Heba Khella, M.B.B.Ch, LMCC, PhD, MSc
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Email: hkhella@cmcc.ca

CMCC Phone #: 6478052031

Social Media: LinkedIn Research Gate

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Research Interests/Topics

  • Biomarkers
  • Inflammation
  • Cellular/molecular biology
  • Low back pain
  • Anatomy


Background

I am an Associate Professor at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC). I obtained my Medical and MSc degrees from the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt. Also, I was appointed as a faculty member at the Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University. Then, I joined the Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto as a PhD Student. This was followed by Postdoctoral fellowship training at St. Michael's Hospital. I have a diverse experience in several research fields from cancer research to chronic diseases. My research at CMCC is mainly focused on exploring the molecular basis of low back pain and exploring the role of miRNAs as key regulatory molecules in the inflammatory process. This will help with more understanding of the pathogenesis of low back pain and can lead to new biomarker discovery for this common distressing complaint.



Publications

ORCiD

Role: Supervisor
Level: Undergraduate
Student Name: Pegah Rahbar
Institution: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
Thesis/Project Title: Proinflammatory and Anti-inflammatory Cytokines Expression in Low Back Pain Patients and Exploring the Role of miRNAs in Low Back Pain Pathogenesis

Proinflammatory and Anti-inflammatory Cytokine Expression in Low Back Pain Patients and Exploring the Role of miRNAs in Low Back Pain Pathogenesis

Advancing Patient Safety for Special Populations: Active Surveillance Reporting to Identify Adverse Events Following Chiropractic Care in Older Adults


Professor George Yousef Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
Anatomic Pathology
University of Toronto

Professor Sawsan A. Zaitone Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University
Ismailia, Egypt

Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tabuk
Tabuk, Saudi Arabia


Agency/Organization: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC)
Title: Proinflammatory and Anti-inflammatory Cytokine Expression in Low Back Pain Patients and Exploring the Role of miRNAs in Low Back Pain Pathogenesis
Role: Principal Investigator

Agency/Organization: Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation
Title: Systemic inflammatory biomarkers and brain functional connectivity: Identifying a neuroinflammatory signature in patients with idiopathic chronic neck pain
Role: Investigator

Agency/Organization: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC)
Title: An investigation of the effects of Cox flexion- distraction treatment on the levels of inflammatory mediators in relation to clinical outcomes of pain and function in chronic nonspecific low back pain patient
Role: Investigator