​As a master's student doing research in a group focused on intracellular molecular signaling and pathways, his/her roles and responsibilities would typically include:

• Understanding key molecular mechanisms involved in intracellular communication.
  

• Performing techniques such as Western blotting, qPCR, immunoprecipitation, microscopy, flow cytometry, and ELISA to study proteins and gene expression.

• Culturing and maintaining cell lines if working with cellular models.

• Collecting and analyzing experimental data using statistical and bioinformatics tools.
  
   
• Writing a master's thesis based on the research conducted.
  

Dr. Nasser Al-Shanti- one of our group members offers a lot of opportunities to master's students by providing them with his experience in research, the workplace in his lab, and many advanced techniques and instruments. So the student will Gain hands-on experience with key laboratory techniques such as Western blotting, qPCR, immunoprecipitation, flow cytometry, CRISPR gene editing, and more, learn experimental design and how to troubleshoot issues, which is critical for independent research, and develop strong data analysis skills using tools like GraphPad Prism, R, Python, or bioinformatics software. 

Here are some examples of master's students projects supervised by Dr. Nasser Al-Shanti:

1-    Diva Joy from the School of Healthcare Sciences at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her project was entitled “ To investigate the effects of L-leucine supplementation on human skeletal muscle stem cell regeneration". 

Divya Joy MSc Dissertation 2024.docx.pdf

2-    AMRUTHA MURALIDHARA PAI from the School of Healthcare Sciences at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her project was entitled “Investigating the potential of taurine supplementation to enhance skeletal muscle differentiation, growth, and repair as a potential therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy".

Amrutha - dissertation.pdf

3-    NAILA MAHMOOD from the Department of Life Sciences at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her project was entitled “ “Investigation on the Effects of Quercetin on Myogenic Differentiation of Human Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells".

Naila dessertation 2024.pdf

4-    Marafa Owfar from the School of Healthcare Science at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her project was entitled “Investigating the Cross Communication Between Motor Neurons and Muscle Using a Novel-Functional Human Neuromuscular Junction Model".

 283880_Marafa_Owfar_MSc_Project_19000223_2004970_1722015856.pdf

5-    Razan Ahmad Alomosh from the School of Healthcare Science at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her project was entitled “Novel Model for Investigating Diabetic Myopathy and Neuropathy".

 249151_Razan_Ahmad_Falah_Alomosh_Razans_Dissertation-2018_1466702_462358857.pdf

6-    Nour Abdul-Rahman Ashkenani from the School of Healthcare Science at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her project was entitled “The Impact of Advanced Glycation End-products on Neuromuscular Junction. Novel Model for Investigating Diabetic Myopathy and Neuropathy".​

Nour full dissertation.pdf