Dr Omar Elaskalani

Omar Elaskalani

Senior Research Officer

BSc, MSc, PhD

omar.elaskalani@telethonkids.org.au

https://www.linkedin.com/in/omar-elaskalani-13132465/

Dr. Omar Elaskalani is a cancer researcher who studies the distinctive microenvironment of paediatric cancers. Omar and his team develop and apply innovative preclinical models and cutting-edge single-cell omics to uncover age-specific immune-targeted therapies to effectively treat children with cancer.

Find Dr Elaskalani on ORCID.

Education and Qualifications

• PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Pancreatic cancer), 2019, Curtin University, Australia
• MSc in Drug design (Development and evaluation of anticancer compounds), 2014, University of Salford, UK
• Postgraduate Diploma (clinical pharmacy), 2010, Ain Shams University, Egypt
• BSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2008, Zagazig University, Egypt

Awards/honours

• Research Focus Area Collaboration Award, The Kids Research Institute Australia (2022)
• IGNITE EMCR project grant, The Kids Research Institute Australia (2022)
• Best oral presentation award at the annual scientific meeting of the Thrombosis and Haemostasis society of Australia and New Zealand (2019)
• Science on the Swan conference-best poster award (2017)
• The Annual Perth Combined Biological Sciences Meeting prize for the most outstanding student poster presentation (2016)
• Health Sciences Faculty International Research Scholarship, Curtin University (2015)
• Vice Chancellor's Excellence Scholarship, University of Salford, UK (2013)