Overview
Availability
- Dr Ahmed Shalash is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alexandria University
- Masters (Research) of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alexandria University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland
- Fellow, Aerosol Society, Aerosol Society
- Fellow, Australian Society for Parasitology, Australian Society for Parasitology
- Fellow, United States Pharmacopeia, United States Pharmacopeia
Works
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2025
Journal Article
A synthetic cyclic peptide for promoting antigen presentation and immune activation
Zhang, Jiahui, Madge, Harrison Y. R., Mahmoud, Asmaa, Lu, Lantian, Wang, Wanyi, Huang, Wenbin, Koirala, Prashamsa, Gonzalez Cruz, Jazmina L., Kong, Wei Yang, Bashiri, Sahra, Shalash, Ahmed O., Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Wells, James W., Toth, Istvan and Stephenson, Rachel J. (2025). A synthetic cyclic peptide for promoting antigen presentation and immune activation. NPJ Vaccines, 10 (1) 9, 9-1. doi: 10.1038/s41541-024-01050-4
2024
Journal Article
Cholesterol as an inbuilt immunoadjuvant for a lipopeptide vaccine against group A Streptococcus infection
Alharbi, Nedaa, Shalash, Ahmed O., Koirala, Prashamsa, Boer, Jennifer C., Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Plebanski, Magdalena, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2024). Cholesterol as an inbuilt immunoadjuvant for a lipopeptide vaccine against group A Streptococcus infection. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 663, 43-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.134
2024
Journal Article
Polymeric nanoparticles as oral and intranasal peptide vaccine delivery systems: the role of shape and conjugation
Koirala, Prashamsa, Shalash, Ahmed O., Chen, Sung-Po R., Faruck, Mohammad O., Wang, Jingwen, Hussein, Waleed M., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Monteiro, Michael J., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2024). Polymeric nanoparticles as oral and intranasal peptide vaccine delivery systems: the role of shape and conjugation. Vaccines, 12 (2) 198, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/vaccines12020198
2023
Journal Article
Activity relationship of poly(ethylenimine)-based liposomes as group A Streptococcus vaccine delivery systems
Jin, Shengbin, Zhang, Jiahui, Nahar, Ummey J., Huang, Wenbin, Alharbi, Nedaa A., Shalash, Ahmed O., Koirala, Prashamsa, Yang, Jieru, Kiong, Jolynn J. E., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Stephenson, Rachel J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan and Hussein, Waleed M. (2023). Activity relationship of poly(ethylenimine)-based liposomes as group A Streptococcus vaccine delivery systems. ACS Infectious Diseases, 9 (8), 1570-1581. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.3c00159
2023
Other Outputs
Development of peptide-based vaccines against infectious diseases: hookworm, liver fluke, and SARS-CoV-2 virus
Shalash, Ahmed (2023). Development of peptide-based vaccines against infectious diseases: hookworm, liver fluke, and SARS-CoV-2 virus. PhD Thesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/ba5f3b6
2023
Journal Article
Polymeric nanoparticles as a self‐adjuvanting peptide vaccine delivery system: the role of shape
Koirala, Prashamsa, Chen, Sung‐Po R., Boer, Jennifer C., Khalil, Zeinab G., Deceneux, Cyril, Goodchild, Georgia, Lu, Lantian, Faruck, Mohammad Omer, Shalash, Ahmed O., Bashiri, Sahra, Capon, Robert J., Hussein, Waleed M., Monteiro, Michael J., Plebanski, Magdalena, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2023). Polymeric nanoparticles as a self‐adjuvanting peptide vaccine delivery system: the role of shape. Advanced Functional Materials, 33 (12) 2209304, 2209304. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202209304
2022
Journal Article
Development of multilayer nanoparticles for the delivery of peptide-based subunit vaccine against group a Streptococcus
Kiong, Jolynn, Nahar, Ummey Jannatun, Jin, Shengbin, Shalash, Ahmed O., Zhang, Jiahui, Koirala, Prashamsa, Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan and Hussein, Waleed M. (2022). Development of multilayer nanoparticles for the delivery of peptide-based subunit vaccine against group a Streptococcus. Pharmaceutics, 14 (10) 2151, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14102151
2022
Journal Article
Perspectives in the vaccine development against Opisthorchis viverrini liver fluke
Shalash, Ahmed O., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Perspectives in the vaccine development against Opisthorchis viverrini liver fluke. MedComm – Biomaterials and Applications, 1 (2) e21, 1-8. doi: 10.1002/mba2.21
2022
Journal Article
Development of a peptide vaccine against hookworm infection: immunogenicity, efficacy, and immune correlates of protection
Shalash, Ahmed O., Becker, Luke, Yang, Jieru, Giacomin, Paul, Pearson, Mark, Hussein, Waleed M., Loukas, Alex, Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). Development of a peptide vaccine against hookworm infection: immunogenicity, efficacy, and immune correlates of protection. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 150 (1), 157-169.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.02.020
2022
Journal Article
The potential of developing a protective peptide‐based vaccines against SARS‐CoV‐2
Shalash, Ahmed O., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2022). The potential of developing a protective peptide‐based vaccines against SARS‐CoV‐2. Drug Development Research, 83 (6), 1251-1256. doi: 10.1002/ddr.21969
2022
Journal Article
Peptide-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: peptide antigen discovery and screening of adjuvant systems
Shalash, Ahmed O., Azuar, Armira, Madge, Harrison Y. R., Modhiran, Naphak, Amarilla, Alberto A., Liang, Benjamin, Khromykh, Alexander A., Hussein, Waleed M., Chappell, Keith J., Watterson, Daniel, Young, Paul R., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Peptide-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: peptide antigen discovery and screening of adjuvant systems. Pharmaceutics, 14 (4) 856, 856. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14040856
2022
Journal Article
Investigation of liposomal self-adjuvanting peptide epitopes derived from conserved blood-stage Plasmodium antigens
Islam, Md. Tanjir, Ho, Mei-Fong, Nahar, Ummey J., Shalash, Ahmed O., Koirala, Prashamsa, Hussein, Waleed M., Stanisic, Danielle I., Good, Michael F., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2022). Investigation of liposomal self-adjuvanting peptide epitopes derived from conserved blood-stage Plasmodium antigens. PLoS One, 17 (3) e0264961, e0264961. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264961
2022
Journal Article
Insights into the potential of rheological measurements in development of dry powder inhalation formulations
Almansour, Khaled, Alfagih, Iman M., Shalash, Ahmed O., Brockbank, Katrina, Ali, Raisuddin, Freeman, Tim and Elsayed, Mustafa M.A. (2022). Insights into the potential of rheological measurements in development of dry powder inhalation formulations. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 614 121407, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121407
2021
Journal Article
Detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain neutralization by a sensitive competitive ELISA assay
Shalash, Ahmed O., Azuar, Armira, Madge, Harrison Y. R., Modhiran, Naphak, Amarilla, Alberto A., Liang, Benjamin, Khromykh, Alexander A., Watterson, Daniel, Young, Paul R., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2021). Detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain neutralization by a sensitive competitive ELISA assay. Vaccines, 9 (12) 1493, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9121493
2021
Journal Article
Hookworm infection: toward development of safe and effective peptide vaccines
Shalash, Ahmed O., Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2021). Hookworm infection: toward development of safe and effective peptide vaccines. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 148 (6), 1394-1419.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.10.013
2021
Journal Article
Cyclic dipeptides: the biological and structural landscape with special focus on the anti-cancer proline-based scaffold
Bojarska, Joanna, Mieczkowski, Adam, Ziora, Zyta, Skwarczynski, Mariusz, Toth, Istvan, Shalash, Ahmed O., Parang, Keykavous, El-Mowafi, Shaima A., Mohammed, Eman H. M., Elnagdy, Sherif, AlKhazindar, Maha and Wolf, Wojciech M. (2021). Cyclic dipeptides: the biological and structural landscape with special focus on the anti-cancer proline-based scaffold. Biomolecules, 11 (10) 1515, 1515. doi: 10.3390/biom11101515
2021
Journal Article
Oral peptide vaccine against hookworm infection: correlation of antibody titers with protective efficacy
Shalash, Ahmed O., Becker, Luke, Yang, Jieru, Giacomin, Paul, Pearson, Mark, Hussein, Waleed M., Loukas, Alex, Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2021). Oral peptide vaccine against hookworm infection: correlation of antibody titers with protective efficacy. Vaccines, 9 (9) 1034, 1034. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9091034
2021
Journal Article
Key considerations for the development of safe and effective SARS‐CoV‐2 subunit vaccine: a peptide‐based vaccine alternative
Shalash, Ahmed O., Hussein, Waleed M., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2021). Key considerations for the development of safe and effective SARS‐CoV‐2 subunit vaccine: a peptide‐based vaccine alternative. Advanced Science, 8 (16) 2100985, 1-35. doi: 10.1002/advs.202100985
2021
Journal Article
Chemical conjugation strategies for the development of protein-based subunit nanovaccines
Lu, Lantian, Duong, Viet Tram, Shalash, Ahmed O., Skwarczynski, Mariusz and Toth, Istvan (2021). Chemical conjugation strategies for the development of protein-based subunit nanovaccines. Vaccines, 9 (6) 563, 1-24. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9060563
2021
Journal Article
Poly(hydrophobic amino acid)-based self-adjuvanting nanoparticles for Group A Streptococcus vaccine delivery
Azuar, Armira, Li, Zhuoqing, Shibu, Mohini A., Zhao, Lili, Luo, Yacheng, Shalash, Ahmed O., Khalil, Zeinab G., Capon, Robert J., Hussein, Waleed M., Toth, Istvan and Skwarczynski, Mariusz (2021). Poly(hydrophobic amino acid)-based self-adjuvanting nanoparticles for Group A Streptococcus vaccine delivery. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64 (5) acs.jmedchem.0c01660, 2648-2658. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01660
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