MAGID ABOU-GHARBIA, Ph.D., FRSC Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research (CDDR) School of Pharmacy, Temple University 3307 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140 Tel.: (215) 707-4949 Fax: (215) 274-4701 E-Mail: aboumag@temple.edu
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Associate Dean for Research, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Director of the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research (MCDDR), School of Pharmacy, Temple University. Over 30 years of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Discovery research experience in academic and industrial settings. Efforts resulted in training several generations of researchers in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery and the advancement of numerous new chemical entities (NCEs) and clinical drug candidates. Achievement Highlights: Discovered Six Marketed Drugs, numerous drug candidates: • Effexor®, first-in-class antidepressant • Tygacil®, broad-spectrum antibiotic
• Sonata®, short-action hypnotic • Mylotarg®, anti-cancer agent
• Pristiq, an SNRI, for depression • Torisel®, an anticancer agent
Established Moulder Center Drug Discovery Research Center, Temple University School of Pharmacy, 2008, expanded center in 2010: • Recruited high caliber faculty and staff • Added state-of-the-art enabling technologies:
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High throughput screening Pharmaceutical profiling Parallel synthesis
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Computational chemistry Cheminformatics Compound screening library
Secured >$10MM Moulder Center research funding: • NIH Stimulus Challenge Grant • Tobacco Fund Grant • SBIR Grant • Temple Drug Discovery initiative Established Moulder Center collaborative research agreements, partnerships with: • University of Rochester • John Hopkins University • University of Perugia • Tripos, Inc • Future University in Egypt • Several Biotech Companies Provided course modules, lectures on heterocyclic chemistry, drug design for: • Temple University • University of Pennsylvania • Drew University • Future University in Egypt Facilitated and supported professional and graduate student education: •
Provided summer internships in chemical and screening sciences for over 10 years at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
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Provided sabbatical training opportunities for faculty in process research for over 10 years at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
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Provided scholarship funds for over 10 years for professional students and in support of ACS project SEED program for disadvantage students and two ACS
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