2020-Present Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah
2016-2020 Associate Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah
2013-2016 Chief Academic Office, Dubai Pharmacy College
2011-2016 Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Dubai Pharmacy College
2008-2013 Head of Professional Practice Experience Unit -Dubai Pharmacy College
2008 –2010 Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics- Dubai Pharmacy College
2004 – 2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Biopharmaceutical and Clinical Pharmacy, University of Jordan - Amman, Jordan
1998 - 1999 Lecturer, Queen Alia Collage - Amman, Jordan
Evaluator, The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)’s International Services Program
- Basheti IA, Abu-Gharbieh E. “Revealing treatment-related problems for outpatients with alarming health status in the United Arab Emirates”. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research. 2017; 8 (3), 193-199
- Abu-Gharbieh E, Shehab NG. “Therapeutic potentials of Crataegus azarolus var. eu- azarolus Maire leaves and its isolated compounds”. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2017 Apr 18;17(1):218.
- Basheti IA, Abu-Gharbieh E. “Revealing treatment-related problems for outpatients with alarming health status in the United Arab Emirates”. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research. 2017; 8 (3), 193-199
- Abu-Gharbieh E, Shehab NG. “Therapeutic potentials of Crataegus azarolus var. eu- azarolus Maire leaves and its isolated compounds”. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2017 Apr 18;17(1):218.
- Abu-Gharbieh E. and Gamil N. “Bioactive content, hepatoprotective and antioxidant activities of whole plant extract of Micromeria fruticosa (L) Druce ssp Serpyllifolia F Lamiaceae against Carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in mice”. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2016; 15 (10): 2099-2106.
- Fahmy. S, Abu-Gharbieh E and Hamidi S. “Patterns of prescribing and utilization of asthma medications in a tertiary hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates”. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2016; 15 (5): 1061-1068.
- Abdul Rasool B., Aziz US, Abu-Gharbieh E. Khan S. “Development and evaluation of sustained oral ketorolac tromethamine particulate matrix via bioadhesive chitosan based freeze-dried solid dispersions”. Curr Drug Deliv. 2016;13(2):275-86.
- Abduelkarem AR, Abu-Gharbieh E. “Upper respiratory tract infections in UAE Prescription of antimicrobials and physicians behavior- A case study”. Adv. Biomed. Pharma. 2 (6), 260-266
- Shehab N., Abu-Gharbieh E. and Bayoumi,F.A. “Impact of phenolic composition on hepatoprotective and antioxidant effects of four desert medicinal plants”
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2015 9;15:401
- Sarheed O., Rasool BA., Abu-Gharbieh E. and Aziz US. “An investigation and characterization on alginate hydogel dressing loaded with metronidazole prepared by combined inotropic gelation and freeze-thawing cycles for controlled release” AAPS PharmSciTech. 2015 Jun; 16(3): 601–609.
- Abu-Gharbieh E., Al Khalidi D., Baig M.R., Khan SA. “Refining Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) among Pharmacy Students for Professional Challenges” Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2014; 23 (2): 162–166.
- Shehab NG, Abu-Gharbieh E. “Phenolic profiling and evaluation of contraceptive effect of the ethanolic extract of Salsola imbricata Forssk. in male albino rats”. Evidence-Based complementary and alternative Medicine. 2014; 2014:695291. Epub 2014 Dec 21.
- Abu-Gharbieh E, Bayoumi FA, and Ahmed NG. “Alleviation of Antioxidant Defense System by Ozonized Olive Oil in DNBS-Induced Colitis in Rats” Mediators of Inflammation. 2014, vol. 2014, 6 pages.
- Fahmy S. and Abu-Gharbieh E. “In vitro Dissolution and in vivo Bioavailability of Six Brands of Ciprofloxacin tablets administered in Rabbits and Its Pharmacokinetic Modeling”. Biomed Research International 2014, vol. 2014, 8 pages.
- Basheti I.; Qunaibi E.; Hamadi S.; Abu-Gharbieh E.; Saleh S.; AbuRuz S.; Mohamed, M.; Bulatova N. “Patient perspectives of the pharmacist role and willingness to pay for Medication Management Review services in the Middle East: Jordan, United Arab Emirates and Iraq”. Pharmacology and Pharmacy 2014; 5(6): 588-599.
- Abu-Gharbieh E., Gamil N. and Khan S. “Anti-inflammatory and gastroprotective activities of the aqueous extract of Micromeria fruticosa (l) druce ssp serpyllifolia in mice. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Science 2013; 26 (4): 799-803.
- Qunaibi E, Basheti IA, Hamadi SA, Bulatova NR, Shanah A, Abu-Gharbieh E. Effect of Divergence in Patients’ Socioeconomic Background on their Perspective of the Role of the Community Pharmacist in Amman, Jordan, Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2013; 12(2):247-253.
- Abu-Gharbieh E. and Fahmy S., Adherence to surgical site infection guidelines in cardiac surgery in a tertiary hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2012; 11 (4): 657-664.
- Gamil N. and Abu-Gharbieh E, Constituents and biological activity of the essential oil and aqueous extract of Micromeria fruticosa L druce. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2012; 25(3): 687-692.
- Issa A., Tarawneh R., Abu-Gharbieh E., Najjar S., Salah R., Aeidah K., Bustanji Y. and Mohammad M. In vivo acute toxicity study of Thyme – Primulae syrup. Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Science, 2011; 4 (3): 166-172.
- Abu-Gharbieh E., Fahmy S., Abdul Rasool B., Basheti I., Mohammad M. and Bustanji Y. Prevalence of Aspirin Use and Its Concurrent Use with Ibuprofen among Two Middle Eastern Countries; Jordan and the UAE - A Cross Sectional Study. Jordan Journal of Pharmaceutical Science. 2011; 4 (3): 155-165.
- Abu-Gharbieh E., Fahmy S., Abdul Rasool B and Khan S. Influenza Vaccination: Healthcare Workers Attitude in Three Middle East Countries. International Journal of Medical Sciences 2010; 7(5):319-25.
- Abu-Gharbieh E., Bustanji Y and Mohammad M. In vitro Effects of Micromeria fruticosa on Human Leukocyte Myeloperoxidase Activity. Journal of Pharmacy Research. 2010; 3 (10): 2492-2493
- Abu-Gharbieh E., Abdul Rasool B., Fahmy S., Abduelkarem AM and Basheti I. Attitudes and Perception of Healthcare providers and Medical Students towards the Clinical Pharmacy Services in UAE. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 2010; 9 (5): 421-430
- Mohammad M., Almasri I., Tawaha K., Issa A., Al-Nadaf A., Hudaib M., AlKhatib H., Abu-Gharbieh E. and Bustanji Y. Antioxidant, Antihyperuricemic and Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitory Activities of Hyoscyamus reticulates. Pharmaceutical Biology. 2010 Dec; 48(12):1376-83. Epub 2010 Aug 25.
- Abdul Rasool B., Abu-Gharbieh E., Fahmy S. and Ali HA. “Development and evaluation of ibuprofen transdermal gel formulations”. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 2010; 9 (4): 355-363
- Abdul Rasool B., Abu-Gharbieh E., Al-Mahdy J., Nessa F. and Ramzi H. Preparation and Characterization of Aspirin-Chitosan Complex: An Attempt for Its Solubility and Stability Improvement. Journal of Pharmacy Research. 2010; 3(6):1349-1354
- Abdul Rasool B., Fahmy S., Abu-Gharbieh E., Saad H. Professional Practices and Perception towards Rational Use of Medicines According to WHO Methodology in United Arab Emirates. Pharmacy Practice 2010 Jan-Mar; 8(1):70-76.
2016 9th Position Award for the best innovative student poster in Dubai international Pharmaceutical and Technologies Conference (DUPHAT 2016), Dubai, 17-20 March 2016
2014 8th Position Award for the best thematic for student poster in Dubai international Pharmaceutical and Technologies Conference (DUPHAT 2014), Dubai, 10-12 March 2014
2012 Ibn Al Telmeez Award for the best Healthcare Management Research presentation in 8th Emirates Critical Care Conference - Dubai 2012 (ECCC - Dubai 2012), 5th – 7th April, 2012, “Guideline Adherence for Antithrombotic Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome: An Overview in Emirati Hospitals”
2011 Medical Research Fund (Dubai Medical College-UAE), 8500 US$, Collaboration Research.
2010 Medical Research Fund (Dubai Medical College-UAE), 8500US$, Principle investigator.
2010 Second Position Award for Best Poster in 3rd Medication Safety Conference, Abu-Dhabi, 2010. “Social perception of community pharmacist in UAE, cross sectional study”
2007 Deanship of Scientific Research at the University of Jordan, Grant No.1070, 28000 US$. Collaboration Research with Prof. Yasser Bustanji
2006 Best research paper for the paper entitled “ A survey of the general public’s view of the professional role of the community pharmacist, over- the- counter (OTC) drugs and the community based pharmaceutical services” from the 1st Kuwait Pharmaceutical Sciences Conference & 10th Conference of Scientific Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in the Arab World, Kuwait 11 – 13 December 2006.
2002 Grant from the University of Bologna (years 2003 and 2004) and the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (COFIN 2002 Project 2002052573).
2000 Scholarship from Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for PhD studies
2020 Principle investigator. Competitive Grant-University of Sharjah. The research entitled “Investigating the antitumor activity of four Emirati plants against breast cancer lines”, 80,000 AED.
2020 Co-investigator. COVID-19 Research Fund -University of Sharjah. Impact of Gene Variants on Therapeutic and Immune Response in COVID-19 patients:
A predictive model of the Disease Outcome”, 210,000 AED.
2020 Co-investigator. Implementing diabetes risk screening and prevention program in community pharmacies in the United Arab Emirates (Initial approval)
2019 Principle investigator. Competitive grant-University of Sharjah. The research entitled “Evaluating the antitumor activity of selective 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-type-2 inhibitor on various cancer cell lines”, 80,000 AED.
2019 Co-investigator. Competitive grant-University of Sharjah, 3. “Investigating the activation mechanisms of kynurenine, Kynurenic acid and Anthranilic acid on insulin secretion in Pancreatic β-cells.” 80,000 AED.
2018 Principle investigator. LABCO grant award. The research entitled “Evaluating the antitumor activity of selective 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-type-2 inhibitor on breast cancer cell lines”, 15,000 AED.
2017 Principle investigator. Competitive grant-A model for hospital health care professionals in the United Arab Emirates to identify, assess and counsel asthma patients for the effective use of the treatment and improved health outcome- University of Sharjah, 50,000 AED
2017 Principle investigator. Antitumor activities of phenolic compounds isolated from the Micromeria fruticose. Boehringer Ingelheim undergraduate research fund, 15,000 AED
2017 Principle investigator. Seed Research Grant. Targeting of PI3K-FoxO-Survivin axis with different flavonoidal compounds to overcomes trastuzumab resistance in on BT474 HER2-overexpressing breast cancer cell line -University of Sharjah, 40,000 AED
2016 Principle investigator. In vitro antitumor action of Micromeria fruticose L Druce subsp. Serpyllifolia Boehringer Ingelheim undergraduate research fund, 11,500 AED
2016 Best Poster Award at the 4th International Conference and the 2nd Conference of the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy at Jordanian Universities, 25-27 October 2016, entitled “Revealing treatment-related problems for outpatient with chronic diseases in United Arab Emirates"
2016 9th Position Award for the best innovative student poster in Dubai international Pharmaceutical and Technologies Conference (DUPHAT 2016), Dubai, 17-20 March 2016
2014 8th Position Award for the best thematic for student poster in Dubai international Pharmaceutical and Technologies Conference (DUPHAT 2014), Dubai, 10-12 March 2014
2012 Ibn Al Telmeez Award for the best Healthcare Management Research presentation in 8th Emirates Critical Care Conference - Dubai 2012 (ECCC - Dubai 2012), 5th – 7th April, 2012, “Guideline Adherence for Antithrombotic Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndrome: An Overview in Emirati Hospitals”
2011 Medical Research Fund (Dubai Medical College-UAE), 8500 US$, Collaboration Research.
2010 Medical Research Fund (Dubai Medical College-UAE), 8500US$, Principle investigator.
2010 Second Position Award for Best Poster in 3rd Medication Safety Conference, Abu-Dhabi, 2010. “Social perception of community pharmacist in UAE, cross sectional study”
2007 Deanship of Scientific Research at the University of Jordan, Grant No.1070, 28000 US$. Collaboration Research with Prof. Yasser Bustanji
2006 Best research paper for the paper entitled “ A survey of the general public’s view of the professional role of the community pharmacist, over- the- counter (OTC) drugs and the community based pharmaceutical services” from the 1st Kuwait Pharmaceutical Sciences Conference & 10th Conference of Scientific Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in the Arab World, Kuwait 11 – 13 December 2006.
2002 Grant from the University of Bologna (years 2003 and 2004) and the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (COFIN 2002 Project 2002052573).
2000 Scholarship from Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for PhD studies
