Dr. Yazan Al-Akam, from the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy visited the American University of Shinando.

During his visit, Dr. Al-Akam gave a series of lectures and scientific workshops on pharmaceutical science and research, which were well received and interacted.

This visit is part of the agreement between Yarmouk University and the American University of Shinando, which aims to promote cultural and scientific exchanges between the two universities.

Within the framework of international cooperation and knowledge exchange between Yarmouk University and Shenandoah University in Virginia, and through the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program, the student project by Bartek Kowron from Shenandoah University has been awarded three prestigious prizes. These awards include the American Chemical Society/Virginia award for outstanding achievement in Chemistry, Shenandoah University Research Expo award for the graduation project, and the Alpha Chi award for experimental projects by university students. The project was supervised by Dr. Yazan Akam from the Faculty of Pharmacy at Yarmouk University and Prof. Kadeep from Shenandoah University. The project was titled "A New Approach to Enhancing Vitamin B12 and D3 Fortification in Drinking Water Using Zinc Nanoparticles: A Potential Solution to Vitamin Deficiencies in Plant-Based Diets".