Diala Khoury is an Assistant Professor of Biology, Department of Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences-Louaize, starting October 1st, 2011.
Currently she is teaching biochemistry and molecular biology courses.
Research focus during her docotorate was the study of surface nucleolin, a cellular protein, targeted by anti cancerous agents.

Doctorate, Molecular Biology, Paris Diderot University, France, 2010.

Master, Biology, Spécialité Macromolécules, SPGF (Structure, Proteome and Functional Genomics), Paris Diderot University, France, 2006.

Master 1, Molecular Biology, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon, 2005.

B.Sc., Biology, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2003.

Refereed Journal Articles

Krust, B., El Khoury, D., Soundaramourty, C., Nondier, I., and Hovanessian, AG (2011) Suppression of Tumorigenicity of Thabdoid Tumor Derived G401 Cells by the Multivalent HB-19 Pseudopeptide that Targets Surface Nucleolin. Biochimie, 93(3):426-33.

Krust, B., El Khoury, D., Nondier, I, Soundaramourty, C., and Hovanessian, AG. (2011) Targeting Surface Nucleolin with Multivalent HB-19 and related Nucant Pseudopeptides Results in Distinct Inhibitory Mechanisms Depending on the Malignant Tumor Cell Type. BMC Cancer, Vol. 11:333.

 Hovanessian, AG, El Khoury, D., Soundaramourty, C., Nondier, I., Svab, J., and Krust B. (2010) Surface Expressed Nucleolin is Constantly Induced in Tumor Cells to Mediate Calcium-Dependent Ligand Internalization. PLoS One. (12):e15787.

El Khoury, D., Destouches, D., Lengagne, R., Krust B, Hamma-Kourbali, Y., Garcette M., Niro, S., Kato M, Briand, JP, Courty, J., Hovanessian, AG, Prévost-Blondel, A.(2010) Targeting Surface Nucleolin with a Multivalent Pseudopeptide Delays Development of Spontaneous Melanoma in RET Transgenic Mice. BMC Cancer, 24;10:325.

Losfeld, M, El-Khoury D., Mariot, P., Carpentier, M., Krust B, Briand JP, Mazurier J., Hovanessian, AG, and Legrand, D. (2009) The Cell Surface Expressed Nucleolin is a Glycoprotein that Triggers Calcium Entry into Mammalian Cells. Exp Cell Res, 5;315(2):357-69.

Destouches, D., El-Khoury, D., Hamma-Kourbali, Y, Krust B., Albanese, P, Katsoris P, Guichard G, Briand, JP, Courty J, and Hovanessian AG. (2008) Suppression of Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis by a Specific Antagonist of the Cell-Surface Expressed Nucleolin.  PLoS One,  18;3(6):e2518.