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Dalia Zakaria, MSc, PhD

Assistant Professor of Biology
 +974 44928224
dez2003@qatar-med.cornell.edu

Education

PhD
University of Exeter, 2006

MSc 
Ain Shams University, 2001


Profile

Dr. Zakaria holds a PhD in microbiology from the University of Exeter, UK. She joined Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) in 2016. Prior to joining WCM-Q, she worked as a postdoctoral research fellow in immunology for several years at the University of Bristol.

Since she joined WCM-Q, Dr. Zakaria has created a new immunology course for the second-year pre-medical students. Furthermore, she has developed several class and lab modules for the introductory biology course to introduce the first-year pre-medical students to many concepts that are directly connected to the medical program.

Dr. Zakaria has been mentoring the pre-medical and medical students in several research projects. They have been investigating topics related to pathogen host interactions and the immune responses. Most recently, they have published several impactful papers in international peer reviewed journals, which answered important questions related to COVID-19 and its vaccines. 

Selected Publications

  • Paul, P., Janjua, E., AlSubaie, M., Ramadorai, V., Mushannen, B., Vattoth, A. L., Khan, W., Bshesh, K., Nauman, A., Mohammed, I., Bouhali, I., Khalid, M., & Zakaria, D. (2022). Anaphylaxis and Related Events Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Systematic Review.  Journal of clinical pharmacology , 10.1002/jcph.2120. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcph.2120
  • Al‐Ali, D., Elshafeey, A., Mushannen, M., Kawas, H., Shafiq, A., Mhaimeed, N., Mhaimeed, O., Mhaimeed, N., Zeghlache, R., Salameh, M., Paul, P., Homssi, M., Mohammed, I., Narangoli, A., Yagan, L., Khanjar, B., Laws, S. a., Elshazly, M. B., & Zakaria, D. (2022). Cardiovascular and haematological events post COVID-19 vaccination: A systematic review. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 26 (3), 636-653. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.1713
  • Shafiq, A., Salameh, M. A., Laswi, I., Mohammed, I., Mhaimeed, O., Mhaimeed, N., Mhaimeed, N., Paul, P., Mushannen, M., Elshafeey, A., Fares, A., Holroyd, S., & Zakaria, D. (2022). Neurological immune-related adverse events after COVID-19 vaccination: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 62 (3), 291-303. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcph.2017
  • Mohammed, I., Nauman, A., Paul, P., Ganesan, S., Chen, K. H., Jalil, S. M. S., Jaouni, S. H., Kawas, H., Khan, W. A., Vattoth, A. L., Al-Hashimi, Y. A., Fares, A., Zeghlache, R., & Zakaria, D. (2022). The efficacy and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines in reducing infection, severity, hospitalization, and mortality: A systematic review. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 18 (1), Article 2027160. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2027160
  • Bshesh, K., Khan, W., Vattoth, A. L., Janjua, E., Nauman, A., Almasri, M., Ali, A. M., Ramadorai, V., Mushannen, B., AlSubaie, M., Mohammed, I., Hammoud, M., Paul, P., Alkaabi, H., Haji, A., Laws, S., & Zakaria, D. (2022). Lymphadenopathy post-COVID-19 vaccination with increased FDG uptake may be falsely attributed to oncological disorders: A systematic review. Journal of Medical Virology, 94(5), 1833-1845. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.27599
  • Aldien, A. S., Ganesan, G. S., Wahbeh, F., Al-Nassr, N., Altarawneh, H., Al Theyab, L., Aldien, S. S., Tomerak, S., Naveed, H., Elshazly, M. B., & Zakaria, D. (2022). Systemic inflammation may induce cardiac injury in COVID-19 patients including children and adolescents without underlying cardiovascular diseases: A systematic review. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, 35 , 169-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2021.04.007
  • Tomerak, S., Khan, S., Almasri, M., Hussein, R., Abdelati, A., Aly, A., Salameh, M. A., Aldien, A. S., Naveed, H., Elshazly, M. B., & Zakaria, D. (2021). Systemic inflammation in COVID-19 patients may induce various types of venous and arterial thrombosis: A systematic review. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, 94 (5), Article e13097. https://doi.org/10.1111/sji.13097
  • Naveed, H., Elshafeey, A., Al-Ali, D., Janjua, E., Nauman, A., Kawas, H., Kaul, R., Saed Aldien, A., Elshazly, M. B., & Zakaria, D. (2021). The interplay between the immune system, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), and RAAS inhibitors may modulate the outcome of COVID-19: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 61 (8), 987-1000. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcph.1852 
  • Laswi, I., Shafiq, A., Al-Ali, D., Burney, Z., Pillai, K., Salameh, M., Mhaimeed, N., Zakaria, D., Chaari, A., Yousri, N. A., & Bendriss, G. (2021). A comparative pilot study of bacterial and fungal dysbiosis in neurodevelopmental disorders and gastrointestinal disorders: Commonalities, specificities and correlations with lifestyle. Microorganisms, 9(4), 741. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9040741
  • Al-Ali, D., Ahmed, A., Shafiq, A., McVeigh, C., Chaari, A., Zakaria, D ., & Bendriss, G. (2021). Fecal microbiota transplants: A review of emerging clinical data on applications, efficacy, and risks (2015-2020). Qatar Medical Journal , 2021(1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.5339/QMJ.2021.5
  • Chaari, A., Bendriss, G., Zakaria, D., & McVeigh, C. (2020). Importance of dietary changes during the coronavirus pandemic: How to upgrade your immune response. Frontiers in Public Health, 8, 476. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00476 
  • Bendriss, G., Al-Ali, D., Shafiq, A., Laswi, I., Mhaimeed, N., Salameh, M., Burney, Z., Pillai, K., Chaari, A., Zakaria, D., & Yousri, N. A. (2020). Targeting the gut microbiome: A brief report on the awareness, practice, and readiness to engage in clinical interventions in Qatar. Qatar Medical Journal, 2020(3), Article 47. https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2020.47
  • Salameh M, Burney Z, Mhaimeed N, Laswi I, Yousri NA, Bendriss G and Zakaria D. The Role of Gut Microbiota in Atopic Asthma and Allergy, Implications in the Understanding of Disease Pathogenesis.  Scand J Immunol. 2020, 91 (3), 1-8. 2020;91(3):e12855.  doi.org/10.1111/sji.12855
  • Chen K-C, Zakaria D. , Altarawneh H, Andrews GA, Ganesan GS, John KM, Khan S and Ladumor H. DNA Barcoding of Fish Species Reveals Low Rate of Package Mislabeling in Qatar. Genome. 2019, 62 (2). doi.org/10.1139/gen-2018-0101   
  • Zakaria D., Lappin-Scott H., Burton S. and Whitby C. (2007). Bacterial Diversity in Soil Enrichment Cultures Amended with 2 (2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy) Oropionic Acid (Mecoprop). Environmental Microbiology, 9 (10), 2575–2587. doi/full/10.1111/j.1462-2920.2007.01375.x