Rubab Farhat
About Rubab Farhat
Rubab Farhat is an Associate Research Technician at NYU Langone Health, specializing in histology and immunohistochemistry.
Current Position at NYU Langone Health
Rubab Farhat currently works at NYU Langone Health as an Associate Research Technician. She has been with the organization since 2020 in the New York City Metropolitan Area. In her role, she leads the Histology Core in the Cardiology Department. Her tasks include processing, cryo-embedding, and sectioning tissues such as heart, lung, and liver. Rubab also prepares slides that require immunohistochemistry (IHC) and other histological stains, including H&E, ORO, and PSR.
Previous Roles at Weill Cornell Medicine and Health Level One
Before joining NYU Langone Health, Rubab Farhat worked at Weill Cornell Medicine as a Research Intern from 2019 to 2020 in the Greater New York City Area. Prior to that, she spent three years as a Quality Control Chemist at Health Level One in Hauppauge, New York from 2016 to 2019. Her experiences in these positions provided her with a strong foundation in research and quality control procedures.
Educational Background
Rubab Farhat earned her Master's degree in Biotechnology from St. John's University, completing her studies in one year, from 2018 to 2019. She also holds two Bachelor of Science degrees from Stony Brook University, one in Biology/Biological Sciences and another in Psychology, both completed from 2010 to 2014. Her educational background has given her a comprehensive understanding of various scientific disciplines.
Early Career Experience
Rubab Farhat's early career includes roles such as a Cashier at RITE AID from 2015 to 2018 in the Greater New York City Area, and as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Bells Nurses Registry from 2012 to 2015 in Jamaica, New York. These positions provided her with diverse experiences in customer service and patient care.
Skills and Specializations
Rubab Farhat specializes in histological techniques and imaging analysis. She is proficient in murine dissection and tissue harvest, and uses ImageJ and Graphpad Prism for imaging and analyzing stained slides. Notably, she developed a training manual for newly hired employees to reference for equipment operation and safety, underscoring her role in employee training and development at NYU Langone Health.