Overview
Availability
- Dr Waleed Hussein is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Pharmacy, Cairo University
- Masters (Research), Helwan University
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Peptide-based vaccines
I focus on the development of peptide-based vaccines against infectious diseases and cancer. This includes (1) synthesis of adjuvanting moieties for stimulation of immune system; (2) applying different methods for conjugation of peptides and lipids; (3) determination of the size, shape and charge of the self-assembled vaccine particles; (4) investigate the biological efficiency of vaccines in both in vitro and in vivo.
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Gene delivery
Currently, I am working on the development of targeted nanoparticle delivery system to deliver the siRNA to cytoplasm. This delivery system includes peptide-based, micelles and/or liposome formulations.
Works
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2020
Book Chapter
An isodipeptide building block for microwave-assisted solid-phase synthesis of difficult sequence-containing peptides
Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2020). An isodipeptide building block for microwave-assisted solid-phase synthesis of difficult sequence-containing peptides. Peptide synthesis: methods and protocols. (pp. 139-150) edited by Waleed M. Hussein, Mariusz Skwarczynski and Istvan Toth. New York, NY, United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0227-0_9
2019
Book
Peptide synthesis: methods and protocols
Waleed Hussein, Mariusz Skwarczynski and Istvan Toth eds. (2019). Peptide synthesis: methods and protocols. New York, NY USA: Humana New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0227-0
2019
Journal Article
Mannosylated liposomes formulated with whole parasite P. falciparum blood-stage antigens are highly immunogenic in mice
Ssemaganda, Aloysious, Giddam, Ashwini Kumar, Low, Leanne M., Liu, Xue Q., Ho, Mei-Fong, Zaman, Mehfuz, Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan, Stanisic, Danielle I. and Good, Michael F. (2019). Mannosylated liposomes formulated with whole parasite P. falciparum blood-stage antigens are highly immunogenic in mice. Vaccine, 38 (6), 1494-1504. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.11.063
2019
Journal Article
Synthesis, evaluation and structural investigations of potent purple acid phosphatase inhibitors as drug leads for osteoporosis
Feder, Daniel, Kan, Meng-Wei, Hussein, Waleed M., Guddat, Luke W., Schenk, Gerhard and McGeary, Ross P. (2019). Synthesis, evaluation and structural investigations of potent purple acid phosphatase inhibitors as drug leads for osteoporosis. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 182 111611, 111611. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111611
2019
Journal Article
Cholic acid-based delivery system for vaccine candidates against Group A Streptococcus
Azuar, Armira, Zhao, Lili, Hei, Tsui Ting, Nevagi, Reshma J., Bartlett, Stacey, Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2019). Cholic acid-based delivery system for vaccine candidates against Group A Streptococcus. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 10 (9) acsmedchemlett.9b00239, 1253-1259. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00239
2019
Journal Article
Peptide-based targeted polymeric nanoparticles for siRNA delivery
Hussein, Waleed M., Cheong, Yee S., Liu, Chang, Liu, Genan, Begum, Anjuman Ara, Attallah, Maria Adly, Moyle, Peter Michael, Torchilin, Vladimir, Smith, Roger and Toth, Istvan (2019). Peptide-based targeted polymeric nanoparticles for siRNA delivery. Nanotechnology, 30 (41) 415604, 415604. doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab313d
2019
Journal Article
Recent advances in the development of peptide vaccines and their delivery systems against Group A Streptococcus
Azuar, Armira, Jin, Wanli , Mukaida, Saori, Hussein, Waleed , Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2019). Recent advances in the development of peptide vaccines and their delivery systems against Group A Streptococcus. Vaccines, 7 (3) 58, 58. doi: 10.3390/vaccines7030058
2019
Journal Article
Self-assembly of trimethyl chitosan and poly(anionic amino acid)-peptide antigen conjugate to produce a potent self-adjuvanting nanovaccine delivery system
Nevagi, Reshma J., Dai, Wei, Khalil, Zeinab G., Hussein, Waleed M., Capon, Robert J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2019). Self-assembly of trimethyl chitosan and poly(anionic amino acid)-peptide antigen conjugate to produce a potent self-adjuvanting nanovaccine delivery system. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 27 (14), 3082-3088. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.05.033
2019
Journal Article
Structure-activity relationship of group A streptococcus lipopeptide vaccine candidates in trimethyl chitosan-based self-adjuvanting delivery system
Nevagi, Reshma J., Dai, Wei, Khalil, Zeinab G., Hussein, Waleed M., Capon, Robert J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2019). Structure-activity relationship of group A streptococcus lipopeptide vaccine candidates in trimethyl chitosan-based self-adjuvanting delivery system. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 179, 100-108. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.06.047
2019
Journal Article
Advances in targeted gene delivery
Begum, Anjuman A., Toth, Istvan, Hussein, Waleed M. and Moyle, Peter Michael (2019). Advances in targeted gene delivery. Current Drug Delivery, 16 (7), 588-608. doi: 10.2174/1567201816666190529072914
2019
Conference Publication
Development of polymer-based nanoparticulate intranasal lipopeptide vaccine constructs against group A streptococcus
Nevagi, Reshma Jayprakash, Dai, Wei, Khalil, Zeinab, Hussein, Waleed, Capon, Robert, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2019). Development of polymer-based nanoparticulate intranasal lipopeptide vaccine constructs against group A streptococcus. National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Orlando, FL, United States, 31 March - 4 April, 2019. Washington, DC, United States: American Chemical Society.
2019
Conference Publication
Carbohydrates in vaccine development
Aljohani, Salwa, Hussein, Waleed M., Toth, Istvan and Simerska, Pavla (2019). Carbohydrates in vaccine development. Controlled Release Asia Meeting, Singapore, 24-25 September, 2018. Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Bentham Science Publishers. doi: 10.2174/1567201816666190702153612
2019
Journal Article
Synthesis and evaluation of novel purple acid phosphatase inhibitors
Hussein, Waleed M., Feder, Daniel, Schenk, Gerhard, Guddat, Luke W. and McGeary, Ross P. (2019). Synthesis and evaluation of novel purple acid phosphatase inhibitors. MedChemComm, 10 (1), 61-71. doi: 10.1039/c8md00491a
2018
Journal Article
Liposomal formulation of polyacrylate-peptide conjugate as a new vaccine candidate against cervical cancer
Khongkow, Mattaka, Liu, Tzu-yu, Bartlett, Stacey, Hussein, Waleed M., Nevagi, Reshma, Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J., Wells, James, Ruktanonchai, Uracha Rungsardthong, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2018). Liposomal formulation of polyacrylate-peptide conjugate as a new vaccine candidate against cervical cancer. Precision Nanomedicine, 1 (3), 183-193. doi: 10.33218/prnano1(3).181003.1
2018
Journal Article
Purple acid phosphatase inhibitors as leads for osteoporosis chemotherapeutics
Hussein, Waleed M., Feder, Daniel, Schenk, Gerhard, Guddat, Luke W. and McGeary, Ross P. (2018). Purple acid phosphatase inhibitors as leads for osteoporosis chemotherapeutics. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 157, 462-479. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.08.004
2018
Journal Article
Investigating the affinity of poly tert-butyl acrylate toward Toll-Like Receptor 2
Hussein, Waleed M., Choi, Phil M., Zhang, Cheng, Sierecki, Emma, Johnston, Wayne, Jia, Zhongfan, Monteiro, Michael J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Gambin, Yann and Toth, Istvan (2018). Investigating the affinity of poly tert-butyl acrylate toward Toll-Like Receptor 2. AIMS Allergy and Immunology, 2 (3), 141-147. doi: 10.3934/allergy.2018.3.141
2018
Journal Article
Polyglutamic acid-trimethyl chitosan-based intranasal peptide nano-vaccine induces potent immune responses against group A streptococcus
Nevagi, Reshma J., Khalil, Zeinab G., Hussein, Waleed M., Powell, Jessica, Batzloff, Michael R., Capon, Robert J., Good, Michael F., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2018). Polyglutamic acid-trimethyl chitosan-based intranasal peptide nano-vaccine induces potent immune responses against group A streptococcus. Acta Biomaterialia, 80, 278-287. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.09.037
2017
Journal Article
Fluorinated lipids conjugated to peptide antigens do not induce immune responses against cervical cancer
Hussein, Waleed M., Mukaida, Saori, Liu, Tzu-Yu, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2017). Fluorinated lipids conjugated to peptide antigens do not induce immune responses against cervical cancer. Vaccination Research Open Journal, 1 (1), 39-44. doi: 10.17140/VROJ-1-107
2017
Journal Article
Synthesis, characterization and immunological evaluation of self-adjuvanting group a streptococcal vaccine candidates bearing various lipidic adjuvanting moieties
Fagan, Vincent, Hussein, Waleed M., Su, Mei, Gidda, Ashwini K., Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F., Toth, Istvan and Simerska, Pavla (2017). Synthesis, characterization and immunological evaluation of self-adjuvanting group a streptococcal vaccine candidates bearing various lipidic adjuvanting moieties. ChemBioChem, 18 (6), 545-553. doi: 10.1002/cbic.201600639
2017
Journal Article
Comparison of fluorinated and nonfluorinated lipids in self-adjuvanting delivery systems for peptide-based vaccines
Hussein, Waleed M., Mukaida, Saori, Azmi, Fazren, Bartlett, Stacey, Olivier, Celine, Batzloff, Michael R., Good, Michael F., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2017). Comparison of fluorinated and nonfluorinated lipids in self-adjuvanting delivery systems for peptide-based vaccines. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 8 (2), 227-232. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.6b00453
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Development of Peptide-based Vaccines against Infectious Diseases: Hookworm, Liver fluke, and SARS-CoV-2 virus
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mariusz Skwarczynski, Emeritus Professor Istvan Toth
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Design and evaluation of polysaccharide-based nanoparticles for mucosal vaccine delivery
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mariusz Skwarczynski, Emeritus Professor Istvan Toth
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Optimizing nuclear localization of non-viral DNA delivery vectors
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Peter Moyle, Emeritus Professor Istvan Toth
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Development of a Peptide-Based Multicomponent Oligonucleotide Delivery System
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Peter Moyle, Emeritus Professor Istvan Toth
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Development of Novel Strategies for Delivery of Vaccine Candidates Against Group A Streptococcus
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mariusz Skwarczynski, Emeritus Professor Istvan Toth
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