Zahrat El Oula Hassoun, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry
Zahrat is a native of Lebanon. She did her Masters in Functional Genomics and Proteomics, between Lebanon and France, followed by a doctoral journey in Belgium in the lab of Franck Dequiedt. During her PhD, Zahrat worked on the control of mRNA translation. Her fascination with ribosomes led her to the Karbstein lab, where she is currently studying ribosome assembly and quality control. When not in the lab, Zahrat cherishes family gatherings, enjoys learning to swim, and loves diving into books from all genres.