Fields of Interest: Biochemical and Behavioral Pharmacology

Curriculum Vitae
El-Sayed E. El-Awady, Ph.D.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Born: April 1st, 1957, Fakous, Sharkia, Egypt.
Sex: Male.
Marital Status: Married, four children.
Country of Citizenship: Egypt.
Permanent Address: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
Phone: (+20)-18-9856420 (Mobile Phone).
(+20)-64-321-7563 (Home).
Fax: (+20)64-3230-741.
E-mail: sayedawady@yahoo.com

ACADEMIC HISTORY:
Ph.D., Pharmacology, 1992: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, the University of Mississippi, Mississippi 38677, USA.
Dissertation title: Interrelationship Between Social Dominance and Stimulus Properties of Cocaine and Etonitazene in Triads of Rats.

M.S., Pharmacology, 1989: Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, the University of Mississippi, Mississippi 38677, USA.
Thesis Title: Effects of Morphine on the Renal Handling of Sodium and Lithium in Conscious Rats.

B.S, Pharmacy, 1981: Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Egypt.

MAJOR RESEARCH INTEREST:
Biochemical- and Behavioral Pharmacology.

EMPLOYMENT RECORD:
2007 – Present (Part Time): Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sinai University, Egypt.
2003 - Present: Professor and Chairman, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ismailia, Suez Canal University, Egypt.
2003 - 2009: Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ismailia, Suez Canal University, Egypt.
1998 - 2003: Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ismailia, Suez Canal University, Egypt.
2001 – 2005 (Part Time): Assistant Professor; Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Misr International University, Cairo, Egypt.
1999 – 2001 (Sabbatical): Lecturer; Pharmacy Institute, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
1995 – 1998: Lecturer Professor; Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
1992 – 1995: Lecturer; Department of Pharmacy, Health Sciences College, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
1987–1992: Research Assistant (Scholarship); the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (RIPS) and the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, Mississippi 38677, USA.
1984 – 1986: Pharmacist; Al-Naim Pharmacy, Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia.
1983 – 1984: Pharmacist; El-Nasre Pharmacy, Sharkia, Egypt.
1981 – 1983: (Military Service): Pharmacist; El-Galaa Military Hospital, Ismailia, Egypt.

HONORS AND AWARDS:
· Scholarship to earn Ph.D degree at the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (RIPS) and the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, Mississippi, USA, 1987.
· American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)-Graduate Student Travel Award, 1991 (ASPET, San Diego, California, USA,1991).
· Associate member, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, USA, 1991.
· Active member, Rho Chi, the National Honor Society for Pharmacy Students, USA, 1989.

FUNDED PROJECTS:
· Joint European Project, Tempus III, www.etf.eu.int/tempus: JEP 30065-Curriculum Development-MEDA, 2002 selection. Title: Pharmacy Education using Computer-Based Knowledge-PECK; www.tempus-pharm.org. Duration: 3 years; Funding: 328,800 Euros.
· Higher Education Enhancement Project Fund (HEEPF), D-112-Q0, 2005 selection. Title: Education Enhancement of Pharmacy Courses; Duration: 2 years; Funding: 98,000 US Dollars.
· Conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants (National surveys); North Sinai group; Suez Canal University; 2005-2006; Funding: 200,000 L.E..

SUPERVISED THESIS FOR M.Sc/Ph.D DEGREE
· Mona El-Azab, M.Sc, 2003; Effects of natural interferon vs. recombinant interferon on the liver and bone marrow in cirrhotic and immunosupressed rats.
· Sawsan A. Zaiton, M.Sc, 2004; Effects of antioxidants and calcium channel blockers on pentylenetetrazol-induced kindling in rats.
· Sally Abdul-Moaty, M.Sc, 2005; Comparative study in asthma therapy.
· Norhan M. El-Sayed, M.Sc, 2006; Role of nitric oxide and oxidative stress in the development of vascular complications in streptozotocin-diabetic mellitus in rats.
· Mona El-Azab, Ph.D, 2007; Role of angiogenesis in the progression of neoplasm in experimental animals.
· Sawsan A. Zaiton, Ph.D, 2007; Investigation of the inflammatory role in an animal model of Parkinson’s disease.
· Sally Abdul-Moaty, Ph.D, on going.
· Norhan M. El-Sayed, Ph.D, on going.
· Asmaa Radwan, M.Sc, 2009.

PUBLISHED BOOKS:
Brief Pharmacology: El-Sayed E. El-Awady & Yasser M. Mostafa; ISBN: 5368-2003.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:
· Founded the "Computer-Aided Learning Center” at Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. The center was established as part of the funded Joint European Project JEP-30065, entitled "Pharmacy Education Using Computer-Based Knowledge".

· Founded the “Pharmacy Practice Center” at both Suez Canal University and Misr International University, Egypt. The center is designed for training pharmacy students on various aspects of pharmacy practice using samples of the currently marketed pharmaceutical products.

· Visited the National University of Ireland, Medical School, June, 2004. The visit concerned with “modern teaching mehodologies”. The visit was funded by JEP-30065.

· Visited Liverpool John Moores University, School of Pharmacy, UK, October, 2004. Partcipated in modern teaching methods including the application of Computer-Aided Learning in pharmacy education. The visit was funded by JEP-30065.

· Visited Bath University, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, UK, March, 2006; The visit was about the use of Computer-Aided Learning programs in teaching pharmacology and research program at Bath University. The visit was funded by JEP-30065.

· Visited China to set up a line of cooperation and sign an agreement of cooperation between Suez Canal University and several chineese universities during the period, June 19-29, 2007, including:
- Shandong University for Traditional Chineese Medicine
- North China Electric Power University
- Xiamen University
- Shanghai University
- Fudan University


ORGANIZATION OF CONFERENCES:
· The Annual Scientific Conference of The Egyptian Society of Toxicology, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, April 1-3, 1998.
· Workshop on “Pharmacy Educaation Using Coputer-Based Knowledge”, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt, March 14-15, 2005.
· Workshop on “Education Enhancement of Pharmacy Courses”, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt, September, 2007.
· Workshops on Tempus and FP7, 2008

MEMBERSHIPS:
· Associate Director, International Relations Unit, Unversity Education Development Center, Suez Canal university, Ismailia, Egypt.
· American College of Clinical Pharmacology.
· American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
· Advisory Committee, Oman National Formulary, Sultanate of Oman.
· Central Drug Committee, Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman.
· Egyptian Society of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics.
· Egyptian Society of Clinical Chemistry.
· Egyptian Society for Biochemistry.
· Egyptian Society for Biotechnology.
· The Egyptian Society of Toxicology.
· The Pharmaceutical Society of Egypt.
· The Egyptian Society of Natural Toxins.

PUBLICATIONS:
· Randa M. Mostafa, Sahar M. Kamal, Yasser M. Moustafa, and El-Sayed E. El-Awady: Effects of vitamins C and E on stress-induced lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme activities in rats: Possible protection by vitamins C and E.Zagazig J Pharm Sci, 9(2):44-49; 2000.

· Mohamed S. Hassan, Mona F. El-Azab, El-Sayed E. El-Awady, and Souad H. Abou El-Ela: Effects of natural and recombinant interferon on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver cirrhosis. Zagazig J Pharm Sci, 10(2):11-17; 2001.

· El-Sayed E. El-Awady: Differential alcohol consumption in food-deprived competing rats. Zagazig J Pharm Sci, 10(2):23-29; 2001.

· El-Sayed E. El-Awady: Effect of alcohol-withdrawal on pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in rats: A protective function of vitamin C. Zagazig J Pharm Sci, 11(1):63-70; 2002.

· El-Sayed E. El-Awady, Yasser Moustafa, and Randa Mostafa: Time course and organ-selective toxicity of ethanol in rats. The 50th Congress of Egyptian Society of Clinical Chemistry, Cairo, Egypt; 2002.

· El-Sayed E. El-Awady, Sawsan Zaiton, Yasser M. Moustafa, and Souad H. Abou El-Ela: Role of free radicals and calcium mobilization in pentylenetetrazol-induced kindling in rats. Zagazig J Pharm Sci, 11(1):71-80; 2002.

· Mohamed S. Hassan, Mona F. El-Azab, El-Sayed E. El-Awady, and Souad H. Abou El-Ela: Effects of natural versus recombinant interferon on bone marrow functions in immunosuppressed rats. Bull Fac Pharm Cairo Univ, 41(1):229-237; 2003.


· El-Sayed E. El-Awady, Mona F. El-Azab, Yasser M. Moustafa, and Alaa Saad: Antitumor and antiangiogenic effects of thalidomide, captopril, and rofecoxib in Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma in mice. Zagazig J Pharm Sci., 14(1):48-57; 2005.

· El-Sayed El-Awady, Stephen Moss, David Mottram, and James O'Donnell, Student perspectives on pharmacy curriculum and instruction in Egyptian schools. Am J Pharm Edu, 70(1), Article 09; 2006 .

· El-Sayed E. El-Awady, Yasser M. Moustafa, Sally Abdul-Moaty, and Nageh El-Mahdy: Comparative study between the antiinflammatory efftecs of some drugs in gunia pig model of asthma. Bull Fac Pharm Cairo Univ., 44(1):229-239; 2006.

· El-Sayed E. El-Awady and Norhan M. El-Sayed: Role of Nitric oxide and oxidative stress in the complications of diabetes mellitus in rats. Bull Fac Pharm Cairo Univ., 44(2):159-173; 2006.

· El-Sayed E. El-Awady, Mona F. El-Azab, Yasser M. Moustafa, and Alaa Saad: Role of vascular endothelial growth factor in Ehrich Ascites Carcinoma: Modulatory effects of thalidomide, rofecoxib and cartopril. Bull Fac Pharm Cairo Univ., 44(3):299-313; 2006.

· David Mottram, El-Sayed El-Awady, Stephen Moss, and James O'Donnell, An evaluation of student response to changes in pharmacology teaching and delivery at an Egyptian school of pharmacy. Pharm Edu, 7(2):97-102; 2007 .
· El-Sayed E. El-Awady, Sawsan Zaiton, and Alaa Saad: Modulatory effects of some microglia inhibitory drugs on rotenone-induced Parkinson’s diosease in rats. Bull Fac Pharm Cairo Univ. Bull Fac Pharm Cairo Univ, Vol 45, No 3, pp 335-354; 2007.
· El-Sayed E. El-Awady, Sawsan Zaiton, and Alaa Saad: Effects of celecoxib, meloxicam, pentoxyphyllin, and ramipril on experimental Parkinson’s diseases. Bull Fac Pharm Cairo Univ. Bull Fac Pharm Cairo Univ, Vol 45, No 3, pp 355-375; 2007.

· El-Sayed E. El-Awady, Effect of diazepam treatment on the competitive behavior of male rats and assessment of anxiety in competing rats. Zagazig J Pharm Sci., 17(1):1-7; 2008.

· El-Sayed E. El-Awady, Protective Effect of the Calcium Channel Blocker, Nifedipine, Against Alcohol withdrawal-Induced Anxiety in Rats. Zagazig J Pharm Sci., 17(1):8-13; 2008.