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Dr Ashraf M A Qasem

Ph.D

  • Affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, Zarqa University, Jordan
  • Department: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • University: Zarqa University
  • Email: aqasem@zu.edu.jo
  • Country: Jordan

Dr. Ashraf M. A. Qasem is an Assistant Professor at Zarqa University, Jordan. He earned his Ph.D. in Pharmacy and Pharmacology with specialization in Natural Products Chemistry from the University of Bath, United Kingdom. His research focuses on the discovery of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants, natural products chemistry, chromatographic isolation, structural elucidation using NMR and mass spectrometry, medicinal chemistry, and structure–activity relationship (SAR) studies for the development of novel therapeutic agents. He has published in leading international journals and has presented his research at numerous international scientific conferences.

  • Assistant Professor, Zarqa University.
  • Head of Pharmaceutical Sciences Department (2024–2025).
  • Vice Dean (2025–2026).
  • Deputy Manager, Pharmaceutical Research Center.
  • Ph.D. Researcher, University of Bath.
  • Teaching Assistant at Zarqa University and the University of Bath.
  • Recipient of RSC Conference Grant Award (2019).
  • Recipient of SCI Conference Grant Award (2021).
  • JPAG Poster Award (2022).
  • Presenter at international conferences in the UK, France, and Jordan.

  1. Norditerpenoid Alkaloids from Delphinium and Aconitum: Chemistry and Biological Activities. Natural Product Reports (2022).
  2. Structure–Activity Relationship Studies of Norditerpenoid Alkaloids. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022).
  3. Chemical Investigation of Natural Products from Medicinal Plants. ACS Omega (2022).
  4. Medicinal Chemistry Approaches to Natural Product-Derived Alkaloids. ACS Bio & Med Chem Au (2023).
  5. Synthetic and Structural Studies of Bioactive Natural Product Analogues. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (2024).
  6. RSC Advances Research Article on Natural Product Chemistry. RSC Advances (2020).
  7. Natural Product Research Published in ACS Omega. ACS Omega (2020).
  8. Alkaloids as New Leads for Neurodegenerative Diseases. (Book Chapter) (2023).
  9. Natural Product-Based Therapeutics and Medicinal Chemistry Studies. Molecules (2025