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ELKHOURY Kamil

ELKHOURY Kamil

  • Statut : Doctorant
  • Adresse mail : kamil.elkhoury@univ-lorraine.fr
  • Spécialité : Biotechnology and Food Engineering

Activités :

Education

  • University of Lorraine, Laboratory of Biomolecular Engineering (LIBio)                 2017 - 2021
    PhD. Biotechnology and Food Engineering                                                        Nancy, France
    Thesis: Control Design of Active Hydrogel Micro-Nano Fibers
    Supervisor: Prof. Elmira Arab-Tehrany

  • University of Birmingham, School of Chemical Engineering                               2016 - 2017
    MSc. Advanced Chemical Engineering                                                             Birmingham, UK
    Thesis: Formulation of Novel Antimicrobial Products
    Supervisor: Dr. Sophie C. Cox

  • University of Balamand, Department of Chemical Engineering                           2012 – 2015
    BS. Chemical Engineering                                                                             Kurah, Lebanon
    Thesis: Nanomedicine for the Treatment of Diabetes
     

Visiting Doctoral Researcher

  • Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital                           Jul 2019 - Dec 2019
    Project: Direct Cardiac Reprogramming and Transdifferentiation                   Cambridge, USA
    Supervisor: Prof. Su Ryon Shin

  • University of Aveiro, CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials                      Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
    Project: Development of a Natural Bioink for Bone Tissue Engineering            Aveiro, Portugal
    Supervisor: Prof. João F. Mano
     

Publications

  • Elkhoury K, Morsink M, Tahri Y, Kahn C, Cleymand F, Shin SR, et al. Synthesis and characterization of C2C12-laden gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) from marine and mammalian sources. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2021;183:918–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.05.040.

  • Elkhoury K, Morsink M, Sanchez-Gonzalez L, Kahn C, Tamayol A, Arab-Tehrany E. Biofabrication of natural hydrogels for cardiac, neural, and bone Tissue engineering Applications. Bioactive Materials 2021;6:3904–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.03.040.

  • Cleymand F, Poerio A, Mamanov A, Elkhoury K, Ikhelf L, Jehl JP, et al. Development of novel chitosan / guar gum inks for extrusion-based 3D bioprinting: Process, printability and properties. Bioprinting 2021;21:e00122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bprint.2020.e00122.

  • Elkhoury K, Sanchez-Gonzalez L, Lavrador P, Almeida R, Gaspar V, Kahn C, et al. Gelatin Methacryloyl (GelMA) Nanocomposite Hydrogels Embedding Bioactive Naringin Liposomes. Polymers 2020;12:2944. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122944.

  • Arab-Tehrany E, Elkhoury K, Francius G, Jierry L, Mano JF, Kahn C, et al. Curcumin Loaded Nanoliposomes Localization by Nanoscale Characterization. IJMS 2020;21:7276. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21197276.

  • Elkhoury K, Koçak P, Kang A, Arab-Tehrany E, Ellis Ward J, Shin SR. Engineering Smart Targeting Nanovesicles and Their Combination with Hydrogels for Controlled Drug Delivery. Pharmaceutics 2020;12:849. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics12090849.

  • Bianchi A, Velot É, Kempf H, Elkhoury K, Sanchez-Gonzalez L, Linder M, et al. Nanoliposomes from Agro-Resources as Promising Delivery Systems for Chondrocytes. IJMS 2020;21:3436. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21103436.

  • Hasan M, Elkhoury K, Belhaj N, Kahn C, Tamayol A, Barberi-Heyob M, et al. Growth-Inhibitory Effect of Chitosan-Coated Liposomes Encapsulating Curcumin on MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells. Marine Drugs 2020;18:217. https://doi.org/10.3390/md18040217.

  • Li J, Elkhoury K, Barbieux C, Linder M, Grandemange S, Tamayol A, et al. Effects of ‎Bioactive ‎Marine-Derived ‎Liposomes on ‎Two ‎Human ‎Breast Cancer ‎‎Cell Lines. Marine Drugs 2020;18:211. https://doi.org/10.3390/md18040211.

  • Kadri R, Bacharouch J, Elkhoury K, Ben Messaoud G, Kahn C, Desobry S, et al. Role of active nanoliposomes in the surface and bulk mechanical properties of hybrid hydrogels. Materials Today Bio 2020;6:100046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2020.100046.

  • Elkhoury K, Russell CS, Sanchez‐Gonzalez L, Mostafavi A, Williams TJ, Kahn C, et al. Soft‐Nanoparticle Functionalization of Natural Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering Applications. Adv Healthcare Mater 2019:1900506. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201900506.

  • Hasan M, Elkhoury K, Kahn CJF, Arab-Tehrany E, Linder M. Preparation, Characterization, and Release Kinetics of Chitosan-Coated Nanoliposomes Encapsulating Curcumin in Simulated Environments. Molecules 2019;24:2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24102023.

 

Honors & Awards

  • Student Travel Award, Nano Today Conference, Portugal, 2019.
  • Best Poster Award, Doctoriales de Lorraine, 2019.
  • DrEAM International Mobility Grant, Lorraine University of Excellence, 2019.
  • Undergraduate Merit Scholarship, University of Balamand, 2015.
  • Dean’s Honor List, University of Balamand, 2015.


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