An Egyptian researcher wins an international award for research in life sciences for the year 2023
Dr. Mohamed Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Chairman of the Egyptian National Commission for UNESCO, announced that Dr. Mohamed Ali Farag, Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at the Faculty of Pharmacy at Cairo University, won the “UNESCO-Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences for the year 2023.” In its eighth edition, established by the Executive Board of UNESCO, and funded by the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
Dr. Sherif Saleh, Head of the Cultural Affairs and Missions Sector and Supervisor of the Egyptian National Commission for UNESCO, confirmed that Dr. Mohamed Ali Farag has been a professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University since 2019 and has won many international awards. He is the managing editor of the Cairo University Journal for Advanced Research, and has succeeded in His inclusion in prestigious databases helped improve the journal’s classification, in addition to his supervision of many scientific theses. He is a specialist in metabolic science and one of the pioneers of this field in Africa, noting that he succeeded in evaluating changes in the composition of the receptor present within a cell, organism, or tissue.
The supervisor of the Egyptian National Commission for UNESCO explained that a celebration will be held next April to honor the winners of this award on the sidelines of the Tenth African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development, noting that the National Committee and the Natural Sciences and Technology Committee, which is one of the specific committees affiliated with the National Committee, have played their role. By nominating the researcher to UNESCO to receive this award, which aims to honor and promote projects and activities submitted by individuals, institutions and non-governmental organizations working in the field of life sciences; With the aim of improving the quality of human life, encouraging research, as well as enhancing cooperation between researchers and networks of centers of excellence in the life sciences, he noted that the value of the award is estimated at 350,000 US dollars, to be divided among the winners.
UNESCO also stated that Dr. Mohamed Farag has developed a first-of-its-kind metabolic platform, which enables scientists to monitor volatile compounds emitted by microbes for medical and agricultural applications.
UNESCO indicated that the Egyptian researcher who won this award succeeded in discovering agrochemicals using metabolic processes to identify new biocontrol agents from soil bacteria that can enhance plant growth, in addition to his interest in analyzing herbal medicines to prove their effectiveness and studying their interaction with the human body.< /span>
It is worth noting that the winners of this award were selected by the Director-General of UNESCO on the basis of evaluations and recommendations submitted to him by an international jury, who have made a significant research contribution to the life sciences.
