MDD Candidate Fathima Sheik Successfully Defends Master’s Thesis on Innovative Lidocaine Nanoemulgel System for Prolonged Local Anesthesia
MDD Candidate Fathima Sheik Successfully Defends Master’s Thesis on Innovative Lidocaine Nanoemulgel System for Prolonged Local Anesthesia
The College of Pharmacy at Gulf Medical University is pleased to announce the successful thesis defense of Fathima Sheik Kather, a Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development (MDD) student, held on November 21st, 2025. Her research, titled “Injectable In-Situ Thermoreversible Gel Depot System of Lidocaine Nanoemulsion for Prolonged Anesthetic Activity in Dental and [...]
Dr. Adil Farooq Wali Presents an Online Research Seminar on “The Potential of AI to Substitute Animal Models in Scientific Research.” at GMU College of Pharmacy
On Thursday, October 23, 2025, the College of Pharmacy at Gulf Medical University organized an online faculty research seminar delivered by Dr. Adil Farooq Wali, Associate Professor and In-Charge of Institutional Effectiveness at the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, RAK College of Pharmacy, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, UAE. Titled “The Potential of AI to [...]
Dr. Yasmine Mandour Presents an Online Research Seminar on “AI-Driven Drug Design” at GMU College of Pharmacy
On Thursday, October 16, 2025, the College of Pharmacy at Gulf Medical University organized an online faculty research seminar delivered by Dr. Yasmine M. Mandour, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire (UH-GAF), Egypt. Titled “AI-driven Drug Design,” the seminar explored the transformative role of [...]
Dr. Saroj K. Roy Presents an Online Research Seminar on “Understanding Drug Regulatory Affairs: Basics, Processes & Global Perspectives” at GMU College of Pharmacy
On Thursday, October 9, 2025, the College of Pharmacy at Gulf Medical University hosted an online faculty research seminar delivered by Dr. Saroj K. Roy, Ph.D., Manager of Global Regulatory Affairs, Innovation CMC, at Elano Innovation and Alliance Centre, India. The session was attended by faculty members from the Pharmaceutical Sciences Department and graduate candidates [...]
Dr. Zehra Edis Presents an Onsite Research Seminar on “Syzygium Aromaticum Extract Mediated, Sustainable Silver Nanoparticle Synergetic with Heterocyclic Antibiotic Clarithromycin and their Antimicrobial Activities.” at GMU College of Pharmacy
On Thursday, October 2, 2025, the College of Pharmacy at Gulf Medical University hosted an onsite faculty research seminar delivered by Dr. Zehra Edis, Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University. The session, attended by faculty members and graduate students, highlighted recent advances in pharmaceutical nanotechnology [...]
Dr. Belal Shohayeb Presents an Online Research Seminar on “Identifying BDNF Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Synaptic Plasticity” at GMU College of Pharmacy
On Thursday, September 25, 2025, the College of Pharmacy at Gulf Medical University hosted an online faculty research seminar delivered by Dr. Belal Shohayeb, PhD, Research Associate at New York University Abu Dhabi. The session was attended by faculty members and graduate students from the Pharmaceutical Sciences Department and the Master’s in Drug Discovery and [...]
Dr. Marawan Ahmed Presents a Joint Online MDD Series and Faculty Research Seminar on “AI in Small Molecule Drug Discovery Beyond Academia: An Industry Perspective” at GMU College of Pharmacy
On Thursday, September 18, 2025, the College of Pharmacy at Gulf Medical University hosted an online faculty research seminar delivered by Dr. Marawan Ahmed, PhD., Co-Founder of Stealth Mode Biotech, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The session was attended by faculty members from the Pharmaceutical Sciences Department and candidates from the Master’s in Drug Discovery and Development [...]
Dr. Karim Ibrahim Presents a Joint MDD Series and Faculty Research Seminar on “Innovative JNK Inhibitors in Leukemia” at GMU College of Pharmacy
On Friday, September 12, 2025, the College of Pharmacy at Gulf Medical University hosted an online faculty research seminar delivered by Dr. Karim Ibrahim Mersal, Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at MTI, Cairo, and former researcher at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul. The session was attended by faculty members from the [...]
Marium Ansari Successfully Defends Master’s Thesis on the Neuroprotective Potential of DPP4-Inhibitors in Huntington’s Disease
On Friday, August 22nd, 2025, Marium Ansari, a student in the Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development (MDD) program at the College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University, successfully defended her Master's thesis titled “Possible Neuroprotective Effect of DPP4-Inhibitor in Experimentally Induced Huntington's Disease: Implication of PERK/EIF2α/ATF4/CHOP Pathway.” The thesis was supervised by Dr. [...]
MDD Student Jamila Abdullahi Shines in Oral Defense with Cutting-Edge Drug Delivery Research
The College of Pharmacy at Gulf Medical University is pleased to announce the successful public oral defense of Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development (MDD) student, Ms. Jamila Abdullahi, held on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at GMU campus in Lecture Hall 1. Her thesis, titled “Preparation and Evaluation of Tadalafil Loaded Nanoemulgel Transdermal [...]