1. September 2025

Member Highlights

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Firas Bazzari Promoted to Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacy

Firas BazzariFiras Bazzari, PhD, was recently promoted to Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Clinical Pharmacy at Jerash University, Department of Pharmacy.

Dr. Bazzari has been an ASPET member since 2017 and is a member of the Division of Neuropharmacology. His research involves clinical and community pharmacy practice, focusing on pharmacotherapy of neuropsychiatric disorders, with over 30 published articles and conference proceedings.

In 2022, Dr. Bazzari joined Jerash University in Jordan as an assistant professor and was appointed Head of the Pharmacy Department in 2023. Prior to that, he was the Founding Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy at the Arab American University. Dr. Bazzari is also an active member of multiple international associations and committees aiming to improve pharmacy practice and public health. Dr. Bazzari holds a BSc in Pharmacy from the Applied Science University, MSc in Clinical Pharmacology from the University of Aberdeen, and a PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Cairo University.

ASPET Welcomes New Members

Each month, ASPET welcomes new members to our home for pharmacology. This month, we recognize 25 individuals from 17 universities, colleges and companies who have joined 4,000 other members in the pharmacology community. Learn more about ASPET membership.

AbbVie
Shuaib Ali Khan Mayana

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
Ahmed Ahmed

Indiana University, School of Medicine
Deron Herr

King Faisal University
Nouf Alwadei

Louie BioPharma Consulting, LLC
Steven Louie

Louisiana State University
Khushi Kiran

McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Staci Gruber

Mohammed V University
Saad Fettach

Purdue University
Md Shahadat Hossain

The University of Kansas Medical Center
Kaitlyn Hinz

The University of the West Indies
Sole Gray
Nicoleann Harvey
Kiara Hunte
Thalia Mcfarlane
Sodyan Shields
Shamoya Thomas

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Tatjana Coric
Priscila Sato
Karina Yoon

University of Cincinnati
Olukunle Akinborewa

University of Iowa
Katelin Dannen

University of Louisville
Mayukh Banerjee

University of Michigan
Laurie Svoboda

University of Tennessee
Duane Miller

Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Samuel Centanni