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Arusha Ayub is a dedicated final-year medical student at the University of Georgia, pursuing a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree at the College of Health Sciences. Her academic journey began at the International Indian Embassy School in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where she completed both her secondary (2018) and senior secondary (2020) education under the CBSE board. Driven by a passion for advancing clinical and translational medicine, she has actively engaged in impactful research at both the University of Georgia and King Saud University. At the Scientific Research Institute, University of Georgia, Arusha has contributed as a research assistant to the project “Epidemiological Assessment of Living Indicators According to Systems in the Last Days of Life of Patients in the Terminal Phase of Cancer.” Her work focuses on assessing nutrition and gastrointestinal function in terminal cancer patients using a variety of standardized clinical assessment tools, thereby enhancing understanding of end-of-life care and patient quality of life. In addition, Arusha serves as a research intern under the mentorship of Dr. Sultan Meo at King Saud University, Riyadh. Her role involves participation in clinical studies emphasizing real-world data, study design, data collection, analysis, and manuscript development. Through collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, she has demonstrated excellence in research integrity, clinical evaluation, and scientific communication. Arusha’s academic rigor and research engagement reflect her commitment to integrating evidence-based medicine with compassionate healthcare practice, positioning her as a promising future physician and medical researcher.
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1. Samad, M. A., Ahmad, I., Hasan, A., Alhashmi, M. H., Ayub, A., Al‐Abbasi, F. A., et al. (2025). STAT3 signaling pathway in health and disease. MedComm, 6(4), e70152.
2. Ayub, A., Sultana, N., Faruk, M. I., Rahman, M. M., & Mamun, A. N. M. (2009). Control of rhizome rot disease of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rose) by chemicals, soil amendments, and soil antagonists. The Agriculturists, 12, 57–61.
3. Sultana, N., Ayub, A., & Islam, M. (2008). Yield loss assessment of onion bulb due to purple blotch disease. Annual Research Report, Plant Pathology Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Joydevpur.
4. Deshmukh, M., Madankar, R., Chaudhary, R. G., Kalam, M. A., Ayub, A., Mondal, A., et al. (2025). Bioinspired sustainable development of Ag-CuO/MWCNT nanocomposites for antibacterial applications. Microbial Pathogenesis, 203, 107516.
5. Latif, M., Hashmi, J. A., Alayoubi, A. M., Ayub, A., & Basit, S. (2024). Identification of novel and recurrent variants in BTD, GBE1, AGL and ASL genes in families with metabolic disorders in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(5), 1193.