Schedule
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Day
Thursday May 28, 2026Lister Conference Centre, University of Alberta North Campus
8 -9 a.m. Poster Set up and Poster Viewing
Session 1
9 - 11 a.m.
Welcome, Introduction and Keynote Speaker 1
9 a.m.
Morning Welcome: Dr. Christine Hughes, Dean
9:05 - 9:15 a.m.
Introduction to Research Day Pharmacognosy theme Dr. Michael Doschak, Research Day Chair
9:15 - 9:45 a.m.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Wei Li, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, Japan: “Origins and contemporary importance of pharmacognosy as the basis of modern medicinal compounds”
9:45 -10 a.m.
Sara Helal
Investigation of the Effects of EET-A on Isoproterenol-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy in Sprague-Dawley Rats
10:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Shengnan Zhao
From Oil Compatibility to Drug Partitioning: Toward Rational Design of PIT Nanoemulsions
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Ruikun Tang
Bone-Seeking Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors for the Targeted Management of Implant-Associated Infections and Osteomyelitis
10:30 - 11 a.m.
Morning Coffee Break and Poster Viewing (1 of 3)
Session 2
11 a.m. - Noon
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Format + Q & A session [10 mins per speaker]
Graduate Student Chairs: [TBC]
11 - 11:10 a.m.
Steven Lockhart
Identification of clozapine covalent bound proteins with a novel strategy: wielding click chemistry to unravel clozapine toxicity mechanism
11:10 - 11:20 a.m.
Ruqaya Jasim
Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometric procedure for the determination of ropivacaine in human plasma
11:20 - 11:30 a.m.
Surur Ahmed
Clinical reasoning of pharmacists prescribing to initiate medications in pharmacy care clinics: A qualitative multi-method approach
11:30 - 11:40 a.m.
Tanin Shafaati
A cardiac and skeletal muscle-specific Tafazzin knockout mouse model of Barth syndrome demonstrates hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
11:40 - 11:50 a.m.
Arkapravo Chattopadhyay
Residue-Level Insights into SGLT2 Inhibition and Nav1.5 Selectivity of Gliflozin Derivatives: A Molecular Dynamics and Pharmacophore-Guided Study
11:50 - Noon
Faculty Group Photo
Noon - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
12:30 - 1 p.m.
Poster Viewing (2 of 3)
Session 3
1 - 1:30 p.m.
Afternoon Keynote Speaker 2 Introduction
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Anas El-Aneed, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan: “Identifying and quantifying metabolomic changes after therapeutic drug interventions”
1:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Kamilia Ibrahim
Novel Synthetic Analog of Omega-3 Fatty Acid JVKR34 exerts cardioprotective activity: Targeting S1PR1 as a novel target
1:45 - 2 p.m.
Munira Sirazum
LipoCell: Merging Liposomes and Polymeric Micelles to Enhance Nanomedicine Performance
2 - 2:15 p.m.
Adham Elshamy
Nimodipine Pharmacokinetic Variability in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients: ASH-II Preliminary Findings
2:15 - 2:30 p.m.
Sara Alrawashdeh
Ser715 Phosphorylation Unlocks FOXM1 Autoinhibition Through β-Hairpin Unfolding
2:30 - 3 p.m.
Afternoon Tea Break and Poster Viewing (3 of 3)
Session 4
3 - 4 p.m.
Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Analysis “Game Show Quiz + Panel Discussion”
3:45 p.m.
Wrap up and Podium and Poster Awards – Dr. Christine Hughes / Dr. Ayman El-Kadi
4 p.m.
End of formal program – Poster take-down and general clean up