Profile
College / Department
Teaching areas
General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy
Research areas
Sulfur Chemistry, Organic Electrochemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Photocatalysis, Medicinal Chemistry and Synthesis of New Organic Polychalcogenides.
Education
PhD, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1996
MSc (First Rank), Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1989
BSc (First Rank), Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1986
Professional experience
Chair, Chemistry Program, American University of Sharjah, UAE, 2008-2010
Professor, American University of Sharjah, UAE, 2008-present
Associate Professor, American University of Sharjah, UAE, 2002-2008
Assistant Professor, American University of Sharjah, UAE, 1999-2002
Assistant Professor, Ibri Women’s College, Oman, 1998-1999; Al al-Bayt University, Jordan, 1998-1999; Visiting Researcher, McGill University, Canada, Summers 1999-2004; Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill University, Canada, 1995-1997
Contact
+971 6 515 2410
Dr. Imad Abu-Yousef
Professor
PhD in Organic Chemistry, McGill University, Canada
Imad A. Abu-Yousef pursued a post-doctoral fellowship in polymer chemistry at McGill University. Prior to joining AUS, he served on the faculty of several universities. He is the recipient of numerous research awards. His teaching interests are in the areas of general chemistry, organic chemistry and spectroscopy. His main research interests include sulfur chemistry, organic electrochemistry, polymer chemistry, photocatalysis, medicinal chemistry and synthesis of new organic polychalcogenides.
Publications
H. Tarazi, R. Abu-Odeh, R. Al-Qawasmeh, I.A. Abu-Yousef, W. Voelter, Taleb H. Al-Tel, Design, Synthesis and SAR Analysis of Potent BACE1 Inhibitors: Possible Lead Drug Candidates for Alzheimer's Disease, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 125, 1213-1224, 2017.
V. Srinivasulu, K. Janda, I.A. Abu-Yousef, M. O'Connor, T.H. Al-Tel, A Modular CuI-L-Proline Catalyzed One-Pot Route for the Rapid Access of Constrained and Privileged Hetero-Atom-Linked Medium-Sized Ring Systems, Tetrahedron, 73, 2139-2150, 2017.
S. Narasimhan, S. Maheshwaran, I.A. Abu-Yousef, A. Majdalawieh, J. Rethavathi, P. Das, P. Poltronieri, Anti-Bacterial and Anti-Fungal Activity of Xanthones Obtained via Semi-Synthetic Modification of -Mangostin from Garcinia Mangostana, Molecules, 22, 275, 2017.
R. Al-Qawasmeh, B. Huthail, M. Sinnokrot, M. Semreen, R. Abu-Odeh, M. Abu-Zarga, H. Tarazi, I.A. Abu-Yousef, T.H. Al-Tel, Design, Synthesis and Qualitative Structure Activity Relationship Evaluations of Quinoline-Based Bisarylimidazoles as Antibacterial Motifs, Medicinal Chemistry, 12, 563-573, 2016.
R. Prasanna, M. Abouleish, A. Majdalawieh, I.A. Abu-Yousef, P. Das, and S. Narasimhan, Anti-Fungal Activity of Novel Synthesized Chiral Schiff Bases and their Reduction Products, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 7(9), 508-513, 2016.
R. Vishwanathan, I.A. Abu-Yousef, A. Majdalawieh, P. Das, S. Narasimhan, Efficient and Simple Protocol Employing Borohydride Systems to Design a Selective Osthol-Zirconium (OST-Zr) Library from Potential Natural Products, Mediterranean Journal of Chemistry, 5(3), 450-457, 2016.
D. Prabu, A. Majdalawieh, I.A. Abu-Yousef, K. Inbasekaran, T. Balasubramaniam, N. Nallaperumal, C. Gunasekar, Preparation and characterization of Gatifloxacin-loaded sodium alginate hydrogel membranes supplemented with HPMC and HPC polymers for wound dressing. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation, 6(2), 86-95, 2016.
K. Inbasekaran, D. Prabu, I.A. Abu-Yousef, A. Majdalawieh, S. Pal, C. Gunasekar, Comparison of the efficacy and safety of atorvastatin monotherapy and atorvastatin plus fenofibrate combination therapy in combined dyslipidemia, Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 8(1), 326-331, 2016.
D. Prabu, A. Majdalawieh, I.A. Abu-Yousef, K. Inbasekaran, R. Ilavarasan, S. Venkataraman, C. Gunasekar, In vivo and ex vivo Evaluation of the Anti-asthmatic Potential of Pranacare: a Polyherbal Formulation, International Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 6(2), 77-84, 2015.
S. Kanan, I.A. Abu-Yousef, N. Abdo, A. Abdel Hamid, Influence of AgY Zeolite on the Photocatalytic Oxidation of Pirimicarb, International Journal of Environmental Engineering, 6 (4), 370-382, 2014.
S. Narasimhan, A. Majdalawieh, I.A. Abu-Yousef, S. Dhivya, V. Ramasubramanian, Evaluation of the interaction potential of synthetic ethylene glycol compounds with nuclear factor κB, Mediterranean Journal of Chemistry, 2, 471-483, 2013.
S. Kanan, N. Abdo, M. Khalil, X. Li, I.A. Abu-Yousef, F. Barilrobert, H. Patterson, A Study of the Effect of Microwave Treatment on Metal Zeolites and Their Use As Photocatalysts Toward Naptalam, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 106, 350-358, 2011.
S. Kanan, F. Samara, I.A. Abu-Yousef, N. Abdo, D. Tobias, Silver nanoclusters doped in zeolite to decontaminate water resources from the quinalphos pesticide, Res. Chem. Intermed., 36(5), 473-482, 2010
I.A. Abu-Yousef, C. Gunasekar, N. Abdo, S. Narasimhan, S. Kanan, Herbo-mineral Analysis of Rauwolfia Serpentina, International Journal of Applied Chemistry, 5(2), 103-114, 2009
R. Kachoosangi, M. Musameh, I.A. Abu-Yousef, J. Yousef, S. Kanan, L. Xiao, S. Davies, A. Russell and R. Compton, Carbon Nanotube-Ionic Liquid Composite Sensors and Biosensors, Analytical Chemistry, 81, 435-442, 2009
S. Kanan, I.A. Abu-Yousef, A. Malkawi, N. Abdo and N. Hassouneh, A highly Selective Luminescent Sensor for Detecting Environmental Mercuric Ions, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 62, 1593-1599, 2009.
I.A. Abu-Yousef, N. Al-Rawashdeh and S. Kanan, Electrochemical Studies of Unsymmetrical Trityl Di- and Trisulfides, Research & Reviews in Electrochemistry, 1(2), 81-89, 2008.
A. Rys, I.A. Abu-Yousef and D.N. Harpp, A Powerful Method to Prepare Sulfur-Rich Macrocycles, Tetrahedron Letters, 49, 6670-6673, 2008.
N. Al-Rawashdeh , I.A. Abu-Yousef and S. Kanan, Cyclic Voltammetry Study of Unsymmetrical Trityl Di- and Trisulfides on Coated and Bare Gold Electrodes, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 112(17), 7062-7068, 2008.
I.A. Abu-Yousef, A.Z. Rys and D.N. Harpp, “A Novel Method for the Preparation of Unsymmetrical Bis (Di- and Trisulfides) via Triphenylmethanepolysulfenyl Chlorides”, Journal of Sulfur Chemistry, 28(3), 251-258, 2007.
I.A. Abu-Yousef, “The Organic Chemistry of Diatomic Sulfur”, a review article of 32 pages, Journal of Sulfur Chemistry, 27(1), 87-119, 2006.
I.A. Abu-Yousef, A.Z. Rys and D.N. Harpp, “Preparation and Reactivity of Unsymmetrical Di- and Trisulfides”, Journal of Sulfur Chemistry, 27(1), 15-24, 2006.
I.A. Abu-Yousef and D.N. Harpp, “New Sulfenyl Chloride Chemistry: Synthesis, Reactions and Mechanisms with Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds”, a review article of 27 pages, Sulfur Reports, 24(3), 255-282, 2003.
M. Balazy, I.A. Abu-Yousef, D.N. Harpp and J. Park, “Identification of Carbonyl Sulfide and Sulfur Dioxide in Porcine Coronary Artery by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, Possible Relevance to EDHF”, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 311, 728-734, 2003.
I.A. Abu-Yousef and A.S. Hay, “Synthesis of New Biphenol Monomers Containing Imido or Dicyano Arylene Moieties”, Synthetic Communications, 29(17), 2915-2922, 1999.
I.A. Abu-Yousef and D.N. Harpp, “Sulfenyl Chloride Chemistry.New Precursors for Diatomic Sulfur Transfer”, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 63, 8654-8660, 1998.
I.A. Abu-Yousef and D.N. Harpp, “Effective Precursors for Sulfur Monoxide Formation”, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 62, 8366-8371, 1997.
I.A. Abu-Yousef and D.N. Harpp, “Episulfoxides: Synthesis and Chemistry”, a review article of 30 pages, Sulfur Reports, 20(1), 1-30, 1997.
Conference Presentations
T.H. Al-Tel, A. Reddy, I.A. Abu-Yousef, R. El Awady, R. Mazitschek, P. Naumov, Heuristic Synthesis Planning: Diastereoselective Design of Privileged Structures for Phenotypic Screening Using Diversity Oriented Synthesis, Second United Arab Emirates Conference on Pure and Applied Chemistry (ECPAC16), Sharjah, UAE, March 2016.
A. Rys, I.A. Abu-Yousef and D.N. Harpp, ?A Powerful Method to Prepare Sulfur-Rich Macrocycles?, 90th Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC) Conference and Exhibition, Winnipeg, Canada, May 2007.
Awards and Honors
The Jordan Higher Education Natural Sciences Award, Jordan, 2009; The National Bank of Sharjah Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award, American University of Sharjah, UAE, 2002
Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Young Chemist Researcher in the Middle East, Jordan, 2000; Faculty Scholarship Award for Outstanding Researcher, American University of Sharjah, UAE, 2000
Research Grant Award, American University of Sharjah, UAE, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009; Research Grant Award, Emirates Foundation Research, UAE, 2009-2011; NMR Grant Award, American University of Sharjah, UAE, 2010; Arab Student Aid International Award, USA, 1992-1995; Teaching...
His Majesty King Hussein’s Award for Excellence in the Undergraduate Program, First Rank out of 77 Graduates, Jordan, 1986; His Majesty King Hussein’s Award for Excellence in the Graduate Program, First Rank out of 7 Graduates, Jordan, 1989
Yarmouk University Award for the Best MSc Graduating Student, Jordan, 1988; Yarmouk University Award for the Best BSc Graduating Student, Jordan, 1986; Tuition Fee Waiver, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1983-1986
Other creative/research
Founder & Chairman of United Arab Emirates Conference on Pure and Applied Chemistry (ECPAC), 2011.
