Esraa F. Shosha

Esraa F. Shosha is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She previously worked as a Teaching/Research Assistant at Cairo University's Clinical Pharmacy Department (2011) and completed her Ph.D. at Augusta University (2017) followed by postdoctoral training there (2021).

Education:

• B.Pharm, Cairo University School of Pharmacy, Egypt (2010)
• Ph.D., Augusta University, Augusta, GA (2017)
• Post-doctoral training, Augusta University, Augusta, GA (2021)

Her research focuses on retinal ischemia in conditions like diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity, using in vivo (ischemia-reperfusion injury, diabetes models, oxygen-induced retinopathy) and in vitro (oxygen-glucose deprivation) systems to study vascular responses and metabolic changes. Key techniques include Seahorse analysis of retinal metabolism and mitochondrial/angiogenesis assays.

Collaborations include Dr. Nancy Rusch and Dr. Abdelrahman Fouda at UAMS. Outside academia, she enjoys reading, cooking, home décor, and spending time with her two daughters.