Islam Mohamed, B. Pharm, MS, PhD

Richard S. Isaacs, MD, FACS

Assistant Dean of Operational Services, Assessment, CQI & Accreditation
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Adjunct Assistant Professor, California Northstate University College of Pharmacy

Office Phone: (916) 686 - 8362
Islam Mohamed@cnsu.edu

Education

  • Bachelor of Pharmacy, Ain-Sham University in Egypt in 2005
  • MS, Neuroscience (Fulbright scholar), SUNY at Buffalo NY in 2008
  • PhD, Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy at the University of Georgia in 2014

About

Dr. Islam Mohamed is a distinguished pharmacologist, educator, researcher, and mentor. He holds the position of Associate Professor of Pharmacology and serves as the Assistant Dean of Operational Services, Assessment, CQI & Accreditation. Dr. Mohamed's academic journey includes a Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree from Ain-Sham University in Egypt in 2005, an MS degree in Neuroscience as a Fulbright scholar from SUNY at Buffalo NY in 2008, and a PhD from the College of Pharmacy at the University of Georgia in the Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics program in 2014. His postdoctoral training was completed at the Division of Cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine, where he also undertook additional training as an In-Patient Pharmacist Intern at Emory University Hospital Midtown before joining CNUCOP in 2017.

Dr. Mohamed’s impressive track record encompasses numerous publications, prestigious awards, invitations for oral presentations, research funding support, and hands-on experience in MD & PharmD curriculum and assessments design, as well as LCME & ACPE accreditation. He is the author of more than 15 high-impact original research publications and has delivered over 30 peer-reviewed abstract presentations at highly esteemed research conferences. His accolades include receiving the American Heart Association Fellowship award twice, at both the Pre- and Post-doctoral levels. In 2018, he earned the Early Career Investigator International Travel Award from the International Society for Eye Research (ISER) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. More recently, Dr. Mohamed received the 2021 Division of Pharmacology Educators Travel Award from the American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) and the 2021 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Biological Sciences section Excellence in Teaching Award. Additionally, he has served as a Research Mentor for the prestigious National American Foundation of Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Gateway Award, guiding two outstanding PharmD candidates from CNUCOP on their academic journeys.

Research Interests

  • Shear stress modulation of vascular inflammation
  • Vascular micro-RNAs and development of atherosclerosis
  • Interaction between metabolic and vascular diseases
  • Micro- and macrovascular complications of obesity, diabetes and insulin resistance
  • Curriculum design and assessment
  • Scholarship of Teaching, Learning in Pharmacy & Pharmacology Education

Scholarship

Accomplishments and Awards

  • 2023: Research Mentor; American Foundation of Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Gateway Award for Class of 2022 Pharmacy Student.
  • 2021: Research Mentor; American Foundation of Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Gateway Award for Class of 2022 Pharmacy Student.
  • 2021: Excellence in Teaching Award, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Biological Sciences section, USA.
  • 2021: Pharmacology Educator Travel Award, The Division for Pharmacology Education, American Society of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), USA.
  • 2018: Early Career Investigator Full International Travel Award, International Society for Eye Research (ISER), Belfast, Northern Ireland.
  • 2017: American Heart Association (AHA) Post-doctoral fellowship, USA.
  • 2016: Young Investigator Travel Award, Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (ATVB), American Heart Association (AHA), USA.
  • 2016: Selected oral presentation, American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions, USA.
  • 2013: University of Georgia graduate school Travel Award, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) meeting, USA.
  • 2012: American Heart Association (AHA) Pre-doctoral fellowship, USA.
  • 2012: University of Georgia graduate school Travel Award, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) meeting, USA.
  • 2008: Fulbright MS full Scholarship, The US-Egypt Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt.