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Research Groups
1. Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice: includes social pharmacy utility,
pharmacoeconomic, and quality of life research, counterfeit of drugs, drug utilization review, and drug safety.
Faculty members:
Prof. Anan Jarab Dr. Faris El-Dahiyat Dr. Mohamed Baraka Dr. Amira Shaaban Dr. Asim Ahmed ElNour Dr. Adel Sadeq
Dr. Zelal Kharaba
Dr. Mohammad Al Ahmad
2. Drug Discovery and Biological Evaluation: includes in vitro & in vivo study and isolation of natural compounds, as well as the development of new inhibitors of different enzymes that are involved in the pathogenesis of different diseases such as antibacterial agents, antidiabetic agents and anticancer agents, using computational and conventional drug design methods.
Faculty members:
Prof. Mohammad Ghattas Prof. Sawsan Abu Hamdah Dr. Tareq Abu Izneid
Dr. Abdullah I. Saleh Dr. Amar Hamrouni Dr. Nezar Al Bataineh Dr. Saad Touqeer
3. Drug Delivery, Analysis, and Characterization: includes development of control release drug delivery system, self-emulsifying drug delivery system, synthesis and fully
characterize a range of polysaccharides-based nanoparticles used as drug delivery systems, in vitro drug release evaluation, comparison studies between generic and brand-name medications. Pharmacokinetic and in silico assessments using
GastroPlus® modelling and simulation software and HPLC development method.
Faculty members:
Dr. Khairi Mustafa Dr. Mosab Arafat
Dr. Mohammad F.Bostanudin Dr. Muhammad Sarfraz Dr. Arshad Mahmood
4. Nutrition and Dietetics: includes performing nutrition assessment for different age groups, assessing the efficacy & safety of functional food and dietary supplements, conducting systematic reviews and meta-analysis to answer the questions encountered in the practice of dietetics, product development, studying physical, chemical, nutritional, microbial, sensory evaluation and shelflife of different new food products.
Faculty members:
Prof. Mahmoud Abughoush Prof. Maher Dabbas
Prof. Suhad Abumweis Dr. Yazan Ranneh Dr. Sehar Iqbal
5. Biomedical Sciences: pursues a number of research directions ranging from
fundamental biology, microbiology, biochemistry to mechanistic, in vivo and in vitro studies.
Faculty members:
Dr. Rose Ghemrawi Dr. Azza Ramadan Dr. Walaa Mousa Dr. Nadia Hussain Dr. Taima Alqudah Ms. Kawthar Kayed
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