Rageia Elfageih, PhD

I am a biochemist and pharmacist, working as Senior Lab Manager at the Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), Department of Medicine Huddinge. I support 16 research groups with laboratory operations, procurement and infrastructure, and I am the department's Chemical Safety Officer.

My research combines protein biochemistry and reproductive biology. My PhD in Biochemistry at Stockholm University (2021) examined recombinant protein production and cotranslational folding in E. coli. As a postdoctoral researcher in the NORDFERTIL group at KI (2021–2023), I studied oxidative stress in human testicular tissue culture for fertility preservation in boys treated for cancer.

I am now building research in reproductive health using Swedish healthcare data.

I have taught biochemistry to medical and health-science students at the University of Benghazi (about 1, 050 teaching hours, 2011–2014) and at Stockholm University. I have also completed KI's courses in higher-education teaching and doctoral supervision. I welcome contact about collaboration in reproductive health, fertility preservation and health-data research.

Current (2026–): Reproductive health in Swedish healthcare data. I use routinely collected healthcare records to study how common reproductive conditions are in women and men, which somatic and mental-health conditions occur alongside them, and how these patterns differ by age and change over time, to help identify groups who may need earlier support. My analyses in R are built on clear case definitions, systematic data-quality checks and a careful distinction between association and causation, and I plan to add machine-learning methods alongside conventional statistics.

Fertility preservation (2021–2023, NORDFERTIL): Oxidative-stress effects on germ cells and their niche in cultured human testicular tissue, and hypothermic storage of testicular cells (Reproduction and Fertility 2023).

Protein production and folding (2015–2021, PhD): Strategies to improve periplasmic protein production in E. coli, and force-profile analysis showing cotranslational folding of alkaline phosphatase via disulfide-stabilised intermediates (Protein Science 2020).

Testicular torsion and oxidative stress (2004–2009, Master's): Biochemical and histological responses to testicular torsion and detorsion in the rat, focusing on oxidative stress and antioxidant defence (Indian Journal of Urology 2011; Master's thesis published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing 2012, ISBN 978-3659280993).

École Supérieure de la Statistique et de l'Analyse de l'Information (ESSAIT), Tunisia (2025, online guest teacher): Taught Module 2: Study Design in the course Introduction to Biostatistics, part of the Master's programme in Statistics and Data Analysis. Covered observational epidemiological designs and clinical trials, developed the teaching materials, and guided students in applying study-design principles to biomedical and public-health questions.

Karolinska Institutet (2021–2023, NORDFERTIL): Supported doctoral students in laboratory work and data interpretation, and designed and led the group's journal club and invited-lecture programme for two academic years.

Stockholm University (2016–2018, Teaching Assistant, 20%): Organised and taught the laboratory part of the biochemistry course, guided students through experiments and results discussion, and supervised laboratory reports. The course leader, Dr. Robert Daniels, received a student-nominated Teacher of the Year award for the course and credited my laboratory organisation as essential to it.

University of Benghazi, Faculty of Medicine (2011–2014, Assistant Lecturer): Taught basic and metabolic biochemistry, clinical biochemistry, molecular biology and biochemical methods: about 790 hours to a cohort of about 650 medical students and about 260 hours to about 500 students in dentistry, pharmacy, public health and nursing (about 1, 050 hours in total). Contributed to curriculum development and assessment, headed the departmental examination committee, was Associate Head of Department responsible for undergraduate studies, and supervised 5 bachelor's graduation projects.

Pedagogical training: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (KI, 2023); Web course for doctoral supervisors (KI, 2026); Train the Trainer: Design Genomics and Bioinformatics Training (Wellcome Connecting Science, 2026); Train the Trainer (ELIXIR-EXCELERATE); Teaching Chemistry (Stockholm University); Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education, including OSCE and OSPE (University of Benghazi, 2013).