Experience

King Faisal University

• Saudi Arabia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Professor

  • Sep 2021 - Present

• Assistant Professor

  • Dec 2015 - Sep 2021



Emory University School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Research Associate

  • Jan 2014 - Oct 2015

  Designed and synthesized new nucleoside analogs and their prodrugs as potent pan-genotypic NS5B polymerase inhibitors for the treatment of hepatitis C virus. Designed and synthesized new nucleoside analogs and their prodrugs as potent pan-genotypic NS5B polymerase inhibitors for the treatment of hepatitis C virus.



The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Visiting Assistant Professor

  • Jun 2013 - Jan 2014

  Designed and conducted synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry research of carboranyl nucleoside analogs (CTAs) for cancer therapy and imaging in particular Boron Neutron Cancer Therapy (BNCT) in collaboration with other scientists from the USA, Sweden, and Canada to perform the biological studies of new drug candidates.Accomplished synthesis and design of novel thiazole derivatives using SAR, Hit-to lead optimization, and biological results to guide the synthesis of targeted compounds for antifungal therapy. Show less

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jul 2011 - Jun 2013

  Designed and conducted synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry research of carboranyl nucleoside analogues (CTAs) for cancer therapy and imaging in particular Boron Neutron Cancer Therapy (BNCT) in collaboration with other scientists from the USA, Sweden, and Canada to perform the biological studies of new drug candidates.Accomplished synthesis and design of novel thiazole derivatives using SAR, Hit-to lead optimization, and biological results to guide the synthesis of targeted compounds for antifungal therapy. Show less