Biography

Dr. Wissam AbouAlaiwi is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Toledo (UT), Toledo, OH, where he serves as a faculty member since 2007. Dr. AbouAlaiwi got his postdoctoral training 2007-2012 in Dr. Surya Nauli’s lab in the department of Pharmacology at UT. He received his B.Sc. in Biology from the Lebanese University (LU, 2000), M.Sc. in Biology from the American University of Beirut (AUB, 2002), and Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Toledo (UT) in 2007. Dr. AbouAlaiwi has been awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences for his excellence in Research publications. Dr. AbouAlaiwi’s research focuses on topics directly related to cardiovascular disease including hypertension, aneurysm formation, and cardiac hypertrophy. He studies the onset of cardiovascular complications mainly due to Polycystic Kidney Disease, the most common human genetic disorder. His main areas of research are molecular pharmacology to study the function of a cellular organelle, primary cilia and its involvement in cardiovascular and kidney function. Dr. AbouAlaiwi uses an array of sophisticated methodology to answer his research questions. These include light, fluorescent and electron microscopy, Spectral Karyotyping, Western and Immunohistochemical analyses, DNA and RNA expression analyses and others. Dr. AbouAlaiwi has authored several Refereed research papers and book chapters in high quality cardiovascular and scientific journals such as Circulation journal (Ranked #1 in cardiovascular field with an Impact factor of 15.2), Circulation Research (Ranked #2 in Cardiovascular field after Circulation), and Human Molecular Genetics. His research was consecutively featured on the Covers of Circulation Research and Human Molecular Genetics. Dr. AbouAlaiwi is also involved in teaching Pharmacology courses to undergraduate, graduate and Pharm.D students. He has also mentored several undergraduate and graduate students in research theses and activities.