Farid A. Badria
Professor Farid Badria, PhD, MSc, is the recipient of several awards including The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) prize for Public Understanding of Science; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Gold Medal for Best Inventor; State Recognition Outstanding Award in Medicine (Egyptian Academy of Science); Outstanding Arab Scholar, Kuwait; and Khawrazmi International Award, Iran. He is also a scholar of the Arab Development Fund, Kuwait; International Cell Research Organization (ICRO)-United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International, Chile; and UNESCO Biotechnology France. Dr. Badria has 20 patents, 250 publications, more than a dozen books, several marketed pharmaceutical products, and many plenary lectures and workshops to his credit. He continues to lead research projects on developing new therapies for liver disesase, skin disorders, and cancer.