Arwa Saad El Hagrasy, PH.D.
Title / Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Department
E-mail /
Phone / 02-23632245 / 02-23639307 / 02-2567457 / 02-23624917 - 4455
Education
Most Recent Degree / Ph.D.
Title of Thesis / “Development of Near-Infrared Spectroscopic and Imaging Methods for Process Control of Pharmaceutical Powder Blending”
Specialization / Industrial Pharmacy
UniversityAttended / DuquesneUniversity, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Year / 2004
Experience
Teaching Experience
Course Title / Course Code / University / Academic years
Undergraduate Courses /
- Pharmaceutical Analysis and Biopharmaceutics Laboratory
- Pharmacokinetics Laboratory
- Pharmaceutical Principles Laboratory
- Pharmacy Orientation
5. Radiopharmaceutical / PP701 / CairoUniversity, Cairo, Egypt / 2009
Postgraduate Courses / 1. Research Investigator II… / Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, NJ, USA / 2004-2007
2. Editorial Advisory Board Member, Referee / Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation / 2006-present
3. Executive Editor, / Journal of Advanced Research, CairoUniversity / 2009-present
Publications and Presentations
1.Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Imaging for the Monitoring of Powder Blend Homogeneity, J. Pharm. Sci., 2001,90(9): 1298-1307.
2.NIR Method Development for Monitoring of Pharmaceutical Powder Blending, NIR News, 2002, 13(2): 8-11.
3.PAT methods provide process understanding: characterization of intra-shell versus inter-shell mixing kinetics in V-blenders, NIR News, 15 (2): 8-11.
4.A process analytical technology approach to near-infrared process control of pharmaceutical powder blending. Part I: D-optimal design for characterization of powder mixing and preliminary spectral data evaluation, J. Pharm. Sci.,2006, 95(2): 392-406.
5.A process analytical technology approach to near-infrared process control of pharmaceutical powder blending. Part II: Qualitative near-infrared models for prediction of blend homogeneity, J. Pharm. Sci., 2006, 95(2): 407-421.
6.A process analytical technology approach to near-infrared process control of pharmaceutical powder blending. Part III: Quantitative near-infrared calibration for prediction of blend homogeneity and characterization of powder mixing kinetics, J. Pharm. Sci., 2006, 95(2): 422-434.
7.Application of Raman spectroscopy for quantitative in-line monitoring of tablet coating, Amer. Pharm. Rev.,2006, 9(1): 40-45.
8.Evaluation of risk and benefit in the implementation of near-infrared spectroscopy for monitoring of lubricant mixing, Pharm. Dev. Tech, 2006, 11(3): 303-312.
9.Raman applications in drug manufacturing processes, Amer. Pharm. Rev,2006, 9 (7):10-17.
10.Raman spectroscopy for the determination of coating uniformity of tablets: assessment of product quality and coating pan mixing efficiency during scale-up, J. Pharm. Innovatio, 2006, 1(1): 37-42.
11.Process analytical technology enabling process understanding of a blending operation, Amer. Pharm. Rev, 2007, 10(3): 56-63.
12.Applications of Process Analytical Technology in Pharmaceutical Product Development Tablet, Manufacturing Technologies Course, 2010.
13.Challenges Associated with Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Method Transfer, Symposium, Somerset, NJ, USA, 2006.
14.Application of Raman Spectroscopy for Quantitative Monitoring of Tablet Coating, Eastern Analytical Symposium, Somerset, NJ, USA, 2005.
15.Raman Spectroscopy for Quantitative Monitoring of Tablet Coating, The Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Quebec City, Canada, 2005.
16.A Risk Managed Approach for Implementation of Spectroscopic Techniques in Powder Blend Monitoring, FDA Science Forum, WashingtonD.C., USA, 2005.
17.Applying Process Analytical Technology to Improve Efficiency and Reliability of Spray Coating, FDA Science Forum, WashingtonD.C., USA,2005.
18.Raman Spectroscopy for Quantitative Monitoring of Solid Dosage Manufacturing Process., 2005, International Forum for Process Analytical Technology, Arlington, VA, USA, 2005.
19.Applications of Multivariate Analysis in the Pharmaceutical Product Development and Quality Assurance, ASQ Fall Technical Conference, Roanoke, VA, USA, 2004.
20.Advances in Near-Infrared Monitoring and Characterization of Powder Blending, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 2003.
21.Characterization and Monitoring of Powder Blend Homogeneity Using Near-IR, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, 2001.
22.Statistical Algorithms for Near-IR Determination of Powder Blend Homogeneity, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 2000.
23.Monitoring Powder Blend Homogeneity Using Near-Infrared, 10th International Diffuse Reflectance Conference, Chambersburg, PA, USA, 2000.
24.Monitoring Powder Blend Homogeneity Using Near-Infrared, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, 1999.
25.Monitoring Powder Blend Homogeneity Using Near-Infrared, Regional Duquesne Chemistry Symposium, DuquesneUniversity, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 1999.
Awards
The first Büchi NIR Award, Frankfurt, Germany, 2001.
Memberships
- American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, 1997-2007.
- Society for Applied Spectroscopy, 1998-2002.
- International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, 2006-present.
Attended Workshops
- Statistical Process Control for PAT, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, 2005.
- Challenges for Dissolution Testing for the 21st Century: Linking Critical Quality Attributes and Critical Process Parameters to Clinically Relevant Dissolution, Arlington, VA, USA, 2006.
- Introduction to multivariate image analysis, Eastern Analytical Symposium, Somerset, NJ, USA, 2006.
- Tabletting Science Seminar, Cairo, Egypt, 2009.
- Elsevier Publishing and Author Workshop, Cairo, Egypt, 2009.
- International Industrial Pharmacy Intensive Course, 2010.