Peer-reviewed Publications

  1. Najia, Mohamad Ali; Gormally, Cara. (2011). Effects of elevated salinity concentrations on Arabidopsis thaliana reproductive functional traits. The Tower Undergraduate Research Journal, 3(1), 68-77.
  2. Wilson, Jenna L.; Najia, Mohamad Ali; Saeed, Rabbia; McDevitt, Todd C. (2013). Alginate Composition Influences Expansion and Differentiation of Microencapsulated Embryonic Stem Cell Aggregates. Biotechnology & Bioengineering, doi: 10.1002/bit.25121.

Editorials

  1. Najia, Mohamad Ali (2012). Cellular insights to prevent heart attacks and strokes. The Tower Undergraduate Research Journal, 4(1), 11-12.
  2. Najia, Mohamad Ali (2013). The entrance into the stem cell era: An opportunity for therapeutics, diagnostics and drug discovery. The Tower Undergraduate Research Journal, 5(2), 70-71.
  3. Najia, Mohamad Ali (2014). The national stage awaits. The Tower Undergraduate Research Journal, 6(1), 5.
  4. Najia, Mohamad Ali (2014). Interdisciplinary people drive groundbreaking science. The Tower Undergraduate Research Journal, 6(2), 100.

Proposals

  1. Najia, Mohamad Ali, Combinatorial stimulatory cues for growth factor synthesis within embryoid bodies via hypoxia and heparin-gelatin microparticles. Accepted by the academic faculty of the Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, 2011.
  2. Najia, Mohamad Ali, Influencing encapsulated stem cell factor secretion through hypoxic conditioning. Accepted by the academic faculty of the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2012

Posters

  1. Najia, Mohamad Ali. The Effects of Various Rotary Speeds on the Circularity of Embryonic Stem Cell Spheroids. 6th Annual Georgia Institute of Technology Undergraduate Research Symposium, Atlanta, GA (April 2011).
  2. Najia, Mohamad Ali; Nsiah, Barbara; McDevitt, Todd. Combinatorial Stimulatory Cues for Growth Factor Synthesis within an Embryoid Body via Hypoxia and Heparin Gelatin Microparticles. 7th Annual Georgia Institute of Technology Undergraduate Research Symposium, Atlanta, GA (April 2012).
  3. Najia, Mohamad Ali; Wilson, Jenna; McDevitt, Todd. Influencing Encapsulated Stem Cell Factor Secretion Through Hypoxic Conditioning. National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Meeting, Boston, MA (November 2012).
  4. Najia, Mohamad Ali; Wilson, Jenna; McDevitt, Todd. Decapsulation of Alginate-Poly-L-lysine Microcapsules via Sodium Carbonate. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA (September 2013).
  5. Najia, Mohamad Ali; Kuntz, Steven; Eisen, Michael. Temperature-dependent developmental variation within wild strains of D. melanogaster. Amgen Scholars Symposium, Berkeley, CA (August 2014).

Conference Presentations

  1. Najia, Mohamad Ali; Gombolay, Alli; Pace, Christopher. Sustainable Development and Volunteerism in Developing Countries. Global Health and Humanitarian Summit, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (April 2010).
  2. Najia, Mohamad Ali; Nsiah, Barbara; McDevitt, Todd. Promoting Hematopoietic Differentiation of Embryoid Bodies via Hypoxia and Heparin Microparticles. Undergraduate Research Kaleidoscope, Atlanta, GA (Dec 2011).
  3. Najia, Mohamad Ali; Wilson, Jenna; McDevitt, Todd. Influencing Encapsulated Stem Cell Factor Secretion Through Hypoxic Conditioning. Society of Engineering Science 49th Technical Meeting, Atlanta, GA, (October 2012).
  4. Najia, Mohamad Ali; Wilson, Jenna; McDevitt, Todd. Hypoxic Conditioning and Alginate Microencapsulation Modulate Stem Cell Phenotype and Factor Secretion. Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA (October 2012).
  5. Najia, Mohamad Ali. Stem Cell Engineering for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications. The Triple Helix 9th Annual International Conference, Boston, MA, (February 2013).
  6. Najia, Mohamad Ali; Wilson, Jenna; McDevitt, Todd. Embryoid Body Encapsulation in Alginate Microcapsules Modulate Paracrine Factor Secretion. 8th Annual Georgia Institute of Technology Undergraduate Research Symposium, Atlanta, GA (April 2013).
  7. Najia, Mohamad Ali; Wilson, Jenna; McDevitt, Todd. Alginate Microencapsulation Technology for Paracrine Factor Secretion and Phenotypic Modulation of Embryonic Stem Cell Aggregates. 12th Annual International Summer School on Biocomplexity & Biodesign, Istanbul, Turkey (June 2013).
  8. Najia, Mohamad Ali; Savova, Virginia; Gimelbrant, Alexander. Allele-Specific DNA Methylation and Monoallelically Expressed Genes. 9th Annual ACC Meeting of the Minds Undergraduate Research Conference, Pittsburgh, PA (April 2014).
  9. Najia, Mohamad Ali; Wilson, Jenna; McDevitt, Todd. Biomanufacture of Embryonic Stem Cell Phenotype and Trophic Factor Secretion via Alginate Microencapsulation. 5th US-Turkey Advanced Study Institute on Global Healthcare Challenges¸ Antalya, Turkey (June 2014).
  10. Najia, Mohamad Ali; Kuntz, Steven; Eisen, Michael. Temperature-dependent developmental variation within wild strains of D. melanogaster. Amgen Scholars Symposium, Berkeley, CA (August 2014).

Invited Seminars

  1. Najia, Mohamad Ali; Steele, Olivia; Smith, Tierra; Huang, Kevin; Saeed, Ummara. Multiway ANOVA: Interactions, Multiple Comparisons, and Biomedical Applications. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (November 2011).
  2. Najia, Mohamad Ali. Developing Undergraduates as Scholarly Researchers and Writers. Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (November 2012).
  3. Najia, Mohamad Ali. Multi-way ANOVA and Nested Design with Biomedical Applications. BMED 2400: Introduction to Bioengineering Statistics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (March 2013).
  4. Najia, Mohamad Ali. My Non-Linear Path as an Undergraduate Researcher. College of Engineering Seminar Series, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (October 2014).