Fatima Alshbool
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Contact
Texas A&M Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy
1010 W. Ave. B
Kingsville,
TX
78363
falshbool@tamu.edu
Phone: 361.221.0753
Fax: 361.221.0798
Education and Training
- Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, Ph.D., Pharmacology , 2014
- Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid, Jordan, Pharm.D., 2006
Research Interests
- The Impact of E-cigarettes on Platelet Function and Thrombogenesis.
- Characterization of the Structural Biology of Platelet G-Protein Coupled Receptors
- The Role and Regulation of the Guanine Exchange Factor (ArhGEF1) in Platelet Function.
- Drug Repurposing
Teaching Interests
- Principles of Drug Action
- Cardiovascular Pharmacology
- Pharmacogenomics
Awards, Recognition and Service
- 2022 Teaching Team of The Year Award for the Electrolyte & Renal Disorders, Acid-Base, and Anemia (IPTI) Course, Rangel College of Pharmacy.
- 2022 Early Career Investigator Award, Division of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
- 2021 RCOP Early Career Faculty Research Achievement Award, Rangel College of Pharmacy.
- 2021 Karl Link Early Career Investigator Award in Thrombosis, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB), American Heart Association.
- 2018 IDEAL Scholar of The Year, School of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at El Paso, (2018-2019 Academic Year)
- P1 Teacher of The Year, School of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at El Paso, (2018-2019 Academic Year)
Representative Publications
- Ramirez J.E.M., Alarabi A.B., Khasawneh F.T., Alshbool F.Z., “A Novel Antibody Targeting the Second Extracellular Loop of the Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptor Inhibits Platelet Function”, Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Aug 8;23(15):8794.
- Lozano P.A., Alarabi A.B., Garcia S.E., Boakye E.T., Kingbong H.T., Naddour E., Villalobos-García D., Badejo P., El-Halawany M.S., Khasawneh F.T., and Alshbool F.Z., “The Antidepressant Duloxetine Inhibits Platelet Function and Protects against Thrombosis”, Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Feb 26;23(5):2587.
- Alarabi A.B., Karim Z.A., Ramirez, J.E.M., Hernandez, K.R., Lozano, P.A., Rivera J.O., Alshbool F.Z., and Khasawneh F.T., ”Short-Term Exposure to Waterpipe Smoke Triggers a Hyperactive Platelet Activation State and Increases the Risk of Thrombogenesis”, Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2020 Feb;40(2):335-349
- Qasim H., Karim Z.A., Hernandez, K.R., Lozano, D., Khasawneh F.T., and Alshbool F.Z., “Arhgef1 Plays a Vital Role in Platelet Function and Thrombogenesis”, J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 May 7;8(9):e011712. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.011712.
- Zhu Y., Romero E.L., Ren X., Du C., Liu C., Karim Z.A., Alshbool F.Z., Khasawneh F.T., Zhou J., Zhong D., and Geng B., “Enabling H2S Biomedicine: Clopidogrel as a Clinical Donor Probe and Thioenol Derivatives as Flexible Promoieties”, Nat Commun. 2018 Sep 27;9(1):3952
- Qasim H., Karim Z.A., Silva-Espinoza J.C., Khasawneh F.T., Rivera J.O., Ellis C.C., Bauer S.L., Almeida I.C., and Alshbool F.Z., “Short-term E-cigarette Exposure Increases the Risk of Thrombogenesis and Enhances Platelet Function in Mice”, J Am Heart Assoc. 2018;7:e009264. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.118.009264.
- Alshbool F.Z., Karim Z.A., Espinosa E.V.P., Lin O.A., and Khasawneh F.T., “Investigation of a Thromboxane A2 Receptor-Based Vaccine For Managing Thrombogenesis”, J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Jun 23;7(13). pii: e009139. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.009139.
- Qasim H, Karim ZA, Rivera JO, Khasawneh FT, Alshbool FZ. “The Impact of Electronic Cigarettes on the Cardiovascular System”, J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Aug 30;6(9). pii: e006353. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006353