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An assistant professor at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Faculty of Medicine in Kuwait University. I have more than ten years of experience in research and more than 30 research articles in internationally recognized journals. I graduated from Kuwait University with a B.Sc. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Distinction with Class Honors). I pursued my graduate studies in Canada. I obtained an M.Sc. degree in Pharmacology from Dalhousie University and a Ph.D. degree in Physiology and Pharmacology from the University of Western Ontario. My Ph.D. was funded by one of Canada’s most prestigious doctoral awards (The Banting and Best Graduate Scholarship) from the Canadian Institute of Health Research and my application was ranked among the top 4% Ph.D. applications. I published 6 first-author articles and a book chapter during my graduate studies.
Ph.D. in Physiology and Pharmacology (2016), Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - University of Western Ontario, Canada
M.Sc. in Pharmacology (2010), Faculty of Medicine - Dalhousie University, Canada
B.Sc. in Biochemistry (Distinction with Class Honors) (2008), Faculty of Science - Kuwait University, Kuwait
My main research interest is the group of G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) which represents the target for more than 40% of drugs currently on the market. I believe that understanding GPCRs is critical for improving drug discovery whether by determining the ligands that bind a receptor or identifying the proteins that regulate such interactions and hence the physiological function of the receptor. On the long term, such research will help develop better medications with enhanced efficiency and fewer side effects.