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Ruba S. Darweesh. Ph.D. Department
of pharmaceutical Technology Faculty
of pharmacy P.O.Box
3030, Irbid - Jordan 22110, Fax:
+962-2-7201075 Email:
rsdarweesh@just.edu.jo |
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Education Ph.D.
in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Aerosol
Research Group, Department of Pharmaceutics Virginia
Commonwealth University, VA-USA. (Aug.
2009-Dec 2013). B.Sc. in Pharmacy- Excellent Evaluation with Honors. Student status: on the university and school honor’s lists (all
semesters). Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology. Irbid-Jordan. (Sep. 2002-Jan. 2007). Experiences - Jordan University of Science and Technology. Irbid-Jordan
Assistant Dean Department of
pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of pharmacy (Sep 2022-Present) - Jordan University of Science and Technology. Irbid-Jordan
Associate professor Department of
pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of pharmacy (Aug 2021-Present) - Fellowship in Responsible Conduct of Research Irbid-Jordan
This fellowship is led by University of
California San Diego (UCSD) in collaboration with Jordan University of
Science and Technology (JUST); https://jordanrcrprogram.com/ (July 2017-Nov 2018) - Visiting research scholar/Affiliate faculty
member. VA-USA Dr. Michael Hindle's
research group/ ARG at VCU Pharmaceutical department, School of pharmacy. (July.01.
2016 –Sep. 17. 2016). - Jordan University of Science and Technology. Irbid-Jordan
Assistant professor Department of
pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of pharmacy (Feb. 2014 -July 2021). -
Virginia
Commonwealth University. VA-USA Teaching
Assistant Pharmaceutical
department, School of pharmacy. (Jan.
2012 -May 2012). -
Jordan
University of Science and Technology. Irbid - Jordan Teaching Assistant Pharmaceutical Technology department, Faculty of pharmacy. (Sep. 2008 – Jul. 2009). -
Tabuk
Pharmaceutical Mfg. Co. Amman-Jordan. Regulatory Affairs officer (Algeria/North Africa region) (May 2007 – Jul. 2008). Teaching experience: -
Graduate
courses: Phar951: Advanced Biopharmaceutics and
Pharmacokinetics (PhD students) Phar 756: Advanced Biopharmaceutics and
Pharmacokinetics (Masters students) - Undergraduate courses: Phar456: Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics (Pharmacy and Pharm. D. Students) Phar553: Clinical Pharmacokinetics (Pharm. D. Students) Phar351: Pharmaceutics (Pharmacy and Pharm. D. Students) Conferences, workshops, and training
Courses -
The 4th MENA
Regulatory Conference on Bioequivalence, Biowaivers, Bioanalysis And
Dissolution (RBBBD) in Jordan. Irbid, Jordan (Sep 19th and 20th
2022) -
The 4th
International Conference on Ethics in Jordan. Irbid, Jordan (Nov. 05. 2019; member
of the organizer committee). - JUST international Pharmacy conference, the 4th conference
for faculties of Pharmacy in Jordan. Irbid, Jordan (Aug. 02-04. 2017; member
of the organizer committee). - The 2nd international conference on ethics in Jordan:
Clinical trials. Irbid, Jordan (Aug. 03 and 04. 2017; member of the organizer
committee). - Applied Statistics for Life and Social Sciences using R. Academic
Development and Quality Assurance Center. Irbid, Jordan. (Jan. 31. 2015
- Feb. 01. 2016). - E-Learning: Open Educational Resources (OER). Academic Development and
Quality Assurance Center. Irbid, Jordan. (Sep.13-14. 2015). - Respiratory Drug Delivery 2014. Fajardo, Puerto Rico. (May. 04-08. 2014). - AAPS annual meeting and exposition 2012. McCormick Place, Chicago,
IL-USA. (Oct. 14–18. 2012). - Respiratory Drug Delivery 2012. JW Marriott Desert Resort & Spa,
Phoenix, AZ-USA (May 13-17. 2012). - Therapeutic equivalence: Regulatory and scientific issues in drug
product development. Jonah Larrick Student Center, Virginia Commonwealth
university, Richmond, VA-USA (Apr. 18. 2012). - AAPS annual meeting and exposition 2011. Walter E. Washington
convention center, Washington, DC-USA (Oct. 23-27. 2011). - 19th Inhalation aerosol technology workshop. Baltimore, MD-USA
(Jun.14-16. 2010) with the laboratory session (Jun. 17. 2010). - Advanced PK/PD modeling workshop. Richmond, VA-USA (Jun. 7-10. 2010) - Certified Project Manager (CPM). Modern Manager Consulting Co. Amman-Jordan.
(Feb. 23. 2008 –Mar. 1. 2008). - Strategies for time management excellence. Coaching Moments for
Management Consultation LTD. Co. Amman-Jordan ( Jul. 30 –Aug. 1. 2007). - Decision making, Problem solving, Creative thinking, Communication
skills workshops. Jordan university of Science and Technology. Irbid-Jordan
(Mar. 2006). - Stress and time management workshop. Jordan university of Science and
Technology. Irbid-Jordan (Mar. 2006). Awards and Recognitions - 2012 AstraZeneca travel award in
recognition of research presented in AAPS annual meeting and exposition 2012.
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL-USA. (Oct. 14–18. 2012). -
Aradigm
Corporation made a press release in recognition of research presented in AAPS
annual meeting and exposition 2012, “Virginia Commonwealth University
Scientists Report Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Aradigm's Inhaled Liposomal
Ciprofloxacin” (Oct.16. 2012). Website: https://investor.aradigm.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=713676 - Phi Kappa Phi award 2011,
“Phi Kappa Phi is collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines that
recognizes graduate students in the top 10% of their class.” (2011) -
Thakker
award 2010 “In recognition of demonstrated
excellence in research in the department of pharmaceutics”. School of
pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, VA-USA. (Oct.15. 2010). -
Jordan
University of Science and Technology full scholarship to pursue doctorate degree in Virginia
Commonwealth University. (Sep 2009-Dec 2013). - King Abdallah II center for excellence full
scholarship in recognition of academic excellence that covers
all tuitions of Jordan University of Science and Technology- Faculty of
pharmacy. (Jan 2003-Dec 2006). Research funds and support: 1. 329-2016 (Principal Investigator): Jordan
University of Science and Technology, 2016-2018: "Effect of Grape Seed and its
Co-administration with Green Tea on the Pharmacokinetics of Imatinib". 2. 227-2016 (Co-Investigator): Jordan University
of Science and Technology, 2016-2018 “Effect of Green Tea Extract on the Pharmacokinetics of Imatinib”. 3. 080-2017 (Principal investigator): Jordan
University of Science and Technology, 2017-2018: “In Vitro Evaluation of Anti-Angiogenic Effects
of Gold Nanoparticles: The Role of Shape, Size and Surface Charge”. 4. 335-2017 (Co-Investigator): Jordan University
of Science and Technology, 2017-2018 “Effect of Piperine on The Pharmacokinetics of
Warfarin in Rats” 5. 424-2017 (Principal investigator): Jordan
University of Science and Technology, 2017-2018 “Effect of Cannabidiol on the Pharmacokinetics
of Carbamazepine”. 6. 427-2017 (Principal investigator): Jordan
University of Science and Technology, 2017-2018: “Realistic Physical Nasal Airway Model for the
Assessment of Transepithelial Transport of Ciprofloxacin”. 7. 321-2019 (Principal investigator): Jordan
University of Science and Technology, 2019-2021: “Characterization
of the Transport and Uptake Kinetics of Sumatriptan Using Intranasal
Epithelial In Vitro Model”. 8. 715-2019 (Principal investigator): Jordan
University of Science and Technology, 2019-2021: “The pharmacokinetics of darunavir in a combined
oral formulation with ritonavir in vivo in rats”. Publications: -
Al-Nemrawi, N. K., Altawabeyeh, R. M., & Darweesh,
R. S. (2022). Preparation and Characterization of Docetaxel-PLGA
Nanoparticles Coated with Folic Acid-chitosan Conjugate for Cancer Treatment.
J Pharm Sci, 111(2), 485-494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xphs.2021.10.034 - Qandil, A. M., R. S. Darweesh and A. M. Al-Ghananeem
(2021). "The Case for Authentic Student Assessment in Distance Digital
Pharmacy Education." MedEdPublish 10. -
Darweesh RS, El-Elimat T, Zayed A, Khamis, T. N. et al.
"The effect of grape seed and green tea extracts on the pharmacokinetics
of imatinib and its main metabolite, N-desmethyl imatinib, in rats." BMC
Pharmacol Toxicol. 2020; 21(1): 77. -
Al Sharie AH, El-Elimat T, Darweesh RS,
et al. Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoflowers using Hypericum
triquetrifolium extract: characterization, antibacterial activity and
cytotoxicity against lung cancer A549 cells. Applied Organometallic
Chemistry. 2020;34(8):e5667. -
Zayed A, Babaresh WM, Darweesh RS,
El-Elimat T. Simultaneous determination of warfarin and 7-hydroxywarfarin in
rat plasma by HPLC-FLD. Acta pharmaceutica. 2020;70(3):343-357. -
Darweesh RS, Khamis TN, El-Elimat T. The effect of cannabidiol on the
pharmacokinetics of carbamazepine in rats. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of
pharmacology. 2020;393(10):1871-1886. -
Darweesh RS, Ayoub NM, Nazzal S. Gold nanoparticles and
angiogenesis: molecular mechanisms and biomedical applications. International
journal of nanomedicine. 2019;14:7643-7663. -
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Darweesh, RS
and M. Sakagami, In vitro lung epithelial cell transport and anti-interleukin-8
releasing activity of liposomal ciprofloxacin. Eur J Pharm Sci, 2018.
115: p. 68-76. -
Al-Keilani
MS, Alsmadi DH, Darweesh RS, Alzoubi
KH, Pramlintide, an antidiabetic, is antineoplastic in colorectal cancer and
synergizes with conventional chemotherapy. Clin Pharmacol, 2018. 10:
p. 23-29. -
Azimi
M, Darweesh RS, Hindle M, Farkas
DR, Golshahi L, Sakagami M and Longest PW. (2017) “The Use of a Physically
Realistic Nasal Airway Model for the Assessment of In Vitro Transepithelial
Transport of Nasally Administered Drugs”. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and
Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 30(3): A-19. -
AlKeilani
M, Darweesh RS
“Sodium phenylbutyrate has an antineoplastic effect and enhances the
cytotoxicity of 5-fluorouracil and irinotecan in colorectal cancer cell
lines”. Cancer Research 77 (13 Supplement): 1188-1188·July 2017. DOI:
10.1158/1538-7445.AM 2017-1188. -
Wei
X, Kaviratna A, Darweesh RS, Longest
PW, Hindle M. (2016)“Aerosol Performance and Stability Characteristics of
Spray-Dried Tobramycin Excipient Enhanced Growth Inhalation Powder
Formulations” Drug Delivery to the Lungs 27, 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland. -
Darweesh
RS, Sakagami. M.
(2014). "In Vitro Inhibitory Activities of Liposomal Ciprofloxacin
Against Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced IL-8 Release from the Calu-3
Cells." Respiratory Drug Delivery 3: 747-750. -
Darweesh
RS, Sakagami. M.
(2014). "Exploring Mechanisms of Absorptive Transport for Liposomal
Ciprofloxacin Using the Calu-3 Cell Monolayers." Respiratory Drug
Delivery 3: 751-754. -
Sakagami.
M., Arora-Lakhani D., Saluja B., Darweesh RS. (2013) “Getting To The Receptors: Impact
of Aerosol Particle Dissolution, Drug Release And Cellular Uptake” Journal
of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 26(2): A10. Posters and oral presentations -
Poster presentation: Al-Keilani
MS, Darweesh RS. Abstract 1188: Sodium phenylbutyrate has an
antineoplastic effect and enhances the cytotoxicity of 5-fluorouracil and
irinotecan in colorectal cancer cell lines. Cancer Research. 2017;77(13
Supplement):1188. -
Poster presentation: AlTarifi
A, Darweesh RS “ Effects of
Waterpipe Water on Rewarding, Antinociceptive, and Locomotor Activity in
Rats” AAAS “American Association for the Advancement of Science” Annual
Meeting 2017. Hynes Convention Center, Boston, USA. (Feb. 16-20. 2017) - Poster
presentation “ In Vitro Inhibitory Activities of Liposomal
Ciprofloxacin Against Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced IL-8 Release from the
Calu-3 Cells.” Respiratory Drug
Delivery 2014. El Conquistador Resort in Fajardo, Puerto Rico (May.
05-06. 2014) - Poster
presentation “ Exploring Mechanisms of Absorptive Transport
for Liposomal Ciprofloxacin Using the Calu-3 Cell Monolayers.” Respiratory Drug Delivery 2014. El
Conquistador Resort in Fajardo, Puerto Rico (May. 05-06. 2014) -
Research
seminar “In Vitro Assessments of Lung Epithelial
Anti-inflammation for Liposomal Ciprofloxacin: a Comparison with Unformulated
Ciprofloxacin” Research Seminars in Drug Development (PCEU690). School
of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA-USA (Feb. 26.
2013). -
Poster
presentation “In Vitro Assessments of Lung Epithelial
Anti-inflammation for Liposomal Ciprofloxacin: a Comparison with Unformulated
Ciprofloxacin” 2012 AAPS
Annual Meeting and Exposition. McCormick
Place, Chicago, IL-USA (Oct. 14–18. 2012). -
Poster
presentation “In Vitro Assessments of Lung Epithelial
Anti-inflammation for Liposomal Ciprofloxacin: a Comparison with Unformulated
Ciprofloxacin” School of
Pharmacy 15th Annual Pharmaceutical Sciences Research and Career
Day. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA-USA (Oct.
12. 2012). -
Poster
presentation “Transport
of Liposomal Ciprofloxacin across the Calu-3 Cell Monolayers: Transepithelial
Electrical Resistance-dependent Transport” 2011 AAPS Annual Meeting
and Exposition, Walter E. Washington convention center, Washington,
DC-USA (Oct. 23-27. 2011). -
Poster
presentation “Transport
of Liposomal Ciprofloxacin across the Calu-3 Cell Monolayers: Transepithelial
Electrical Resistance-dependent Transport” School of Pharmacy 14th
Annual Pharmaceutical Sciences Research and Career Day. Virginia
Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA-USA (Oct. 08. 2011). -
Research
seminar “Transport of Ciprofloxacin and Liposomal
Ciprofloxacin across the Calu-3 Cell Monolayers” Research Seminars in Drug Development (PCEU690). School
of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA-USA (Feb. 22.
2011). -
Poster
presentation “Transport
of Liposomal Ciprofloxacin across the Calu-3 Cell Monolayers” School
of Pharmacy 13th Annual Pharmaceutical Sciences Research and
Career Day. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA-USA (Oct. 08.
2010). Memberships -
American Association of
Pharmaceutical scientists (AAPS). (Sep. 2010-Dec 2015). - Graduate Student Association & VCU/AAPS Student Chapter, school of
pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, VA-USA. (2009-2013). - The honor society of Phi Kappa Phi. (Nov. 2010-Nov. 2011). -
Jordan Pharmaceutical
Association, Amman-Jordan (2008-Present). References Sayer Alazzam, Ph.D. Professor Dean of Faculty
of pharmacy P.O.Box 3030, Irbid - Jordan 22110, Email: khalzoubi@just.edu.jo Michael Hindle, Ph.D. Peter R. Byron Distinguished Professor Phone: (804) 828-6497 Masahiro Sakagami , Ph.D. School of Pharmacy - Department of Pharmaceutics Phone: (804) 828-2014 Jurgen Venitz , M.D., Ph.D. Phone: (804) 828-6249 |