MDD Seminar talk series by Dr. Heba Abdelmegeed Eldeeb
MDD Seminar talk series by Dr. Heba Abdelmegeed Eldeeb
On Monday, October 17th, the College of Pharmacy and the master in drug discovery and development seminar series had a faculty research seminar presented by Dr. Heba Abdelmegeed Eldeeb. Dr. Heba has a Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Graduate School of life sciences, Hokkaido University, Japan. She has a profound experience in metabolomics, and immunology [...]
MDD seminar talk series by Dr. Areeg Anwer Ali Shamsher
On Monday, October 10th, the College of Pharmacy had a faculty research seminar presented by Dr. Areeg Ali. Dr. Areeg is a former coordinator and supervisor of Phase IV clinical trials at LaGray Chemical Company, Ghana. She is currently a Professor in the department of clinical pharmacy and pharmacology, at Rak Medical and Health Sciences [...]
Mélange Magazine interviews Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development (MDD) Graduate Dalia Al Saeedy
On October 1, 2022, Melange magazine interviewed Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development (MDD) Graduate, Ms. Dalia Al Saeedy. Dalia is currently located in Richmond, Virginia, USA, where she is attending Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) as a PhD student in the field of Pharmacogenomics. College of PharmacyHome Overview Dean’s Message Vision, Mission & [...]
Dalia Al Saeedy successfully defends her MDD thesis on modulating UGT1A1 gene to enhance camptothecin’s anti-colorectal effects
Dalia Al Saeedy, a student in the Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development program at the College of Pharmacy, has successfully defended her thesis titled "Modulating the Polymorphic UGT1A1 Gene to Enhance Captothecin’s Anti-Colorectal Effect". The examination committee was led by Dr. Ahmed Al-Abd, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology and the main supervisor [...]
MDD Student’s Journey from the Master’s Program to PhD Student at VCU
The field of pharmacy is constantly evolving and changing, with many new career paths opening up for pharmacists beyond conventional roles. Dalia Al Saeedy, a PharmD graduate from Gulf Medical University (GMU), decided to pursue a career in research and academia. During her time at GMU, Dalia explored multiple areas of pharmacy practice by training [...]
GMU Master’s Students Shine in the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022 – New Orleans
In April, 8-13, 2022, and after two years of being conducted online, the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) organized its 115th annual meeting in Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA, USA. Several thousands of cancer research interested scientists attended and presented in the biggest cancer research conference Worldwide. Two Master of Drug [...]
Faculty Research Seminar by Former Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Samar Mowafy
On Tuesday, April 12th, the Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development seminar series and the department of pharmaceutical sciences had Dr. Samar Mowafy as the speaker for the talk. Dr. Samar is currently an assistant professor at the pharmaceutical chemistry department, Misr International University in Egypt. She was previously a postdoctoral fellow at [...]
College of Pharmacy Faculty Research Seminar on “LNCRNA in Epigenetics: & the Junk & Myth”
On Tuesday March 22nd, the College of Pharmacy and the master in drug discovery and development seminar series had Dr. Nadine Hosiny as the speaker for the joint event. Dr. Nadine is Postdoctoral Associate, Biology Department, School of Sciences, New York University in Abu Dhabi (NYUAD). Currently, Dr. Nadine research focuses on stem cell reprogramming [...]
Master in Drug Discovery and Development Seminar on “Aminoglycoside derivatives for the treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Infectious Diseases”
On Tuesday March 8th, the master in drug discovery and development seminar series had Dr. Amr Sonousi as the speaker for the event. Dr. Sonousi’s research interest is the development of improved antibiotics for the treatment of multi-drug resistant infectious diseases. He has published five research articles in prestigious journals and had two patents. Dr. [...]
College of Pharmacy Faculty Research Seminar on Utilizing Chemical Biology Probes in Identification of New Therapeutic Targets
On Tuesday March 1st, the College of Pharmacy and the master in drug discovery and development seminar series had Dr. Ahmed Fouda as the speaker for the joint event. Dr. Fouda is Adjunct assistant professor, South University, USA, MTM pharmacist, Aspen RX, USA, and a Pharmacy leader, Riteaid Co, USA. Dr. Ahmed Fouda is an [...]