Rashid Ibrahim Elhag

Dyson, Old Pharmacy Building 222A

Monday: 12:00pm - 2:00pm.
Tuesday: 11:00am-12:00pm. And by appointment.

MICROBIOLOGY (Lecture), • Tu , Th 9:30AM - 10:45AM
MICROBIOLOGY LAB, L01 (Laboratory) • Mo, We 8:00AM - 9:40AM
MICROBIOLOGY LAB, L02 (Laboratory) • Mo, We 10:00AM - 11:40AM
MICROBIOLOGY LAB, L03 (Laboratory) • Mo, We 2:00PM - 3:40PM
MICROBIOLOGY LAB, L04 (Laboratory) • Mo, We 4:00PM - 5:40PM

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Rashid currently serves as an Associate Professor of Biology, College of Science & Technology at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU). He received the Ph.D. in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology from University of California, Riverside (UCR), Master of Science Degree in Biology from California State University – Dominguez Hill (CSU-DH), and Bachelor of Science Degree in Medicine and Surgery from Ein – Shams University – Faculty of Medicine, Egypt. He served in many institutions including hospitals, blood banks, non-profit organizations before joining our prestigious university FAMU. His extensive knowledge and expertise in science, proteomics, genetics, and biotechnology have significantly assisted his productiveness of comprehensive research, teaching, extension/outreach, and public service programs at the FAMU and Leon County at large. Since joining FAMU, he has taught several undergraduate courses in biology and microbiology and assisted in developing new curriculum related to biology. He has served as a Chair and a member in the committee of graduate students and trained them in cancer research, molecular biology, and biotechnology. He is committed to educating, training, and recruiting the students at the graduate, undergraduate, high school, and professional levels, preparing them to apply their knowledge, critical thinking skills, and creativity. Further, he was instrumental in developing an Agreement on research collaboration between the Florida A&M University, college of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences and the University of Khartoum. Sudan college of pharmacy. He invested considerable time in serving University, college, department, and community. His research interests include breast cancer research and brain cancer research with special concentration in Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), and Glioblastoma Multiform Brain Cancer (GBM).

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• Reading
• Community services
• Watching sports

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• Associate Professor (Biology/Microbiology) • August 2023 - Present
  Florida A&M University (FAMU), Tallahassee, FL
• Assistant Professor (Biology/Microbiology) • September 2016 - 2022
  Florida A&M University (FAMU), Tallahassee, FL
• Instructor (Biology/Microbiology) • September 2011 – September 2016
  Florida A&M University (FAMU), Tallahassee, FL

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PUBLICATIONS:

1. Shade’ A. Ahmed1, Patricia Mendonca2*, Rashid Elhag2 and Karam F.A. Soliman1*
   1 Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, United States
   2. Department of Biology, College of Science and Technology, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, United States
2. Minkyu Park1†, Ahmed G. Darwish1,2†, Rashid I. Elhag3, Violeta Tsolova1, Karam F. A. Soliman4 and Islam El-Sharkawy1* A multi – focus genome – wide association study reveals the genetics underline muscadine antioxidant in berry skin.Type: Original Research. Published 04 August 2022. Frontiers in Plant Science.
3. Rashid Elhag, Abdulaziz Almalki, Elizabeth Mazzio, Selina Darling-Reed, Karam F. A. Soliman Immune-Stimulating Properties of Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) Root Extract in Human Triple Negative MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells. First published: 13 May 2022. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.S1.L7737 Supported by a grant from NIMHD U54 007582.
4. Getinet M. Adinew 1, Equar Taka 1, Bereket Mochona 2, Ramesh B Badisa 1, Elizabeth A Mazzio 1, Rashid Elhag 3 and Karam F.A Soliman 1*Therapeutic Potential of Thymoquinone in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Prevention and Progression through the Modulation of the Tumor. Received: 16 November 2021 / Revised: 22 December 2021 / Accepted: 23 December 2021 / Published: 25 December 2021 Microenvironment. Nutrients 2022, 14, 79. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/nu14010079.
5. Clement G. Yedjou *, Solange S. Tchounwou, Richard A Alo, RashidElhag1, Bereket Mochona, Lekan Latinwo. (October/ 2021). Application of Machine Learning Algorithms in Breast Cancer Cassification. International Journal of Molecular Sciences’ Manuscript ID: ijms – 1429500. Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics.
6. Elizabeth A. Mazzio, Charles A. Lewis, Rashid Elhag1 and Karam F. A . Soliman Effects of Sepantronium Bromide (YM-155) on the Whole Transcriptome of MDA-MB-231 Cells: Highlight on Impaired ATR/ATM Fanconi Anemia DNA Damage Response. Cancer Genomics Proteomics. 2018 Jul-Aug;15(4):249-264. doi: 10.21873/cgp.20083.
7. Rashid Elhag1, Elizabeth A. Mazzio2 and Karam F. A. Soliman2. The Effect of Silibinin in Enhancing Toxicity of Temozolomide and Etoposide in p53 and PTEN mutated Resistant Glioma Cell Lines. Department of Biology, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University Tallahassee, USA. Anticancer Research. 2015 Mar, 35 (3) :1263-9.
8. Johanna Milan1, Christiana Charalambous2, Rashid Elhag1, Thomas C Chen3, Wei Li4, Shengxi Guan4, Florence M Hofman3, and Raphael Zidovetzki. Multiple signaling pathways are involved in endothelin-1-induced brain endothelial cell Migration. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, July 1, 2006; 291(1): C155 -64. Epub 2006 Feb 1.
9. Amiya P Sinha Hikim, Yanira Vera, Rashid I Elhag, Yanhe Lue,Yu-Gui Cui, Vanisha Pope,Andrew Leung, Vince Atienza, Christina Wang, Ronald S Swerdloff. Mouse model of male germ cell apoptosis in response to a lack of hormonal stimulation. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. Vol.43(11), November 2005, pp. 1048- 1057.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

1. Marwa S. Osman, Talal Ahmed Awad, Shaza Wageialla Shantier, Elrashied Ali Alobaid Garelnabi, Moawia M Mukhtar, Wadah Osman, Ramzi A A Mothana, Rashid Elhag.
   Insight into the molecular basis of some chalcone analogues as potential inhibitors of Leishmania donovani: An integrated in silico and in vitro study. July 2022, open chemistry 20(1):680-693. DOI: 10.1515/Chem-2022-0160. License: CC BY 4.0
2. Marwa S. Osman, Talal Ahmed Awad, Shaza Wageialla Shantier, Elrashied Ali Alobaid Garelnabi, Wadah Osman, Ramzi A A Mothana, Fahd A Nasr, Rashid Elhag.
   Identification of some chalcone analogues as potential antileishmanial agent: an integrated in vitro and in silico evaluation. January 2022, Arabian journal of chemistry, 15(9):103717. DOI:10.1016/j. Arabic.2022.103717. License: CC BY

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• CMDB Fellowship, University of California 2004-2009
• IMSD (Initiative for Minority Students Development), California State University 2000-2002
• State University Grant, California State University 2000-2001
• Spirit of Excellence Award (New Jersey Blood Center), Orange County, NJ 2000-2001
• The Best Student Cup for the Year, Sudan 1973

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• MCB3020 Microbiology Lecture  - Lec
• MCB3020 Microbiology Lab  - Lab
• BSC1010 General Biology Lecture  - Lec
• BSC1010 General Biology Lab - Lab