Magid Abou-Gharbia

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Magid Abou-Gharbia (born December 1, 1949) is an American pharmaceutical scientist, and the founding director of the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research. [1] He holds the position of Laura H. Carnell Professor at Temple University. [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Magid Abou-Gharbia completed his B.S. in pharmacy in 1971 and his M.S. in pharmaceutical sciences in 1974 at School of Pharmacy, Cairo University. In 1979, he completed a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. He was a NIH Postdoctoral Fellow at Temple University, School of Pharmacy and College of Science & Technology from 1979 – 1982. [4]

Industrial and academic career

Abou-Gharbia spent 26 years at Wyeth (now part of Pfizer) as senior vice president and head of chemical and screening sciences. [4] After that he became the Laura H. Carnell Professor and founding director of the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research, focusing in collaborative research efforts for the development of small molecule therapeutics for diseases. [5]

Awards and recognition

References

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  3. ↑ "Magid Abou-Gharbia, PhD, FRSC". School of Pharmacy. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Speaker Information". www.bibalex.org. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
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  6. ↑ Reporter, Staff. "Hamdan medical awards announced". Khaleej Times. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ Norton, Dan (October 24, 2014). "Innovation Awards: Educator / Researcher of the Year". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
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  10. 1 2 3 4 "NJ's Top 10 Scientists" (PDF). Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.
  11. 1 2 "Magid Abou-gharbia Receives N.J. Inventors Hall of Fame Award, Carb Honors Three for Research". Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
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