The Society for Molecular ImprintingShowing profile for Dr Abdellatif Ait Lahcen PhD
 | Position: Research Associate Institution: Old Dominion University Department: Center for Bioelectronics Address: 4111 Monarch way, 23508, Noroflk, Virginia Virginia |
Web: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bYlirksAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
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Telephone: +19296079626
Personal statement:
Abdellatif Ait Lahcen, Ph.D., is a Research Faculty Associate at the Center for Bioelectronics at Old Dominion University in Virginia, USA. His work focuses on point-of-care (POC) diagnostics using nanostructured electrodes and exploring innovative approaches to integrating advanced molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) into various sensing strategies, particularly for therapeutic drug monitoring.
Before joining the Center for Bioelectronics, Dr. Ait Lahcen served as a Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate at Weill Cornell Medicine-Cornell University, where he developed soft robotic sensors for heart arrhythmia mapping. Before this, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Ait Lahcen earned his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry in 2018 from Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco, under the guidance of Prof. Aziz Amine. His doctoral research focused on creating novel electrochemical and optical sensors using nanostructured materials and MIPs. He was an active participant in the European SMS project on biosensors for toxicant detection and collaborated with researchers from institutions across South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, and Italy.
An accomplished scientist, Dr. Ait Lahcen has published over 55 research articles in leading journals, contributed to three book chapters, and holds one U.S. patent. His work has received over 2,550 citations, reflecting an h-index of 27. He has shared his findings through more than 30 presentations at international conferences.
Dr. Ait Lahcen is a dedicated member of several professional societies, including the Society for Molecular Imprinting, the International Society of Electrochemistry, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Moroccan Society of Analytical Chemistry for Sustainable Development. He also serves as a reviewer for numerous chemistry and biochemistry journals. Among his many accolades, he received the Elsevier award for the best oral communication at the Euroanalysis conference in Turkey (2019).
