SAWSAN ABU HAMDAH
Deputy Dean of College of Pharmacy -
Al Ain University of Science and Technology College of Pharmacy
Abu Dhabi
Biography
Dr. Sawsan Abuhamdah is a Jordanian registered Pharmacist, has completed her PhD from Durham University, UK and postdoctoral studies from Granada Medical School, Department of Pharmacology, Spain and has won postdoctoral Fulbright Research Award at the University of Toledo, Department of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, Ohio, USA, 2014-2015.Promoted to associate professor in 2014 at the faculty of pharmacy, University of Jordan, and now acting as Deputy Dean, College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University of Science and technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dr. Abuhamdah has published many original research articles in peer-reviewed journals and participated in the preparation of many symposium abstracts. Dr. Abuhamdah is a member of the British Pharmacological Society (BPS), British Neuroscience Association (BNA), Sigma Phi Sigma pharmaceutical Sciences Honor Society, University of Toledo, USA, Jordan Pharmaceutical Association and she has been serving as an editorial board member of reputable pharmaceutical journals.
Research Interest
Neuropharmacology, Neurosciences, Ion channels, Alzheimer’s, Epilepsy & Parkinson’s disease. Neuroprotective approaches for neurodegenerative diseases, drug abuse. In vivo behavioural (learning/memory; anxiety). Isolation, identification and biological evaluation of plants secondary metabolites for CNS.