philippe Verbeke and Sonia Karaz and Pierre Bob{\'{e}} and Colette Kanellopoulos-Langevin(2014). Leukocyte Population Dynamics and Detection of IL-9 as a Major Cytokine at the Mouse Fetal-Maternal Interface . PLoS ONE. 9. (9). p. e107267. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Pathricia V. Tilstam and Marion J. Gijbels and Mohamed Habbeddine and C{\'{e}}line Cudejko and Yaw Asare and Wendy Theelen and Baixue Zhou and Yvonne Döring and Maik Drechsler and Lukas Pawig and Sakine Simsekyilmaz and Rory R. Koenen and Menno P. J. de Winther and Toby Lawrence and Jürgen Bernhagen and Alma Zernecke and Christian Weber and Heidi Noels(2014). Bone Marrow-Specific Knock-In of a Non-Activatable Ikkα Kinase Mutant Influences Haematopoiesis but Not Atherosclerosis in Apoe-Deficient Mice . PLoS ONE. 9. (2). p. e87452. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Maud Dumoux and Sylvain M. Le Gall and Mohamed Habbeddine and Christiane Delarbre and Richard D. Hayward and Colette Kanellopoulos-Langevin and Philippe Verbeke(2013). Penicillin Kills Chlamydia following the Fusion of Bacteria with Lysosomes and Prevents Genital Inflammatory Lesions in C. muridarum-Infected Mice . PLoS ONE. 8. (12). p. e83511. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Mohamed Habbeddine and Philippe Verbeke and Christiane Delarbre and Ren{\'{e}} Moutier and St{\'{e}}phane Prieto and David M. Ojcius and Colette Kanellopoulos-Langevin(2013). CD1d-restricted NKT cells modulate placental and uterine leukocyte populations during chlamydial infection in mice . Microbes and Infection. 15. (13). p. 928--938. Elsevier {BV}

Alessandra Mancino and Mohamed Habbeddine and Ella Johnson and Lionel Luron and Magali Bebien and Sylvie Memet and Carol Fong and Marc Bajenoff and Xuefeng Wu and Michael Karin and Jorge Caamano and Hongbo Chi and Michael Seed and Toby Lawrence(2013). I kappa B kinase alpha (IKKα) activity is required for functional maturation of dendritic cells and acquired immunity to infection . The EMBO Journal. 32. (6). p. 816--828. Wiley