Mrs. Nancy CHOUCAIR ALAM (EL)
School of Architecture of Beirut
School of Midwifery
School of Engineering of Beirut
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Science
Institute of Psychomotor Therapy
Higher Institute of Speech and Language Therapy
Higher Institute of Public Health
Assistant professor
(+961) 1 421 000 ext nancy.alam@usj.edu.lb
Nancy Choucair Alam is a specialist in human genetics and bioethics, holding a PhD in Human Genetics from Aix-Marseille University in partnership with Saint Joseph University in Lebanon, as well as a degree in Applied Health Ethics from the Lebanese University. She is currently the coordinator of the Ethics Committee at Hôtel-Dieu de France (HDF). In this role, she has extensive experience in human research ethics and clinical ethics consultation. In parallel, she is an associate professor at Saint Joseph University of Beirut, where she teaches genetics and bioethics at various levels (master's and bachelor's) across multiple faculties, including medicine, sciences, engineering, public health, and specialized schools (speech therapy, psychomotor therapy). She has also been involved in numerous genetics research projects, with particular expertise in genetic diseases and chromosomal abnormalities. Nancy Choucair Alam is also active in the international academic community. She has published several research articles in renowned scientific journals and presented her work at international conferences. Additionally, she has received multiple scholarships and accolades, including being nominated as a semi-finalist for the Léal Pan Arab Regional Fellowship and a fellowship nomination under theTechWomen program.
+ Education
| Degrees | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethics applied to Health | Université Libanaise (UL) | Lebanon | 2019 |
| Doctorat en Sciences de la vie et de la santé- Spécialité Génétique | Universite Saint Joseph- Liban | France | 2013 |
| Biochimie- option Genetics | Université Saint-Esprit- Kaslik (USEK) | Lebanon | 2010 |
| Biochimie | Université Saint-Esprit- Kaslik (USEK) | Lebanon | 2007 |
+ Expertise field
Medecine and Health
+ Publications and communications
Richa S, Diab N, Kahale Richa N, Choueifati D, Choucair Alam N, Scheuer M The new Code of Ethics of the World Psychiatric Association: A fresh look at the ethical issues of the psychiatric profession. L Encephale. 2022 May Sami Richa, Nathalie Kahale Richa, Nancy Choucair Alam, Michel Scheuer s.j. (2019) Enjeux éthiques majeurs de la pandémie SAFE_USJ_du Covid-19 Choucair, N., El-Rajab, M., Mégarbané, A., Chouery, E. (2017). Homozygous Microdeletion of the ERI1 MFHAS1 Genes in a Patient with Intellectual Disability, Limb Abnormalities, Cardiac Malformation. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38271. Mégarbané, A., Al-Ali, R., Choucair, N., et al. (2016). Temple Baraitser Syndrome Zimmermann-Laband Syndrome: One Clinical Entity, Two Genes?. BMC Medical Genetics, 17(1): 42. doi: 10.1186/s12881-016-0304-4. Choucair, N., Mignon-Ravix, C., Cacciagli, P., et al. (2015). Evidence that Homozygous PTPRD Gene Microdeletion Causes Trigonocephaly, Hearing Loss, Intellectual Disability. Molecular Cytogenetics, 8:39. doi: 10.1186/s13039-015-0149-0. Choucair, N., Abou Ghoch, J., Fawaz, A., Mégarbané, A., Chouery, E. (2015). 10q26.1 Microdeletion: Redefining Critical Regions for Microcephaly and Genital Anomalies. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.37211. Choucair, N., Abou Ghoch, J., Corbani, S., et al. (2015). Contribution of Copy Number Variants (CNVs) to Congenital, Unexplained Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Lebanese Patients. Molecular Cytogenetics, 8(1): 26. doi: 10.1186/s13039-015-0130-y. Mignon-Ravix, C., Cacciagli, P., Choucair, N., et al. (2014). Intragenic Rearrangements in X-linked Intellectual Deficiency: Results of a-CGH in a Series of 54 Patients and Identification of TRPC5 and KLHL15 as Potential XLID Genes. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 164A, 1991-1997. Contributions en bioéthique et génétique Chouery, E., Choucair, N., Abou Ghoch, J., et al. (2013). Report on a Patient with a 12q24.31 Microdeletion Inherited from an Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Father. Molecular Syndromology, 4, 136-142. Gannagé-Yared, M-H., Klammt, J., Chouery, E., Corbani, S., Mégarbané, H., Abou Ghoch, J., Choucair, N., et al. (2013). Homozygous Mutation of the IGF1 Receptor Gene in a Patient with Severe Pre- and Postnatal Growth Failure and Congenital Malformations. European Journal of Endocrinology, 168: K1-7.