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CURRICULUM VITAE Personal

Name Dr. Abeer Rababa’h

Position and Title Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and

Therapeutics

Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty

of Pharmacy

Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Jordan, Irbid

+962-2-7201000. Ext. 23915

amrababah@just.edu.jo

Education

University of California at San Diego, USA 2015-2016

Fellowship in Responsible Conduct Research

(Research ethics, RCR)

University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA 2009-2013

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Pharmacology

Jordan University of Science and Technology 2004-2006

Master of Clinical Pharmacy (MSc)

Graduation Date: June 2006

Jordan University of Science and Technology 1999-2004

Bachelors of Pharmacy (BSc)

Graduation Date: Feb 2004

Al-Hussein high school 1998-1999

Jordanian Tawjihi certificate/Scientific Stream

Positions:

Current Position:

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Jordan University of Science and

Technology, Irbid, Jordan (September 15th, 2013- till now).

Assistant Dean of Experiential Education (September 5th, 2017-till now).

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1. Teaching Courses:

- PHAR341 Pharmacology I (For Both Pharmacy and PharmD Students).

- PHAR342 Pharmacology II (For Both Pharmacy and PharmD Students).

- PHAR366 Drug Information Resources.

- PHAR 402 Community Pharmacy for PharmD students.

- PT 483 Introduction into Pharmacology for physiotherapy students.

- PHAR 504 Selected Topics (1).

- PHAR 505 Selected Topics (2).

- PHAR 517 Drug Literature Evaluation Lab (For PharmD Students).

- PHAR 547 Therapeutics-2

- PHAR 549 Clinical Cases.

- PHAR 568 Seminar (For PharmD Students).

- PHAR 641 Clinical Training: Hospital Pharmacy (For PharmD Students).

- PHAR 667 and 668 Clinical Seminar 1 and 2: these courses are part of the clinical

training for sixth year PharmD students that involve a series of seminars that pertain to

students’ hospital training.

- PHAR 704 Clinical Clerkship 1

- PHAR 707 Clinical Clerkship 2

- PHAR 710 Research Methodology (for Master Students in Clinical Pharmacy)

- PHAR 741 Therapeutics (selected topics in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics for

Master of Clinical Pharmacy students).

- PHAR 765 Advanced Pharmacology (selected topics in pharmacology for Master of

Clinical Pharmacy students).

- PHAR 770 Seminar for clinical pharmacy master students.

2. Research:

My PhD Research, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of

Houston

Principle Investigator: Bradley K. McConnell, PhD

Associate Professor of Pharmacology, University of Houston, USA

E-mail: bkmcconn@Central.uh.edu

Phone #: 001 (713)-743-1218

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PhD thesis title: Human Signaling Scaffold Protein (mAKAP) Polymorphisms: Role in Heart

Failure.

Graduate Courses Taken during my PhD program:

- Biostatistics and Experimental Design

- Molecular Pharmacology

- Cellular Pharmacology

- Cardiovascular/Renal Pharmacology

- Advanced Pharmacology 1 & II

- Drug Literature Review

- Pharmacology Seminar

- Scientific Writing

- Special Problems

My Current Research, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and

Technology

Principle Investigator: Abeer Rababa’h, PhD.

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, JUST

E-mail: amrababah@just.edu.jo

Phone #: +962-27201000 Ext: 23915

Funded Research:

- Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (PI), and Dr. Karem Alzoubi (Co-I).The neuroprotective effect

of Cilostazol on Streptozotocin-induced memory impairment. Sponsor/Agency:

Deanship of Research, Jordan University of Science and Technology (2018-2019).

Amount: 6,250 JOD.

- Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (PI), Dr. Tamam El-Elimat (Co-I), Dr. Aref Zayed (CO-I),

Dr.Sayer Alazzam (Co-I) and Dr. Karem Alzoubi (Co-I). The Cardio-protective

Effect of Hawthorn in Sprague Dawley Rats. Sponsor/Agency: Deanship of Research,

Jordan University of Science and Technology (2017-2018). Amount: 10,250 JOD.

- Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (PI), Dr. Mera Ababneh (CO-I). Evaluation of physician’s

awareness in Jordan about the ACC/AHA blood cholesterol guidelines. Non-funded

research.

- Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (PI), Dr. Belal AL Hussain (Co-I), Dr. Mera Ababneh (CO-I)

and Dr. Ahmad Alazayzeh (Co-I). Delegating responsibilities importance in

molecular Laboratory performance. Sponsor/Agency: Deanship of Research, Jordan

University of Science and Technology (2016-2018). Amount: 45,000 JOD.

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- Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (PI), Dr. Karem Alzoubi (Co-I), and Dr. Omar Khabour.

Evaluation of the Genotoxic Effect of Levosimendan in Human Cultured

Lymphocytes. Sponsor/Agency: Deanship of Research, Jordan University of Science

and Technology (2016-2018). Amount: 10,000 JOD.

- Dr.Nafeth Abu Tarboush (PI), Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (CO-I). Glyphosate based

herbicides' effect on Jordanian Farmers Health. Sponsor/Agency: AbdelAlhameed

Showman. Initial Approval Received.

- Dr. Sayer Al-azzam (PI), Dr. Reema Karasneh (CO-I), and Dr. Abeer Rababa’h

(CO-I). Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components among patients

receiving various psychiatric medications: A cross-sectional study. Deanship of

Research, Jordan University of Science and Technology.

- Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (PI), and Dr. Karem Alzoubi (Co-I). Awareness

of Jordanian Investigators about the Importance of Ethical Review Committees: A

Pilot Study. Sponsor/Agency: work on this project was supported by grant #

5R25TW010026-02 from the Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National

Institutes of Health.

- Dr.Nafeth Abu Tarboush (PI), Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (CO-I). Genotoxicity of

glyphosate on human lymphocytes. Sponsor/Agency: Deanship of Research,

University of Jordan.

- Dr. Karem Alzoubi (PI), Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (CO-I). Evaluating the protective

effect of Tempol on memory impairment induced by post-traumatic stress disorder.

Sponsor/Agency: Deanship of Research, Jordan University of Science and

Technology. Amount: 6,500 JOD

- Dr. Karem Alzoubi (PI), Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (CO-I). Evaluation of the effect of

levosimendan on learning and memory impairment induced by diabetes in rats.

Sponsor/Agency: Deanship of Research, Jordan University of Science and

Technology. Amount: 5,650 JOD

- Dr. Karem Alzoubi (PI), Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (CO-I). Evaluating the protective

effect of Etazolate against cisplatin induced genotoxicity on cultured cell lymphocyte.

Sponsor/Agency: Deanship of Research, Jordan University of Science and

Technology. Amount: 6,400 JOD

- Dr. Sayer Al-azzam (PI), Dr. Karem Alzoubi (CO-I), Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (CO-I),

and Dr. Tariq Mukattash (CO-I). Prescription errors and trends in outpatient hospital

pharmacy. Sponsor/Agency: Deanship of Research, Jordan University of Science and

Technology. Amount: 2,800 JOD

- Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (PI), Dr. Salah Altarabsheh (Co-I), and Dr. Sayer Alazzam

(Co-I). The Effect of Hawthorn Extract on Cardiovascular Interventional Procedures

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(2013-2016). Sponsor/Agency: Deanship of Research, Jordan University of Science

and Technology. Amount: 4,450 JOD.

- Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (PI), Dr. Karem Alzoubi (Co-I), and Ala’a Atmeh (Master

thesis student). The Pleotropic Effect of Levosimendan on Learning and Memory in a

Rat Animal Model (2014-2016). Sponsor/Agency: Deanship of Research, Jordan

University of Science and Technology. Amount: 6,600 JOD.

- Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (PI), Dr. Karem Alzoubi (Co-I), and Ragad Albsoul (Master

thesis student). Short-term versus long-term effect of water-pipe smoking exposure

on cardiovascular biological markers in mice. Sponsor/Agency: Deanship of

Research, Jordan University of Science and Technology (2015-2017). Amount:

6,200 JOD.

- Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (PI), Dr. Karem Alzoubi (Co-I), and Tamara Hijjawi (Master

thesis student). The nephroprotective effect of N-acetyl cysteine and atorvastatin

against imipenem-induced nephrotoxicity (2015-2016). Sponsor/Agency: Deanship of

Research, Jordan University of Science and Technology. Amount: 6,500 JOD.

- Dr. Abeer Rababa’h (PI), Dr. Karem Alzoubi (Co-I), and Bilal Sultan (Master thesis

student). The acute versus chronic effect of water-pipe smoking on kidney

parameters in a rat animal model. (2015-2016). Sponsor/Agency: Deanship of

Research, Jordan University of Science and Technology. Amount: 6,500 JOD.

Publications:

1. Abeer M. Rababa'h, Ashley N. Guillory, Rima Mustafa, Tamara Hijjawi. Oxidative

Stress and Cardiac Remodeling: An Updated Edge. Curr Cardiol Rev. 2018 Mar

14;14(1):53-59. doi: 10.2174/1573403X14666180111145207.

2. Karem H.Alzoubi, Abeer M. Rababa’h and Omar Yacoub. Tempol prevents post-

traumatic stress disorder induced memory impairment. Physiol Behav. 2018 Feb

1;184:189-195. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.12.002

3. Abeer M. Rababa’h, Karem H. Alzoubi and Ala’a Atmeh. Levosimendan enhances

memory through antioxidant effect in rat model: behavioral and molecular study.

Behavioural Pharmacology, 2017 Nov 21. doi: 10.1097/FBP.0000000000000362.

4. Abeer M. Rababa’h, Tamara B. Hijjawi, Karem H. Alzoubi, Saddam Al Demour and

Mera A. Ababneh. The Nephroprotective Effect of N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine and Atorvastatin

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against Imipenem Induced Nephrotoxicity. Current Molecular Pharmacology

2018;11(2):155-161. doi: 10.2174/1874467210666170731115928.

5. Alzoubi KH, Rababa'h AM, Owaisi A, Khabour OF. .L-carnitine prevents memory

impairment induced by chronic REM-sleep deprivation. Brain Res Bull. 2017; 131:176-

182. doi: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.04.004.

6. Salah E. Altarabsheh, Fuad M. Al-Azzam, Salil V. Deo, Ade F. Almomane, Abdallah

Alomary, Sakher M. Alma'ayeh, Yagthan M. Obeidat, and Abeer Rababa'h. Left Side

approach for Aortic valve Replacement in Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus Totalis

patient. J Saudi Heart Assoc. 2017 Oct;29(4):297-299. doi: 10.1016/j.jsha.2017.03.007.

7. Mera A. Ababneh, Sayer I. Al-Azzam, Rawan Ababneh, Abeer M Rababa’h and

Saddam Al Demour. Antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections in children in

Jordan. Int Health. 2017 Mar 1;9(2):124-130. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihx003.

8. Salah E Altarabsheh, Salil V Deo, Sakher M Alma'ayeh, Muhannad Jalookh, Ashraf O

Alshabatat, Yagthan M Obeidat, Abeer Rababa’h, Fuad M Al-Azzam, Ashraf Fadel.

Novel Surgical Management of Giant Aortic Arch Pseudo-Aneurysm. Ann Thorac Surg.

2017 Jun;103(6):e499-e500. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.066.

9. Abeer M Rababa’h Ph.D, Salah E Altarabsheh MD, Salil V Deo MS MCh, Yagzan

Obeidat MD, Osama Haddad MD, and Sayer Al-Azzam Pharm.D, MSc, BCPS.

Hawthorn Extract Does Increase the Risk of Bleeding after Cardiac Surgery, an

Evidence Based Approach. Heart Surg Forum. 2016 Aug 22;19(4):E175-9. doi:

10.1532/hsf.1570.

10. Abeer M. Rababa’h Ph.D, Bilal B. Sultan MS.c, Karem H. Alzoubi Ph.D, Omar F.

Khabour Ph.D, and Mera A. Ababneh Ph.D. Exposure to Waterpipe Smoke Induces Renal

functional and Oxidative Biomarkers Variations in Mice. Inhal Toxicol. 2016

Sep;28(11):508-13. doi: 10.1080/08958378.2016.1210703.

11. Altarabsheh SE, Deo SV, Dunlay SM, Obeidat YM, Erwin PJ, Rababa'h A, Sarabhu N,

Navale S, Cho YH, Lamba HK, Markowitz AH, Park SJ. Tissue valves are preferable for

patients with end-stage renal disease: an aggregate meta-analysis. J Card Surg. 2016

Aug;31(8):507-14. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12805.

12. Ababneh MA, Al-Azzam SI, Alzoubi KH, Rababa'h AM. Adherence in outpatients

taking warfarin and its effect on anticoagulation control in Jordan. Int J Clin Pharm.

2016 Aug;38(4):816-21. doi: 10.1007/s11096-016-0282-9.

13. Abeer M Rababa’h Ph.D, Salil V Deo MS MCh, Salah E Altarabsheh MD, Jessica De

Caro MLIS, Nafez Abu Tarboush Ph.D, Karem H. Alzoubi Ph.D, Mera Ababneh Ph.D,

Bradley K. McConnell Ph.D, Alan H Markowitz MD, Soon J Park M. N-acetyl cysteine

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therapy does not prevent renal failure in high-risk patients undergoing open-heart

surgery. Heart Surg Forum. 2016 Feb 22;19(1):E16-22. doi: 10.1532/hsf.1424.

14. Al-Khawaldeh MA, Haddad OK, Alshabatat AO, Deo SV, Rababa'h A, Altarabsheh SE.

A Successful Endovascular Treatment of an Ischemic Stroke following Cardiac Surgery.

Oman Med J. 2015 Nov;30(6):473-6. doi: 10.5001/omj.2015.92.

15. Lim JY, Deo SV, Rababa'h A, Altarabsheh SE, Cho YH, Hang D, McGraw M, Avery

EG, Markowitz AH, Park SJ: Levosimendan reduces mortality in adults with left

ventricular dysfunction undergoing cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-

analysis. J Card Surg. 2015 Jul;30(7):547-54. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12562.

16. Salah E Altarabsheh, Salil V Deo, Abeer Rababa’h, Osama K Haddad, and Maisan

Hayajneh. Surgery for Isolated Chronic Total Left Main Coronary Artery Occlusion: A

Case Report. Journal of Clinical & Invasive Cardiology. 2015 Jul; 2(1): 4-6.

17. Salah E Altarabsheh, Salil V Deo, Abeer M Rababa'h, Ju Yong Lim, Yang Hyun Cho,

Vikas Sharma, Sung Ho Jung, Euisoo Shin, Alan H Markowitz, Soon J Park: Off-Pump

Coronary Artery Bypass Reduces Early Stroke in Octogenarians: A Meta-Analysis of

18,000 Patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 May;99(5):1568-75. doi:

10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.12.057.

18. Abeer Rababa'h, Sonal Singh, Santosh V Suryavanshi, Salah Eldien Altarabsheh, Salil

V Deo, Bradley K McConnell: Compartmentalization Role of A-Kinase Anchoring

Proteins (AKAPs) in Mediating Protein Kinase A (PKA) Signaling and Cardiomyocyte

Hypertrophy. Int J Mol Sci. 2014 Dec 24;16(1):218-29. doi: 10.3390/ijms16010218.

19. Salil V Deo, Abeer Rababa'h, Salah E Altarabsheh, Ju Yong Lim, Yang Hyun Cho,

Soon J Park: Statin Therapy Improves Long-term Survival in Non-ischaemic

Cardiomyopathy: A Pooled Analysis of 4500 Patients. Heart Lung Circ. 2014

Oct;23(10):985-7. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.04.007.

20. Ashley N Guillory, Xing Yin, Cori S Wijaya, Andrea C Diaz Diaz, Abeer Rababa'h,

Sonal Singh, Fatin Atrooz, Sakthivel Sadayappan, Bradley K McConnell: Enhanced

Cardiac Function in Gravin Mutant Mice Involves Alterations in the β-Adrenergic

Receptor Signaling Cascade. PLoS One. 2013 Sep 18;8(9):e74784. doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0074784.

21. Abeer Rababa'h, John W Craft, Cori S Wijaya, Fatin Atrooz, Qiying Fan, Sonal Singh,

Ashley N Guillory, Panagiotis Katsonis, Olivier Lichtarge, Bradley K McConnell:

Protein Kinase A and Phosphodiesterase-4D3 Binding to Coding Polymorphisms of

Cardiac Muscle Anchoring Protein (mAKAP). J Mol Biol. 2013 Sep 23;425(18):3277-88.

doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.06.014.

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22. Abeer Rababa'h, John Craft, Cori Wijaya, Bradley K. McConnell: Human Signaling

Scaffold Protein (mAKAP) Binding Kinetics to PKA and Phosphodiesterase (PDE4D3):

Implications for a Possible Role in Heart Failure. Biophysical Journal 01/2012;

102(3):558. doi:10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.3042.

Press Coverage of Published Research:

1. Statin Therapy Improves Long-term Survival in Non-ischaemic Cardiomyopathy: A

Pooled Analysis of 4500 Patients. At http://www.mdlinx.com/cardiology/news-

article.cfm/5441026. August 2014

2. Off-pump coronary artery bypass reduces early stroke in Octogenarians: A meta-analysis

of 18,000 patients. At EACTS newsletter. October 13, 2014.

Conferences:

- Participate in organizing the International Brain Research Organization MENA

(IBRO-MENA), Advanced School in Neurodegenerative Disorders: Translation into

Clinical Neurology, held 19-24/11/2017 at Jordan University of Science and Technology

as member of the conference steering committee.

- Participate in organizing JUST International Pharmacy Conference: Challenges

versus Opportunities, held 2-4/8/2017 at Jordan University of Science and Technology

as head of the conference logistic committee.

- Abeer M. Rababa’h, Ragad W. Bsoul, Mohammad J. Alkhatatbeh, and Karem H.

Alzoubi. Short-term versus Long-term Effect of Waterpipe Smoking Exposure on

Cardiovascular Biomarkers in Mice. The 19th International Conference on Pharmacy,

February 26-27, 2017, Dubai, UAE.

- Mera Ababaneh, Sayer Al-azzam, Karem Alzoubi, and Abeer Rababa’h. Evaluation of

Medication Errors in Outpatient Pharmacies Electronic Prescription System vs. Paper

System. The 19th International Conference on Pharmacy, February 26-27, 2017, Dubai,

UAE.

- Abeer Rababa’h, Karem Alzoubi, and Bradley K. McConnell. Levosimendan Enhances

Memory via Antioxidant Effect. GCC Symposium on Membrane Biophysics, BioScience

Research Collaborative, May 6/2016, Houston, Texas, USA.

- Deo SV, Rababa'h A, Altarabsheh SE, Lim JY, Cho YH, Park SJ. Statin Therapy

Improves Long-term Survival in Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy: A Pooled Analysis of

4500 Patients. Arab Association of cardiothoracic surgery (AACTS) Annual International

Conference, 4-6 September 2014, Dubai UAE.

- Salah E Altarabsheh , Salil V Deo, Abeer M Rababa’h, Ju Yong Lim, Yang Hyun Cho,

Vikas Sharma, Sung Ho Jung, Euisoo Shin, Soon J Park. Off-pump coronary artery

bypass reduces early stroke in Octogenarians: A Meta-analysis of 18,000 patients. The

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28th annual meeting of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (EACTS),

11-15 October 2014, Milan, Italy.

- Ju Yong Lim, Salil V Deo, Abeer Rababa`h, Salah E Altarabheh, Yang Hyun Cho,

Dustin Hang, Soon J Park. Levosimendan does not improve outcome in patients

undergoing Adult cardiac surgery: A Systematic review and Aggregate meta-analysis.

The 28th annual meeting of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

(EACTS), 11-15 October 2014, Milan, Italy.

- Abeer Rababa’h, Sonal Singh, Cori Wijaya, Decha Pinkaew, Ken Fujise, and Bradley

K. McConnell. Calcium Cycling Transient Parameters in Fortilin Deficient Mice.

Experimental Biology 2014, April 26-30, San Diego, CA.

- Abeer Rababa’h, John Craft, Panagiotis Katsonis, Olivier Lichtarge, Bradley

McConnell Human Coding Polymorphisms of Cardiac Muscle Anchoring Protein

(mAKAP) Binding to PKA and Phosphodiesterase (PDE4D3). Experimental Biology

2013, April 20-24, Boston, MA.

- Abeer Rababa’h, John Craft, Panagiotis Katsonis, Olivier Lichtarge, Bradley

McConnell. Coding Polymorphisms of Muscle Anchoring Protein Binding to PKA and

Phosphodiesterase (PDE4D3). CVIR meeting, April/ 9/ 2013, Baylor College of

Medicine, Houston, TX.

- Rababa’h A, Craft J, Guillory A, Wijaya C, Singh S, Fan Q, Diaz AD, Yin X &

McConnell B. Cardiac scaffold protein binding kinetics: A role for altered signaling

during human heart disease. Experimental Biology 2012, April 21-24, San Diego, CA

- Rababa’h A, Craft J, Wijaya C & McConnell BK. Human signaling scaffold protein

(mAKAP) binding kinetics to PKA and phosphodiesterase (PDE4D3): Implications for a

possible role in heart failure. 56th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, February

25-29, 2012 San Diego, CA

- Xing Yin, Qiying Fan, Abeer Rababa’h and Bradley K. McConnell. Characterization of

Gravin (AKAP12) Gene Disruption in the Regulation of Atherosclerosis. Abstract#: 11-

HBPR-A-408-AHA; American Heart Association (AHA) High Blood Pressure Research

(HBPR) 2011 Scientific Sessions: Bridging Basic and Translational Hypertension

Research in the Americas (09/20/11 – 09/24/11); Poster Presentation; Orlando, FL

(September 21st, 2011)

- Qiying Fan, Xing Yin, Andrea Diaz Diaz, Abeer Rababa’h and Bradley K. McConnell.

Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Signaling in Gravin (AKAP12) Knockout Mice: Role in

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Atherosclerosis. 21st Annual Keck Center Research Conference 2011; Poster

Presentation; Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX (October 6, 2011)

- Guillory, AN, Cori S. Wijaya, Abeer Rababa’h, Muhammad Siddiqui, Xing Yin and

Bradley K. McConnell. Analysis of β-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling in Gravin

(AKAP12) Knockout Mice after Chronic Isoproterenol Stimulation. 21st Annual Keck

Center Research Conference 2011; Poster Presentation; Texas Medical Center, Houston,

TX (October 6, 2011)

- Ashley N. Guillory, Cori S. Wijaya, Abeer Rababa’h, Andrea Diaz Diaz, Xing Yin,

Amanda Sirisaengtaksin, Khadijah Bilal, Muhammad Siddiqui and Bradley K.

McConnell. Restoration of β-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling in Gravin Knockout Mice

with Failing Hearts. Nineteenth Annual National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's

(NHLBI) Cardiovascular Diversity Research Supplement Awardee Session / American

Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2011 (11/12/11); Poster Presentation;

Orlando, FL (November 12, 2011)

- Ashley N. Guillory, Cori S. Wijaya, Abeer Rababa’h, Andrea Diaz Diaz, Xing Yin,

Amanda Sirisaengtaksin, Khadijah Bilal, Muhammad Siddiqui and Bradley K.

McConnell. Restoration of β-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling in Gravin Knockout Mice

with Failing Hearts. American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2011

(11/12/11 – 11/16/11); Abstract #2011-SS-A-13489-AHA; Poster Presentation (Session:

Novel Signaling Molecules for Cardiac Hypertrophy: APS.509.02); Orlando, FL

(November 15, 2011)

- Ashley N. Guillory, Cori S. Wijaya, Xing Yin, Andrea Diaz Diaz, Abeer Rababah and

Bradley K. McConnell. Effect of Acute Beta Adrenergic Receptor Stimulation on

Cardiac Function in Gravin Knockout Mice. Abstract#: 2012-A-312-AHA-BCVS;

American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Cardiovascular Sciences (BCVS): Frontiers in

Cardiovascular Science and Novel Therapy (07/23/12 – 07/26/12); Poster Presentation;

New Orleans, LA.

Academic Supervision and Thesis Committees (Master Students):

Major Advisor:

- Ala’a Atmeh (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, 2014/2016).

- Tamara Hijawi (MSc in Forensic Science and Toxicology, 214/2015. Tamara awarded

the 2015- Arab Innovation Network (AINAC) student competition for her master thesis

project.

- Bilal Sultan (MSc in Forensic Science and Toxicology, 2014/2015).

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- Ragad Albsoul (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, 2015/2016).

- Afrah Mirdini (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, 2016).

- Samah Hussain (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, 2018)

Co- Advisor:

- Amani Alowasi (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, 2014/2015).

- Sandy Baydoun (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, 2015/2016).

- Omar Alyaqoub (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, 2015/2016).

- Maisa Alqadoumi (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, 2016/2017).

- Abdallah Almousa (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, 2018).

- Islam Alzoubi (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, 2018).

Internal Examiner:

- Rawan Mayyas (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, Spring-2015).

- Esra’a Radaydeh (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, Spring-2015).

- Mohammad Ahmed (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, Spring-2015).

- Maram Al-Qaryoti (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, Summer-2015).

- Yasmin Alshorfa (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, Fall-2016).

External Examiner:

- Rawan Ababneh (MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, the University of Jordan, Summer-2016).

Previous Employments:

- Teacher assistant at Jordan University of Science and Technology, Department of

Clinical Pharmacy (Feb 2004- June 2004):

Graded quizzes, exams, and assignments

Advised students

Prepared quizzes

- Working as a Head Pharmacist at AlFul community pharmacy and Shahm community

pharmacy (2004).

- Part time lecturer (Training supervisor) on clinical pharmacy master students and Pharm

D students in cardiology department (King Abdullah University Hospital) at Jordan

University of Science and Technology (Jan 2007- Jun 2007).

- Part Time lecturer, Applied Science University (Clinical pharmacy and Therapeutics

Lab), Amman, Jordan (July 2007- Sep 2007).

- Part time lecturer of clinical pharmacology, Jordan University of Science and

Technology, Irbid, Jordan (Oct 2007- May 2008).

- Fulltime lecturer in Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan (June

2008 –Nov 2008).

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Training and Experience

- Training at Alward community pharmacy ( Jun 2003-Aug 2003)

- Training course at Royal Medical Services in hospital pharmacy department (Aug

2003-Sep 2003)

- Training as clinical pharmacist in King Abdullah University Hospital (KAUH) in the

following department: Cardiology, Surgery, Endocrinology and hospital pharmacy

(Sep 2005-Dec 2005)

- Training as clinical pharmacist in Royal Medical Services in the following

department: Pediatric, Oncology, Gastrointestinal and Respiratory system (Jan 2006-

May 2006).

Honors and Awards:

- October/2017: The Association of Arab Universities (AARU) Best Researcher

Award/ Medical Sciences Field.

- February 26-27/2017: Best Presentation Award (ICP 2017: 19th International

Conference on Pharmacy, Dubai, UAE).

- February/2017: Venous International Woman Award (VIWA) 2017/Young Women

in Medical Science.

- April/2014: The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

(ASPET) young scientist award.

- April/2013: The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

(ASPET) travel award.

- 2012: Lokhandwala for Excellence Scholarship, University of Houston, Texas, USA.

- 2009-2013: JUST Scholarship for pursuing Ph.D. Pharmacology in USA.

- 2004-2006: King Abdullah II Fund for Development Postgraduate Scholarship.

- 1999-2004: Royal Scholarship for pursuing Bachelors in Pharmacy at JUST.

- 1999-2004: University Honor List, JUST, Jordan.

- 1999-2004: Faculty of Pharmacy Honor List, JUST, Jordan.

Memberships:

- Member with the American Heart Association (AHA).

- Member with the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

(ASPET).

- Member with the American Physiological Society (APS).

- Member of the Jordanian Association of Pharmacy, Amman, Jordan.

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Member in the following committees:

Faculty of Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacy Department/Jordan University of Science

and Technology Committees:

1. Clinical Training 2017/2018 (Chairman)

2. Faculty Conferences Committee-2018 (Chairman)

3. Assessment Committee

4. Department Employment/Appointment Committee

5. Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice Committee

6. Department of Clinical Pharmacy Scientific Research Committee

7. Accreditation and Quality Assurance Committee

8. Community Service Committee

9. Clinical Pharmacy Training Committee

10. ACPE Accreditation Steering Committee

11. Department Therapeutic Committee

12. Logistic Committee (Chairman): JUST International Pharmacy Conference, August 2-

3/2017.

13. Social Committee

14. Head of the Tender Committee for tender number (38/2017), focuses on the purchase of

equipments for the College of Pharmacy (Scientific Research No. (352-2016)).

Clinical Pharmacy Exam Committee. Royal medical services. Amman, Jordan

Journals Reviewer:

- Jordan Journal Pharmaceutical Sciences.

- Medical Research Archives Journal.

- Annals of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - Heighpubs Pharmaceutical Sciences - Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Pharmacology

Editorial Board Member:

Austin Cardio & Cardiovascular Case Reports

Annals of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

American Research Journal (ARJ) of Cardiovascular Disease

Annals of Blood Research

Pharmacology and Biomolecular Research (PBR)

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biomedical Analysis

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Pharmacology

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Services and Volunteer Works:

- Organizing the preceptors training workshop (20/9/2017). The workshop was attended by

clinical training preceptors and professors. The workshop discussed different aspects:

barriers and challenges faced within clinical training process, inter-professional

education, patient counselling and evidence-based medicine in an effort to ensure that the

clinical training adheres to international standards for such process. This event was held

at Faculty of Pharmacy/JUST.

- Organizing and attending the Wheat Sensitivity Disease Educational Day. This event was

held at Faculty of Pharmacy/Jordan University of Science and Technology in

collaboration with the association of wheat allergy patients (April/17/2017).

- External examiner for the Royal Medical Services Clinical Pharmacy Board (25/3/2014).

- Moderator for the workshop entitled “antimicrobial stewardship” presented by prof.

Joseph Dipiro at the 7th International Conference of the Royal Medical Services & the

4th ICMM Pan Arab Regional Working Congress on Military Medicine Scientific

Program, Dead Sea, Jordan, 2014, 4th of November.

- Organizing the free Pharmaceutical Care and Services day at Alsarieh Medical Center as

part of the Clinical Pharmacy Training activities for PharmD students (Hospital

Pharmacy Rotation). This event was held on 24/05/ 2014.

Workshops:

- Attending the OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) training workshop,

held at Faculty of Pharmacy at JUST- Dec 3, 2017.

- Attending Program Learning Outcomes and Curriculum Mapping workshop, Faculty of

Pharmacy, JUST- March 28, 2017.

- Finishing the requirement for Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI

PROGRAM)- April 10, 2015.

- E-Learning: Open Education Resources (which is equivalent to 12 hours), at the

academic development and quality assurance center, Jordan University of Science and

Technology, Irbid, Jordan- January 20-21, 2015.

- Attending the CPR training session, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science

and Technology, Irbid, Jordan- April 3rd, 2014.

- Modern Teaching Strategies (which is equivalent to 12 hours), at the academic

development and quality assurance center, Jordan University of Science and Technology,

Irbid, Jordan- October 14-15, 2014.

- Radioactive Material Safety Refresher Training: University of Houston Environmental

Health and Risk Management, Houston, Texas – May 5, 2010.

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- Gulf Coast Consortia (GCC) Summer Workshop on Systems Biology, South Campus

Conference Center, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas - August 16-20,

2010.

Continuous Education:

- Responsible conduct research (research ethics): a one-year fellowship program conducted

by University of California at San Diego; started July-2015 and completed by September-

2016.

- Global Education Group, “Targeted Oral Anticoagulation in the Emergency Department:

Key Factors in Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation”- Universal Activity Number

0530-9999-15-001-H01-P; Feb/7/2015.

- Paradigm Medical Communications, “The Evolving Role of Beta Blockers in the

Management of Hypertension-Expert Perspectives” - Certificate ID: 2500042-ABZNFj,

2500042; Dec/27/2014.

- APS professional Skills Training Online Course (Writing and Reviewing for Scientific

Journal) - Aug/2012.