Reem Abou Assi

Institution

Al-Kitab University

College of Pharmacy

EDEN Research Group, Al-Kitab University, Altun Kupri, Kirkuk

Research Interests

Drug design, Skin and Topical delivery, Oral delivery, Educational tools, Pharmacy practices, Sustainability, SDGs Goals and Climate Change, STEM sciences

Topics to speak on:

Educational Tool, Women in STEM, Empowering with Sciences, Drug design (Skin or Oral) and copyrights, Cosmetic for STEM

Words of Wisdom

Embrace the wisdom that ‘no’ is not a final verdict, but rather a signal that the method employed requires refinement or transformation. Direct your energy towards self-discovery and growth, rather than fixating on others. Yet, in this journey, extend a helping hand even to those who challenge you, for it is grace and integrity that ultimately lead to triumph and lasting worth

Biography

Reem Abou Assi is a fully registered pharmacist, currently affiliated as a lecturer at the College of Pharmacy at Al Kitab University, Iraq. She is the leader of the EDEN research group, with a track record of international and national invited judges, research collaborations, copyrights, and awards such as USM fellowships and excellence in publications awards from Majlis Persada Kencana, USM. She has been spotted in many bulletins, including One Million Real Women in STEM (USA) and Gattefosse^® Newsletters (France).

Reem is passionate about looking into and creating new educational resources and workshops that inspire scientists and students to find their gifts and improve their scientific communication abilities. Reem is on the editorial boards of several journals for research. Her work, which focuses on creating nanotechnology-based solutions to improve drug performance in the human body with the tagline “safety and efficacy” coming together, is simultaneously published in first-class journals of Q1 and Q2 classes. Reem fights climate change and promotes science literacy at the Centre for Global Sustainability Studies, USM, where she serves as a green ambassador and an ambassador for education.

At Al-Kitab University, besides the drug delivery and pharmaceutical sciences work, Reem is the head of the academic entrepreneur incubator, and the head of extracurricular activities at the College of Pharmacy with ongoing collaborations with the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education. She is the Green Ambassador and a member of the Al-Kitab University climate change committee, tackling issues that are critical for Iraq’s future via current projects at the EDEN research group.

Current Project Titles (Open for Collaboration and Publications):