• COVID-19 Vaccination: The Mainspring of Challenges and the Seed of Remonstrance 

      Najjar, Hoda; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel T.; Qush, Abeer; Ahmed, Muna N.; Awwad, Sara; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2021 , Article Review)
      As of March 2020, the time when the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) became a pandemic, our existence has been threatened and the lives of ...
    • COVID-19 Vaccine Platforms: Challenges and Safety Contemplations 

      Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Najjar, Hoda; Ahmed, Muna; Qush, Abeer; Awwad, Sara; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2021 , Article Review)
      The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a pandemic as of March 2020, creating a global crisis and claiming millions of lives. To halt the pandemic and alleviate its impact on society, ...
    • Drosophila as a Model Organism in Host–Pathogen Interaction Studies 

      Younes, Salma; Al-Sulaiti, Asma; Abdulwahab Ahmed Nasser, Elham; Najjar, Hoda; Kamareddine, Layla ( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article Review)
      Owing to the genetic similarities and conserved pathways between a fruit fly and mammals, the use of the Drosophila model as a platform to unveil novel mechanisms of infection and disease progression has been justified and ...
    • The Microbiota and Gut-Related Disorders: Insights from Animal Models 

      Kamareddine, Layla; Najjar, Hoda; Abdulkader, Hadil; Al-Asmakh, Maha; Sohail, Muhammad Umar ( MDPI , 2020 , Article Review)
      Over the past decade, the scientific committee has called for broadening our horizons in understanding host–microbe interactions and infectious disease progression. Owing to the fact that the human gut harbors trillions ...