Noha Abdelkader is a Professor at the Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University. Prof. Abdelkader is a member of the National Center for Clinical and Environmental Toxicology board of directors, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. Prof. Abdelkader received her B.Sc. degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, in 2000. She received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Cairo University in Egypt in 2006 and 2011, respectively. She coordinated a major EU-funded project in the Erasmus+KA2 scheme (Project ITCT: IT-Based Clinical Toxicology Diploma, 2015-2019) that involved 4 Egyptian partners representing the 4 most prominent universities in Egypt alongside 3 European universities from Sweden, UK, and Malta. This project was extended by joint research with the University of Newcastle, UK, about preclinical toxicity studies of ionic liquids.
Moreover, Prof. Noha Abdelkader is the external expert for the EU-funded OPPM project (Online Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine postgraduate program, 2022-2025). Prof. Abdelkader has published 33 articles in highly ranked peer-reviewed journals (h-index: 16, citations: 725). Her research is focused on exploring new treatment strategies for neurodegenerative disorders, cancer, chemotherapy-induced toxicities, diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy, which are considered significant health-related problems in Egypt and the world. Prof. Abdelkader has participated in many international conferences and scientific workshops. She has supervised 11 MSc and 11 Ph.D. students. For her contribution to the learning and research process at Cairo University, Prof. Abdelkader was awarded the University Encouragement Award in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2017. Prof. Abdelkader was also recognized by the EU delegation in Egypt and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Egypt for her valuable contribution to strengthening EU – Egypt cooperation in research, innovation, and higher education in 2019.