Research Interests • Self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system for formulating lipophilic drugs. • Formulation of sustained release solid dosage forms. • Oral bioavailability and pharmacokinetics studies of drugs. • Optimization studies of pharmaceutical processes and formulations. • Liposomes as drug delivery system for lipophilic drugs. • Specific colon drugs delivery systems. Educational Background • Ph.D., Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Faculty f Pharmacy, Nasr City, Cairo Egypt and TTUHSC, Amarillo, Texas, USA. Ph.D. Dissertation: Preparation and In-Vitro Evaluation of Self-Nanoemulsified Drug Delivery System. Advisor: Dr. Mansoor A. Khan and Dr. Alaa El-Din A. Kassem (2004). • M.S., Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nasr City, Cairo Egypt. Master’s Thesis: Preformulation Studies on Certain Medicament. Advisor: Dr. Alaa El-Din A. Kassem and Dr. Abdel-Azim A. Zaghloul (2000). • B.S., Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nasr City, Cairo Egypt. Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences (1994). Fellowships and Awards Recipient of Egyptian scholarship to Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Amarillo, USA (2002-2004). Teaching Experience and Positions 1. Administrator at Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo Egypt. (1996-2000). 2. Teaching Assistant at Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo Egypt. (2000-2002). 3. Taught and supervised Pharm. D. students in Drug Delivery Systems Laboratory at School of Pharmacy, TTUHSC, Amarillo (2002-2004). 4. Assistant Professor at Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nasr City, Cairo Egypt. (2004-2005). 5. Assistant Professor at Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Collage of Clinical Pharmacy, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Hofouf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2005- 2007). 6. Assistant Professor at Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nasr City, Cairo Egypt (2010- till present). 7. Associate Professor at Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Collage of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2011- till present).