Munira A. Dughish

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Milwaukee WI UNITED STATES
Physics & Chemistry

Munira A. Dughish has experience teaching introductory biochemistry and general chemistry, nutrition and medical technology.

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Education, Licensure and Certification

Ph.D.

Biochemistry/Chemistry

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

1996

M.S.

Biochemistry

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

1992

B.S.

Biochemistry

Sana’a University

1982

Biography

Munira A. Dughish has experience teaching introductory biochemistry and general chemistry, advance biochemistry, clinical biochemistry, chemistry and metabolism of protein, carbohydrate, lipid and nucleic acids for medical, pharmacy, dental, nutrition and medical technology. Munira also has experience on Anaerobic and aerobic reactions, ligand reaction, kinetics titration and displacement reaction of metaloproteins such us metallothionein, determining the concentration of some proteins and enzymes in blood.

Areas of Expertise

Medical Technology‎

Metabolism of Protein

Biochemistry

Chemistry

Nucleic Acids

Accomplishments

Scholarship award

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Honor student award

1982

Sana’a University

Award from the Chemistry Department

1995

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Social

Selected Publications

Determination of medical waste composition in hospitals of Sana'a city, Yemen

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management

2016

The composition analysis of medical waste is generally considered to be the fundamental information for the most basic steps in the development of a plan for solid hospitals waste management. The objectives of this study were to determine the quantity, generation rate, and the physical composition of medical waste generated in hospitals of Sana'a city, Yemen.

Apo-Metallothionein Emerging as a Major Player in the Cellular Activities of Metallothionein

Experimental Biology and Medicine

2006

Observations of apo-metallothlonein (apo-MT) have been made under a variety of physiologic circumstances, including zinc deficiency in cell culture and in rodents, cellular induction of MT by dexamethasone with concurrent Zn deficiency, a variety of tumors under normal Zn conditions, MT induction by Zn and Bi citrate, induction of hepatic MT after tumor cell Injection into nude mice, and overexpression of cardiac MT in MT transgenic mice.

Cellular metallothionein: Properties of apometallothionein and the comparative toxicity of Cd2+ and Cd-metallothionein

Metallothionein IV

1999

Two controversial facets of metallothionein biochemistry and toxicology center on the existence of measurable concentrations of apometallothionein in cells and the hypothesis that Cdmetallothionein is the species which causes toxicity to the kidney proximal tubule [1, 2]1 This contribution addresses both issues.