Rawan Hasan Makki

Dr. Rawan Hasan Makki


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 October 2021 in Infection, Genetics and Evolution
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MFMohammad Fayyad-Kazan
Mohammad Fayyad-Kazan
RMRawan Hasan Makki
Rawan Hasan Makki
NSNajwa Skafi
Najwa Skafi
MHMahmoud El Homsi
Mahmoud El Homsi
AHAline Hamade
Aline Hamade
BBBassam Badran
Bassam Badran

11 February 2026 in Biomolecules
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RMRawan Hasan Makki
Rawan Hasan Makki
SKSondos Mahmoud Kassem-Moussa
Sondos Mahmoud Kassem-Moussa
FNFatima Al Nemer
Fatima Al Nemer
RMRania El Majzoub
Rania El Majzoub
HFHUSSEIN FAYYAD-KAZAN
HUSSEIN FAYYAD-KAZAN
MFMohammad Fayyad-Kazan
Mohammad Fayyad-Kazan
COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), is clinically defined by persistent symptoms that endure beyond acute infection and affect multiple organ systems, including the immune, cardiopulmonary, neurological, and metabolic axes. The underlying mechanisms remain poorly resolved, limiting the development of targeted diagnostics and therapeutics. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), as key post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression, control inflammatory networks, antiviral responses, mitochondrial bioenergetics, and fibrotic pathways, all of which are implicated in long COVID pathogenesis. Recent studies show durable changes in circulating miRNA signatures months after recovery from the acute phase, suggesting a role in maintaining chronic immune activation and metabolic dysfunction. Importantly, circulating miRNAs are stable, quantifiable in biofluids, and reflect systems-level dysregulation, positioning them as promising biomarker candidates for patient stratification, symptom clustering, and disease monitoring. Moreover, miRNA-directed interventions, such as mimics and antagomiRs, represent an emerging precision-medicine strategy to correct sustained molecular disturbances. This review summarizes current evidence linking miRNAs to long COVID, highlights their biomarker potential, and discusses therapeutic avenues that may help advance mechanism-based interventions for this globally emerging chronic condition.

28 June 2023 in Archives of Virology
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MFMohammad Fayyad-Kazan
Mohammad Fayyad-Kazan
RMRawan Hasan Makki
Rawan Hasan Makki
MHMahmoud El Homsi
Mahmoud El Homsi
ASAhmad Samadi
Ahmad Samadi
HCHilal Chaaban
Hilal Chaaban
BBBassam Badran
Bassam Badran