{"id":3512,"date":"2026-04-29T08:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.dmu.ae\/?p=3512"},"modified":"2026-05-21T08:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:37:09","slug":"dmu-college-of-pharmacy-faculty-and-students-publish-groundbreaking-cancer-research-in-international-peer-reviewed-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.dmu.ae\/home\/dmu-college-of-pharmacy-faculty-and-students-publish-groundbreaking-cancer-research-in-international-peer-reviewed-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"DMU College of Pharmacy Faculty and Students Publish Groundbreaking Cancer Research in International Peer-Reviewed Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The College of Pharmacy at Dubai Medical University (DMU) announces the publication of a significant research study by its faculty members along with students in <em>Pharmaceuticals<\/em>, a leading international peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI (Impact Factor: Q1). The article, titled <strong>\u201cDevelopment of <em>Phyllanthus emblica<\/em> Extract-Loaded Niosomes for Cancer Treatment: Formulation and In Vitro Evaluation,\u201d<\/strong> was published on 6 April 2026 (Volume 19, Issue 4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study addresses one of the most pressing challenges in cancer pharmacotherapy: delivering plant-derived anticancer compounds effectively to tumour cells. The research team focused on <em>Phyllanthus emblica<\/em> \u2014 commonly known as amla or Indian gooseberry \u2014 a medicinal plant with well-documented anticancer, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory properties. Despite its promising therapeutic potential, amla extract suffers from poor stability and low bioavailability, limiting its clinical utility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To overcome these barriers, the team developed an innovative niosomal drug delivery system \u2014 microscopic vesicles made from non-ionic surfactants \u2014 capable of encapsulating the amla extract and releasing it in a controlled, sustained manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This achievement reflects the strength of collaborative research at DMU, bringing together experienced faculty with pharmacy students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Faculty Members:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Prof. Bazigha K. Abdul Rasool<\/strong> \u2014 Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, College of Pharmacy, DMU <em>(Corresponding Author)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Al-Zahraa Khalifa<\/strong> \u2014 Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, College of Pharmacy, DMU<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prof. Naglaa Gamil Shehab<\/strong> \u2014 Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, College of Pharmacy, DMU<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prof. Aliasgar Shahiwala<\/strong> \u2014 Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, College of Pharmacy, DMU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pharmacy Students:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dema Layth Jabbar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heba Marwan Ibrahim<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manar Ahmed Hawash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maryam Jamal Afif Said<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This research represents a meaningful contribution to the fields of pharmaceutical nanotechnology, drug delivery, and cancer therapy. By demonstrating that a natural plant extract can be effectively encapsulated in a biocompatible niosomal system and deliver potent anticancer effects in vitro, the team has laid a solid scientific foundation for future in vivo and translational studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The article is published open access and freely available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ph19040582\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ph19040582<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The College of Pharmacy at Dubai Medical University (DMU) announces the publication of a significant research study by its faculty members along with students in Pharmaceuticals, a leading international peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI (Impact Factor: Q1). The article, titled \u201cDevelopment of Phyllanthus emblica Extract-Loaded Niosomes for Cancer Treatment: Formulation and In Vitro Evaluation,\u201d was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3512"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/research.dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3514,"href":"https:\/\/research.dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3512\/revisions\/3514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}