Osama F. Harraz
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Bloomfield Endowed Professor in Cardiovascular Research
149 Beaumont Ave.
Firestone 458
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- Ph.D., Cardiovascular & Respiratory Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada
- M.Sc., Pharmacology, Alexandria University, Egypt
- B.Sc., Pharmaceutical Sciences, Alexandria University, Egypt
Department of Pharmacology
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Areas of expertise
Ion channels and biophysics, neurovascular coupling, cerebral blood flow, small vessel disease and neurodegenerative diseases.
BIO
Osama is the Bloomfield Professor in Cardiovascular Research and an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Vermont. He obtained his BSc and MSc degrees from Alexandria University (Egypt), and his PhD degree from the University of Calgary (Canada). Osama studied ion channels in the brain circulation during his PhD, and he was the recipient of prestigious Vanier Scholarship. Osama completed his postdoctoral training in Vermont, during which he discovered a phospholipid regulator that dictates different signaling modalities in brain capillaries. Established in 2021, the Harraz Lab focuses on brain vascular ion channels and signal transduction pathways, with the overarching goal to understand blood flow regulation and how things go wrong in disease. This research is supported by the NIH, CZI and Bloomfield Professorship.
Courses
- PHRM 6081 - Pharmacology Seminar, Course Director
- PHRM 3995F - Undergraduate Research, Course Director
- PHRM 3900/5900 Topics in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Lecturer
- PHRM 5720 Toxicology, Lecturer
- PHRM 5400 Molecules and Medicine, Lecturer
- PHRM 1900 - Drug Plants, Lecturer
Publications
Awards and Achievements
Harraz lab Trainees’ Awards and Achievements:
- 2024 - Trevor Harriman - Summer Biochemistry Research Award, UVM
- 2024 - Ahmed Hashad - Best Postdoc Talk: Annual Pharmacology Retreat, UVM
- 2024 - Xin Rui Lim - Finalist and 3rd Place: Virdis Montis Challenge in Cardiovascular Research, UVM
- 2024 - Xin Rui Lim - Best Poster Award, Neuroscience and Behavior Forum, UVM
- 2024 - Mohammad Elmahdy - Best Poster Award, Neuroscience and Behavior Forum, UVM
- 2024 - Henry Bijur - Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (FOUR) Award, UVM
- 2023 - Luc Willemse - Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont (CVRI) Research Award
- 2023 - Abby Cate Caproni - Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (FOUR) Award, UVM
Selected Awards and Achievements
- 2023-2026 - Bloomfield Endowed Professorship, CVRI of Vermont
- 2024 - COBRE Rising Star Award, National Association of IDEA Principal Investigators
- 2023 - New Investigator Award, Larner College of Medicine, UVM
- 2023 - Rising Star Lecture, American heart Association (AHA)
- 2018 - Outstanding Research Publication Award, Larner College of Medicine, UVM
- 2016 - The Paul Cranefield Award in Physiology, the Society of General Physiologists (SGP)
- 2014 – The Kaley Award, Microcirculation Society
- 2011-2014 – Vanier Scholar, CIHR, Canada
- 2011-2014 - Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions Incentive Award, Alberta, Canada
- 2006 - Valedictorian, Faculty of Pharmacy Class 2006, Alexandria University, Egypt
Bio
Osama is the Bloomfield Professor in Cardiovascular Research and an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Vermont. He obtained his BSc and MSc degrees from Alexandria University (Egypt), and his PhD degree from the University of Calgary (Canada). Osama studied ion channels in the brain circulation during his PhD, and he was the recipient of prestigious Vanier Scholarship. Osama completed his postdoctoral training in Vermont, during which he discovered a phospholipid regulator that dictates different signaling modalities in brain capillaries. Established in 2021, the Harraz Lab focuses on brain vascular ion channels and signal transduction pathways, with the overarching goal to understand blood flow regulation and how things go wrong in disease. This research is supported by the NIH, CZI and Bloomfield Professorship.
Courses
- PHRM 6081 - Pharmacology Seminar, Course Director
- PHRM 3995F - Undergraduate Research, Course Director
- PHRM 3900/5900 Topics in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Lecturer
- PHRM 5720 Toxicology, Lecturer
- PHRM 5400 Molecules and Medicine, Lecturer
- PHRM 1900 - Drug Plants, Lecturer
Publications
Awards and Achievements
Harraz lab Trainees’ Awards and Achievements:
- 2024 - Trevor Harriman - Summer Biochemistry Research Award, UVM
- 2024 - Ahmed Hashad - Best Postdoc Talk: Annual Pharmacology Retreat, UVM
- 2024 - Xin Rui Lim - Finalist and 3rd Place: Virdis Montis Challenge in Cardiovascular Research, UVM
- 2024 - Xin Rui Lim - Best Poster Award, Neuroscience and Behavior Forum, UVM
- 2024 - Mohammad Elmahdy - Best Poster Award, Neuroscience and Behavior Forum, UVM
- 2024 - Henry Bijur - Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (FOUR) Award, UVM
- 2023 - Luc Willemse - Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont (CVRI) Research Award
- 2023 - Abby Cate Caproni - Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (FOUR) Award, UVM
Selected Awards and Achievements
- 2023-2026 - Bloomfield Endowed Professorship, CVRI of Vermont
- 2024 - COBRE Rising Star Award, National Association of IDEA Principal Investigators
- 2023 - New Investigator Award, Larner College of Medicine, UVM
- 2023 - Rising Star Lecture, American heart Association (AHA)
- 2018 - Outstanding Research Publication Award, Larner College of Medicine, UVM
- 2016 - The Paul Cranefield Award in Physiology, the Society of General Physiologists (SGP)
- 2014 – The Kaley Award, Microcirculation Society
- 2011-2014 – Vanier Scholar, CIHR, Canada
- 2011-2014 - Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions Incentive Award, Alberta, Canada
- 2006 - Valedictorian, Faculty of Pharmacy Class 2006, Alexandria University, Egypt