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Name: Saad Sabbar Dahham

Address: 3B-01-26 N-Park- Pinang, 11800, Malaysia

Cell phone: +60176988685

E-mail: hawk_dijla@yahoo.com

Saaddahham@gmail.com

Date of birth: 27-11-1985

Place of birth: Samarra- Iraq

Nationality: Iraqi

Marital status: Married

Education/Qualification

2011-2016 PH.D in (Pharmacology). Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) -

Malaysia.

Thesis title: Anti-cancer studies of β-caryophyllene, a natural component

isolated from Aquilaria crassna .

2008-2010 Master of Science (Microbiology) from Osmania University-

India (graduated with 1st division).

2003- 2007 Bachelor of Science (Biology) from Tikrit University –Iraq. The

average of four academic years was (81.335 %.). My rank was 3ed out of 27

graduates.

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Research/Work experience 2016 Research officer in EMAN Research and Testing Laboratory, School of

Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

2012-2015 Lecturer Assistant in Pharmaceutical chemistry, Pharmacology and

Microbiology. School of Pharmaceutical sciences (USM).

2/5/2010-1/10/2010 Research Assistant in Molecular biology Testing Laboratory,

Department of Microbiology- Osmania University- India. Project entitled:

"structural evaluation of polio antigens for yeast surface displaying oral polio

vaccine development".

1/8/2007-1/8/2008 Research Assistant in Microbiology and Immunology

laboratory, Department of Biology, Samarra University

Academic honor and awards 3ed prize winner, In Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) USM,

Malaysia, 2016

GOLD MEDAL AWARD; in recognition of the excellence of Mu-DermTM (A

natural antigenic product for skin heal) in the International Conference and

Exposition on Inventions by Institutions of Higher Learning (PECIPTA 2015)

USM Fellowship 2011-2015 Institute of Postgraduate Studies,Universiti Sains

Malaysia

Patent (under process) 2015; MU-DERM: Natural Product Formulation for

Wound Healing with reference No: (USM/ISO/MFA/PT/HA/15026)

IPS Conference grant award, 2015

Conference grant for the 15th International Congress of ISE 2015, Jordan.

Best poster Award, in Science day. India-Osmania University – physics

department. The poster's name was (The 100$ genome) 2010.

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Research publications:

Published Manuscripts

1. Dahham, S. S., Al-Rawi, S. S., Ibrahim, A. H., & Majid, A. S. A. (2016).

Antioxidant, anticancer, apoptosis properties and chemical composition of black

truffle Terfezia claveryi. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. Elsevier

2. Tabana, Y. M., Hassan, L. E. A., Ahamed, M. B. K., Dahham, S. S., Iqbal, M.

A., Saeed, M. A. & Majid, A. M. S. (2016). Scopoletin, an active principle of

tree tobacco (Nicotiana glauca) inhibits human tumor vascularization in

xenograft models and modulates ERK1, VEGF-A, and FGF-2 in computer

model. Microvascular Research. Elsevier

3. Tabana, Y. M., Dahham, S. S., Shah, A. M., & Majid, A. (2016). Major

Signaling Pathways of Colorectal Carcinogenesis. Avidscience, p, 1-12

4. Dahham, S. S., Tabana, Y. M., Iqbal, M. A., Ahamed, M. B., Ezzat, M. O.,

Majid, A. S., & Majid, A. M. (2015). The Anticancer, Antioxidant and

Antimicrobial Properties of the Sesquiterpene β-Caryophyllene from the

Essential Oil of Aquilaria crassna. Molecules, 20(7), 11808-11829.

5. Dahham, S. S., Tabana, Y. M., Hassan, L. E. A., Ahamed, M. B. K., Majid, A.

S. A., & Majid, A. M. S. A. (2015). In vitro antimetastatic activity of Agarwood

(Aquilaria crassna) essential oils against pancreatic cancer cells. Alexandria

Journal of Medicine. Elsevier

6. Dahham, S. S., Agha, M. T., Tabana, Y. M., & Majid, A. M. S. A. (2015).

Antioxidant Activities and Anticancer Screening of Extracts from Banana Fruit

(Musa sapientum). Academic Journal of Cancer Research 8 (2): 28-34

7. Dahham, S.S., Yasser M. Tabana, Mohamed B. Khadeer Ahamed , Amin M.S.

Abdul Majid (2015). In vivo anti-inflammatory activity of β-caryophyllene,

evaluated by molecular imaging. Molecules & Medicinal Chemistry, 1001.

8. Tabana, Y. M., Dahham, S. S., Bassel Al-Hindi, Abdulghani Al-Akkad,

Mohamed B. Khadeer (2015 ). Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant

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Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Among the Medical Staff of Three Syrian

Provinces: Damascus, Daraa and Al-Swayda”. American-Eurasian Journal of

Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, 23 (8): 1756-1764

9. Tabana, Y. M., Dahham, S. S., Hassan, L. E. A., Al-Mansoub, M. A., Taleb-

Agha, M., & Majid, A. M. A. (2015). In Vitro Anti-Metastatic and Antioxidant

Activity of Nicotiana glauca Fraction Against Breast Cancer Cells. Advances in

Biological Research, 9(2), 95-102.

10. Sahib, H. B., Al-Zubaidy, A. A., Hussein, S. M., Dahham, S. S., Al-Suede, F.

S., & Shah, A. M. (2015). The Anti-proliferative Activity of Vitex agnus-castus

Leaves Methanol Extract against Breast and Prostate Cancer Cell Line.American

Journal of Phytomedicine and Clinical Therapeutics, 3(2), 159-166.

11. Loiy E A Hassan, Hasnah Mohd Sirat, Saad S Dahham, Yasser Tabana, Fouad

Saleih R.Al-Suede, Aman Shah Abdul Majid, Amin Malik Shah Abdul Majid.

(2015) Phytochemical and Cytotoxicity Studies of Citrullus lanatus var. citroides

(Wild melon) on Brine Shrimps (lethality test). Australian Journal of Basic and

Applied Sciences, ISSN:1991-8178

12. Dahham, S. S., Majid, A. M. S. A., & Saghir, S. M. (2014). Bioactive Essential

Oils From Aquilaria crassna For Cancer Prevention And Treatment. Global

Journal on Advances in Pure & Applied Sciences, vol 4- 26-13.

13. Dahham, S. S., Majid, A. M. S. A., & Saghir, S. M. (2014).Antibacterial,

Antifungal and Antioxidant Activities of Aquilaria crassna. International journal

of advance science and technology, ISSN 2348-5426

14. Dahham,S., S Alrawi., A. Muhammad., L. Hassan. A.M.S Abdul Majid,

(2013).Screening of epidermal fish mucus extract (Channa striatus) for different

pharmacological activities. support care cancer. springer, international

MASCC/ISO Symposium, DOI. 10

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15. Dahham, S. S., Ali, M. N., Tabassum, H., & Khan, M. (2010). Studies on

antibacterial and antifungal activity of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.). Am.

Eurasian J. Agric. Environ. Sci, 9(3), 273-281.

Manuscripts Accepted for Publication

1. Dahham S.S,. Harn Lay Gam , Abdul Majid AMS. Protein profile of Bufo

asper frog’s mucus. Manuscript: APJ20142211. Asia Pacific Journal of

Molecular Biology & Biotechnology ISSN : 0128-7451.

2. Dahham S.S., Yasser M. Tabana, Mohamed B. Khadeer Ahamed ,Mohammed

O. Ezzat, , Aman M.S.Abdul Majid, , Amin M.S. Abdul Majid1,*. Correlation

of Antiangiogenic, Antiproliferative and antioxidant activities of common

Mediterranean fruits (Medical Science, MDPI)

3. Yasser M. Tabana, Saad S Dahham, Loiy Elsir A Hassan, Mohamed

Khadeer Ahamed Basheer, Muhammad A Iqbal, Amin Malik S Abdul Majid.).

“Investigating the anticancer properties and the mechanisms of action of

‘Rubbing Mercapto Nitrile’: A novel compound isolated by bioassay-guided

techniques from Tree Tobacco (Nicotiana glauca)”. International journal of

Pharmacology, 2016

Manuscripts Under-Review

1. Yasser M. Tabana, Saad S Dahham, Fouad S Al-Suede,Mohamed B K

Ahamed, Loiy E A. Hassan, Saba Khalilpour, Aman S Abdul Majid, Amin M

Shah Abdul Majid. (Under review). “Cat’s whiskers (Orthosiphon stamineus)

tea modulates arthritis phatogenesis via the angiogenesis and inflammatory

cascade”. Journal of Ethnopharmacology.

2. Saad Sabbar Dahham, Nik Noriman Zulkepli, Hussein M. Baharetha, Amin

Malik Shah Abdul Majid (Under review) Evaluation of the cytotoxicity and

anti-angiogenic effect of essential oils from Aquilaria crassna stem bark

extracts KIJOMS_2016_38.

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3. Saad Sabbar Dahham , Loiy E. Ahmed Hassan , Mohamed B. Khadeer

Ahamed1, Aman Shah Abdul Majid , Amin Malik Shah Abdul Majid , Nik

Noriman Zulkepli. In vivo Toxicity and Antitumor Activity of Essential Oils

Extract from Agarwood (Aquilaria crassna) BMC. BCAM-D-16-00285

International and Local Conferences

27-28 May, 2016 Malaysia (Invited Keynote speaker) in 2nd

International Conference on Biotechnology, Bio Informatics, Bio Medical

Sciences and Stem Cell Applications (B3SC), Presentation title,“

Malaysian Natural Products and Their Role in Biomedical Application”

25-27 November 2015 Malaysia (Oral presentation) 6th international

symposium on wellness, healthy life style and nutrition (2015) The Impact

of Life Style and Nutritional Components in Primary Prevention of

Colorectal Cancer. (Accepted for publication in Health and the

Environment Journal )

03-05 November 2015 Valencia, Spain: (Poster) 8th Euro Global

Summit on Cancer Therapy “β- caryophyllene, a natural sesquiterpene

isolated from agar wood inhibits growth and metastasis of human

colorectal cancer by modulation of multiple targets in vitro and in

vivo”(Published in Cancer Therapy, OMICS).

13-15 March 2015 Malaysia: (Oral presentation) Second International

Conference ( Revelation and Science in the 21st Century) Malaysia,

International Islamic University Malaysia, "Assessment of Therapeutic

Efficacies of the Medicinal Fruits Quoted in Holy Qur’an"

24-27 April 2014 Turkey (Oral presentation) World Conference on

Health Sciences, "Bioactive Essential Oils From Aquilaria crassna For

Cancer Prevention And Treatment".

15-16 February 2014 Thailand (Oral presentation). International

Conference On Advances in Science and Technology" Antimicrobial and

Anti-Inflammatory activities of Agarwood, Aquilaria crassna."

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12 - 15 November 2013 Turkey (Oral presentation) 19TH International

Biomedical Science and Technology Symposium (BIOMED2013) "Anti-

Proliferative and Anti-Fungal Activities of Toad Skin Secretion (Bufo

Asper)".

27-29 June 2013 Germany (poster) International Symposum On

Supportive Care in Cancer "Screening of epidermal fish mucus extract

(Channa striatus) for different pharmacological activities".

30-31 January 2009 India (participation) National Symposium on

"perspectives of Genomics and Proteomics" Osmania University,

Hyderabad.

6-8 November 2008 India (participation) 3rd International Congress On

Bioprocesses in Food Industries, Osmania university, Hyderabad.

Workshops 1. 2-3 September 2014 (USM) Power lab System for Teaching and Research,

workshop.

2. 8-9 January 2013 (USM) Workshop on the use of animal in science

“ethics, and practical consideration”

3. 6-8 February 2013 (USM) current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP)

Good Laboratory Practice (GLP).

4. 14 January 2012 (USM) Occupational Safety and Health Course

Membership

Member in Iraqi Forum for Intellectual & Academic

Member in Penang cancer And Angiogenesis Research Society (PeCARS)

International Association of Chemical, Biological & Medical Sciences

Researchers http://www.cbmsr.org/committee.php

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Honorable Community Service Editorial board member of Molecules & Medicinal Chemistry Journal

http://www.smartscitech.com/index.php/mmc/about/editorialTeam

Editorial board member of SOJ Cancer Science & Research Journal

http://www.symbiosisonlinepublishing.com/cancerscience-research/

editorialboard.php

Editorial board member in Scholar research, Oncology Journal

http://www.scholarsreport.com/EB_member/Dr_Saad_Sabbar_Dahham.html

USM Student Ambassador 2014-2015

http://www.ips.usm.my/index.php/prospective-students/usm-student-ambassador

Other experience/ Courses/ Certificates

Blog writer / Science and health section http://islamonline.net/author/sabbar

Certificate of participation in recognition and contribution as a (Captain of USM

international football team) 2015.

Certificate of Achievement, Pinang bridge international marathon. Rank

487/4837. 22 November 2015

Diploma in Translation in Arabic (Arabic-English) Faculty of Art, Osmania

University, India, 2009.

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References

1) Name

Assoc Prof Dr. Amin Malik Shah

Abdul Majid Contact No. 0124230842

Affiliation

Uiversiti Sains Malaysia.

Pharmacology E-mailaminmalikshah@gmail.com

2) Name Prof Dr. Gam Lay Harn

Contact No. 0134215510

Affiliation

Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Pharmaceutical chemistry E-maillayharn@usm.my

Declaration:

“I hereby declare that the above mentioned information is true to the best of my

knowledge”.

(Saad Sabbar Dahham)

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