I. Three honorable professors at the School of Pharmacy joined our research group:
- Prof. Sabiha Essack, Pharmaceutical Sciences, the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa;
- Prof. Beverley Glass, Chair of Pharmacy, James Cook University, Australia;
- Prof. Eman Abu-Gharbieh, Professor of Pharmacology and Vice Dean at the College of Medicine, University of Sharjah
II. Publications in highly cited journals:
1. Two papers published by Prof. Rula Darwish and Prof. Nailya Bulatova in Scopus Q1 Journal of Global Antimicrobil Resistance, the first one "Evaluation of four calcium channel blockers as fluconazole resistance inhibitors in Candida glabrata" published in 2018 and has 10 citations in Scopus, the second one "Serotonin reuptake inhibitors effect on fluconazole activity against resistant Candida glabrata strains" was published in 2022 and has 6 citations in Scopus.
2. A paper "PLGA-Gold Nanocomposite: Preparation and Biomedical Applications" was published by Dr. Mahmoud Alkawareek in Scopus Q1 journal "Pharmaceutics" in 2022 and has 14 citations in Scopus.
3. Prof. Eman Badran co-authored in 2025 MENA-wide systematic review on AI-based infection early detection—first of its kind in regional neonatology in a Scopus Q1 journal (Qasrawi R, Issa G, Thwib S, AbuGhoush R, Amro M, Ayyad R, Vicuna S, Badran E, Khader Y, Al Qutob R, Al Bakri F. The Role of Machine Learning in Infectious Disease Early Detection and Prediction in the MENA Region: A Systematic Review. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked. 2025 May 9:101651)
4. Prof. Beverly Glass published a paper in 2025 with The University of Jordan affilition as an honorable professor in the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, a Scopus Q1 journal (Johnstone, K., Cooper, J., Smithson, J., & Glass, B. (2025). Perspectives of healthcare professionals on the pharmacist's role in delivering vaccinations for patients with cancer: a qualitative study using role theory. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 10.1007/s11096-025-01945-9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-025-01945-9).