Profile
Lujain’s roles include the development of the physiology curriculum and teaching physiology to medical students in the MBBS and GEP programs. Additionally, Lujain facilitates problem-based learning (PBL) sessions and co-leads physiology projects for student-selected components (SSC).
Lujain received her PhD from the University of Bristol. Her thesis explored the changes and manifestation of post-ischaemic cardiac remodelling following ischemia-reperfusion injury. Before this, Lujain obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree and a BSc in Biomedical Sciences from An-Najah National University, Palestine. She is a licensed medical doctor in Palestine and a member of the Physiological Society and the British Society for Cardiovascular Research (BSCR).
Teaching
Frances teaches across phase one of the MBBS programme, in modules; Fundamentals of medicine, cardiorespiratory, metabolism, locomotor, brain and behaviour and human development for year 1, 2 and graduate entry of the MBBS.
In addition, Frances teaches anatomy on the Prehospital care iBSc and MSc, the physician’s associate programme and the Biomedical sciences degree.
Research
Research Interests:
Anatomy
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science
Medical Education
Publications
- Changes in Cardiac Inflammatory Signalling Pathways After Myocardial Infarction L Alsadder, R Ascione, T Johnson, K Heesom, S Bryant, A James, CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS AND THERAPY 33 (2), 264-264
- Remodelling After Myocardial Infarction Involves Changes in Inflammatory Signalling Pathways L Alsadder, R Ascione, T Johnson, K Heesom, S Bryant, A James, CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS AND THERAPY 33 (2), 271-271
- Prevalence of and risk factors for Enterobius vermicularis infestation in preschool children, West Bank, Palestine, 2015 http://www.emro.who.int/in-press/research/prevalence-of-and-risk-factors for-enterobius-vermicularis-infestation-in-preschool-children-west-bank-palestine-2015.html