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College / Department

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences

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, Organic Chemistry, McGill University, Canada, 1996

Professional experience

Professor, Department Of Biology, Chemistry & Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2008 - Present

Associate Professor, Department Of Biology & Chemistry, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2002 - 2008

Assistant Professor, Department Of Biology & Chemistry, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 1999 - 2002

Assistant Professor, Department Of Chemistry, Ibri Women's College, Oman, 1998 - 1999

Assistant Professor, Department Of Chemistry, Al al-Bayt University, Jordan, 1997 - 1998

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department Of Chemistry, McGill University, Canada, 1995 - 1997

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2410

Dr. Imad Abu-Yousef

Professor

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

Amin Majdalawieh, Sarah Yousef And Imad Abu-yousef. Potential immunomodulatory role of sesamin in combating immune dysregulation associated with COVID-19, Asian Pacific Journal Of Tropical Biomedicine, 30 September 2021

Vunnam Srinivasulu, Scott Sieburth, Monther Khanfar, Imad Abu-yousef, Amin Majdalawieh, Mani Ramanathan, Anusha Sebastian And Taleb Al-tel. Stereoselective late-stage transformations of indolo[2,3-a]quinolizines skeleta to nature-inspired scaffolds, Journal Of Organic Chemistry, 3 September 2021

Amin Majdalawieh, Sarah Yousef And Imad Abu-yousef. Thymoquinone, a major constituent in Nigella sativa seeds, is a potential preventative and treatment option for atherosclerosis, European Journal Of Pharmacology, 12 August 2021

Paul Schilf, Vunnam Srinivasulu, Maria Bolognesi, Saleh Ibrahim, Amin Majdalawieh, Imad Abu-yousef, Hany Omar, Raafat Elawady And Taleb Al-tel. Design and synthesis of nature-inspired chromenopyrroles as potential modulators of mitochondrial metabolism, Medicinal Chemistry Research, 30 November 2020

Amin Majdalawieh, Sarah Yousef, Imad Abu-yousef And Gheyath Nasrallah. Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of sesamin: mechanisms of action and future directions, Critical Reviews In Food Science And Nutrition

Taleb Al-tel, Vunnam Srinivasulu, Mani Ramanathan, Nelson Soares, Anusha Sebastian, Maria Bolognesi, Imad Abu-yousef And Amin Majdalawieh. Stereocontrolled transformations of cyclohexadienone derivatives to access stereochemically rich and natural product-inspired architectures, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 18 September 2020

Vunnam Srinivasulu, Paul Schilf, Saleh Ibrahim, Ihsan Shehadi, Omar Malik, Scott Sieburth, Monther Khanfar, Mohamad Hamad, Imad Abu-yousef, Amin Majdalawieh And Taleb Al-tel. Divergent strategy for diastereocontrolled synthesis of small- and medium-ring architectures, Journal Of Organic Chemistry, 29 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020

Prince Das, Amin Majdalawieh, Imad Abu-yousef, Srinivasan Narasimhan And Palmiro Poltronieri. Use of a hydroalcoholic extract of Moringa oleifera leaves for the green synthesis of bismuth nanoparticles and evaluation of their anti-microbial and antioxidant activities, Materials, 15 February 2020

Prince Das, Imad Abu-yousef, Amin Majdalawieh, Srinivasan Narasimhan And Palmiro Poltronieri. Green synthesis of encapsulated copper nanoparticles using a hydroalcoholic extract of Moringa oleifera leaves and assessment of their antioxidant and anti-microbial activities, Molecules

A Sebastian, V Srinivasulu, Imad Abu-yousef, O Gorka And T Al-tel. Domino Transformation of ortho-ene/yne tethered aryl aldehydes/ketones: Pluripotent Building Blocks for the Construction of High Sp3 content Polycyclic Compounds, Chemistry: A European Journal, 11 December 2019

C Gunasekar, Imad Abu-yousef, S Narasimhan And Amin Majdalawieh. Analysis of Macro and Micro Elemental Composition of Different Extracts and Finished Products of the Medicinal Herb - Terminalia Bellirica, Mediterranean Journal Of Chemistry, 17 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019

Conjeevaram Gunasekar, Imad Abu-yousef, Amin Majdalawieh And Srinivasan Narasimhan. Pharmacognostic evaluation of Terminalia chebula standard extracts and finished products, Mediterranean Journal Of Chemistry, 17 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019

V. Srinivasulu, I. Shehadeh, M. Khanfar, O. Malik, H. Tarazi, Imad Abu-yousef, A. Sebastian,, N. Baniowda,, M. O’connor, And T. Al-tel. One-Pot Synthesis of Diverse Collections of Benzoxazepine and Indolopyrazine Fused to Heterocyclic Systems, Journal Of Organic Chemistry, 24 December 2018

Y. Hijji, R. Rajan, H. Tabba, Imad Abu-yousef, S. Mansour And H. Yahia. Microwave Assisted One Pot Conversion of Aromatic Aldehydes to Nitriles, European Journal Of Chemistry, , , 2018., 30 September 2018

Sofian Kanan, Oussama El-kadri, Imad Abu-yousef And Marsha Kanan. Semiconducting metal oxide based sensors for selective gas pollutant detection, Sensors, 1 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2009

Awards and Honors

The College of Arts & Sciences Excellence in Research Award, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, the Dean of College of Arts & Sciences, 11 April 2018

The Jordan Higher Education Natural Sciences Award, Jordan, The Jordan Higher Education Natural Sciences, 18 October 2010

The National Bank of Sharjah Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, The National Bank of Sharjah, 6 June 2002

Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Young Chemist Researcher in the Middle East, Jordan, Abdul Hameed Shoman, 16 November 2000

Faculty Scholarship Award for Outstanding Researcher, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, American University of Sharjah, 15 February 2000

Arab Student Aid International Award, USA, 1992-1995, Arab Student Aid International, 1 September 1992

Teaching & Research Assistantship Award, McGill University, Canada, 1991-1995, McGill University, 2 September 1991

His Majesty King Hussein's Award for Excellence in the Graduate Program, First Rank out of 7 Graduates, Jordan, His Majesty King Hussein, 15 June 1988

Yarmouk University Award for the Best MSc Graduating Student, Jordan, Yarmouk University, 2 June 1988

Teaching & Research Assistantship Award, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1986-1988, Yarmouk University, 1 September 1986

His Majesty King Hussein's Award for Excellence in the Undergraduate Program, First Rank out of 77 Graduates, Jordan, His Majesty King Hussein, 11 June 1986

Yarmouk University Award for the Best BSc Graduating Student, Jordan, 1986, Yarmouk University, 2 June 1986

Dean's Honor List, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1984-1986, Yarmouk University, 2 September 1984