A Lil Bit About Me :
Muath was born and grew up in small village surrounded by olive and orange trees named Qalqilia, Palestine. He graduated form Pharmacy school from the An-Najah National university in 2007. He joined Pharmacology department at Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2007 under the supervision of Dr. Amin Malik Shah Abdul Majid. During his master work, he had to work with different techniques and machines such as spectroscopy, cytotoxicity, and angiogenesis. He was more interested furthering his studies, therefore he proceeded with his master directly after graduation. He was awarded a scholarship from Malaysian Government during his Master studies. His research area is in Cancer pharmacology and focused on DNA and DNA-binding agents for treatment. Here, he lives happily in lovely-flat nearby in Penang.
Research Interest:
I am interested in studying DNA binding compounds. My main purpose for these is cancer treatment, but keeping in mind viral treatment as well. For the past several decades DNA has been the main target for cancer treatment. Unfortunately, these compounds tend to cause side effects including cancer. The main reason for causing side effects is the lack of sequence selectivity. These compounds do not have the ability to discriminate between DNA sequences. I am interested in studying the mechanism of how these compounds tend to bind with DNA in order to modify or synthesis new compounds that would have better sequence specificity. I am also interested in gene therapy as a potential cancer treatment method. Although peptide compounds might have better selectivity, it is known to have some difficulties in administering the products to human body.
