(a) B. Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, (Oct. 1973 - June 1978) General Grade: Very Good with Degree of Honor), Faculties of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt; The main subjects are: Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology, Biological Assays, Statistics, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutics, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Human Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Parasitology, Biochemistry, Histology and Microbiology.

(b) Special Post-graduate Courses, (Oct. 1978 - Oct. 1983): Instrumental Analysis, Physical Chemistry, Mathematics and   Statistics, General Pharmacology, Physiology, Toxicology, Chemotherapy, Parasitology and Pathology; Faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy and Sciences, Assiut University.

(c) M.Sc. in Pharmacology, (Nov. 1983), Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University in cooperation with American Research Center (NAMERO), Cairo.

M.Sc. Thesis entitled: A pharmacokinetic study of propranolol in experimental Schistosomiasis.

(d) Ph.D. in Pharmacology, May 1989:  According to the Channel System between Assiut University, Egypt and Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany.

Ph.D. Thesis entitled: Effects of peripherally and centrally acting analgesics on pain-related evoked potentials.

Ph.D. Courses: Pharmacology, Physiology, Toxicology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology, Microbiology, Histology and Anatomy.

(e) Postdoctoral research in Pharmacology and Toxicology in Egypt, Germany and USA, and promotion towards the Degree of professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt:

1- Postdoctoral Research at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, May 1-September 30, 1990, May 5- December 31, 1991

2- Research Scientist in neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy and drug abuse (Research and teaching), at the Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA (Sept. 8, 1999- Sept. 8, 2000).

3- Research Scientist in neuroscience and drug abuse (Research and teaching), at the JLC-BBRI, Neuroscience/Drug Abuse Research Center, North Carolina Central University, USA (Sept.  2000 - Oct.  2002)

4- Egyptian Fellowship to conduct the experimental work and to collect the Scientific Material for the Ph.D. Degree at the University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany (03.04.1986 – 21.05.1989).

5- Postdoctoral Fellowship from the State of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, to conduct research at the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany (01.05.1990 - 31.12.1990),

6- Postdoctoral Fellowship from the State of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, to conduct research at the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany (01.05.1991 - 31.12.1991),

7- Postdoctoral Fellowship from the DAAD of Germany, to conduct research at the Institute of pharmacology and toxicology, faculty of clinical Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany (01.07.1994 - 30.09.1994).

8- Participation in the International Educational Workshops "New Methods in Student Assessment and Skills Training" and Learning Through Problems" which have been held at the University of Limburg, Maastricht, the Netherlands, June 1990  (WHO Fellowship).

9- Expert at the Egyptian Technical Co-operation Fund for Africa of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:  Teaching of pharmacology, toxicology, clinical pharmacy Family health & planning and first aid to pharmacy students and supervision of the research activities (pharmacology & toxicology) of graduate and post-graduate students, Schools of Pharmacy & Medicine, Addis Ababa University (AAU) as well as the implementation of the curriculum of the School of Pharmacy, AAU, Ethiopia (Oct. 1992-Aug. 1996).

10- Grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, USA (NIDA/INVEST) to conduct Research on Drug Abuse (Opioid Receptors) at the University of Washington Seattle, USA (Sept. 1999-Sept. 2000)

11- International Neurological Science Fellowship Grant, from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, to conduct Research on Drug Abuse  (Cannabinoid Receptors) at North Carolina Central University, USA (Sept. 2000-Oct. 2002)

Research Experience:

 (i) Maintenance of Schistosoma Mansoni life cycle in the laboratory (American Research Center, NAMERO, Cairo and Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt),

(ii) Determination of the different pharmacokinetic parameters (American Research Center, NAMERO, Cairo and Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt),

(iii) The use of brain evoked potentials in the assessment of analgesic drugs; Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany and Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt),

(iv) The use of different toxicological techniques and experimental teratology and organ toxicity using zebrafish (Institute of pharmacology & toxicology, Faculty of clinical Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany),

(v) The use of different techniques for evaluating analgesic and anticonvulsant agents (Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt),

(vi) The use of hippocampal brain slices in the evaluation of the effect of drugs on signal transduction mechanisms (University of Washington, Seattle, USA),

(vii) The use of different techniques used in molecular biological neuroscience research: Gel Electrophoresis, Protein Assay, Western Blot, Ligand-binding Assay (JLC-BBRI, Neuroscience/Drug Abuse Research Center, North Carolina Central University, USA).

Career History & Work Experience:

(i) Experience in the works of Pharmacies and Pharmaceutical Laboratories at the Maady Armed Forces Hospital, Cairo (July 1979 - July 1980),

(ii) Demonstrator of pharmacology, toxicology, clinical pharmacy, clinical pharmacology, first aid and biological assays at the Department of pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University (Oct. 1978 - Jan. 1984),

(iii) Assistant lecturer of  pharmacology, toxicology, clinical pharmacy, clinical pharmacology, first aid and biological assays at the Department of pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University (Jan. 1984 - May 1989),

(iv) Lecturer of pharmacology, toxicology, clinical pharmacy, clinical pharmacology, first aid and biological assays at the Department of pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University (June 1989 - Sept. 1992),

(v) Assistant professor of pharmacology, toxicology, clinical pharmacy, clinical pharmacology and first aid at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (Oct. 1992 - Aug. 1996),

(vi) Associate professor of pharmacology, toxicology, clinical pharmacy, clinical pharmacology, first aid and biological assays at the Department of pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University (Oct. 1996 – Sept. 1999), and promotion to full Professor on Sept. 2001.

(vii) Research Scientist in neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy and drug abuse (Research and teaching), at the Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA (Sept. 8, 1999- Sept. 8, 2000).

(viii) Research Scientist in neuroscience and drug abuse (Research and teaching), at the JLC-BBRI, Neuroscience/Drug Abuse Research Center, North Carolina Central University, USA (Sept.  2000 - Oct.  2002)

(ix) Professor of pharmacology, toxicology, clinical pharmacy, clinical pharmacology, first aid and biological assays at the Department of pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University (Sep. 2001- Present).

Work experience includes demonstrating and teaching of the above-mentioned subjects, implementation /development/evaluation of the curriculum, educational and research programs for medical and pharmacy students, graduate and post-graduate students in pharmacology, toxicology and therapeutics (M. Sc. & Ph.D. Theses).