Prof. Namrita Lall, delivers a Faculty Research Seminar at College of Pharmacy Highlighting the Potentials of Herbal Products
Prof. Namrita Lall, delivers a Faculty Research Seminar at College of Pharmacy Highlighting the Potentials of Herbal Products
On Monday, October 30, 2023, Prof. Namrita Lall, Professor and Research Chair, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, delivered a Research Seminar to faculty and Master in Drug Discovery and Development students. The seminar was titled “Get Instant Gratification from Innovative Active Ingredients for Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals”. Prof. Lall has been placed in the Essential [...]
College of Pharmacy Faculty Research Seminar: Phytomedicine in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Dr. Pooja Narain
On Monday, October 9th, 2023, the College of Pharmacy invited Dr. Pooja Narain Adtani, Head of the Department of Basic Medical and Dental Sciences and Assistant Professor of Oral Histopathology at the College of Dentistry to present a faculty research seminar, titled: “Unlocking the Potential of Phytomedicine in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treatment”. The seminar [...]
College of Pharmacy Hosts a Research Seminar to Explore the Link between Vascular Dementia and Gut Dysbiosis by Dr. Saravana Babu
On October 2nd, 2023, the College of Pharmacy hosted a faculty research seminar, featuring Professor Saravana Babu Chidambaram, titled "Vascular Dementia and Gut Dysbiosis," attracted audience from faculty members and candidates of the Masters in Drug Discovery and Development program. Dr. Babu, obtained Masters and PhD degree from The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, [...]
College of Pharmacy Hosts Dr. Mohammad Alaraby’s Seminar on Computer-Aided Drug Design
On September 26, 2023, Dr. Mohammad Alaraby delivered a faculty research seminar hosted by College of Pharmacy to the faculty members and candidates of the Masters in the Drug Discovery and Development, titled "Mastering the Art of Computer-Aided Drug Design: Dos, Don'ts, and a Kinase Case Study Deep Dive". Dr. Salem, earned his Ph.D. in [...]
College of Pharmacy invites an international expert to present on the Role Metabolomics in Drug Discovery
On Monday, the 11th of September 2023, College of Pharmacy hosted a research seminar featuring Professor Mohamed A. Farag: “Behind the scenes of symbiotic relationships, novel insights in drug discovery as revealed using metabolomics in plants, sea coral, and humans" Professor Farag, an expert in the field of natural products metabolomics, is renowned for his [...]
GMU College of Pharmacy Orientation for the Master in Drug Discovery and Development Program 2023 Cohort
On Thursday, August 31st, the College of Pharmacy welcomed its newest cohort of Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development (MDD) students with a comprehensive orientation session. Held at the GMU Campus, the event was designed to provide valuable insights and resources to kickstart the academic journey of these aspiring pharmaceutical scientists. During the [...]
Alumni Spotlight: Reham’s Inspiring Academic Journey from GMU Master’s in Drug Discovery and Development to Joining the PhD program at the University of Ottawa
Work in the academic field and research plays a vital role in advancing knowledge, shaping the future, and driving innovation. Dr. Reham Khaled, a graduate from the PharmD program at Gulf Medical University in 2016, completed her Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the University of [...]
GMU Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development Student Vimal Singh Presents in the World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology 2023 – Glasgow, Scotland
On July 2-7, 2023, at the WCP2023 - World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology, MDD student Vimal Singh presented a research poster entitled “In-silico Computer-Aided Drug Design of Novel Resveratrol Analogues as Potential Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibitors Having Potential Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability." The research aimed to utilize rational and computational methods to develop new resveratrol analogs [...]
Master of Science in Drug Discovery and Development (MDD) Students Unleash and Defend Cutting-Edge Research Proposals in High-Stakes Presentation
First-year Master in Drug Discovery and Development (MDD) students left their audience in awe as they presented their innovative research proposals on Friday, June 16th. The Directed Research course served as the platform for these ambitious projects, marking a crucial step in the approval process. Under the watchful eyes of esteemed faculty members from the [...]
Dalia Al Saeedy, GMU Graduate and PhD Student at Virginia Commonwealth University Presents on her Research and provides Career Guidance to Younger Peers
A captivating research talk and career guidance session took place on Thursday, June 15th providing valuable insights into the fascinating realm of epigenetic histone acetylation. The session, titled "Epigenetic Histone Acetylation in the Hippocampus of DFP-based Rat Models for Gulf War Illness" was attended by faculty of the College of Pharmacy and Thumaby Research Institute [...]