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Sayed Goda

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Sayed K Goda, a biochemistry and drug discovery professor, has a robust academic background. He earned a BSc in Chemistry and an MSc in organic chemistry from Cairo University, Egypt. He then pursued a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Southampton, UK. Recognising the pivotal role of technology management in his field, he obtained an MBA in technology management from the Open University, UK, in 2000. His diverse educational background equips him with a unique perspective and a broad range of skills, making him a valuable asset in the field of biochemistry and drug discovery.

After completing his PhD, Sayed embarked on a leadership journey at the Porton Down establishment in Salisbury, UK, where he served for fourteen years as a senior scientist and a team leader. During that time, he led commercial and medically sensitive research. He employed protein engineering to produce novel commercially and medically important proteins. 

In 2002, Sayed's academic prowess and leadership skills led him to a professor position at Cairo University, Egypt. His tenure was marked by transformative contributions, notably the establishment of a new BSc Biotechnology program. He also supervised many successful MSc and PhD degrees.

In 2006, Dr. Goda accepted a professor position at Qatar University, Qatar, where he taught many major courses in biochemistry and biotechnology and successfully obtained many research grants.

In 2012, Sayed's expertise and reputation led him to a senior scientist and Professor position at the Antidoping laboratory in Qatar. He led research in various fields and established a protein engineering laboratory here. His exceptional ability to secure research funds, totalling over two million, for cancer-targeting drug discovery projects. His collaboration with Groningen University, Netherlands, resulted in the successful completion of four Ph. Ds and numerous publications, further solidifying his status as a prolific researcher.

Sayed has years of commercial and medical research experience in a conventional research institute in the UK.

He is also a regular reviewer for many high-impact journals, and he is currently a guest editor for Cancers.   

Sayed Goda’s courses

  • 09 Oct • 2 day course

Molecular Biology for the Non-Molecular Biologist

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  • 10 Sep • 2 day course

Protein Engineering for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

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Reviews for Sayed’s courses

Excellent webinar, to be recommended. The course allowed to review key basic elements to gradually understand more complex topics - A wonderful speaker, able to make complex topics very accessible. In addition he helps a lot by asking some simple questions and practical cases after each chapter.

25 Mar 2025

Molecular Biology for the Non-Molecular Biologist

I wanted to learn the application of molecular biology in medicine.. 5*. I would like to thank [speaker] for his pedagogy and for the passion he transmits in his courses. He has a talent for making things accessible and understandable to everyone. Thank you.

25 Mar 2025

Molecular Biology for the Non-Molecular Biologist

This was a really great webinar. The content was very clear as it's started with a reminder [of the] basics of molecular biology which helps understand the rest of the course. It was very interesting to learn about the application of molecular biology in medicine, particularly in cancer and to understand that there is still so much to discover from molecular biology. These 2 days of formation [training] were a real pleasure.

25 Mar 2025

Molecular Biology for the Non-Molecular Biologist

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