Dr. Farid Menaa
Fluorotronics,
Inc., USA
Email:
dr.fmenaa@gmail.com
Qualifications
2004 Ph.D.,
Doctoral School “G2ID” & CEA, Paris, France
1998 M.Sc.,
School of Medicine & INSERM, Paris, France
1997 B.Sc.,
School of Medicine of Paris, France
1996 B.Sc.,
Institute of Technology (IUT), Caen, France
Publications (Selected)
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Sharif A, Akhtar N, Khan MS, Menaa A, Menaa B, Khan BA, Menaa F. Formulation and evaluation on
human skin of a water-in-oil emulsion containing Muscat hamburg black grape
seed extract**. Int J Cosmet Sci. 2015;
37(2):253-8. (**featured article)
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Cruz PR, Lira RP, Pereira Filho SA, Souza BB, Mitsuushi FN, Menaa F, Fertrin KY, Vasconcellos JP,
Conran N, Costa FF, Melo MB. Increased circulating PEDF and low sICAM-1 are
associated with sickle cell retinopathy. Blood
Cells Mol Dis. 2015; 54(1):33-7.
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Menaa F,
Abdelghani A, Menaa B. Graphene nanomaterials as biocompatible and conductive
scaffolds for stem cells: impact for tissue engineering and regenerative
medicine. J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2014
Jun 11.
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Shahrokhi S, Daneshmandi S, Menaa F. Tumor necrosis factor-α/CD40 ligand-engineered
mesenchymal stem cells greatly enhanced the antitumor immune response and
lifespan in mice. Hum Gene Ther. 2014
;25(3):240-53.
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Menaa F.
Stroke in sickle cell anemia patients: A need for multidisciplinary approaches.
Atherosclerosis. 2013;
229(2):496-503.
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Menaa F.
Latest approved therapies for metastatic melanoma: what comes next? J Skin Cancer. 2013; 2013:735282.
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Menaa F,
Menaa A, Tréton J, Menaa B. Technological approaches to minimize industrial
trans fatty acids in foods. J Food
Sci. 2013; 78(3):R377-86.
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Menaa F,
Menaa A, Menaa B, Tréton J. Trans-fatty acids, dangerous bonds for health? A
background review paper of their use, consumption, health implications and
regulation in France**. Eur J Nutr. 2013;
52(4):1289-302. (**featured article)
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Shahrokhi S*, Menaa F*,
Alimoghaddam K, McGuckin C, Ebtekar M. Insights and hopes in umbilical cord
blood stem cell transplantations. J
Biomed Biotechnol. 2012; 2012:572821. (*equal contribution)
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Mahamuni SP, Khose RD, Menaa F, Badole SL. Therapeutic
approaches to drug targets in hyperlipidemia. BioMedicine. 2012; 2(4):137-146.
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Menaa F,
Menaa B. Development of mitotane lipid nanocarriers and enantiomers: two-in-one
solution to efficiently treat adreno-cortical carcinoma**. Curr Med Chem. 2012; 19(34):5854-62.
(**featured article)
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Menaa F,
Braghini CA, Vasconcellos JP, Menaa B, Costa VP, Figueiredo ES, Melo MB.
Keeping an eye on myocilin: a complex molecule associated with primary
open-angle glaucoma susceptibility. Molecules.
2011; 16(7):5402-21.
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Menaa F,
Menaa B, Sharts O. Development of carbon-fluorine spectroscopy for
pharmaceutical and biomedical applications**. Faraday Discuss. 2011; 149:269-78; discussion 333-56. (**featured
article)
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Menaa B, Montoneri C, Menaa
F, Montoneri E, Boffa V and Sharts N.O: Protein helical structure
enhancement in biocompatible fluoro-phosphanate-based nanoporous silica glasses
assessed by circular dichroism spectroscopy. Int. J. Nanotechnol. 2011; 8:471-91.
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Guimarães CA, Menaa F,
Menaa B, Quenca-Guillen J, Matos J do R, Mercuri LP, Briaz AB, Rossetti FC,
Kedor-Hackmann ER and Santoro MIRM. Comparative Physical-chemical characterization
of encapsulated isotretinoin products assessed by particle size distribution
and thermal behavior analysis. Thermochimica
Acta. 2010; 505:73-8.
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Menaa B, Menaa F, Guimarães
CA and Sharts O: Silica-based
nanoporous sol-gel glasses: from bioencapsulation to protein folding studies**.
Int. J. Nanotechnol. 2010;
7(1):1-45. (**featured article)
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Boucharaba A, Guillet B, Menaa F, Hneino M, van Wijnen AJ, Clézardin P, Peyruchaud O.
Bioactive lipids lysophosphatidic acid and sphingosine 1-phosphate mediate
breast cancer cell biological functions through distinct mechanisms. Oncol Res. 2009;18(4):173-84.
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Menaa B, Miyagawa Y, Takahashi M, Herrero M, Rives V, Menaa F, Eggers DK. Bioencapsulation
of apomyoglobin in nanoporous organosilica sol-gel glasses: influence of the
siloxane network on the conformation and stability of a model protein. Biopolymers. 2009; 91(11):895-906.