Pakiza Noutsi

PhD Students

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Research Interests

​Pakiza’s goal is to determine the biophysical mechanism by which L-Lactate induces structural modifications in stem cells using mesenchymal stem cells. She uses the generalized polarization property of the fluorescent probe ‘Laurdan’ and two-photon microscopy to determine membrane fluidity changes.

Selected Publications

  • ​Cholesterol depletion from a ceramide/cholesterol mixed monolayer: a brewster angle microscope study 
    Mandal P., Noutsi P., Chaieb S. 
    Scientific Reports, Volume 6, Article number 26907, (2016)
  • Assessment of membrane fluidity fluctuations during cellular development reveals time and cell type specificity
    Noutsi P., Gratton E., Chaieb S. 
    PLoS One, Volume 11, Issue 6, Article number e0158313, (2016)
  • Electrocautery-induced localized colonic injury elicits increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in small bowel and decreases jejunal alanine absorption 
    Barada K., Mourad F.H., Noutsi B., Saadé N.E.
    Cytokine, Volume 71, Issue 1, Pages 109–118, (2015)
  • Troubleshooting in animal models of colitis: The use of a novel electrocautery model
    Mourad F.H., Barada K.A., Noutsi B., Saadé N.E. 
    Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods, Volume 61, Issue 2, Pages 122–126, (2010)  
  • CYP2E1 Genetic polymorphism in a Lebanese population
    Zgheib N.K., Mitri Z., Geryess E., Noutsi P. 
    CYP2E1 Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers, 14(3):393-7, (2010)

Education

  • Ph.D., Bioscience, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, 2016

Professional Profile

  • ​2008-2010:    Research assistant, Medicine/Abu-Haidar Neuroscience Institute/Human Physiology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
  • 2007-2009: Research assistant, Medicine/Pharmacology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon   
  • 2004-2007: Lab instructor and Lecturer, Beirut Arab University (B.A.U). Beirut, Lebanon

KAUST Affiliations

​Biological and Environmental 
Science & Engineering Division (BESE)

Research Interests Keywords

Neuronal plasticity Stem cell differentiation Memory Two-Photon microscopy Membrane fluidity