Josiane Semaan

Josiane Semaan's research spans two areas: the biochemistry of cancer, where she studies how natural or synthetic compounds (such as thymoquinone, chalcone derivatives, and short-chain fatty acids like sodium butyrate and propionate) affect cell growth, cell cycle progression, and programmed cell death (apoptosis) in cancer cells like breast, colorectal, and leukemic cells; and more recently, materials chemistry involving laser-based synthesis of nanomaterials for antimicrobial coatings on medical devices. This work combines cell biology, organic synthesis, and pharmacology to understand potential cancer treatments and also explores laser-based nanotechnology for infection prevention on surgical materials.

Publication output has been sparse and irregular over the last decade, with several gap years and only small numbers of papers in active years, averaging less than one publication per year over the last five years.

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