Dr Amna Ghith

Postdoctoral Researcher

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

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Dr Amna Ghith is an NHMRC grant funded Research Chemist in the Adelaide Medical School at the University of Adelaide. She graduated with a BSc in Pharmacy from 2011 with excellent with honors degree. She has obtained MSc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the school of Pharmacy in 2017, and a PhD in Chemical Sciences from the University of Adelaide in 2023.

Appointments

Date Position Institution name
2023 - ongoing Postdoctoral Researcher University of Adelaide
2019 - 2023 HDR / PhD Student University of Adelaide
2014 - 2017 MSc Student Ain Shams University

Date	Position	Institution name
2023 - ongoing	Postdoctoral Researcher	University of Adelaide
2019 - 2023	HDR / PhD Student	University of Adelaide
2014 - 2017	MSc Student	Ain Shams University

Language Competencies

Language	Competency
Arabic	Can read, write, speak and understand spoken
English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
French	Can read
Turkish	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2019 - 2023	University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD in Chemical Sciences-Chemistry
2017	Ain Shams University	Egypt	MSc.in Pharmaceutical Sciences-Pharmacy
2006 - 2011	Ain Shams University	Egypt	BSc Pharmaceutical Sciences Pharmacy

Postgraduate Training

Date Title Institution Country
2021 - 2021 APR Intern Australian Postgraduate Internship Australia
Research Interests

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Cancer Cell Biology Crystallography Structural biology (incl. macromolecular modelling)

Date	Title	Institution	Country
2021 - 2021	APR Intern	Australian Postgraduate Internship	Australia

Journals

Year	Citation
2024	Churchman, L. R., Beckett, J. R., Tan, L., Woods, K., Doherty, D. Z., Ghith, A., . . . De Voss, J. J. (2024). Synthesis of steroidal inhibitors for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 239, 16 pages. DOI
2023	Ghith, A., Bruning, J. B., & Bell, S. G. (2023). The catalytic activity and structure of the lipid metabolizing CYP124 cytochrome P450 enzyme from Mycobacterium marinum.. Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 737, 109554. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2023	Mohamed, H., Ghith, A., & Bell, S. G. (2023). The binding of nitrogen-donor ligands to the ferric and ferrous forms of cytochrome P450 enzymes. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 242, 112168. DOI Scopus2
2023	Ghith, A., Bruning, J. B., & Bell, S. G. (2023). The oxidation of cholesterol derivatives by the CYP124 and CYP142 enzymes from Mycobacterium marinum.. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol, 231, 106317-1-106317-12. DOI Scopus1 Europe PMC1
2023	Doherty, D. Z., Ghith, A., Ho, A., De Voss, J. J., & Bell, S. G. (2023). The bacterial cytochrome P450 (CYP) CYP125 enzymes can competitively oxidise sitosterol in the presence of cholesterol. Chemical Communications, 59(61), 9392-9395. DOI Scopus1
2023	Ghith, A., & Bell, S. G. (2023). The oxidation of steroid derivatives by the CYP125A6 and CYP125A7 enzymes from Mycobacterium marinum. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 235, 106406-1-106406-14. DOI Scopus1
2022	Ghith, A., Doherty, D. Z., Bruning, J. B., Russell, R. A., De Voss, J. J., & Bell, S. G. (2022). The Structures of the Steroid Binding CYP142 Cytochrome P450 Enzymes from Mycobacterium ulcerans and Mycobacterium marinum. ACS Infectious Diseases, 8(8), 1606-1617. DOI Scopus6 WoS3 Europe PMC1
2020	Child, S. A., Ghith, A., Bruning, J. B., & Bell, S. G. (2020). A comparison of steroid and lipid binding cytochrome P450s from Mycobacterium marinum and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 209, 1-12. DOI Scopus11 WoS8 Europe PMC1
2019	Ghith, A., Youssef, K. M., Ismail, N. S. M., & Abouzid, K. A. M. (2019). Design, synthesis and molecular modeling study of certain VEGFR-2 inhibitors based on thienopyrimidne scaffold as cancer targeting agents. Bioorganic Chemistry, 83, 111-128. DOI Scopus38 WoS33 Europe PMC10
2017	Ghith, A., Ismail, N. S. M., Youssef, K., & Abouzid, K. A. M. (2017). Medicinal Attributes of Thienopyrimidine Based Scaffold Targeting Tyrosine Kinases and Their Potential Anticancer Activities. Archiv der Pharmazie, 350(11), 24 pages. DOI Scopus19 WoS14 Europe PMC6

_{Australian Don Stranks Award Finalist (2023).}

_{Australian Postgraduate Research Internship award (Australia’s only national industry internship program) for a collaborative project between APR, University of South Australia, and Alcolizer Technology (2021).}

_{University of Adelaide Scholarship International, ASI (2019-2023).}

_{Industry Mentoring Network in STEM (IMNIS) /Med-Tech pharma sector/ competitive mentee award by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, ATSE (2020-2021).}

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2024	Co-Supervisor	The role of human breast milk in prevention of postpartum breast cancer	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Reza Maleki

Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Email: amna.ghith@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 83134380
Campus: Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Building: Institute Building
Org Unit: Surgical Specialities

Dr Amna Ghith

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

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