Roles

Nuri Awayn is one of the staff members at the department of 3 faculty of 1. He is working as a since 2018-12. He teaches several subjects in his major and has several puplications in the field of his interest.

He performed many other tasks, including:

1- Head of the Chemistry Department, Al-Jafara University, 2001

2- Dean of the College of Science, Al-Jafara University 2016-2019

3- Head of a research group at the Biotechnology Center 2002015

4- Member of the Research Follow-up Committee of the Libyan Authority for Scientific Research 2013-2016

5- Head of the Office of Postgraduate Studies at the Faculty of Science, University of Tripoli 2019-2021

Careers

1987- 1991 Biochemistry Laboratory / Central Zawia Hospital

1992 - 1993 Head of the Laboratory Department / Al-Zawiya Central Hospital

1993 - 1997 Biochemistry Laboratory / Central Zawia Hospital

1998 - 2000 Master's degree

2001 - 2003 Head of the Department of Chemistry / College of Science / University of Jafara

2004 - 2008 PhD study stage

2008 - Lecturer, Department of Chemistry / Faculty of Science / University of Tripoli 2021

2009 - 2014 Head of Neurological Diseases Research Group / Biotechnology Research Center

2013 - 2016 Chairman of the Bioethics Committee / Biotechnology Research Center

2016 -  present Member of the Bioethics Committee / Biotechnology Research Center 

2015 - 2019 Dean of the College of Science / University of Jafara 

2019 - 2022 Chairman of the Scientific Research Ethics Committee / University of Tripoli

2019 - 2021 Head of the Postgraduate Studies and Training Office / Faculty of Science / University of Tripoli

2021 Chairman of the Corona Pandemic Committee / Faculty of Science / University of Tripoli

Research Interests

1998 – 2000, A genetic analysis of the role of the alpha-synuclein gene in Parkinson’s disease.

2004 – 2008, Structural investigation of native- and nucleotide-bound forms of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein using electron microscopy (TEM & CryoEM). Briefly, the methods used and examples of our data: (i) By using single particle analysis, low resolution 3D structures of CFTR at different conditions (CFTR nucleotide free and Ni-NTA nanogold bound CFTR in the presence or absence of nucleotide) have been generated. (ii) By using a hanging droplet method we have successfully produced 2D crystals of CFTR at about ten different conditions depending on the activator or inhibitor was used (Ni-NTA nanogold, ATP, PKA, Genistein, …..). Low resolution 3D structures from a few interesting conditions were produced as well. (iii) 2D crystals were produced by reconstitution of the CFTR (nucleotide free) into lipid vesicles using a combination of BioBeads and dialysis methods. Furthermore, weak Cryo data was collected and not analysed yet. (iv) By using Microbatch method small sizes 3D crystals were produced and still not confirmed if it is from CFTR.

2009 – Present, Investigating genetic and chemical biomarkers in Parkinson's disease in Libya.

2014 – Present, Investigating bioactivity of natural products, antioxidant, oxidative stress and human diseases

External Activities

 Member of the Bioethics Committee / Biotechnology Research Center