Profile
Dr. Majda Sebah is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Pre-medical Education Program at WCM-Q. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Queen Mary University of London, and a teaching qualification in science from Imperial College London, where she received a Distinction in recognition of her expertise in science curriculum planning and outreach work in the UK.
Dr. Sebah’s research background is on Phosphonic Acid Functionalised Periodic Hybrid Materials. She also has a passion in science education, with a particular interest in scientific writing and communication. One of her research projects explores “shaping higher education”, assessing how students can learn from mistakes.
Dr. Sebah served as the chemistry expert and panel member advising the Ministry of Education and Higher Education on curriculum reforms and was a member of the Scientific Committee for the International Junior Science Olympiads (Qatar, 2019) leading scientific discussions with over 184 prominent scientists from over 70 international countries.
Selected Publications
- Paul, P., Kaul, R., Abdellatif, B., Arabi, M., Upadhyay, R., Saliba, R., Sebah, M., & Chaari, A. (2022). The promising role of microbiome therapy on biomarkers of inflammation and oxidative stress in type 2 diabetes: A systematic and narrative review. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, Article 906243. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.906243
- Mahmoud, L., Al-Wahshi, F., Zhai, K., Sebah, M., & Yousef, M. S. (2022). The improvement in PM2.5 levels in Education City, Doha, Qatar during the COVID-19 lockdown was limited and transient. QScience Connect, 2022(1), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.5339/connect.2022.3
- Zhai, K., Al-Wahshi, F., Mahmoud, L., Sebah, M., & Yousef, M. S. (2022). Data mining indicates an association between ambient PM2.5 levels and wind speed in an urban environment (Education City, Doha, Qatar). QScience Connect, 2022(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.5339/connect.2022.2
- Sebah M, Maddala SP, Haycock P, Sullivan A, Toms H, Wilson J, New phosphonic acid polysilsesquioxane mild solid acid catalysts, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, Volumes 374–375, 2013, Pages 59-65, ISSN 1381-1169, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcata.2013.03.021