Education
Shareen was educated abroad in Saudi Arabia in her early years before returning to the United Kingdom to complete her A levels at Saint Michaels School in Llanelli, South Wales. Shareen studied for a Bachelor of Science (Bachelor of Science) in Genetics at Swansea University, for which she obtained a 1st class honors degree in 2000. Remaining at Swansea University, Shareen completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Oncology and Cancer biology at the Genetics department in 2003 under the supervision of Professor Jim Parry and Doctor Liz Parry.
Career
After working for a short period as a post-doctoral researcher and genetics tutor at Swansea University, on research projects including biomarkers for prostate cancer and identifying thresholds dose-response for direct-acting genotoxins, Doak gained a prestigious Research Councils United Kingdom (RCUK) Academic Fellowship in 2007 which was supported by both the School of Medicine and the College of Engineering at Swansea University. In 2014, Shareen was promoted to a personal chair in Genotoxicology and Cancer, as one of the youngest scientists to be awarded a professorship at Swansea University. Alongside her research projects in nano(geno)toxicology, In Vitro toxicology, and prostate cancer, Shareen is Director of the Centre for NanoHealth at Swansea University’s Medical School as well as being a United Kingdom and EUROTOX Registered Toxicologist.
