Medical School
August 2023-present
Omar is a third-year medical student in the class of 2027 at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. He is also part of the DeBakey Scholars Program conducting research under the direction of Dr. Tony Hu (Nano Detection Lab).
Master's Degree
May 2023
Omar received his master's degree in Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University and defended his thesis entitled "Defining Input Tumor Cell Phenotypes for Microphysiological Systems of Cancer".
Bachelor's Degree
May 2022
He received his bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University and defended his thesis entitled "Engineering Cisplatin Resistant Lung Adenocarcinoma Tissues". His thesis was awarded the Department's Biomedical Engineering Senior Honor Thesis Award.
High School
May 2018
Omar attended Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, LA and graduated with an Honor's Diploma in May 2018.