College of Pharamacy Faculty Profile

Ph.D. Program Administrative Experience x Founder and Director, NSU’s Center for Drug Discover & Development (C D 3 ), Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (2016-present) x Board Member, Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), (2016-present) Scholarly Activities x Scholarly Activities x Three licensing contracts for my patents. x Main inventor for 39 provisional, international, US, European, and Canadian patent applications. x Two US issued patents. x Principle Investigator and Project Manager for 4 extramurally funded contracts x Significant institutional and external funding. x Speaker and award winner at the American Academy Asthma, Allergy and Immunology (AAAAI), Miami Beach, Florida - 2006 x Invited grant reviewer for major institutions like NASA, University of Connecticut, and California Northstate University. x Invited speaker locally and internationally (INIM-NSU, Ambassadors Board-NSU, SAMS-USA, DUPHAT-UAE, Sharjah University-UAE, Kuwait University, Ebla University-Syria). x Invited external examiner for Ph.D. thesis for multiple universities. x Selected as a Faculty Speaker and recognized during the Celebration of Excellence event, Nova Southeastern University (Jan 28, 2017). x Recognized multiple times as Outstanding Faculty by NSU’s Provost x Featured multiple times on various national news channels and websites x Published more than 98 peer-reviewed scientific papers and abstracts. x Presented over 86 presentations x Reviewer for major Pharmaceutical Journals in the field. x Invited mentor at the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences (CSPS), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 2010. x Advised and mentored 4 PhD students, 1 dental resident, 18 Pharmacy students, 6 undergraduate students. x Selected the Professor of the Year (2014) x Received Excellence & Innovation in Teaching Award (2010). Research Focus x Enhancing the permeability and the relative bioavailability of poorly absorbed drugs by nanotechnology. x Formulation and delivery of drug-loaded nanoparticles through non-invasive and user-friendly routes of administration. x Formulation and evaluation of sublingual ODT tablet as an alternative, non-invasive dosage form.

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