Madame Amnah ALSAYYAR / PhD student

Researcher within a company, R&D in the private sector*

Contact details

amnah.alsayyar@dasmaninstitute.org

Professional contact details

Jaseim Mohammad Albahar Street, Block 3, Sharq , KOWEÏT

Professional experience

Jobs

Research : NON

Skills

1- Experimental design and hypothesis-driven research in neuroimmunology and developmental neuroscience 2 - Scientific writing, manuscript preparation, and grant writing Presentation of scientific results at national and international conferences 3 - Interns supervison

Techniques

Mouse handling, breeding, genotyping, and neonatal manipulations In vivo antibody-mediated depletion models (αCSF1R administration) Tissue collection, dissection, and processing of mouse brain and meningeal tissues Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunofluorescence (IF) Confocal microscopy and whole-slide fluorescence imaging Quantitative image analysis using QuPath and ImageJ/Fiji Histological assessment of cerebellar development and cytoarchitecture RNA extraction, quality control, and gene expression analysis Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay design, optimization, and data analysis Western blotting and protein expression analysis Behavioral assessment of neonatal and adult mice

PhD

Title : SCIENCES DU VIVANT Immunologie

First registration date : 15 September 2023 / 3A

Doctoral school : Sciences du Vivant

Thesis defense date : 28 September 2026

Subject : Les cellules myéloïdes dépendantes du CSF1R au début de la vie façonnent le développement cérébelleux et la maturation des circuits

Thesis supervisor : RUA Rejane

Thesis co-supervisor :

Research unit : CIML - Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy

Team : CIML - Immunosurveillance du systeme nerveux central

Master's degree

Title : MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering

December 2017 - Université de Birmingham

Publications

  • Metabolic inflammation at the adipose-brain axis
    Frontiers Physiology, 2026
    Saudina Mateus-Gomes, Amnah Al-Sayyar, Baptiste Lobey, Agnes Nadjar, Rejane Rua, Rasheed Ahmad
    https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2026.1795058/full
  • Microglial C5aR1 defines a pathogenic inflammatory axis driving cerebral edema
    Neuron, 2026
    Amnah Al-Sayyar, Rejane Rua
    https://www.cell.com/neuron/abstract/S0896-6273(25)00992-4
  • Physiological effect of cytokines on adult neurogenesis: a focus on in vivo knock-out studies
    Cells & Development, 2026
    Narjess Haidar, Laure Salvon, Amnah Al-Sayyar, Oussama Kassem, Audrey Romano, Rejane Rua
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667290126000021
  • The meningeal–cerebellar axis: a new perspective on cerebellar development
    Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2025
    Amnah Al-Sayyar, Laure Salvon, Narjess Haidar, Paul Schult, Oussama Kassem, Rejane Rua, Audrey Romano
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00018-025-05897-1
  • Respiratory Tract Infections in Diabetes Lessons From Tuberculosis and Influenza to Guide Understanding of COVID-19 Severity
    Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
    Amnah Al-Sayyar, Katina Hulme, Ronan Thibaut, Jagadeesh Bayry, Frederick Sheedy, Kirsty Short, Fawaz Alzaid

Languages

Anglais : C1 - Avancé

Français : A1 - Débutant

Arabe : C2 - Maternel