Profile
Dr. Amer Asseri was born on the 5th of May 1981 in Mahayl, Saudia Arabia. After finishing secondary education, he started his study in biochemistry at the Faculty of Science at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah and graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor's degree. After graduation, he worked as a medical lab technician in the Saudi German Hospital in Jeddah for two years. From 2007 until 2013, he worked as an academic technician at King Abdulaziz University. During that period, he obtained his master's degree (2011), in technical anatomy and histology. He has published two scientific books and other scientific papers in the field of histology and biochemistry. In 2013 he became a lecturer in the Biochemistry Department – Faculty of Science at King Abdulaziz University. In the period between 2016-2020, he started a Ph.D. journey on Medical Biochemistry at the Department of Molecular Cell Biology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, under the supervision of Dr. Dirk Bald and Prof. Holger Lill. Asseri’s project at VU Amsterdam was embedded within the Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), a research center that uniquely joins Molecular and Life Sciences and aims at the elucidation of molecular mechanisms of diseases and the development of novel therapeutics. There, his studies mainly focused on the biochemical characterization of bacterial membrane proteins and their role as novel drug targets. During his Ph.D., he was involved in a research collaboration with the Membrane Bioenergetics Group at Delft University of Technology (a top technology university in the Netherlands) headed by Dr. Duncan McMillan. After obtaining his Ph. D., Asseri returned to Saudi Arabia to start his career as an assistant professor and researcher at King Abdulaziz University,Faculty of Science, Biochemistry department.
Education
- 2004
Bachelor degree from Biochemistry Science, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2011
Master degree from Anatomy Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2020
Doctorate degree from Structural and molecular biologyfaculty of science, Vrije University Amsterdam, امستردام, هــولـــندا
Employment
- 2004-2006
Lab. Technician, Saudi German Hospital, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2007-2013
Lab. Technician, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2014-2020
Lecturer, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
- 2020-حاليا
Assistant professor, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية
Research Interests
Amer's research interests focused on exploring links between physiology, respiration, and central metabolism using classical microbiology, biochemistry, biomimetic membrane technologies, and single-molecule biophysics. With this fundamental knowledge, we investigate the adaptations of life to selective environmental pressures with a particular focus on the function of the cell membrane, and the role of respiratory and central metabolic enzymes both in health and disease and environmental adaptation.
Also, his research interests include the discovery and characterization of novel antibiotics by targeting energy metabolism in pathogenic bacteria in particular against tuberculosis.
Scientific interests
Courses
Medical Biochemistry |
416 |
Bioc |
Areas of expertise
Medical Analysis |
medical tests and research |