Ahmed F. El-Yazbi, PhD profile page

Dr. Ahmed El-Yazbi graduated from the faculty of pharmacy, Alexandria University in June 2001 as the top of his class. He received a PhD in pharmacology from the faculty of medicine at the University of Alberta in June 2008. He is currently the founding director of the Research and Innovation Hub at Alamein International University. El-Yazbi’s research interests focus on the mechanisms and consequences of vascular dysfunction in the early stages of metabolic disease, as well as the identification of potential therapeutic targets. His contributions are widely recognized by the receipt of several research awards and invitations to present, speak, and chair scientific sessions in multiple national, regional, and international venues.

After completing his PhD, El-Yazbi was awarded two fellowships from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research and Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions, during which he conducted a research program studying the regulation of cerebral blood flow at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute of the Cummings School of Medicine in the University of Calgary, Canada.

El-Yazbi is also a licensed clinical pharmacist and a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist. He has a solid university-level teaching and research track record, evidenced across two decades of teaching both pharmacy and medical students, as well as experience mentoring MSc and PhD students. He has published over 120 research articles in international peer-reviewed journals and serves as a reviewer and editor for several scientific and professional journals and bodies.