Announcement of a Doctoral Dissertation Defense Vision International Academy – Sweden – Uppsala

Announcement of a Doctoral Dissertation Defense

Vision International Academy –

 Sweden – Uppsala

Faculty of Graduate Studies –

 Pharmacognosy and Medical Plant Therapy Program

Dissertation Title:

"Pharmacological and Toxicological Evaluation of Peganum harmala and Development of a Nanoformulation to Enhance Anticancer Efficacy and Reduce Toxicity"

Researcher: Sadak Abdi OSman 

Supervisors:

· Prof. Carl Eriksson – Head of Pharmacognosy Department, Uppsala University

· Dr. Sara Mahmoud – Assistant Professor of Medical Plant Therapy, Vision International Academy

Examination Committee:

· Prof. Mustafa Al-Soufi – Chair (Vision International Academy)

· Prof. Mohammed Al-Attar – External Examiner (University of Kyiv, Ukraine)

· Dr. Younes Fadel – Internal Examiner (Vision International Academy)

📅 Date: May 25, 2026

⏰ Time: 11:00 AM (Sweden time)

📍 Location: Conference Hall, 3rd Floor, Vision International Academy, Uppsala, and online via Zoom

Open invitation to attend (online)

Dissertation Summary:

The researcher studied the anticancer activity and toxicity of Peganum harmala extracts and developed a lipid nanoformulation that reduced hepatotoxicity and neurotoxicity by 60%, while improving tumor inhibition to 72% in an animal model.

Keywords: Peganum harmala – Harmine – Lipid nanoparticles – Breast cancer – Neurotoxicity