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 Vice Faculty Dean

Department of  Pharmaceuticals

Faculty of Pharmacy

Contact Information

Phone: 0126400000 Ext. 23010

Email: haldosari@kau.edu.sa

Hibah Aldawsari

 Vice Faculty Dean

Profile

Dr. Hibah Aldawsari is an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics in the Faculty of Pharmacy at King Abdulaziz University. Dr. Hibah Aldawsari is the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy at King Abdulaziz University since 2013, where she oversees all academic and administrative aspects of the affairs of the Faculty Female’s section.

Dr. Hibah’s research is focused on the development of therapeutic nanoparticle technologies, drug & gene delivery and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. She has authored 19 papers in related peer review journals, and has more than 12 funded research projects either as Pi or Co-I.

Dr. Hibah is also interested in medical education especially with regard to the development of pharmacy’s education & practice.

Additionally, she has a good experience in the following areas:

o Executive Academic Leadership

o International and National Academic Accreditation (on institutional and program level)

o Evaluation of academic programs and development

o Strategic Planning

 

 

Education

  • 2005

    Master degree from PharmaceuticsFaculty of Pharmacy, King Saud University, الرياض, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2011

    Doctorate degree from Drug DeliveryStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, جلاسجو, بريطانيا

Employment

  • 2006-2007

    Head of Children Pharmacy, King Fahad Medical City, الرياض, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2007-2011

    Lecturer, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2011-حاليا

    Assistant Professor - Pharmaceutics Department, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2012-2013

    Coordinator of Pharmaceutics & Industrial Pharmacy Department- Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2013-حاليا

    Vice Dean- Faculty of Pharmacy-Female Section, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2016-حاليا

    Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy-KAU, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

Research interests & Publications:

-       The design, formulation and biological evaluation of non-viral gene delivery vectors.

-       Formulation of therapeutic nano-particulate drug delivery systems.
-       Quality assessment and standardization of pharmaceutical products & medicinal plants
-       Medical & Pharmaceutical Education. 

Publications:

  1. Hibah M. Aldawsari, Abeer Hanafyb, Gihan S. Labib and Jihan M. Badr. Antihyperglycemic Activities of Extracts of the Mistletoes Plicosepalus acaciae and P. curviflorus in Comparison to their Solid Lipid Nanoparticle Suspension Formulations. Z. Naturforsch. 69c, 1 – 8 (2014) / DOI: 10.5560/ZNC.2014-0047.
  2. El-Say KM1, Ahmed TA, Badr-Eldin SM, Fahmy U, Aldawsari H, Ahmed OA. Enhanced permeation parameters of optimized nanostructured simvastatin transdermal films: ex vivo and in vivo evaluation. Pharm Dev Technol. 2014 Jul 14:1-8.
  3. Labib GS1, Aldawsari HM, Badr-Eldin SM. Metronidazole and Pentoxifylline Films for the Local Treatment of Chronic Periodontal Pockets: Preparation, In-vitro evaluation and Clinical Assessment. Expert Opin Drug Deliv. 11(6):855-865 (2014).
  4. H. Aldawsari, A. Altaf, Z. Banjar, M. Okubo, D. Iohara, M. Anraku, F. Hirayama, K. Uekama: Combined Use of Cyclodextrins and Stearoxy Ether of Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (Sangelose®) for the Preparation of Orally Disintegrating Tablets of Type-2 Antidiabetes Agent Glimepiride. J. Incl. Phenom. Macl. Chem., October 2014, Volume 80, Issue 1-2, pp 61-67.  

  5. A. Altaf, H. Aldawsari, Z. M. Banjar, D. Iohara, M. Anraku, K. Uekama, F. Hirayama, Potential Use of C60/2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin Nanoparticles as a New Photosensitizer in the Treatment of Cancer, Int. J. Photoenergy., in press (2014).

  6. Aldawsari H, Altaf A, Banjar ZM, Iohara D, Nakabayashi M, Anraku M, Uekama K, Hirayama F. Crystallization of a new polymorph of acetohexamide from 2-hydroxybutyl-β-cyclodextrin solution: Form VI with a high aqueous solubility. Int J Pharm. 2013, Sep 10; 453(2):315-21.
  7. Altaf A, Aldawsari H, Banjar ZM, Anraku M, Iohara D, Otagiri M, Uekama K, Hirayama F. Preparation of soluble stable C60/human serum albumin nanoparticles via cyclodextrin complexation and their reactive oxygen production characteristics. Life Sci. 2013, Aug 28; 93(7):277-82.

  8. Hibah Aldawsari and Shaimaa M. Badr-Eldin. Microsponges as promising vehicle for drug delivery and targeting: Preparation, characterization and applications. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2013, Vol. 7(17), pp. 873-881.

  9.  Aldawsari, H., B.S. Raj, R. Edrada-Ebel, D.R. Blatchford, R.J. Tate, L. Tetley, and C. Dufes. Enhanced gene expression in tumors after intravenous administration of arginine-, lysine- and leucine-bearing polyethylenimine polyplex. Nanomedicine. 2011 (7): 615-623.

  10.  Aldawsari, H., R. Edrada-Ebel, D.R. Blatchford, R.J. Tate, L. Tetley, and C. Dufes. Enhanced gene expression in tumors after intravenous administration of arginine-, lysine- and leucine-bearing polypropylenimine polyplex. Biomaterials. 2011, 32(25):5889-99.

  11.  Aldawsari, H., B.S. Raj, R. Edrada-Ebel, D.R. Blatchford, R.J. Tate, L. Tetley, and C. Dufes. Enhanced Transfection Efficacy Of Polyethylenimine by Surface Modification with Arginine, Lysine, and Leucine. CRS Newsletter. 2010, Volume 27, Number 6 (As Cover of the Issue).

  12.  El-Kamel A, Al-Dosari H, Al-Jenoobi F. Environmentally responsive ophthalmic gel formulation of carteolol hydrochloride. Drug Deliv. 2006, 13 (1): 55-9.


 

Scientific interests

  • Therapeutic Nanoparticle delivery systems
  • Non-viral Gene delivery systems
  • Quality assessment and standardization of Pharmaceutical products & medicinal plants 
  • Medical Education
  • Quality assurance & Academic Accreditation
  • Strategic Planning

Courses

Pharmaceutics I-Pharmaceutical Calculations and Solid Dosage Form 211 PH
Introduction to pharmacy 201 PH
Pharmaceutical applications of Nanotechnology 826 PH

Areas of expertise

Pharmaceutical Research, Strategic Planning, Academic accreditation, Leadership, Medical education