Aline HAJJ (EL)

Faculté de médecine dentaire – Chargé de cours

Faculté de pharmacie – Chargé de cours

+961 (1) 421 000 ext 6826 aline.hajj@usj.edu.lb

Enseignant Profile

Aline Hajj is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Université Laval, since September 2022, a regular researcher at the CHU de Québec – Université Laval Research Center within the Oncology Research Axis. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) in 2005 her University Diploma in Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy in 2006 from Saint-Joseph University of Beirut (USJ), Lebanon. Holding two Masters degrees, she pursued her PhD in a joint program between USJ and the Faculty of Pharmacy at Paris Descartes University (2012). Named Laureate of the Faculty of Pharmacy of Paris Descartes in 2009 and selected as a finalist for the Franco-Lebanese Excellence Award in 2015, Dr. Hajj was an invited professor at the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal) in 2018 through the "Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility UMove" exchange program and at Universités de Paris from 2021 to 2024. In 2023, she was appointed as Global Lead for Development Goal 10 - Equity & Equality at the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). She was also selected twice by the Lebanese National Commission for UNESCO, in collaboration with the National Observatory for Women in Research (DAWReK’n), to represent Lebanese women scientists at the events “Dardacha Talks - for Science Detox” and “Unlocking Science.”With 17 years of experience in university teaching, her research at the Faculty of Pharmacy at USJ has focused on pharmacogenetics and clinical pharmacy to advance personalized pharmaceutical care (pain management, oncology, neuropsychiatry, chronodisruption). She is a member of the Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique et de Toxicologie-Liban (INSPECT-LB). In Quebec, she has joined the Michel-Sarrazin Research Team in Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care (ERMOS), the Quebec Research Network in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (RQSPAL), the Quebec Pain Research Network (QPRN), and the Cancer Research Center (CRC). She has served as a jury member for various institutions (CNRS, Cèdre, AUF, and the L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Levant Young Talents) in evaluating research projects and proposals. Lastly, she has co-authored over 110 publications in peer-reviewed international journals, contributed to 10 book chapters, and delivered more than 100 oral and poster presentations at national, regional, and international conferences.


Education

Diplôme Université Pays Année
Master Science de la vie et de la santé Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 2022
Diplôme de Docteur en Pharmacologie Université de Paris France 2013
Master recherche - Pharmacologie expérimentale et clinique Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 2008
Master Science de la vie et de la santé Université de Paris France 2008
Maitrise de Sciences Biologiques et Médicales Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 2006
Doctorat d'exercice Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 2005

Teaching at USJ

Enseignant Ens a USJ
Pharmacie Clinique

University teaching outside USJ

University teaching outside USJ Pays Institution Start date End date
Associate Professor Canada Université Laval 20/09/2022 01/12/2024
Invited Associate Professor France Université de Paris 01/09/2019 01/12/2024
Assistant Professor Portugal University of Minho 08/01/2018 12/01/2018

Professional experience outside USJ

Areas of expertise

Enseignant Discipline
Medecine and Health

Research themes

Enseignant Thematique

PainCancerPharmacogeneticsPsycho-oncologyPharmacy competencies

Publications and communications

Enseignant Publi and Com

Author of more than 110 articles check more on Pubmed : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?termaline%20hajj%20%5Bauthor%5D&sortda… A*, Salameh P*, Khoury R, Hachem R, Sacre H, Chahine G, Kattan J, Rabbaa Khabbaz L. Psychometric Properties of the 37-item Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Cognitive Function (FACT-Cog) Scale in Cancer Patients. Future Oncol. 2022 Nov 8. doi: 10.2217/fon-2022-0438 (First co-authors). Hajj A*, Khoury R*, Hachem R, Awad A, Hallit S, Sacre H, Nasr F, Karak FE, Chahine G, Kattan J, Khabbaz LR. Clinical Genetic Factors Associated with Self-Reported Cognitive Deficits in Women with Breast Cancer: The CAGE-Cog Study. BMC Cancer. 202222(1):996 (First co-authors). Hajj A, Chamoun R, Salameh P, Khoury R, Hachem R, Sacre H, et al. Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy: A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring Clinical, Biological, Genetic Factors. BMC Cancer. 202222(1):16. Hajj A, Hachem R, Khoury R, Hallit S, El Jebbawi, Nasr F, El Karak F, Chahine G, Kattan J, Rabbaa Khabbaz L. Clinical Genetic Factors Associated with Anxiety Depression in Breast Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study. BMC Cancer. 202121(1):872. Hajj A, Hachem R, Khoury R, Nehme T, Hallit S, Nasr F, Karak FE, Chahine G, Kattan J, Khabbaz LR. Clinical Genetic Factors Associated with Breast Cancer-Related Sleep Disorders: The CAGE-Sleep Study - A Cross-Sectional Study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 202162(3):e46-e55.

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Awards and distinctions

Enseignant Prix Dist
Lauréate de la faculté de pharmacie de Paris Descartes