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Ph.D. Alumni

Ph.D. Alumni

David Mastropietro, Ph.D.
David Mastropietro, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2014

Sequence:

Drug Development

Advisor:

Dr. Hamid Omidian

Dissertation Title:

Design and Analysis of Novel Abuse Deterrent Formulation

Current position:

VP of Product Development and Quality Management at Solara Labs, Florida

Diena Almasri, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Diena Almasri, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2015

Sequence:

Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Advisor:

Dr. Leanne Lai

Dissertation Title:

Modeling the Cost-Effectiveness of Statin Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis.  A Markov-Cycle Evaluation from National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases

Current position:

Assistant Professor, Director of Student Activities Unit, and Vice-President of Center for Alignment of Educational Outcomes with Labor Market, King AbdulAziz University, Saudi Arabia

Ahmad Noor, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Ahmad Noor, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2015

Sequence:

Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Advisor:

Dr. Nile Khanfar

Dissertation Title:

Investigating the Impact of Organizational Cynicism & Job Attitudes as Antecedents of Organizational Citizenship Behaviors:  An Empirical Study of Chain Community Pharmacists

Current position:

Chairperson, Clinical Pharmacy, GM of the Communication and Information Center (GIC), College of Pharmacy, at King AbdulAziz University, Saudi Arabia

Mansour Almetwazi, Pharm.D., Ph.D
Mansour Almetwazi, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2016

Sequence:

Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Advisor:

Dr. Catherine Harrington

Dissertation Title:

The Association Between Diabetes Mellitus, Use of Glucose Lowering Agents and Cancer Incidence Among Medicare Patients

Current position:

Director of Pharm.D./Bachelor Program, Training Unit Supervisor, College of Pharmacy at King Saud University Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Althemery, Ph.D.
Abdullah Althemery, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2016

Sequence:

Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Advisor:

Dr. Leanne Lai

Dissertation Title:

Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Antihyperlipidemic Pharmacotherapy in the United States:   Application of the Andersen Behavioral Model

Current position:

Assistant Professor, Prince Satam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Alfaifi, Ph.D.
Abdullah Alfaifi, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2016

Sequence:

Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Advisor:

Dr. Leanne Lai

Dissertation Title:

Assessing the Burden of Illness Associated with Anxiety Disorder in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Current position:

Assistant Professor, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

Srinath Muppalaneni, Ph.D.
Srinath Muppalaneni, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2016

Sequence:

Drug Development

Advisor:

Dr. Hamid Omidian

Dissertation Title:

Design and Analysis of Improved Abuse Deterrent Compositions

Current position:

Product Steward, Manufacturing and Technical Services at Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC in Morgantown, WV

Akesha Edwards, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Akesha Edwards, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2017

Sequence:

Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Advisor:

Dr. Silvia Rabionet

Dissertation Title:

Investigating to Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients of Caribbean Descent Living with HIV/AIDS

Current position:

Assistant Professor, Findlay College of Pharmacy

Alhussain Aodah, Ph.D.
Alhussain Aoda, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2017

Sequence:

Drug Development

Advisor:

Dr. Mutasem Rawas-Qalaji

Dissertation Title:

Formulation and Evaluation of Fast Disintegrating Sublingual Atropine Tablets for the Potential Treatment of Acute Organophosphates Toxicity

Current position:

Assistant Professor, Prince Satam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

Homood As Sobeai, Ph.D.
Homood Assobeai, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2017

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine and Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Jean Latimer

Dissertation Title:

Molecular Regulation of Nucleotide Excision Repair in Breast Cancer and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Current position:

Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Wael Mahdi, Ph.D.
Wael Mahdi, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2017

Sequence:

Drug Development

Advisor:

Dr. Young M. Kwon

Dissertation Title:

Triggered Delivery of a Thrombolytic Drug for Potential Stroke Therapy

Current position:

Chairman, Pharmaceutics Department, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Muhammad Sultan, Ph.D.
Muhammad Sultan, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2017

Sequence:

Drug Development

Advisor:

Dr. Young M. Kwon

Dissertation Title:

Modulation of Insulin Release from Crystalline Basal Formulations Using Injectable Matrix

Current position:

Assistant Professor, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia

Dhanush Haspula, Ph.D.
Dhanush Haspula, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2017

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Michelle A. Clark

Dissertation Title:

Pathophysiological Relevance of Astroglial Angiotensin and the Endocannabinoid Signaling Systems in SHRs

Current position:

Postdoctoral fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin

Ahmed Alanazi, Ph.D.
Ahmed Alanazi, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2017

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Michelle A. Clark

Dissertation Title:

The Proliferative and Proinflammatory Roles of Angiotensin III in Wistar and SHR Cultured VSMCS

Current position:

Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Yogesh Joshi, Ph.D.
Yogesh Joshi, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2017

Sequence:

Drug Development

Advisor:

Dr. Hamid Omidian

Dissertation Title:

Improved Abuse Deterrent Compositions

Current position:

Research Scientist at Unipharma, LLC, Florida

Suhaib Muflih, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Suhaib Muflih, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2017

Sequence:

Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Advisor:

Dr. Barry Bleidt

Dissertation Title:

Measuring Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding the Use of Pharmacogenetic Testing among Patients and Prescribers: Diffusion of Innovation Theory

Current position:

Assistant Professor, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jordan

Khalid Alhazzani, Ph.D.
Khalid Alhazzani, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2018

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Appu Rathinavelu

Dissertation Title:

Preclinical Evaluation of F16 as Novel VEGFR-2 Inhibitor for Cancer Treatment

Current position:

Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Omar Ibrahim, Ph.D.
Omar Ibrahim, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2018

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Jean Latimer

Dissertation Title:

Ancestral Dependence on Breast Stemness and Nucleotide Excision Repair in Breast Cancer Stem Cells in Novel Human Model Systems

 

Current position:

Associate, Program Development at Biorasi (https://www.biorasi.com)

Manasi Pimpley, Ph.D.
Manasi Pimpley, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2018

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Jean Latimer

Dissertation Title:

Analysis of Molecular Changes in 2 Types of Non-Tumor Adjacent Breast Identified by Nucleotide Excision Repair in Early Stage Sporadic Breast Cancer

Current position:

Associate Scientist at Genewiz

Fatimah Sherbeny, Ph.D.
Fatima Sherbeny, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2018

Sequence:

Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Advisor:

Dr. Barry Bleidt

Dissertation Title:

National-Level Analysis of Inpatient ADEs and Patient-Related Risk Factors:  Using the ADE Action Plan's Targets

Current position:

Assistant Professor, Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Jordan Spaw, Ph.D.
Jordan Spaw, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2018

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Ana Maria Castejon

Dissertation Title:

Role of Oxidative Stress in Autism: In silico, In vitro and Clinical Studies

Current position:

Project Management at Biorasi

Shmuel Negussie, Ph.D.
Shmuel Negussie, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2018

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Michelle A. Clark

Dissertation Title:

Role of βArrestins in Ang II-Mediated Signaling in Rat Brainstem Astrocytes

Current position:

Postdoctoral Fellow, Weizmann Institute

Mohammed Alanazi, Ph.D.
Mohammed Alanazi, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2018

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Ana Maria Castejon

Dissertation Title:

The Proliferative and the Protective Effect of Oxytocin against Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress in U87-MG Cells

Current position:

Assistant Professor,  Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy at King Saud University 

Ali Alaseem, Ph.D.
Ali Alaseem, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2018

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Appu Rathinavelu

Dissertation Title:

MDM2 Overexpression Promotes Angiogenesis and Metastasis through Dysregulation of MMP-9 and TIMP-1

Current position:

Assistant Professor, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Fernando Lopez, Ph.D.
Fernando Lopez, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2018

Sequence:

Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Advisor:

Dr. Jesus Sanchez

Dissertation Title:

An Exploratory Factor Analysis Model for Restrictiveness in Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans

Current position:

Consultant and Adjunct Faculty, Nova Southeastern University

Bushra Hijazi, Ph.D.
Bushra Hijazi, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2018

Sequence:

Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Advisor:

Dr. Ioana Popovici

Dissertation Title:

An Economic Evaluation of State Laws Regulating Non-Medical Use of Prescription Opioids in the US

Current position:

Assistant Professor, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jordan

Ammena BinSaleh, Ph.D.
Ammena BinSaleh, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2018

Sequence:

Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Advisor:

Dr. Silvia Rabionet

Dissertation Title:

Impact of Antidepressants Use on Healthcare Utilization and Health-Related Quality of Life among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes and Depression Symptoms

Current position:

Assistant Professor, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University

Omar Almohammed, Ph.D.
Omar Almohammed, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2018

Sequence:

Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Advisor:

Dr. Leanne Lai

Dissertation Title:

Comparative Effectiveness of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients with Cancer

Current position:

Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Varun Soti, Ph.D.
Varun Soti, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2019

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Ana Maria Castejon

Dissertation Title:

Protective Actions of Oxytocin on Aortic Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells (VSMCs) from Normotensive (NT) and Hypertensive rats (SHRs)

Current position:

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA

Rawan Bafail, Ph.D.
Rawan Bafail, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2019

Sequence:

Drug Development

Advisor:

Dr. Mutasem Rawas-Qalaji

Dissertation Title:

Enhancing the Sublingual Permeability of Atropine Sulfate: Effect of PH and Penetration Enhancers

Current position:

Assistant Professor, Taibah University

Saad Alobid, Ph.D.
Saad Alobid, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2019

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Appu Rathinavelu

Dissertation Title:

Cellular and Molecular Regulation of HIF -1α in MDM2 Overexpressed Prostate Cancer Cells

Current position:

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Alhamed, Ph.D.
Abdullah Alhamed, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2019

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Jean Latimer

Dissertation Title:

Analysis of Genomic Instability and Invasiveness in Ductal Carcinoma in Situ

Current position:

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University 

Priya Dondapati, Ph.D.
Priya Dondapati, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2019

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Appu Rathinavelu

Dissertation Title:

MDM2 Promotes Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition and Metastasis of LNCaP Prostate Cancer Cells

Current position:

Post-Doctoral, Stephenson Cancer Center, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Cancer Center

Mohammad Algahtani, Ph.D.
Mohammad Algahtani, Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2019

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Appu Rathinavelu

Dissertation Title:

Evaluation of F16 as a Novel Antiangiogenic Agent for Glioblastoma Treatment

Current position:

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Rand Husni Mahmoud Ahmad, Ph.D.
Rand Husni Mahmoud Ahmad,Ph.D.

Year Graduated:

2020

Sequence:

Drug Development

Advisor:

Dr. Hamid Omidian

Dissertation Title:

Development and Characterization of Improved Abuse-Deterrent Compositions Based on Crosslinked Anionic Polymers

Current position:

Formulation Scientist II, Hikma Pharmaceuticals

Tareq Alharby, Ph.D.
Tareq Alharby

Year Graduated:

2021

Sequence:

Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Advisor:

Dr. Jesus Sanchez

Dissertation Title:

Exploring The Association Between Medication Adherence, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Capital Among Arab Descent Americans in South Florida

Jowaher Alanazi
Jowaher Alanazi

Year Graduated:

2021

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine and Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Jean Latimer

Dissertation Title:

The Role of Nucleotide Excision Repair in Late Stage Breast Cancer: A Strategy to Overcome Treatment Resistance

Current position:

Assistant Professor at Qassim University, Unaizah College of Pharmacy, Saudi Arabia

Mathew Schrier, Ph.D.
Mathew Schrier

Year Graduated:

2021

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine and Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Richard Deth

Dissertation Title:

Redox and Methylation-related Metabolic Effects of Cabalamins and their Interaction with NRF2, MTORC1, AND Gasotransmitter Signaling Pathways

Current position:

Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biomedical Science within the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and its affiliated Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute at Florida Atlantic University

Sashana Dixon, Ph.D.
Sashana Dixon

Year Graduated:

2022

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine and Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Malav Trivedi

Dissertation Title:

Redox-Methylation Metabolic effects of Metformin in Androgen-Dependent and Independent Prostate Cancer Cells

Current position:

Research Assistant and Instructor, NSU College of Pharmacy

Samaneh Alaei, Ph.D.
Samaneh Alaei

Year Graduated:

2022

Sequence:

Drug development

Advisor:

Dr. Hamid Omidian

Dissertation Title:

Oral Retentive Drug Carriers: Buccal & Sublingual Mucoadhesive Pharmaceutical Thin Film

Perpetua Shillingford, Ph.D.
Perpetua Shillingford

Year Graduated:

2022

Sequence:

Drug development

Advisor:

Dr. Young Kwon

Dissertation Title:

Development of Ultra-fast Orally Disintegrating Midazolam Tables for the Treatment of Pediatric Preoperative Anxiety

Current position:

Research Scientist, Pharmaceutical Formulation and Process Development at Gilead Sciences

Bayan Hijazi, Ph.D.
Bayan Hijazi

Year Graduated:

2022

Sequence:

Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Advisor:

Dr. Ioana Popovici

Dissertation Title:

Patterns and Factors Associated with SSRI Medication Adherence in Patients with Mental Health Disorders

Current position:

Research Data Analyst at Johns Hopkins University

Ali Almutairy, Ph.D.
Ali Almutairy

Year Graduated:

2022

Sequence:

Molecular Medicine and Pharmacogenomics

Advisor:

Dr. Jean Latimer

Dissertation Title:

Analysis of DNA Repair and Invasiveness of Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Current position:

Assistant professor at Qassim University, Unaizah College of Pharmacy, Saudi Arabia

Shimone Parmar, Ph.D.
Shimone Parmar

Year Graduated:

2022

Sequence:

Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Advisor:

Dr. Silvia Rabionet

Dissertation Title:

Factors Associated with Fluoroquinolone Use after Black Box Warnings for Uncomplicated UTI’s in Hospital Emergency Departments Nationwide: 2017-2019

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