Ghaleb Husseini

Ghaleb Husseini

Ghaleb A. Husseini is a chemical-engineering professor at the American University of Sharjah (AUS).

Academia

Ghaleb Husseini graduated with Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in 1995 and 1997, respectively, from Brigham Young University, where he also finished his doctoral research in chemical engineering with an emphasis in biomedical engineering in 2001.[1] In January 2004, he became an assistant professor in chemical engineering at AUS, where he was promoted to associate professor and professor in 2008 and 2013, respectively. He works in the area of ultrasonic drug delivery.

He has 120 academic publications, one patent and a book chapter, cited about 2000 times.[2][3] According to Google scholar, he holds an h-index & i10-index of 20 and 33, respectively.[2] He holds the current distinguished lecturer position at IEEE-EMBS (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society) (Jan 2014- Dec 2015).[4][5] As of 2015, he is ranked 51st on the list of UAE scientists based on publications and acclaim.[6] Dr. Husseini spent a sabbatical at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) working in Dr. Jeffrey A. Hubbell's laboratory. He is also currently serving on the editorial board of the International Review of Applied Sciences and Engineering (IRASE).

Research

He has recently formed the 'Ultrasound in Cancer Research' Group at the American University of Sharjah, leading a team of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty members, and visiting intellectuals. He has also set up a biomedical engineering lab at AUS to aid the project.[7] As a response to the successes of the team, he has been interviewed recently by a number of local and international newspapers: The Gulf Today,[8][9] News AlYoum,[10] Emarat Al Youm,[11][12] Al Khaleej,[13] Gulf News,[14] Al Bayan,[15] WAM (Emirates News Agency),[16] Alpha News,[17] News Hub,[18] MIT Technology Review [19] and The National,[20][21] as well as key television channels including a comprehensive report by Sky News where he was interviewed about the results of his research.[22][23][24][25][26][27]

External links

American University of Sharjah Ultrasound in Cancer Research Group website: www.aus.edu/ucrg

References

  1. ↑ "Faculty Bios: Ghaleb Adnan Ghaleb Al Husaini". American University of Sharjah. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Ghaleb Husseini". Google Scholar. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ultrasound in Cancer Research Group: Lead Investigator". AUS. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Congratulations to the 2014 EMBS Distinguished Lecturers" (PDF). IEEE. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Distinguished Lecturers". Engineering in Medicine and Biology. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ranking of scientists in UAE Institutions according to their GSC public profiles". Ranking Web of Universities. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "AUS researchers are developing targeted chemotherapy treatment". American University of Sharjah. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Vadayar, Mohan (29 March 2015). "AUS calls for more Arab funding for research and innovation park". The Gulf Today. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "AUS researchers developing targeted chemotherapy treatment". The Gulf Today. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "باحثون في أميركية الشارقة يطورون علاجا كيماويا يستهدف الخلايا المسرطنة - Researchers in the American University of Sharjah Developing a Drug Delivery Mechanism that Targets Cancerous Cells". News AlYoum. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "فريق بحثي يطوّر علاجاً للسرطان في "أميركية الشارقة"". Emirates Today. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "باحثون في أميركية الشارقة يطورون علاجا كيماويا يستهدف الخلايا المسرطنة". Emirates Today. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  13. ↑ ""أمريكية الشارقة" تطور علاجاً للخلايا المسرطنة". Al Khaleej. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  14. ↑ Nazzal, Noor (13 March 2015). "Pioneering research to combat chemo side effects". Gulf News. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  15. ↑ Yahya, Ahmad (14 March 2015). "تقنية علمية جديدة تحد من الآثار السلبية للعلاج الكيماوي علاج الخلايا المسرطنة في أميركية الشارقة". AlBayan. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "باحثون في اميركية الشارقة يطورون علاجا كيماويا يستهدف الخلايا المسرطنة.". Emirates News Agency. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "" أمريكية الشارقة " تطور علاجاً للخلايا المسرطنة". Alpha News. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "فريق بحثي يطوّر علاجاً للسرطان في "أميركية الشارقة"". News Hub. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  19. ↑ Hashem, Heba (27 March 2015). "A Gentler Way to Fight Cancer". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  20. ↑ Swan, Melanie (11 March 2015). "UAE at forefront of Cancer Research". The National. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  21. ↑ Daniel, Bardsley (2 May 2015). "American University of Sharjah tries to hit cancer where it lives". The National. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "AUS". Dubai News. DubaiTV. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  23. ↑ "تطوير علاج الكيماوي". علوم الدار. Abu Dhabi Channel. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  24. ↑ "برنامج أماسي 15/03/2015". أماسي. SharjahTV. 15 March 2015.
  25. ↑ "أخبار الدار". اخبار الدار. SharjahTV. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  26. ↑ "روح الاتحاد" (11). EmaratTV. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  27. ↑ "New Technology to cure Cancer". Sky News Arabic. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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