Anas Rabata

I am a Dr. Anas Rabata, M.Sc., Ph.D., I graduated in 2007 from Damascus University, Faculty of Dentistry. Then immediately started my postgraduate studies at the Department of Histology and Pathology, Damascus University in Syria, and finished in 2012 with a Master’s degree. In end of 2013 I moved to the Czech Republic and started my PhD studying (Biomedical sciences – Cell and Tissue Morphology) at the Department of Histology and Embryology, Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine in Brno – Czech Republic. I was a member of Professor Hampl's stem cell research team, focusing on the characteristics and regulation of lung stem cells and 3D lung organoids formation. After I got my PhD, I was promoted to an assistant professor position at the Department of Histology and Embryology, Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine in Brno – Czech Republic, as a part of the academic staff for educational, scientific, and research activities. In 2021 I moved to the USA as a Postdoctoral Scientist at Department of Medicine - Pulmonary Division in Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles. Focusing on cellular and molecular mechanisms of lung fibrosis and the role of lung stem cells in pulmonary fibrosis.