Staff Profile

1- Participated as a keynote speaker in the workshop titled “Collective Leadership and Career Advancement for early career researchers: An ASLP initiative” held in the iHUB of Ain Shams University, Egypt on 6 December 2022 with a presentation titled “Tips for career advancement”.

 

2- Participated in the workshop titled “Intellectual property and access to medicines” held from 10-11 October 2022 at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University

 

4- Participated as a keynote speaker with a lecture titled “Opportunities of nanotechnology in medicine as well as in Covid-19” at the first international conference titled “Maintenance of a safe life during the pandemic” from 24-27 September 2020 organized by the Biosciences Research Support Foundation.

 

5- Participated as a speaker with a lecture titled “Using nanotechnology in medicine: how successful are we?” international online webinar organized by the Arab Science Week, 19 August 2020.

 

6- The 8^th Ain Shams University conference, Egypt. Participated with a poster titled “Preparation and characterization of a versatile biodegradable and bioactive composite scaffold for bone disorders”, 1-3 April 2019.

 

7- The European forum Alpbach 2018, Austria. Participated as a session chair for the seminar “Precision medicine and its impact on society”, 16-21 August 2018

 

8- The AGYA workshop titled “Active pedagogical techniques in higher education: Combining multidisciplinary learner-centered educational experiences from Egypt, Germany, Malaysia and the United States”, Mutah University, Jordan, 3-4 October 2018. Participated as organizer and with an oral presentation titled “An implementation experience of active teaching for pharmacy students” https://agya.info/research/research-projects-by-year/active-pedagogical-techniques-in-higher-education

 

9- The UKICRS workshop and symposium, Queen’s university of Belfast, Ireland, UK 5-6 June 2018. Participated with a poster presentation titled “Intranasal lipid nanocarrier systems for treatment of oxidative diseases”.

Eman A. Bseiso, Sara A. Abdl al, Maha Nasr, Omaima  Sammour, Nabaweya A. Abd El Gawad

10- Fourth Arab-American Frontiers of science, engineering and medicine symposium, hosted by the Masdar institute of Science Technology in Abu Dhabi, UAE, 5-7 November 2016. Poster presentation and flash talk entitled "The emerging era of nanotechnology in the pharmaceutical field and its connection with other fields".

11- The 15^th UKICRS workshop and symposium, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, 15-16 April 2015

Poster presentation entitled "An optimized antipsoriatic microemulsion system for dermal delivery"

Maha Nasr, Sameh Abdelhamid

 

12- Dubai Municipality, 22-23 March 2015, Dubai, UAE. Invited guest speaker in the Regulatory and Safety Cosmetic Perspective workshop with two oral presentations entitled "Non-traditional actives in cosmeceuticals" and "Nanocosmeceuticals".

13- Future University International Workshop on Tablet Manufacturing, QC/QA, Bioavailability/Bio-equivalence, 20-21 February 2013, Egypt.

Attendance

1- Participated in the UKICRS symposium with a poster titled “Nebulization-friendly nanoemulsion formulation for device-targeted co-delivery of celecoxib and naringin for treatment of lung cancer”, Manchester, UK, 9-10 June 2022.

Ramy Said-Elbahr, Maha Nasr, Mohamed A. Alhnan, Ismail Taha, Omaima Sammour

 

2- Participated as a keynote speaker in the international conference titled “2^nd International Conference on Transforming Ripples in Healthcare Research: Obstacles, Sustenance & Cutting-edge innovations” (ICTRHR-2022), with a lecture titled “Clinical applications of nanoparticles: Reality or fiction?, organized by the School of Medical Sciences, Adamas University, India, 10-11 February 2022.

 

3- Participated as a keynote speaker with a lecture titled “Preclinical and clinical applications of nanotechnology: Emphasis on studies conducted in Egypt” at the Egyptian Academics Together 2021 conference, 13 March 2021.

 

4- Participated as a keynote speaker with a lecture titled “Overcoming the shortcomings of conventional medical treatment using nanotechnology” at the fourth international Pharma virtual conference, 18-19 November 2020.

 

5- Phi research and innovation summit (virtual conference), 3-4 July 2020. Participated as:

1. a) Speaker with an oral presentation titled “Shaping the future of medicine using nanotechnology”
2. b) Panelist in the session “Empowering women, Leading entrepreneurs in the middle east”
3. c) Moderator of the session “Role of academies in the career development and capacity building of young scholars”

 

6- 15^th congress of ECCO (European Crohn’s and colitis organization), Vienna, Austria, 12-15 February 2020. Participated with a poster titled “The influence of short chain fatty acids by commensal bacteria on macrophage phenotype”.

 

7- The 10^th international conference on laser applications (ICLA 10), Egypt, 23-28 November 2019. Participated as a keynote speaker with an oral presentation titled “Microneedle-assisted photodynamic therapy: A promising treatment modality for skin diseases”.

 

8- The Daniel Turnberg alumni conference, Cyprus, 19-21 November 2019. Participated with a poster presentation titled “Exploration of the applicability of nicotinamide hot melt extrudates in treatment of acne”.

 

9- The Grand challenges annual conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27-31 October 2019. Participated with a poster presentation titled “Impact of nanotechnology on disease treatment: Preclinical and clinical insights” https://gatesopenresearch.org/posters/3-1589 and to lead the breakout session titled “African Innovation, Research & Development Ecosystem” on how do we best retain, attract and support talented African innovators.

 

10- AAPS conference, San Antonio, USA, 3-6 November 2019. Participated (without attendance) with a poster presentation titled” Mangiferin loaded nanocapsules: Preparation and optimization”

Sara Barakat, Maha Nasr, Sabry Badawy, Nahed Mortada

 

11- The 46^th controlled release society CRS annual meeting, Valencia, Spain, 21-24 July 2019. Participated as a speaker with an oral presentation titled “A nano-nutraceutical approach for psoriasis treatment with clinical appraisal” in the session Delivery technologies in advanced preclinical-clinical stages, and 2 poster presentations titled:

1. a) “Baicalin loaded nanocapsules: A promising anticancer modality”

Riham I. El-Gogary, Sara A. Abdel Gaber, Maha Nasr

1. b) “Nutraceutical assisted wound healing using vesicular nanoparticles “PEVs”

Saed Aldalaen, Maha Nasr, Riham I. El-Gogary

 

12- The 79^th FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2019, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 22-26 September 2019. Participated with a poster titled “Modulatory effect of polymer type & concentration on ranolazine sustained release from matrix tablets”

 

13- The 8^th international conference of Mathematics and information sciences and the 5^th conference of the Faculty of Education , 6^th October University. Participated as a speaker with an oral presentation titled “Shaping the future of medicine using nanotechnology”, Egypt 8-10 February 2019.

 

14- International conference on current trends in higher education (ICCTHE-Adamas), themed Higher education: Challenges and perspectives in the context of globalization, participated as a speaker with a presentation titled “ Nanotechnology in medicine: from lab to preclinical and clinical applications, Adamas University, India, 21-22 January 2019.

 

15- My health seventh regional conference “Talk, listen, change”, participated as a speaker with a presentation titled “Secrets of nature in skin nutrition”, Al Sharjah University, UAE, 27-28 November 2018.

 

16- The second international conference of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University ICPASU, 13-15 November 2018. Participated with a poster titled “The effect of rosuvastatin polymeric nanocapsules on the cell cycle of hepatic cancer cells”

 

17- The 8^th International conference of Young scientists and Annual meeting of the global young academy, Pattaya, Thailand 7-12 May 2018. Participated with an oral presentation titled “How can antioxidant nanoparticles counteract the age dependent androgenic alopecia”.

 

18- The First International Conference of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Mutah University, participated with an oral presentation titled “Improvement of stability and ocular pharmacokinetics of a flavone glycosidic drug using vesicular systems”, the Dead Sea, Jordan, 18-19 April 2018, and moderating the session of “Drug delivery”, and supervising undergraduate students project with poster presentation titled “Survey on the spread of antibiotics misuse in Jordanians”.

 

19- The 20^th congress of the Arab Association of the Faculties of Pharmacy/5^th International conference of the Jordanian Faculties of Pharmacy/2^nd  International conference of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Isra University, Jordan, 7-9 November 2017

Attendance

 

20- The sixth strategic conference of Ain Shams University, Egypt, 11-13 April 2017

Oral presentation titled "Plagiarism and how to avoid it".

 

21- Fourth FUE international conference of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Egypt, 31 January-2 February 2017. Poster presentations entitled:

1. a) "Preparation and Characterization of (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Vesicular Systems "

Maha ElKayal, Maha Nasr, Nahed Mortada, Seham ElKhashen

1. b) "Cosmeceutical vesicles for topical delivery"

Shymaa Hatem,  Maha Nasr, Seham Elkheshen, Ahmed S. Genedi

 

22- Daniel Turnberg Alumni conference, Cyprus, 9-11 November 2016

Poster presentation entitled "Nebulizable nanosystems for treatment of pulmonary cancer: a promising approach"

 

23- Dubai International pharmaceuticals and technologies conference and exhibition – DUPHAT, 15-17 March 2016

Poster presentation entitled "Effect of co-encapsulation of resveratrol with curcumin on the latter's anticancer potential in nanoparticulate form"

 

23- The 3^rd FUE International conference on Pharmaceutical sciences, Cairo, Egypt, 9-11 February 2015

Poster presentation entitled "Preparation and characterization of antioxidant cosmeceutical formulations"

Shymaa Hatem, Maha Nasr, Seham Elkheshen, Ahmed S. Genedi

24- The 17^th Scientific Congress of the association of colleges of pharmacy in the Arab world, Ain Shams University, Egypt, 14-16 October 2014.

1. a) Poster presentation entitled "Formulation Optimization of High Dose Nutraceuticals into an Oral Disintegration Tablet (ODT)"

Ahmed M. Agiba, Sameh M. Abdel-Hamid, Maha Nasr, Ahmed S. Genidy.

1. b) Poster presentation entitled "Optimization of formulation variables of bergamot oil nanostructured lipid carriers"

Mai Shaaban, Maha Nasr, Maha Fadel, Omaima A. Sammour.

1. c) Poster presentation entitled "Optimization of nanoemulsion formulations for treatment of lung cancer"

Ramy S.El-Bahr, Maha Nasr, Omaima A. Sammour.

1. d) Poster presentation entitled "Novel vesicular systems for treatment of skin fungal infections"

Eman A. Bseiso, Maha Nasr, Omaima. Sammour, Nabaweya A. Abd El Gawad.

 

25- Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University, 5^thInternational Scientific conference, 23-24 April 2014.

Poster presentation entitled "Penetration enhancer containing vesicles of sertaconazole for topical treatment of deep seated fungal infections"

Eman A. Biseso, Maha Nasr, Omaima A. Sammour, Nabaweya A. Abd El Gawad.

 

26- Materials Today Virtual conference: Biomaterials, 19-21 November 2013.

Attendance

 

27- 19^th International Symposium on Microencapsulation, 9-11 September 2013, Pamplona, Spain.

Poster presentation entitled “Could liposomes be a suitable carrier for systemic delivery of an anti-osteoporotic drug via the pulmonary route?”.

Maha Nasr^*, Ismail Taha, Rania Hathout

 

28- Biovision, the world life sciences forum, 24-26 March 2013, Lyon, France.

Attendance

 

29- FIP Centennial World Congress, 3-8 October 2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Poster presentation entitled “A feasibility study for nebulization of a model anti-asthma drug using dendrimers as nanocarriers”.

Maha Nasr^*, Abdelbary ElHissi, Antony D’Emanuele

 

30- FUE International conference on Pharmaceutical Technologies, 6-9 February 2012, Cairo, Egypt.

Attendance

 

31-United Kingdom and Ireland Controlled Release Symposium (UKICRS), 12-14 April 2011, Belfast, Ireland.

Participated with:

1. a) Poster presentation entitled “Pulmonary delivery of Amphotericin B using two commercially available nanoemulsions for treatment of aspergillosis”.

Maha Nasr^*, Samrana Nawaz, Abdelbary ElHissi, Waqar Ahmed, Antony D’Emanuele

 

1. b) Poster presentation entitled “Pulmonary delivery of beclomethasone dipropionate using PAMAM dendrimers as nanocarriers”.

Maha Nasr^*, Abdelbary ElHissi, Antony D’Emanuele

 

1. c) Oral and Poster presentation entitled “An Alternative Route of Administration for Bisphosphonates: From Theory to Practice”.

Maha Nasr^*, Gehanne A.S.Awad, Samar Mansour, Ismail Taha, Abdelhamid Alshamy, Nahed Mortada

 

32- First Middle East Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 26-28 November 2008, Sharm ElSheikh.

Oral presentation entitled: “Strategies to reduce medication errors and role of the pharmacist”.

 

33- The Egyptian pharmaceutical society conference of pharmaceutical sciences, 19-21 December 2006.

Poster presentation entitled:“Non inflammatory vesicular systems: a comparative study between liposomes and niosomes”.

Maha Nasr^*, Samar Mansour, Abdelhamid Alshamy^, Nahed Mortada