Prof. Mona AbouSamra is a Professor of Pharmaceutics at the National Research Centre (NRC), specializing in drug delivery, formulation development, and pharmaceutical technology. She earned her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2013 and has since authored numerous research papers in leading international journals, as well as books and reviews focusing on enhancing drug function and improving bioavailability through nanotechnology. She has served as Principal Investigator, Co-PI, or collaborator on several funded projects supported by the NRC and the Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF). In recognition of her scientific achievements, she received the Pioneers Award from the NRC in 2022. Prof. AbouSamra also contributes to the scientific community as an editorial board member for journals including the Journal of Pharmaceuticals and Formulations and the Open Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Research. She is an active member of national and international scientific societies, including the Egyptian Society of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, the Society for Women in Science in Developing Countries—Egypt, and the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), reflecting her influential role in advancing pharmaceutical research and policy.

• Pharmacy
• Nanotechnology
• Drug Formulation
• Drug Delivery

• Ahmed A. ElBary, Mahfouz A. Kassem, Mona M. Abou Samra and Rawia M. ,Khalil, Formulation and hypoglycemic activity of pioglitazone-cyclodextrin inclusion complexes.Drug Discov Ther., 2(2), 94-107,2008.
• Rawia M. ,Khalil, Ahmed A. ElBary, Mahfouz A. Kassem,Mohamed S. ElRidi and Mona M. Abou Samra, Preparation and Characterization of nystatin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles for topical delivery. International journal of pharmaceutical sciences and research 4 (2), 2292-2300,2013.
• Rawia M. ,Khalil, Ahmed A. ElBary, Mahfouz A. Kassem,Mohamed S. ElRidi , Mona M. Abou Samra, Ghada A. Awad and Soheir S. Mansy, Formulation and Characterization of Nystatin-loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Topical Delivery against Cutaneous Candidiasis. British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 4 (4),2014.
• Rawia M. ,Khalil, Ahmed A. ElBary, Mahfouz A. Kassem, Mona M. Abou Samra, Ghada A. Awad and Soheir S. Mansy, preparation and in vivo Assessment of Nystatin-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Topical Delivery against Cutaneous Candidiasis. International Science Index 8,2013.
• Mona M. AbouSamra, Amira M. Mohsen, Solid Lipid Nanoparticles and Nanostrucured Lipid Carriers of Tolnaftate: Design, Optimization and In-vitro Evaluation. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 8(1), 2016.
• Mona Mahmoud AbouSamra & Alaa Hamed Salama ,Enhancement of the topical tolnaftate delivery for the treatment of tinea pedis via provesicular gel systems. Journal of Liposome Research, 27(4):324-334, 2016.
• Mona M.AbouSamra, Mona Basha, Sally El Awdan, Nasser S.M. Ismail, Effect of Methyl-ß-Cyclodextrin Complexation on the Hypoglycemic and Hypolipidemic Effects of Khellin: Experimental Study. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 8(11), 2016.
• Amira Mohamed Mohsen, Mona Mahmoud AbouSamra & Shaimaa Ahmed ElShebiney, Enhanced Oral Bioavailability and Sustained Delivery of Glimepiride via Niosomal Encapsulation: In-vitro Characterization and In-vivo Evaluation .Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy,8 (43),2017.
• Azza Abdelmageed Matlouba, Alaa Hamed Salama b,*, Hadeer Ahmed Aglan, Mona Mahmoud AbouSamra, Sahar Salah Mohamed ElSoudad, Hanaa Hamdy Ahmed, Exploiting bilosomes for delivering bioactive polysaccharide isolated from Enteromorpha intestinalis for hacking hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy,44 (4), 523-534, 2017.
• Azza A. Matloub , Mona M. AbouSamra , Alaa H. Salama , Maha Z. Rizk , Hanan F. Aly , Ghada Ibrahim Fouad , Cubic liquid crystalline nanoparticles containing a polysaccharide from Ulva fasciata with potent antihyperlipidaemic activity. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal,26(2),224-231, 2018.
• Mona Basha , Mona M. AbouSamra ,Ghada A. Awad , Soheir S. Mansy, A potential antibacterial wound dressing of cefadroxil chitosan nanoparticles in situ gel: Fabrication, in vitro optimization and in vivo evaluation. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 544 (1), 129-140, 2018.
• Mona M. AbouSamra ,Mona Basha ,Ghada A. Awad , Soheir S. Mansy, A promising nystatin nanocapsular hydrogel as an antifungal polymeric carrier for the treatment of topical candidiasis. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 49, 365-374, 2019.
• Mona M. AbouSamra, Alaa H. Salama, Ghada E. A. Awad, and Soheir S. Mansy, Formulation and Evaluation of Novel Hybridized Nanovesicles for Enhancing Buccal Delivery of Ciclopirox Olamine. AAPS PharmSciTech, 21(7):283, 2020.
• Alaa H. Salama, Mona M. AbouSamra, Ghada E. A. Awad & Soheir S. Mansy, Promising bioadhesive ofloxacin-loaded polymeric nanoparticles for the treatment of ocular inflammation: formulation and in vivo evaluation. Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 11(5):1943-1957, 2020.
• Rawia M. Khalil,Silvia Kocova El Arini, Mona M. AbouSamra, Heba S. Zaki,Omaima N. El-Gazaerly,Ahmed A. Elbary, Development of Lecithin/Chitosan Nanoparticles for Promoting Topical Delivery of Propranolol Hydrochloride: Design, Optimization and In-Vivo Evaluation. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 110(3):1337-1348,2021.
• Mona AbouSamra, Nasser Saad, Rabab Kamel, Ultra- sustained-release multi-particulate dosage form of Doxycycline as a platform of repurposing therapeutics in the fight against COVID 19: in-vitro and in-silico study.Egyptian Journal of Chemistrey, 65, 697-705, 2022.
• Soheir Saiid Mansy & Mona AbouSamra, Electron microscopy overview of SARS-COV2 and its clinical impact. Ultrastructural Pathology, 46, 2022.
• Mona AbouSamra & Soheir Saiid Mansy, Promising Adjunct Medicines in the Protocol of Covid-19 Clinical Trial, Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2022.
• Rabab Kamel, Mona M. AbouSamra, Sherif Afifi, Asmaa Galal, Phyto-emulsomes as a novel nano-carrier for morine hydrate to combat leukemia: In vitro and pharmacokinetic study, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 75:104015 2022.
• Rabab Kamel, Sherif Afifi, Amr Abdou, Tuba Esatbeyoglu and Mona AbouSamra, Nanolipogel Loaded with Tea Tree Oil for the Management of Burn: GC-MS Analysis, In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation, Molecules, 27(19):6143, 2022.
• Mona AbouSamra, Nada ElHoffy, Nahla ElWakil, Ghada Awad, Rabab Kamel, Computational Investigation to Design Ofloxacin-Loaded Hybridized Nanocellulose/Lipid Nanogels for Accelerated Skin Repair, Gels, 8(9):593, 2022.
• Mona M. AbouSamra, Sherif M.Afifi, Asmaa F.Galal, Rabab Kamel, Rutin-loaded Phyto-Sterosomes as a potential approach for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: In-vitro and in-vivo studies, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 79:104015, 2023.
• Mona M AbouSamra , Rania Elgohary , Soheir S Mansy, Innovated pirfenidone loaded lecithin nanocapsules for targeting liver fibrosis: Formulation, characterization and in vivo study, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 631:122539, 2023.
• Salma A El-Marasy , Mona M AbouSamra , Aliaa E M K El-Mosallamy , Ahmed N Emam , Hoda B Mabrok , Asmaa F Galal , Omar A Ahmed-Farid , Sahar S Abd El-Rahman , Passant E Moustafa, Chrysin loaded nanovesicles ameliorated diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Role of NGF/AKT/GSK-3β pathway, Chem Biol Interact., 375:110402, 2023.
• Mona M AbouSamra , Faten Farouk , Farah M Abdelhamed , Khloud A F Emam , Nourtan F Abdeltawab , Alaa H Salama, Synergistic approach for acne vulgaris treatment using glycerosomes loaded with lincomycin and lauric acid: Formulation, in silico, in vitro, LC-MS/MS skin deposition assay and in vivo evaluation, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 646:123487, 2023.
• SalmaA. El-Marasy, Mona M.AbouSamra , Passant E. Moustafa , Hoda B. Mabrok , OmarA.Ahmed-Farid , Asmaa F.Galal & Hadir Farouk, Anti‑depressant effect of Naringenin‑loaded hybridized nanoparticles in diabetic rats via PPARγ/NLRP3 pathway, Scientific Reports, 13599, 2024.
• Mona M. AbouSamra, Liposomal nano-carriers mediated targeting of liver disorders: mechanisms and applications, Journal of Liposome Research, DOI:10.1080/08982104.2024.2377085, 2024.

• Alaa H. Salama & Mona M. AbouSamra, Provesicular gel systems as an outstanding carrier for enhancing the antifungal activity against tinea pedis, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2017.
• Mona M. AbouSamra, Mona Basha, Sally ElAwdan, Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of khellin: Experimental study, Scholars Press, 2018.
• Mona M. AbouSamra & Mona Basha, A promising novel in situ gel formulation for wound healing, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2018.
• Mona M. AbouSamra, Nanoparticles Technology for Wound Healing, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2020.
• Mona Basha, Mona M. AbouSamra, Rabab Kamel, Lipid nanocarriers for the delivery of drugs to the nervous system, book chapter, Elsevier, 2023.

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