Dr. Amir Mhawi, DVM, PhD

Professor of Medical Foundations, Histology and Cell Biology
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Contact Information

amhawi@rossu.edu

Biography

Dr. Mhawi spent more than 30 years in research and teaching histology and cell biology at different academic institutions (The Czech Academy of Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, University of Toronto, The University of Western Australia, Saba University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine). For his research, he applies transmission and scanning electron microscopy as well as confocal scanning fluorescent microscopy, tools that provide comprehensive understanding of the structure/function relationship in cells and tissues.

Education
  • Undergraduate Degree: DVM, University of Baghdad 1973
  • Medical/Doctoral Degree: PhD, The Czech Academy of Sciences 1990  
  • Other Degrees/Training: Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Western Ontario, Canada 1999
Areas of Expertise
  • Histology
  • Cell Biology
Honors and Awards
  • Wyeth-Ayerst Award for Research Excellence (The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada May 2001).
  • Larry J. Peterson Prize for the 2006 Best Paper Award (with AMA Jan, GKB Sandor, D Iera, S Peel, AW Evans, CML Clokie). Journal of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology.
Research Interests
  • Electron-energy loss microscopy
  • Bone regeneration
Publications
  • Cadosch D, Sutnto M, Chan M, Mhawi A, Gautschi OP, von Katterfeld B, Filgueira L. (2010). Titanium uptake, induction of RANK-L expression, and Enhanced proliferation of human T- lymphocytes. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, DOI 10.1002/jor.21013. 341-347.
  • A. Amir Mhawi (2009). Interaction of doxorubicin with the subcellular structures of the sensitive and Bcl-xL-overexpressing MCF-7 cell line: Confocal and low-energy-loss transmission electron microscopy. Micron 40, 702-712.
  • Chan E, A. Mhawi, Clode P, Saunders M, Filgueira L. (2009). Effects of titanium (IV) ions on human monocyte-derived dendritic cells. Metallomics, 1, 166–174.
  • A. Amir Mhawi, Allan B. Fernandes and F. Peter Ottensmeyer. (2007) Low-energy-loss electron microscopy of doxorubicin in human breast cancer MCF-7 cell_Localization by color. Journal of Structural Biology. 158, 80 – 92.
  • A. Amir Mhawi, S. A. F. Peel, T. C. Fok and C. M. L. Clokie. (2007). Bone Regeneration in Athymic Calvarial Defects With Accell DBM100 The Journal of Caraniofacial Surgery. Vol. 18, No. 3, 497-503.
  • Jan AM, Sandor GKB, Iera D, Amir Mhawi , Peel S, Clokie CML (2006). Hyperbaric oxygen results in an increase in rabbit calvarial critical sized defects. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology. Vol. 101 No. 2, 144-149.
  • Joanne E. I. Gittens, A. Amir Mhawi, Darcy Lidington, Yves Oullette and Gerald M. Kidder (2003). Functional analysis of gap junctions in ovarian granulosa cells: distinct role for connexin 43 in early stages of folliculogenesis. American Journal of Cell Physiology 284: C880-C887.
  • Gerald M. Kidder and A. Amir Mhawi (2002). Gap junctions and ovarian folliculogenesis Reproduction 123 (5): 613-620.
  • Wendi A. Roscoe, Kevin J. Barr, A. Amir Mhawi, David K. Pomerantz and Gerald. M. Kidder (2001). Failure of spermatogenesis in mice lacking connexin43. Biology of Reproduction 65, 829-838.
  • A. Amir Mhawi, J. Kañka and J. Motlík (1991). Follicle and oocyte growth in early postnatal calves; cytochemical, autoradiographical and electron microscopical studies. Reproduction, Nutrition and Development 31, 115-126.