Maha Nasr
- Pharmacy
Areas of Expertise:
Advanced drug delivery technology; Nanotechnology; Cancer targeted delivery systems; Photodynamic therapy; Cosmeceuticals; Protein delivery; Nanocomposites; Medical applications of nanoparticals
Membership:
since
2017
Contact
Faculty of Pharmacy
African Union Organization Street
Abassia, Cairo
Egypt
+20 2405 1120
drmahanasr(at)pharma.asu.edu.eg
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About me
My main research focus is on the formulation of nanoparticles from different safe and biodegradable materials, and on testing their applications pre-clinically and clinically. I am particularly focused on loading nutraceuticals in nanoparticles to minimize the side effects of conventional treatments and to maximize the therapeutic outcome for different diseases, such as cancer, Alzheimer’s and dermatological diseases.
I am really proud to be a member of such a vibrant academy, since it provides numerous opportunities and extensive collaboration networks for its members.
From mobility grants to tandem research projects and collaborative working group meetings and projects, AGYA boosts its members’ professional careers. By providing me with support to do cutting edge research in collaboration with German and Arab scientists, and allowing me to engage in societal projects and initiatives in an interdisciplinary manner, AGYA has taken my career to the next level.
Academic career
| 2022 - today | Professor of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy at the Ain Shams University, Egypt |
| 2019 - 2022 | Adjunct Faculty at Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt |
| 2019 | Visiting Researcher at Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charité University, Germany |
2019 | Visiting Researcher at the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Saarland University, Germany |
| 2017 - 2021 | Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Egypt |
| 2017 - 2019 | Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mutah University, Jordan |
| 2015 | Honorary Visiting Scientist in the Centre for Pharmaceutical Engineering Science, University of Bradford, United Kingdom |
| 2013 | Postdoctoral Fellow in the Division of Drug Delivery Technology at Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research, Leiden University, the Netherlands |
| 2012 - 2017 | Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Egypt |
| 2012 | Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutics), Ain Shams University, Egypt |
| 2011 | Visiting Scientist and Researcher at the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Bioengineering, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom |
| 2008 - 2012 | Assistant Lecturer of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Egypt |
| 2008 | Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmaceutics), Ain Shams University, Egypt |
- AGYA Publications
- Ferulic acid nanocapsules as a promising treatment modality for colorectal cancer: Preparation and in vitro/in vivo appraisal
- Oleuropein as a Novel Topical Antipsoriatic Nutraceutical: Formulation in Microemulsion Nanocarrier and Exploratory Clinical Appraisal
- Conventional and hybrid nanoparticulate systems for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
- My commitment to AGYA
- AGYA Co-President 2020/2021
- Member of the AGYA Steering Committee 2019-2021
- Selection Committee 'New AGYA Members' (2020)
On a personal note
Must read in my discipline:
Martin’s Physical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences by Patrick J. Sinko
Favourite novel:
The Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz
The scientist from my country you should know:
Ahmed Zewail, known as the “Father of Femtochemistry”
