Department of

Pharmacology and Biological Sciences

About the Department

The Department of Pharmacology and Biological Sciences in the College of Pharmacy offers several courses in the Pharmacy curriculum that train the students in basic biological sciences namely Biology, Biochemistry, Anatomy and Physiology and core subjects including Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy,Toxicology and Biotechnology.

The department has a teaching lab to cater the needs of the undergraduate learning and complement the theory part taught in the curriculum. The lab has appropriate facilities to impart experimental skills for students and learn basic techniques.

The department has a growing research environment covering a range of research areas including nutrition, Pharmacology, drug formulation, drug evaluation, screening of pharmacological and toxicological profile of natural and synthetic products.

Faculty members

The Department of Pharmacology and Biological Sciences in the College of Pharmacy consists of a highly qualified and efficient faculty team and well trained lab instructors in the field of Pharmacology and biological sciences.

Dr Majed M Abukhader

Designation: Professor and Head of Department
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Mohammad Abobakr Al-Ghazali Dr.

Designation: Associate Professor
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Dhanalekshmi UM Dr.

Designation: Assistant Professor
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Ms Muna Al Dalali

Designation: Lecturer
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Ms Amal Abdul Baqi Dawood

Designation: Lab Supervisor
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Courses taught by Faculty

Course code Course name Cr h Year/ Semester
PBIO0101 Introduction to Cell Biology with Lab 4 First / Fall
PBIO0102 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 2 First / Spring
PBIO0201 Human Anatomy and Physiology-II with Lab 4 Second / Fall
PBIO0202 Biochemistry with Lab 4 Second / Fall
PCOL0201 Introduction to Pharmacology with Lab 3 Second / Spring
PCOL0301 Pharmacology- I 3 Third / Fall
PTHE0301 Pharmacotherapeutics -I 4 Third / Fall
PBIO0301 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 3 Third / Fall
PCOL0302 Pharmacology –II 3 Third / Spring
PTHE0302 Pharmacotherapeutics -II 4 Third / Spring
PCOL0303 Toxicology 1 Third / Summer
PCOL0401 Pharmacology-III 3 Fourth / Fall
PTHE0401 Pharmacotherapeutics-III 4 Fourth / Fall
PCOL0402 Pharmacology-IV 3 Fourth / Spring
PTHE0402 Pharmacotherapeutics -IV 4 Fourth / Spring