Ms. Noha Mahdy, Faculty of Pharmacy – Cairo University, Egypt
Noha Khalil Mahdy is a dedicated researcher and educator with a rich and diverse background in pharmaceutical sciences and nanotechnology. With a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences – Drug Design Program from Ain Shams University, where she graduated with honors, Noha demonstrated early promise in her field. Her academic journey continued with enrollment in a master’s program in Pharmaceutics at Cairo University, furthering her expertise and specialization.
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Professional Experience
Research Experience:
- July 2023 – Present | Part-time Research Assistant at the University of Hertfordshire-Egypt Campus 🏫🇪🇬 (School of Life and Medical Sciences)
- June 2020 – June 2023 | Research Assistant at the American University in Cairo 🏛️🇪🇬 (School of Science and Engineering – Department of Chemistry)
- December 2020 – March 2022 | Part-time Research Assistant at the British University in Cairo 🇬🇧🇪🇬 (Nanotechnology Research Center)
Teaching Experience:
- November 2021 – August 2022 | Teaching Assistant at Sinai University – Kantara Branch 🎓🇪🇬 Courses: Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, Pharmaceutics 1, Industrial Pharmacy 2.
- September 2019 – March 2021 | Teaching Assistant at the University of Science and Technology at Zewail City 🏛️🔬 Courses: Organic Chemistry 1, Organic Chemistry 2 & Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.
Education 🎓📚
- Cairo University, Faculty of Pharmacy (Egypt) 📜🇪🇬
- September 2019 – Present: Enrolled in a master’s program in Pharmaceutics
- Ain Shams University, Faculty of Pharmacy (Egypt) 🏛️💊
- September 2013 – June 2018: BSc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences – Drug Design Program.
- Cumulative GPA: 3.83/4.0. Graduated with honors.
- Graduation Project: “Gelatinized core liposomes: A Trojan horse for the development of a novel glaucoma medication” (Best topic award)
Achievements 🏆📜
Awards:
- October 2020: Fund (1.5 million EGP) from the STDF for “Academic Industrial Collaboration for Optimization of Antiviral, Cost Effective, Reusable Masks and Hospital Gowns”. Research Assistant: Noha Mahdy 🏅💰
- May 2021: Fund (400,000 EGP) from the American University in Cairo for “Nano-Guard: Novel Antimicrobial/Antiviral Surface Coatings to prevent Transmission of Infectious Diseases”. Research Assistant: Noha Mahdy 🏅💵
Publication Top Notes:
Facile sonochemically-assisted bioengineering of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and deciphering their potential in treating breast and lung cancers: biological, molecular, and computational-based investigations
Hijacking 5-Fluorouracil Chemoresistance in Triple Negative Breast Cancer via microRNAs-Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles
Innovative microwave-assisted biosynthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles loaded with platinum(ii) based complex for halting colon cancer: cellular, molecular, and computational investigations
Nedaplatin/Peganum harmala Alkaloids Co-Loaded Electrospun, Implantable Nanofibers: A Chemopreventive Nano-Delivery System for Treating and Preventing Breast Cancer Recurrence after Tumorectomy
Box-Behnken design of thermo-responsive nano-liposomes loaded with a platinum(iv) anticancer complex: evaluation of cytotoxicity and apoptotic pathways in triple negative breast cancer cells