Curriculum Vitae

Ragwa Mohamed Farid

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Biography

Academic Qualification

PhD Presented to the Graduate School, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University in

Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Pharmaceutics (2010)

The thesis was entitled: “A Pharmaceutical Study on Some Bioadhesive Drug

Delivery Systems”

Master’s degrees in Pharmaceutics from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University,

Egypt (2002)

The thesis was entitled: “Formulation and Evaluation of Some Microencapsulation

Drug Delivery Systems”

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria

University, Egypt (1989).

Professional Experiences and Positions held

2010- present: Ph-D lecturer, Pharmaceutics Department, Faculty of Pharmacy & Drug

Manufacturing, Pharos University, Alexandria.

2007- 2009: Teacher assistant, Pharmaceutics Department, Faculty of Pharmacy & Drug

Manufacturing, Pharos University, Alexandria.

Name: Ragwa Mohamed Farid Mansour

Marital Status: Married

Date of Birth: 17/9/1966

Nationality: Egyptian

Home Address: 3 Mamdouh Abd Elrazek St. Gleem

Home Phone: +20 5825672

Mobile Phone: 01227343205

E-mail: ragwa.m.f@gmail.com

Foreign Languages English

Working Experience

September 1989- 2007: Pharmacist, Pharmacy College, Alexandria University, Egypt.

2007- 2009: Teacher assistant, Faculty of Pharmacy & Drug Manufacturing, Pharos

University, Alexandria.

2010- Present: Lecturer, Faculty of Pharmacy & Drug Manufacturing, Pharos University,

Alexandria.

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September 1989- 2007: Pharmacist, Pharmaceutics Department, Pharmacy College,

Alexandria University, Egypt.

Professional & Scientific Activities

- Participation in developing and reviewing new undergraduate curriculum for

pharmaceutics department 2015

- Participation in reviewing the undergraduate Program specification for pharmaceutics

department 2015

- Participation in developing the post graduate curriculum for pharmaceutics department

2012

- Participation in developing the standard of education and learning as a part of the

faculty report as a part for quality assurance accreditation.

- Member of the following committees in Faculty of Pharmacy & Drug Manufacturing,

Pharos University in Alexandria

o Quality assurance for internal reviewing of courses portfolio 2011-2016

o Courses equivalence for transferred students 2009-2016

o Exams work committee 2013-2016

o Complaints and students’ rights 2014-2016

o Electronic based learning 2014-2016

o Equipments and Laboratory 2014-2016

o Drug Delivery Unit in Central Research Lab for pharmaceutics department 2014-2016

o Publication committee for ICAPS conference organization 2015

o Lab technicians evaluation 2010-2012

Teaching Activities

Participation as a lecturer in teaching the following Undergraduate students' courses in the

Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy & Drug Manufacturing, Pharos

University in Alexandria

- Drug Dosage forms I & II (Design and formulation of dosage forms (liquids, solids and

semisolids))

- Community pharmacy

- Fifth year graduate projects

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- In house students summer training

For all of these courses, beside my participation in teaching lectures, I participate in:

Designing and supervising practical parts and/or tutorials (if any)

Designing and marking of written exams & oral exams (if any)

Preparing of course specification, matrix and reports

Preparing course portfolio

Participation as an assistant lecturer (2007-2009) in preparing and teaching the practical

sessions of the following Undergraduate students' courses in the Department of

Pharmaceutics

- Orientation to Pharmacy PHR101

- Ethics & History of Pharmacy PHR 110

- Physical Chemistry PHR

- Physical Pharmacy PHR 211

- Drug Dosage Forms I PHR 212

- Drug Dosage Forms II PHR 312

- Principles and Kinetics of Drug stability PHR416

Participation as a pharmacist (1989-2002) in preparing and teaching the practical sessions of

the following Undergraduate students' courses in the Department of Pharmaceutics- Faculty

of Pharmacy-Alexandria University

Pharmaceutics for first year students

o Fundamental principles of rheology, suspensions and emulsions

Pharmaceutics for third year students

o Cosmetics and cosmetic industry

o Adsorption and interfacial phenomena

o Kinetics & Drug stability

Research Interest

- Nasal drug delivery

- Mucoadhesive drug delivery systems

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- Nanocarriers: nanoparticles, solid lipid nanoparticles

- Ophthalmic drug delivery

- Periodontal pockets drug delivery

- Vesicular delivery systems “Niosomes- Proniosomes”

- Brain targeting

- Cancer targeting

- Buccal drug delivery

List of Publications

1. Ragwa M. Farid & Ming Ming Wen.” Promote Recurrent Aphthous Ulcer Healing With

Low Dose Prednisolone Bilayer Mucoadhesive Buccal Film”. Current Drug Delivery,

Accepted in March 2016, In Press

2. Ragwa M Farid, Noha S. EL-Salmouni, Amal H.EL-Kamel & Safaa S. El-Gamal. Chapter

“Lipid Based Nanocarriers for Ocular Drug Delivery” in Multivolume SET (I-V)

Elsevier “ Therapeutic Nanostructures” accepted in May 2015 ( In Press)

3. Amira S. Hanafy, Ragwa M. Farid, Maged W. Helmy & Safaa S. ElGamal

“Pharmacological, toxicological and neuronal localization assessment of

galantamine/chitosan complex nanoparticles in rats: future potential contribution in

Alzheimer’s disease management”. Drug Deliv, Early Online: 1–12,2016 DOI:

10.3109/10717544.2016.1153748

4. Ragwa M Farid “A Focus on Curcumin Local Application in Oral Diseases Management:

Mini Review”. IOSR Journal Of Pharmacy 2016; 6 (1):, 01-03

5. Noha S. EL-Salmouni, Ragwa M Farid, Amal H.EL-Kamel & Safaa S. El-Gamal. “ Effect

of sterilization on the physical stability of brimonidine-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles and

nanostructured lipid carriers”. International Journal of Pharmaceutics 2015; 496:

976-983.

6. Heba A Hazzah, Ragwa M Farid, Maha M. A Nasra, Magda A El-Massik, Ossama Y

Abdallah. “Lyophilized Sponges Loaded with Curcumin Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for

Buccal Delivery: Development and Characterization”. International Journal of

Pharmaceutics 2015; 492 (1-2): 248–257.

7. Heba A Hazzah, Ragwa M Farid, Maha M. A Nasra, Walaa A Hazzah, Magda A El-

Massik, Ossama Y Abdallah. “Gelucire-Based Nanoparticles for Curcumin Targeting to Oral

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Mucosa: Preparation, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Activity Assessment”. Journal

of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2015; 104 (11): 3913-3924.

8. Heba A. Hazzah, Ragwa M. Farid, Maha M. A. Nasra, Mennatallah Zakaria, Yousria

Gawish, Magda A. El-Massik, and Ossama Y. Abdallah. “A new approach for treatment of

precancerous lesions with curcumin solid–lipid nanoparticle-loaded gels: in vitro and

clinical evaluation”. Drug Delivery, 2015; Early Online, 1–11

DOI:10.3109/10717544.2015.1065524.

9. Amira S. Hanafy, Ragwa M. Farid, & Safaa S. El-Gamal. “Complexation as an approach

to entrap cationic drugs into cationic nanoparticles administered intranasally for

Alzheimer’s disease management: Preparation and detection in rat brain”. Drug

Development & Industrial Pharmacy, 2015; 41(12):2055-2068.

10. Abeer Ahmed Kassem , Ragwa Mohamed Farid , Doaa Ahmed Elsayed Issa, Doaa

Said Khalil , Mona Yehia Abd-El-Razzak , Hussein Ibrahim Saudi , Heba Mohamed

Eltokhey , Enas Arafa El-zamarany. “Development of mucoadhesive microbeads using

thiolated sodium alginate for intrapocket delivery of resveratrol”. International

Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2015; 487: 305–313.

11. Ragwa M. Farid, Mohamed Etman & Abd eLazim Ebian. “Gelrite-based In-situ Gel for

the Nasal Delivery”. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing (5-12-2014).

12. Passant Gafaar, Ragwa Farid & Osama Abdullah “Antiinflammatory Effect of

Prednisolone Ethoniosome & Marketed Products”, LAP LAMBERT Academic

Publishing (9-7-2014).

13. Amr El Khouli, Hala H. Yassin & Ragwa M. Farid. “Efficacy of prednisolone

mucoadhesive patches in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis: A randomized,

double-blind, placebo-controlled study” Egyptian Dental Journal, 2014;

60(3):2513-3161.

14. Ming Ming Wen, Ragwa M. Farid, and Abeer A. Kassem. “Nano-proniosomes

enhancing the transdermal delivery of mefenamic acid” Journal Liposome Research,

2014; 24(4): 280–289.

15. Passent M.E. Gaafar, Ossama Y Abdallah, Ragwa M. Farid, & Hamdy Abdel kader.

“Preparation, characterization and evaluation of novel elastic nano-sized niosomes

(ethoniosomes) for ocular delivery of Prednisolone”. Journal Liposome Research,

2014; 24(3): 204-15.

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16. Gihan S. Labib & Ragwa M. Farid. “Osteogenic effect of locally applied Pentoxyfilline

gel: In vitro and in vivo evaluations”. Drug Delivery, 2015; 22(8):1094-1102.

17. Ragwa M. Farid, Mohamed A. Etman, Aly H.Nada & Abd-Elazeem A. Ebian,

“Formulation and In-vitro Evaluation of Salbutamol Sulphate In situ Gelling Nasal

Inserts”. AAPS Pharm SciTech. 2013; 14(2):712-8.

18. Ragwa M. Farid, Mohamed A. Etman, Aly H.Nada and Abd-Elazeem A. Ebian, “Sodium

Alginate-Based Microspheres of Salbutamol Sulfate for Nasal Administration: Formulation

and Evaluation”. American Journal of PharmTech Research, 2012; 2(5): 288-

307.

19. Mohamed A. Etman, Ragwa M. Farid, Aly H. Nada and Abdel-Azim R. Ebian, “In vitro /

in vivo correlation of fast release mephenamic acid microspheres in humans”. Medical

Principles & Practice. 2012; 21(3):223-7.

20. M. Etman, R. Farid, A. Nada and A. Ebian, “Preparation and evaluation of fast-release

mephenamic acid microspheres”. Journal of Microencapsulion 2010; 27(7):640-

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Conferences Participation

By Poster Publication

1. International Conference and Expo on Drug Discovery & Designing - August

11-13, 2015 Frankfurt, Germany. Participation by a research E-poster entitled: “The

adjunctive use of locally delivered metformin as mucoadhesive slow releasing multiple

layer film in the management of chronic periodontitis”. Ragwa Mohamed Farid, Abeer

Ahmed Kassem, Doaa Ahmed Elsayed Issa, Gehan Sherif Kotry.

2. The 4th International conference & Exhibition on Neurology and

Therapeutics – July 27-29, 2015 Rome, Italy. Participation by a research E-poster

entitled: “Intranasal Cationic Nanoparticles Entrapping Cationic Drugs via Complexation

for Alzheimer's disease Management: Preparation, Stability and Detection in Rat Brain”.

Amira S. Hanafy, Ragwa M. Farid, Safaa S. El-Gamal.

3. ICP 2015: 17th International Conference on Pharmaceutics-May, 18-19, 2015

Paris, France. Participation by a research poster entitled: “Treatment of Premalignant

Lesions: Curcumin a Promising Non- Surgical Option”. Heba A. Hazzah, Ragwa M.

Farid, Maha M. A. Nasra, Mennatallah Zakria, Magda A.ElMassik, Ossama Y. Abdallah.

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4. The 4th Euro-Mediterranean conference of Natural Products and Drug

Discovery (BioNat-IV): Back to Mother Nature Cairo, Sharm El-Shelkh,

Egypt on 3-7 March 2015. Participation & attendance by two research posters

entitled: “Resveratrol mucoadhesive microbeads for intranasal delivery”. Ragwa

Mohamed Farid, Abeer Ahmed Kassem & Doaa Ahmed Elsayed Issa.

“Curcumin: the golden spice for the treatment of precancerous oral lesions”. Heba A.

Hazzah, Ragwa M. Farid, Maha M. A. Nasra, Magda A.EL-Massik, Ossama Y. Abdallah.

5. The 3rd FUE International Conference of Pharmaceutical Sciences (3rd FUE-

ICPS) February 9-11, 2015. Participation & attendance by a research poster entitled:

“In Vitro, In Vivo and Clinical Assessment of Mucoadhesive Bilayer Patches for the

Treatment of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis”. Ragwa M. Farid, Ming Ming Wen, Amr El

Khouli, Hala H. Yassin.

6. Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Dubai International

Pharmaceuticals & Technologies Conference & Exhibition March 10-12, 2014.

Participation by two research posters entitled: “Spanlastics Entrapping Two Prednisolone

Salts: Development, In Vitro Characterization and In Vivo Performance”. Passent M.E.

Gaafar, Ragwa M. Farid, Ossama Y Abdallah.

“In Vivo Evaluation of Ocular Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Spanlastics Entrapping Two

Prednisolone Salts in Comparison to Commercial Products”. Passent M.E. Gaafar, Ragwa

M. Farid, Ossama Y Abdallah.

7. Dubai Women’s College, Dubai, UAE 6th International Conference on “Drug

Discovery & Therapy February 10–12, 2014. Participation by one poster entitled

“Proniosomes as Nano Vesicular Carriers to Enhance the Transdermal Delivery of

Mefenamic Acid”. Ming Ming Wen, Ragwa M. Farid, and Abeer A. Kassem.

8. The 14th Arab International Conference of Materials Science "Materials for

Biomedical Application" December 1-3 2013, at the Alexandria, Egypt.

Participation & attendance by a research poster entitled: “Osteogenic Effect of Locally

Applied Pentoxyfilline Gel: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluations”. Ragwa M. Farid & Gihan

S. Labib.

9. FIP Centennial Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3 - 8

October 2012- Amsterdam, Netherlands. Participation by one research poster

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entitled: “Formulation and In-vitro Evaluation of Salbutamol Sulphate In-situ Gelling

Nasal Inserts”. Mohamed Etman, Ragwa M. Farid & Abd ELazim Ebian, Aly H. Nada.

10. AAPS Annual Meeting & Exposition, 27 October 2011, Washington

Convention Center, Washington, DC, USA. Participation by a research poster

entitled: Formulation and Evaluation of Gellan Gum-based Intranasal In situ gel of

Albuterol Sulfate. Mohamed Etman, Ragwa M. Farid & Abd ELazim Ebian, Aly H. Nada.

11. 70th FIP World Congress of Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Science 28 August - 2

September 2010 -Lisbon 2010, Portugal. Participation by a research poster entitled:

“Salbutamol Sulfate In-Situ Nasal Gelling Systems: Formulation and Evaluation”.

Mohamed Etman, Ragwa M. Farid & Abd ELazim Ebian, Aly H. Nada.

This poster was awarded the best Industrial Pharmacy Poster Prize 2010.

12. Recent advances in Pharmaceutical Research and Technology, 6- 7 May,

2010, Beirut, Lebanon. Participation & attendance by a research poster entitled:

“Gellan Gum Based In-Situ Gel of Salbutamol Sulfate for Intranasal Delivery: Formulation

and Evaluation”. Ragwa M. Farid, Mohamed Etman & Abd ELazim Ebian, Aly H. Nada.

13. AAPS Annual Meeting & Exposition, 8-12 November 2009, Los Angeles

Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Participation by a research poster

entitled: “Formulation and In-Vitro Evaluation of Salbutamol Sulphate In-Situ Gelling

Nasal Inserts”. Mohamed Etman, Ragwa M. Farid & Abd ELazim Ebian, Aly H. Nada.

14. 28th International Conference of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cairo, Egypt (17-

19 December) 2002. Participation & attendance by three research posters entitled:

“Formulation and evaluation of sustained release propranolol microspheres by emulsion

congealing technique”.

“Design and in-vitro evaluation of fast release mefenamic acid microspheres prepared by

emulsion congealing technique”.

“A bioavailability study of mefenamic acid prepared as fast release microspheres in man”.

Ragwa M. Farid, Mohamed Etman & Abd ELazim Ebian.

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Attendance Only

- Attending the 1st International conference of Faculty of Pharmacy & Drug

Manufacturing, Pharos University in Alexandria: “First PUA International Conference on

Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences (1st PUA- ICAPS), October 27-29 (2015), Pharos

University in Alexandria, Egypt.

- Attending the 6th International conference of The Medical Research Institute,

Alexandria University: “Multidisciplinary Approach in Cancer

Management”, September 32-26 (2014), Royal Tolip Hotel, Alexandria,

Egypt.

Workshops Attendance

- “Program Evaluation” by Dr George Marquiz Professor in AUC, Pharos University in

Alexandria on May 14, 2016.

- “Positive Thinking” by Dr. Osama Abdel Latif Pharos University in Alexandria on

March 22, 2016.

- “How to communicate effectively with your students” by Dr. Ingy Mahmoud,

Pharos University in Alexandria on March 3, 2016.

- “Writing a Research Project Proposal” by Prof. Hanan Ghozlan, Pharos University in

Alexandria on December 19, 2015.

- “Leading Changes” by Dr George Marquiz Professor in AUC, Pharos University in

Alexandria on December 5, 2015.

- “Scientific Writing” by Prof. Dr. Ahmed El Malaah and Ass. Prof. Doaa Ahmed, Pharos

University in Alexandria on July 7, 2015.

- “Blended Learning” by Dr George Marquiz Professor in AUC, Pharos University in

Alexandria on May 17, 2015.

- “ التعلم نواتج وتقويم والمقررات البرامج توصيف ” by Prof. Dr. Gamal Hassan, Pharos University in

Alexandria on March 10-13, 2015.

- “References Management Systems” Faculty & Learning Leadership Development

Center on January 12-13, 2015.

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- “Leadership Skills” by Dr Abeer Okaz , Pharos University in Alexandria on December 9

, 2014.

- “Secrets of Success and Self Development” by Dr. Osama Abdel Latif Faculty of

Pharmacy and Drug Manufacturing, Pharos University in Alexandria, April 15, 2014.

- “Time and Stress Management, Anger Management and Conflict Resolution”,

Faculty of Pharmacy and Drug Manufacturing, Pharos University in Alexandria, March 23,

2014.

- “Civic Education”, Faculty of Pharmacy and Drug Manufacturing, Pharos University in

Alexandria, March 22, 2014.

- “Communication Skills in Education”, Faculty & Learning Leadership Development

Center, March 17-18/2014.

- “Culture and Leadership” by Dr George Marquiz Professor in AUC delivered by the

Institute of International Education , Faculty of Pharmacy and Drug Manufacturing,

Pharos University in Alexandria, January 5, 2014.

- “Clinical Pharmacy” Workshop by Martha M. Abou Donia, PhD, Conference Hall,

Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University , 24-25 December 2013.

- “The Uses of Electron Microscopy, Preparation of Biological Specimens and

Nano technology”, EMU unit, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, 26 September

2013.

- “Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program in Teaching and

Learning” delivered by the Institute of International Education , Faculty of Pharmacy

and Drug Manufacturing, Pharos University in Alexandria, March 29 and 31 (Module 1

and Day 1 of Module 2), April 19 and 21 (Module 2), April 26 (Module 3 Day 1), May 19

(Module 3 Day 2) 2012.

- “Internal auditing course of the higher education institution”, Faculty of

Pharmacy and Drug Manufacturing, Pharos University in Alexandria, 28 February to 1

March 2011.

- “ Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at a Glance”, The International Egypt-Denmark

workshop, Faculty of Pharmacy and Drug Manufacturing, Pharos University in Alexandria,

14-15 January 2009.

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- “The Scientific Uses of Informatics”, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Alexandria.

February 21-24, 2005.

Webinars Attendance

- Elsevier Publishing Connect Webinar entitled : The Impact Factor and other

bibliometric indicators -June 12, 2016

- Elsevier Publishing Connect Webinar entitled : Plagiarism- May15, 2016

- Elsevier Publishing Connect Webinar entitled : Preparing your manuscript May 15,

2016

- Cosmetic Science Essential Information Webinar February 25, 2016

- Elsevier Publishing Connect Webinar entitled: How reviewers look at your paper-

October 23, 2014.

- Elsevier Publishing Connect Webinar entitled: Options in article publishing: open

access or a traditional journal- October 28, 2014.

- Elsevier Publishing Connect Webinar entitled: Get your published paper noticed-

October 30, 2014

Thesis Supervision:

- Supervision on a Ph-D degree Thesis in Pharmaceutics Department, Faculty of Pharmacy &

Drug Manufacture, Pharos University. Entitled:” Targeted Drug Delivery Systems

as an Efficient Approach for Treatment of Some Oral and Maxillofacial

Diseases”.

- Supervision on a Ph-D degree Thesis in Pharmaceutics Department, Faculty of Pharmacy &

Drug Manufacture, Pharos University. Entitled:” Recent Advances in Ocular Drug

Delivery Systems”.

- Supervision on a Ph-D degree Thesis in Pharmaceutics Department, Faculty of Pharmacy &

Drug Manufacture, Pharos University. Entitled: “A Study on Some Advanced

Techniques Used for the Management of Some CNS Diseases”.

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- Supervision on a Master degree Thesis in Pharmaceutics Department, Faculty of Pharmacy

& Drug Manufacture, Pharos University. Entitled: “Formulation of Multi-Unit

Tablets Combining Pulstile and Sustained Effect of A Model Drug”

- Supervision on a Master degree Thesis in Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University.

Entitled: “Evaluation of Topical Application of Curcumin in Management of

Dysplastic Oral Diseases”.

- Supervision on a Master degree Thesis in Pharmaceutics Department, Faculty of Pharmacy

& Drug Manufacture, Pharos University. Entitled: “Nanoformulated Drug Delivery

Systems for Ocular Route”

Contributions in Reviewing Research Papers for Professional Journals

- Drug Delivery Letters

- Drug Delivery

- BioMed Research International

- Journal of Microencapsulation

- Current Drug Delivery

- Journal of Pharmaceutical sciences