{"id":12631,"date":"2025-09-11T12:23:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/?post_type=blog_post&#038;p=12631"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:53:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:53:28","slug":"dmu-college-of-pharmacy-faculty-appointed-as-board-member-of-the-african-phytomedicine-scientific-society","status":"publish","type":"blog_post","link":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/blog-post\/dmu-college-of-pharmacy-faculty-appointed-as-board-member-of-the-african-phytomedicine-scientific-society\/","title":{"rendered":"DMU College of Pharmacy Faculty Appointed as Board Member of the African Phytomedicine Scientific Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p align=\"justify\">Dubai Medical University is pleased to  announce &nbsp;that Dr. Naglaa Saad, Associate  Professor and Assistant Dean- Quality &amp; Accreditation College of Pharmacy,  has been appointed as a Board Member of the African Phytomedicine Scientific  Society (APSS).<br>\n  The African Phytomedicine Scientific  Society (APSS) is a scientific community that aims to stimulate and facilitate  the interaction of African researchers in the field of medicinal plant science.  Its mission is to foster the scientific development of the continent in  ethnopharmacology and natural products research, while also promoting  collaboration, resource sharing, and professional exchange among its members.  The society provides a dynamic platform for sharing relevant scientific  opportunities, announcing international events, and advancing partnerships in  laboratory research and technology acquisition.<br>\n  APSS held its 1st Annual International  Congress under the theme &ldquo;Inspired by Mother Nature: Pharmaceuticals and  Cosmeceuticals&rdquo; on 9&ndash;10 November 2023 at the University of Pretoria, South  Africa. Dr. Saad was honored with the<strong> Best Oral Presentation Award <\/strong>at  this congress.<br>\n  Most recently, APSS had its second  congress jointly with the 23rd International Congress of the International  Society for Ethnopharmacology (ISE), held from 23&ndash;26 October 2024 at the Cape  Town International Convention Centre, South Africa. Dr. Saad served as a <strong>member  of the Scientific Committee<\/strong> and delivered an oral presentation, showcasing her  recent research in the field of drug discovery from natural products.<br>\n  Dr. Saad&rsquo;s appointment to the APSS  Board is a vital step in her contributions to natural products research and  integrative medicine. Her role will <strong>strengthen collaboration between the UAE  and African and international scientific communities<\/strong>, advancing shared  goals in herbal medicine, ethnopharmacology, and innovative therapeutic  discovery.<br>\n  Dubai Medical University extends its  congratulations to Dr. Naglaa Saad on this recognition and looks forward to her  continued impact on global phytomedicine research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai Medical University is pleased to announce &nbsp;that Dr. Naglaa Saad, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean- Quality &amp; Accreditation College of Pharmacy, has been appointed as a Board Member of the African Phytomedicine Scientific Society (APSS). The African Phytomedicine Scientific Society (APSS) is a scientific community that aims to stimulate and facilitate the interaction of <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12632,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"blog-category":[55],"class_list":["post-12631","blog_post","type-blog_post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blog-category-pharmacy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_post\/12631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog_post"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog_post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12631"},{"taxonomy":"blog-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog-category?post=12631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}