Faculty and Staff

College / Department

College of Dentistry and Health Sciences

Teaching Areas

Oral Biology, Oral Pathology, General histology and pathology

Research Areas & Interests

Molecular mechanisms underlying oral diseases, particularly Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Pemphigus Vulgaris, Biomarkers for early diagnosis of oral potentially malignant disorders and cancers, Salivary diagnostics and molecular profiling for oral disease detection

Education

PhD (Oral Biology), 2020
Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

Diploma of Researcher Development, 2020
Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

MSc (Oral Pathology and Oral Sciences)-with DISTINCTION and First position, 2014
Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

BDS, 2006
Fatima Jinnah Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan

Employment History

Assistant Professor, UAE - College of Dentistry, University of Science and Technology, Fujairah

2022, Present

Assistant Professor, Pakistan - Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi

2021, 2022

Instructor, United Kingdom - Queen Mary University of London

2018, 2020

Lecturer, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Al-Farabi Dental College

2015, 2016

Dentist, Pakistan - Lone Dental Surgery

2011, 2013

Dentist, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Qassim University

2010, 2011

Lecturer, Pakistan - Jinnah Medical and Dental College

2009, 2010

Dentist, Pakistan - Burki’s Dental

2007, 2009

Contact

a.rehman@uof.ac.ae

+971525344742

Dr. Ambreen Rehman

Assistant Professor

Publications

A Rehman, Y Cai, C Hünefeld, H Jedličková, Y Huang, M T Teh, D Bergamaschi, C, E K Parkinson and H Wan. The Pemphigus Vulgaris antigen desmoglein-3 acts as an antistress protein by counteracting p53 in keratinocytes. Journal of Cell Death and Disease. doi: 10.1038/s41419-019-1988-0 CDDIS-19-2086.

Li X, Ahmad US, Huang Y, Uttagomol J, Rehman A, Zhou K, Warnes G, McArthur S, Parkinson EK, Wan H. Desmoglein-3 acts as a pro-survival protein by suppressing reactive oxygen species and doming whilst augmenting the tight junctions in MDCK cells. doi:10.1016/j.mad.2019.111174.

J Uttagomol, U S Ahmad, A Rehman, Y Y Huang, A C Laly, A Kang, J Soetaert, R Chance, M T Teh, J T Connelly, and H Wan. Evidence for the Desmosomal Cadherin Desmoglein-3 in Regulating YAP and Phospho-YAP in Keratinocyte Responses to Mechanical Forces. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20, 6221; doi:10.3390/ijms20246221.

Rehman A, Bello IO, Apu EH. Oral Lesions in the COVID-19 Positive Individuals – An Update. Arch Dent. 2020; 2(1):8-9. - Rehman A, Wan H. A Novel Regulatory Pathway of Desmoglein-3 in Keratinocyte Stress Response. J Cell Signal 2020; 1(4): 169-179.

Fatima T, Khurshid Z, Rehman A, Imran E, Srivastava KC, Shrivastava D. Gingival Crevicular Fluid (GCF): A Diagnostic Tool for the Detection of Periodontal Health and Diseases. Molecules. 2021 Feb 24;26(5):1208. doi: 10.3390/molecules26051208.

Huang Y, Jedlickova H, Cai Y, Rehman A, Gammon L, Ahmad US, Uttagomol J, Parkinson EK, Fortune F and Wan H. Oxidative Stress-Mediated YAP Dysregulation Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Pemphigus Vulgaris.Front. Immunol. 12:649502. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.649502.

A. Rehman, Y. Huang and H. Wan. Evolving Mechanisms in the Pathophysiology of Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Review Emphasizing the Role of Desmoglein 3 in Regulating p53 and the Yes-Associated Protein. Life 2021, 11(7), 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/life11070621.

Yunying Huang, Usama Sharif Ahmad, Ambreen Rehman, Jutamas Uttagomol, Hong Wan. YAP inhibition by Verteporfin causes downregulation of desmosomal genes and proteins leading to disintegration of intercellular junctions. DOI: 10.3390/life12060792.

Z. Ahmed, M. Kashif, A. Ali, N. Iqbal, A. Rehman, F. A. Baloch. Assessment of palatal rugae morphology for gender identification. Journal of Xi’an Shiyou University, Natural Sciences Edition Volume 18 Issue 6 June 2022. ISSN:1673-064X.

J. Moolchandani, G. Moolchandani, S. M. Turab, N. Iqbal, A Rehman, S. S. Memon. Frequency of non-motor features of Parkinson’s disease and the associated factors. Pakistan Journal of Zoology August 2022. doi.org/10.17582/journal.pjz/20220406050423.

Muhammad Zohaib Younus, Hijab Fatemah, Shaima Sultana Memon, Aliya Islam, Muneeza Lodhi, Ambreen Rehman. Effectiveness of clove oil in preventing pregnancy-induced gingival swelling. Journal of Xi’an Shiyou University, Natural Sciences Edition Volume 18 Issue 8 August 2022. ISSN :1673-064X

• Samina Kanwal, Afsa Mujahid1, Ilma Kiran1, Syeda Bisma Naseem, Ayesha Imtiaz, Ambreen Rehman. Susceptibility of ozonated water against P. endodontalis and P. gingivalis and S. mutans an in vitro study. Tobacco Regulatory Science January 2022. ISSN: 2333-9748. doi.org/10.18001/TRS.8.1.224

Rehman A, Wan H. A Novel Regulatory Pathway of Desmoglein-3 in Keratinocyte Stress Response. J Cell Signal 2020; 1(4): 169-179.

Mohsin, Syed Fareed; Alrodhan, Azzam Mansour Aruveeti, Yasin Alavi Kavarodi, Abdul Majeed Rehman, Ambreen; Almutairi, Abdulaziz Naife. Partial Glossectomy in a 2-month-old Infant with Beckwith–Wiedemann Syndrome - A Case Report. Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery ():10.4103/ams.ams_211_24, May 19, 2025. | DOI: 10.4103/ams.ams_211_24.

Noman Ahmed, Dr. Ambreen Rehman, Mohammad Tayyab Ahmad, Dr Muhammad Hassaan, Muhammad Razaq, & Anwarullah. (2024). TECHNIQUES AND INNOVATIONS FOR WISDOM TOOTH EXTRACTIONS. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 31(2), 2409–2417. https://doi.org/10.53555/jptcp.v31i2.4640.

Conference Presentations

Rehman, F. Noor, J. I. Janjua, A. Ihsan, A. Q. Saeed and T. Abbas, "Classification of Lung Diseases Using Machine Learning Technique," 2024 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Applications (DASA), Manama, Bahrain, 2024, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/DASA63652.2024.10836302.

S. Akhtar, S. Aftab, S. Kousar, A. Rehman, M. Ahmad and A. Q. Saeed, "Performance Analysis of Training Optimizers on Diabetic Retinopathy Detection Using SP-Net CNN," 2024 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Applications (DASA), Manama, Bahrain, 2024, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/DASA63652.2024.10836543.

S. Akhtar, S. Aftab, S. Kousar, A. Rehman, M. Ahmad and A. Q. Saeed, "A Severity Grading Framework for Diabetic Retinopathy Detection using Transfer Learning," 2024 International Conference on Decision Aid Sciences and Applications (DASA), Manama, Bahrain, 2024, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/DASA63652.2024.10836441.

William Harvey Day, 2018. Bart’s and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry. United Kingdom.

International Investigative Dermatology (IID) Meeting, 2018. Florida, United States of America.

British Society for Investigative Dermatology (BSID) Annual Meeting, 2018. London, United Kingdom.

Best Poster presentation: PhD day, 2019. Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. United Kingdom.

Best Oral presentation: PhD day, 2017. Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. United Kingdom.

Second position in a poster competition on Fabrication of Partial Denture. 2004. Fatima Jinnah Dental College. Karachi, Pakistan.

Second Prize in a poster competition on Viral Replication. 2003. Fatima Jinnah Dental College. Pakistan.

Grant Sponsorships

A rapid, objective and quantitative molecular test for early HNSCC diagnosis (DUHS/VC/2021/11-61).

Awards & Honors

Faculty Teaching Excellence Golden Award. Honors Ceremony. University of Science and Technology of Fujairah. 2024.

Best Poster presentation. 15th student scientific competition. University of Science and Technology of Fujairah. 2023.

Best Poster presentation: PhD day, 2019. Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. United Kingdom.

Second Prize for Poster presentation: British Society for Investigative Dermatology (BSID) Annual Meeting. 2018. Blizard Institute. United Kingdom.

Travel grants from The European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR) and Queen Mary University of London Postgraduate Research to attend IID Meeting, Florida, United States of America. 2018

Best Oral presentation: PhD day, 2017. Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. United Kingdom

Distinction and first position in MSc (Oral Pathology). 2014. London, United Kingdom.