Education

• PhD. Biomedical/health Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada
• MSc. Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, York University, Canada
• BSc. Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, York University, Canada

Research Interests

• Therapeutic interventions and drug discovery 
• Translational biomedical sciences

Selected Publications

• Ramadan A, Jarab AS, Al Meslamani AZ. Investigation of community pharmacists' knowledge and attitudes of pharmacogenomics testing: implication for improved pharmacogenomic testing practice. Hum Genomics. 2024;18(1):8. Published 2024 Jan 30. doi:10.1186/s40246-024-00574-z

• Ramadan A, Mohammed A, Elnour AA, et al. The flavonoid luteolin reduces mutant huntingtin aggregation and cytotoxicity in huntingtin-mutated neuroblastoma cells. Saudi Pharm J. 2023;31(12):101871. doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2023.101871

• Ghemrawi R, Al Qassem A, Ramadan A, et al. DNA and protein methyltransferases inhibition by adenosine dialdehyde reduces the proliferation and migration of breast and lung cancer cells by downregulating autophagy. PLoS One. 2023;18(7):e0288791. Published 2023 Jul 28. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0288791

• Sadeq A, Elnour AA, Farah FH, Ramadan A et al. A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials on the Efficacy and Safety of Pitavastatin. Curr Rev Clin Exp Pharmacol. 2023;18(2):120-147. doi:10.2174/2772432817666220531115314

• Mousa WK, Ghemrawi R, Abu-Izneid T, Ramadan A, Al-Marzooq F. Discovery of Lactomodulin, a Unique Microbiome-Derived Peptide That Exhibits Dual Anti-Inflammatory and Antimicrobial Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens. Int J Mol Sci. 2023;24(8):6901. Published 2023 Apr 7. doi:10.3390/ijms24086901

• Sadeq A, Elnour AA, Ramadan A, et al. Randomized Clinical Trials on the Efficacy and Safety of Tocilizumab in Subjects with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review. Curr Rev Clin Exp Pharmacol. 2023;18(1):64-87. doi:10.2174/2772432817666220202115623

• Ramadan A, Kharaba Z, Ghemrawi R, et al. Assessment of Knowledge and attitude towards Stroke among the UAE population during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study. F1000Res. 2023;12:322. Published 2023 Oct 13. doi:10.12688/f1000research.129873.2

• Ahmed M, Kumari N, Mirgani Z, Saaed A, Ramadan A et al. Metabolic syndrome; Definition, Pathogenesis, Elements, and the Effects of medicinal plants on it's elements [published correction appears in J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2022 May 3;21(1):1217]. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2022;21(1):1011-1022. Published 2022 Mar 15. doi:10.1007/s40200-021-00965-2

• Ramadan A, Elnour AA. Mini-Review on the Efficacy and Safety of Pitavastatin: "The Novel Seventh Statin Gaining Momentum". J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2022;14(2):72-80. doi:10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_455_21

• Ramadan A, Hasan S, Jamal S, et al. Development of a novel filtered-based pharmacophore for the identification of human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 inhibitors. Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2021; Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021). https://archives.ju.edu.jo/index.php/jjps/article/view/108357

Teaching Courses

• Human anatomy and Physiology (BSc.)
• Pathophysiology (BSc.)
• Biology (BSc.)
• Pharmacogenomics (BSc.)
• Biostatistics and Research Methodology (MSc.)

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.

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Memberships

• Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences
• Clinical Research Association of Canada