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Muhammad received his B.Sc. (2013) and M.Sc. (2015) in chemistry from Ben-Gurion University. In 2015, he began his doctoral studies with Professor Ashraf Brik at the Technion Institute. Muhammad’s research focused on developing transition metal-based methodologies to facilitate the chemical synthesis of synthetically challenging proteins for structural and functional studies. In 2019, Muhammad joined the Department of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a Fulbright, Rothschild, and VATAT postdoctoral fellow to work under the supervision of Professor Bradley L. Pentelute. At MIT, he combined flow chemistry and organometallic palladium chemistry to develop novel bioactive macromolecules. In 2022, Muhammad joined the School of Chemistry at Tel Aviv University as a tenure-track assistant professor. The group's research is focused on developing a novel class of bioactive macromolecules for fundamental research and next-generation therapeutics.
EMPLOYMENT
2022-present| Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer), School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Israel
2019-2021| Fulbright, Rothschild, and VATAT Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA, USA
EDUCATION
2019| Ph.D., Bioorganic Chemistry, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
2015| M.Sc., Bioorganic Chemistry (magna cum laude), Ben-Gurion University, Israel
2013| B.Sc., Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
2024-2027| Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology research grant
2023-2027| Israel Science Foundation personal research grant
2023| Israel Science Foundation personal equipment grant
2022| Ma’of Prize, Council for Higher Education
2020| The IUPAC-Solvay International Award for Young Chemists
2019-2021| Rothschild Postdoctoral Fellowship
2019-2021| VATAT Postdoctoral Fellowship
2019| Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship
2019| The Israel Chemical Society-Uri Golik Prize for an Excellent Graduate Student
2018| The Wolf Prize for Outstanding Ph.D. Student
2018| Bursary to the 35th European Peptide Symposium, Dublin, Ireland
2018| The Israel Chemical Society Prize for an Excellent Graduate Student
2017| Travel Award to the 25th American Peptide Symposium, Whistler, BC, Canada
2017| BSF-Rahamimoff Travel Grant for Period of Academic Research at Johns Hopkins University, MD, USA
2016-2018| Schulich Fellowship and Prize for Being an Outstanding Ph.D. Student
2016-2019| VATAT Fellowship for Outstanding Ph.D. Students from the Council for Higher Education
2016| Travel Grant to attend the 34th European Peptide Symposium and the 8th International Peptide Symposium, Leipzig, Germany
2015| Magna Cum Laude Ms. Degree
TEACHING & POSITIONS
2023-present: Advanced Organic Chemistry, (0351-3302); Undergraduate & Graduate Studies
2023-present: Organic Chemistry Lab, (0351-2302); Undergraduate Studies
2022-present: Organic Chemistry Seminar, (0351-4502); Graduate Studies
2022-Present: Member of the Faculty Admissions Committee of Bachelor's Degree, School of Chemistry
2022-2024: Coordinator of the Dual-Track Chemistry and Biology Undergraduate Program, School of Chemistry