Ehab A. Abourashed, PhD, MS, BPharm

Assistant Dean for Curricular Affairs, Professor, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences

Locations

MCW School of Pharmacy
HRC H2600

Contact Information

Education

PhD, Pharmacognosy, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
MS, Organic Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
BPharm, Cairo University, Egypt

Certifications
Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Committee (FPGEC) Certification - National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)

Biography

Before joining the MCW Pharmacy School, Ehab A. Abourashed, PhD, MS, BPharm, was Associate Professor at the Chicago State University College of Pharmacy. Earlier in his career, Dr. Abourashed was Research Scientist at the University of Mississippi National Center for Natural Products Research and Associate Professor at King Saud University College of Pharmacy. In the private sector, he was Senior Scientist at GlaxoSmithKline and Director of Quality Assurance at ElSohly Labs, Inc. Dr. Abourashed has more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific publications and invited presentations. He is the co-author of one textbook and is an editorial board member of the ‘Antioxidants’ and SM Bioequivalence and Bioavailability Journal. He is also an active member of many professional societies and acts as grant, dissertation and manuscript reviewer for national and international bodies. The main focus of Dr. Abourashed’s research activities is exposing professional pharmacy students to drug discovery through investigating the chemistry and pharmacology of traditional medicinal plants.

                
                    Research Experience
                

                    Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antioxidants
Benzoquinones
Biotransformation
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Dietary Supplements
Isoflavones
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Molecular Structure
Phytotherapy
Plant Extracts

            

                
                    Methodologies and Techniques
                

                    Antioxidants
Biotransformation
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Dietary Supplements
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Molecular Structure
Phytotherapy
Plant Extracts
Plants, Medicinal
Quality Control
Spectrophotometry, Infrared

            

                
                    Leadership Positions
                

                    Chair, Curriculum Committee, School of Pharmacy, 2017-present

            

                
                    Educational Expertise
                

                    Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antioxidants
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Dietary Supplements
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Molecular Structure
Phytotherapy
Plant Extracts
Plants, Medicinal

            

Research Interests

Isolation, structure elucidation, microbial transformation and biomimetic synthesis of biologically active natural products
Application of HPLC and LC-MS in phytochemical, environmental and biochemical analysis
Quality control and pharmacology of herbal medicines

Phenolic compounds from nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.) inhibit the endocannabinoid-modulating enzyme fatty acid amide hydrolase.

(El-Alfy AT, Abourashed EA, Patel C, Mazhari N, An H, Jeon A.) J Pharm Pharmacol. 2019 Dec;71(12):1879-1889 PMID: 31595522 PMCID: PMC7938946 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074090803 10/09/2019
Review of Stilbenes: Applications in Chemistry, Life Sciences and Materials Science Stilbenes: Applications in Chemistry, Life Sciences and Materials Science . By Gertz Likhtenshtein. Wiley-VCH , Weinheim, Germany . 2009 . 360 pp. $224 Hardcover. ISBN 978-3-527-32388-3 .

(Abourashed EA.) J Nat Prod. 2017 Feb 24;80(2):577 PMID: 28191947 02/14/2017
Hydroxybenzoic Acids Are Significant Contributors to the Antioxidant Effect of Borututu Bark, Cochlospermum angolensis Welw. ex Oliv.

(Abourashed EA, Fu HW.) Antioxidants (Basel). 2017 Jan 28;6(1) PMID: 28134834 PMCID: PMC5384172 01/31/2017
Chemical diversity and pharmacological significance of the secondary metabolites of nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.).

(Abourashed EA, El-Alfy AT.) Phytochem Rev. 2016 Dec;15(6):1035-1056 PMID: 28082856 PMCID: PMC5222521 01/14/2017
Indirect modulation of the endocannabinoid system by specific fractions of nutmeg total extract.

(El-Alfy AT, Joseph S, Brahmbhatt A, Akati S, Abourashed EA.) Pharm Biol. 2016 Dec;54(12):2933-2938 PMID: 27296774 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84974800846 06/15/2016
HPLC-Guided Isolation, Purification and Characterization of Phenylpropanoid and Phenolic Constituents of Nutmeg Kernel (Myristica fragrans).

(Chiu S, Wang T, Belski M, Abourashed EA.) Nat Prod Commun. 2016 Apr;11(4):483-8 PMID: 27396199 PMCID: PMC4943679 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85016745170 07/12/2016
Content Variation of Catechin Markers, Total Phenolics and Caffeine in Green Tea Dietary Supplements.

(Abourashed EA, Roberson CL, Elsharkawy N.) J Diet Suppl. 2016;13(2):171-84 PMID: 25299974 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84947047434 10/10/2014
Potential of Horse Apple Isoflavones in Targeting Inflammation and Tau Protein Fibrillization.

(Abourashed EA, Abraha A, Khan SI, McCants T, Awan S.) Nat Prod Commun. 2015 Sep;10(9):1577-80 PMID: 26594763 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84954624058 11/26/2015
Evaluation of cost versus antioxidant determinants in green tea dietary supplements.

(A Roberson CL, Abourashed EA, Elsharkawy N.) J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2015 Jul-Aug;55(4):381-9 PMID: 26070074 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84936934619 06/13/2015
Recently disclosed chemical entities as potential candidates for management of tuberculosis.

(Stec J, Abourashed EA.) Pharm Pat Anal. 2015;4(4):317-47 PMID: 26174569 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85050578152 07/16/2015
Synthesis and in Vitro Evaluation of Ferutinol Aryl Esters for Estrogenic Activity and their Affinity

(A.M.G. Osman rnE.A. Abourashe rnD. Slade rnS.A. Ahmed rnW. Gul rnS.I. KhanrnT. Abo-Elfadl rnO.R. Dale rnA.S. HusnirnS.J. CutlerrnM.A. ElSohly.) Med. Chem. Res.. Osman, A.M.G., Abourashed, E.A., Slade, D. et al. Med Chem Res (2015) 24: 2670. doi:10.1007/s00044-015-1319-7 06/01/2015
HPLC determination of isoflavone levels in osage orange from the Midwest and southern United States.

(Darji K, Miglis C, Wardlow A, Abourashed EA.) J Agric Food Chem. 2013 Jul 17;61(28):6806-11 PMID: 23772950 PMCID: PMC3774050 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84880359224 06/19/2013

As a professional pharmacy educator and scientist, I have consistently applied three mottos to guide me through my career: Performance with integrity; Leadership by example; and Success through simplicity. My four keys to successful teaching include passion, knowledge, efficient delivery and student involvement. By imagining myself sitting at the student’s receiving end, I gain a wider perspective and continue to improve my teaching skills and my ability to keep students interested and engaged.

Ehab a. Abourashed, phd, ms, bpharm

September 2016

Ehab A. Abourashed, PhD, MS, BPharm