Dr Hadia Almahli

Lecturer AL2TR

h.almahli@bangor.ac.uk

+44 1248 388571

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Dr Hadia Almahli

Hadia was born in Damascus, Syria, she pursued advanced studies in France, earning both her MSc and PhD in Medicinal Chemistry from Paris-Sud University. Her academic career has since flourished across several world-class institutions, including the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University College London (UCL), and the University of Sussex. These experiences have shaped her expertise as both a researcher and educator in the pharmaceutical sciences.

Dr.Almahli holds a UK Fellowship in Teaching from the Higher Education Academy. She is also a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in the UK.

She has published聽peer-reviewed scientific papers in prestigious international journals and presented her research at over 48 international conferences across Europe, the United States, Japan, the Middle East, and the UK.

A scientific ambassador, Dr Almahli was invited as a keynote speaker聽 at the International Women鈥檚 Day celebration at Cambridge in 2022.

She has received numerous awards and research grants, including the Trusted Reviewer Award from the MDPI scientific publishing platform. She has reviewed over 100 scientific papers for high-impact international journals.

Dr Almahli is a member of the Syrian Scientific Council and actively works to develop the skills and capacities of researchers within Syria.

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  • BSc: Pharmaceutical Sciences
    Aleppo University,
  • Professional: Fellowship in teaching, Advance HE
    Higher Education Academy,
  • MSc: Medicinal Chemistry
    University of Paris-Sud,
  • PhD in Medicinal Chemistry
    University of Paris-Sud,
  • Professional: The Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching (PGCHET)
    University of Sussex,

She is proud to hold a Fellowship with the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA), a recognition of her dedication to high-quality teaching and learning. This accreditation has shaped her approach to curriculum design, assessment strategies, small-group teaching, and undergraduate research supervision. She has extensive experience in developing and delivering innovative MPharm and MSc programs, with a strong emphasis on inclusive education, study skills enhancement, and career development support for both domestic and international students. At Bangor, she teaches chemistry in the Mpharm program (MSE-0012, MSE-1033-MSE-1034, MSE-1036 and MSE-0013), leads module MSE-0013, and serves as the Foundation Year Lead.

Hadia is currently supervising undergraduate research projects and welcomes undergraduate students to apply.

Hadia's research focuses on the design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel therapeutic and diagnostic agents across infectious diseases, oncology and neurodegeneration. She has extensive expertise in synthetic organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, natural product鈥搃nspired drug discovery, and structure鈥揳ctivity relationship (SAR) development. My work spans the synthesis of new antibiotics, antituberculosis agents, kinase inhibitors for triple鈥憂egative breast cancer, antitrypanosomal compounds for Chagas disease, and antiviral candidates targeting CHIKV. She also develop next鈥慻eneration diagnostic tools for neurodegenerative diseases through chemical antibody technologies in collaboration with leading UK and international partners.

Hadia welcomes motivated PhD and MSc students interested in medicinal chemistry, synthetic methodology, chemical biology, and translational drug discovery to join her group and contribute to multidisciplinary projects with real-world impact.
1- Development of new anticancer drugs
2- Development of neurodegenerative diseases treatment
3- Development of new antivirals