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Dr. Eid's FMIS Profile
Research Area
- Cardiovascular Physiology
- Alpha 2C-Adrenoceptor Pharmacology
- Herbal Medicine
- Drug Discovery
Research Projects
- Role of cAMP-Epac signaling in arteriolar smooth muscle phenotype
- Molecular regulation of alpha-2C adrenoceptors in the human microvasculature
- Effect of stress on vascular smooth muscle cell biology
- Drug development from natural sources, mainly plants
- Anti-hypertensive herbal extracts and plant-derived compounds
Selected Publications
Google scholar publications:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Pj2rOPkAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Personnel
- Dr. Issa Khodr, Research Asssociate
- Miss Manal Fardoun
- Lina Hamadeh
- Dina Maaliki
- Rachel Njeim
- Sara Naji
- Farah Chaer
Research Grants
| Title | Role | Source | Year |
| Interplay between leptin and alpha2C-adrenoceptor in vascular smooth muscle during hypertension. | Co-Principal Investigator | AUB-RFA | 2016 |
| Cortisol-induced hypertension: a novel role for Rap1, Rho kinase and vascular alpha 2C adrenoceptor. | Principal Investigator | AUB-MPP | 2016 |
| A novel mechanism for cortisol-induced expression of vascular alpha 2C-adrenoceptors. | Principal Investigator | AUB-Seed | 2015 |
| Evaluation of the anti-neoplastic and anti-metastatic potential of annonacin against renal cell carcinoma. | Principal Investigator | Qatar University | 2015
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Awards
2014
| Outstanding Teaching Award
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2014
| Faculty of the Year
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2014
| Best Motivator with the most inspirational stories award
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2014
| Best Animated Demonstration of a Concept
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2013
| Teaching Excellence Award
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Thesis Projects (Last 5 Years)