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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences

Teaching areas

General Biology, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Neurobiology, Developmental Neurobiology, Sensory perception

Research areas

My research focuses on the structure and function of neural circuits in the mammalian visual cortex, as well as their development. Specifically, I am interested in elucidating how the pattern of neural connections among different visual areas relates to the physiological maturation of these circuits.

Education

PhD, Biology/neuroscience, The City University of New York, United States, 2013

MA, Biology, The City University of New York, United States, 2010

BA, Biochemistry, The City University of New York, United States, 2002

Professional experience

Associate Professor, Biology, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2014 - Present

Postdoctoral Researcher, The City University of New York, New York, United States, 2013 - 2014

Memberships

New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS), May 2011

Society for Arab Neuroscientists (SFAN), September 2010

International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), September 2007

Society for Neuroscience (SFN), September 2007

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 4461

Dr. Reem Khalil

Associate Professor

PhD, The City University of New York, United States

Reem Khalil pursued a postdoctoral fellowship in the Biology department at City University of New York, USA. Her teaching interests include general biology, human anatomy and physiology, as well as neurobiology. Her main research interests lie in examining the neurophysiology and neuroanatomy of the mammalian visual cortex, with a specific focus on the developmental refinement of visual circuits. She has expertise in performing anatomical tracer injections, as well as immunohistochemical staining methods.

Publications

Reem Khalil. Topological Sholl descriptors for neuronal clustering and classification, Plos Computational Biology

Sadok Kallel, Reem Khalil, Ahmad Farhat And Pawel Dlotko. Topological Sholl Descriptors For Neuronal Clustering and Classification, Plos Computational Biology

Reem Khalil. Developmental refinement of visual callosal inputs to ferret area 17, Journal Of Comparative Neurology, 16 November 2021

Reem Khalil. Developmental changes in pyramidal cell morphology in multiple visual cortical areas using cluster analysis, Frontiers In Computational Neuroscience, 5 May 2021

Reem Khalil. Visual Corticocortical Inputs to Ferret Area 18, Frontiers In Neuroanatomy, 1 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2020

Reem Khalil And Chand Parvez. Postnatal development of visual cortical function in the mammalian brain, Frontiers In Systems Neuroscience, 9 June 2020

Osama Habbal, Ahmad Farhat And Reem Khalil. A mechanized device for mounting histological tissue sections, Journal Of Neuroscience Methods, 15 May 2019

Conference Presentations

Development of visual cortical circuits in ferrets, Biology Department Seminar Nyuad, 29 March 2021

Using neuroanatomical techniques to study visual cortical circuits in adult ferrets, Bioscience And Bioengineering Research Institute Symposium (aus), 23 February 2019

Anatomical organization of feedback projections from extrastriate cortex to ferret area 18, Federation Of European Neuroscience Society, 7 July 2018

The use of neuroanatomical methods to study visual cortical circuits in juvenile ferrets, Ferret Brain Meeting 3, 16 November 2017

Postnatal refinement of interareal circuits in ferret visual cortex, United Arab Emirates University, 6 May 2014

Zinc histochemistry reveals circuit refinement and is a reliable marker of visual areas in the developing ferret cortex, Biology And Psychology Graduate Student Conference, 4 February 2012

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Characterizing neuronal morphology in different visual cortical areas in adult and juvenile ferrets (Mustela putorius furo), The Bioscience and Bioengineering Research Institute (AUS), 15 April 2019 - 15 April 2021

Grant, Mechanized device for mounting histological tissue sections, Takamul, Department of Economic Development Abu Dhabi, 1 September 2018 - 1 September 2019

Awards and Honors

CUNY University Fellowship 2007-2012, City University of New York, 10 August 2012

RCMI Travel Award 2011, Research Centers in Minority Institutions, 3 October 2011

CUNY Tuition Fellowship, City University of New York, 2 June 2007