Faculty

Dr. Bazigha is currently a Professor and Head of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Department at Dubai Pharmacy College for Girls, UAE. She earned her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from the University of Baghdad, Iraq. Dr. Bazigha has authored a book chapter and over 50 research articles published in prestigious, peer-reviewed international journals, and has presented her work at numerous international conferences. Additionally, she serves as a peer reviewer for several highly regarded journals. With over 20 years of teaching experience at both graduate and postgraduate levels, she supervised many graduate students through their master's. In recognition of her contributions to the field, she was honored with the "Professor of the Year in Pharmaceutics" award by the Venus International Foundation in 2023. She has also been recognized as one of the Top 2000 Scientists in the UAE by the AD Scientific Index. Furthermore, Dr. Bazigha is an active member of editorial boards and regularly reviews several international pharmaceutical journals. She has been invited as a keynote speaker, chairperson, organizer, and scientific evaluator to prominent international conferences in pharmacy.

• Master's and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, 2004

• Innovative nanoparticles, microparticulate and vesicular drug carriers.
• Pharmaceutical formulation for drug targeting.
• Pharmacokinetics and drug bioavailability.
•  Pharmacy practice

• Abbas MO, Ahmed H, Hamid E, Padayachee D, Abdulbadia MT, Khalid S, Abuelhana A, Abdul Rasool BK*. Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Perception, and Prescribing Practice of Probiotics in the UAE: A Cross-Sectional Study. Antibiotics. 2024; 13(10):967. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13100967
• Ali ISM, Sajad UA, Abdul Rasool BK*. Solid dispersion systems for enhanced dissolution of poorly water-soluble candesartan cilexetil: In vitro evaluation and simulated pharmacokinetics studies. PLoS One. 2024 Jun 6;19(6):e0303900. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303900. PMID: 38843120; PMCID: PMC11156308.
• AlMadalli HJ, Abdul Rasool BK*, Shehab NG, Sala FD, Borzacchiello A. Pomegranate extract-loaded sphingosomes for the treatment of cancer: Phytochemical investigations, formulation, and antitumor activity evaluation. PLoS One. 2024 Feb 12;19(2):e0293115. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293115.
• Sammour RMF, Khan G, Sameer S, Khan S, Zohair T, Saraya S, Abdul Rasool BK*. Development of Clindamycin Loaded Oral Microsponges (Clindasponges) for Antimicrobial Enhancement: In Vitro Characterization and Simulated in Vivo Studies. Biol Pharm Bull. 2023 Aug 1;46(8):1088-1097. doi: 10.1248/bpb.b23-00099
• Gastro-retentive drug delivery technologies and their applications with cardiovascular medications. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 2023 Mar, 30(5):1-19. doi:10.47750/jptcp.2023.30.05.001.
• Rafiee MH, Abdul Rasool BK*, Haider M, Anbar HS. Oral pioglitazone HCl-loaded solid lipid microparticles: Formulation design and bioactivity studies. J Appl Pharm Sci, 2023; 13(02):161–174. https://doi.org/10.7324/JAPS.2023.130218
• Abdul Rasool BK*, Al Mahri N, Alburaimi N, Abdallah F, Shamma ASB. A Narrative Review of the Potential Roles of Lipid-Based Vesicles (Vesiculosomes) in Burn Management. Scientia Pharmaceutica. 2022; 90(3):39. https://doi.org/10.3390/scipharm90030039
• Abdul Rasool BK*, Sammour R. DDSolver Software Application for Quantitative Analysis of In-vitro Drug Release Behavior of the Gastroretentive Floating Tablets Combined with Radiological Study in Rabbits. Curr Drug Deliv. 2022 Aug 6;19(9):949-965. doi: 10.2174/1567201819666220304203014. PMID: 35249487.Advances in vaccine delivery strategies to promote effective immunization. J Appl Pharm Sci, 2022; 12(05):001–026. DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2022.120501.
• Khalifa AM, Abdul Rasool BK*. Optimized Mucoadhesive Coated Niosomes as a Sustained Oral Delivery System of Famotidine. AAPS PharmSciTech. 2017 Nov;18(8):3064-3075. doi: 10.1208/s12249-017-0780-7.
• Al Shuwaili AH, Abdul Rasool BK*, Abdulrasool AA. Optimization of elastic transfersomes formulations for transdermal delivery of pentoxifylline. Eur J Pharm Biopharm. 2016 May;102:101-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2016.02.013.