Orwa Aboud

Assistant Professor

UAMS

Faculty Researcher

12 h-index 120 pubs 562 cited

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Orwa Aboud, an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, investigates the molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets for brain tumors, particularly gliomas and glioblastomas. His research employs advanced techniques, including metabolomics and machine learning, to characterize these complex diseases. Recent work has focused on identifying lipidomic signatures and analyzing mitochondrial ultrastructure in different glioma subtypes, aiming to uncover novel diagnostic and prognostic markers. Aboud also explores the efficacy of targeted therapies, such as Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor inhibitors and BRAF inhibitors, in treating specific mutations found in brain tumors and craniopharyngiomas. His scholarship includes 120 publications and 539 citations, with an h-index of 12. He collaborates with researchers at his institution, including Meenakshisundaram Balasubramaniam, W. Sue T. Griffin, Srinivas Ayyadevara, and Narasimhappagari Jagadeesh.

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h-index: 12
Publications: 120
Citations: 562

Selected Publications

Abstract LB131: The role of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β and its signaling cascade in glioblastoma pathogenesis and the therapeutic effect of IL-1RA and Tolcapone as anticancer agents (2025)

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