Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences
PhD (Chemistry) – Wayne State University, USA
Dr. Amr Sonousi
Dr. Amr Sonousi earned his PhD in Chemistry from Wayne State University, USA, where he worked on aminoglycoside derivatives for treating multidrug-resistant infections. He also holds an MSc and BPharm in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Cairo University and previously served in academic leadership roles as Programme Leader for Pharmaceutical Sciences and MPharm at the University of Hertfordshire (Egypt campus).
Dr. Amr Sonousi is a medicinal chemist with extensive experience in synthetic organic chemistry, drug design, and translational drug discovery. His research focuses on developing novel therapeutic agents for cancer, infectious diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, and metabolic syndromes. He integrates computational drug design, organic synthesis, and biological evaluation to create next-generation molecules with improved efficacy and safety profiles.
He has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles and holds two patents on novel bioactive compounds. His scientific contributions include aminoglycoside antibiotics to overcome multi-drug resistance, EGFR and DHFR inhibitors for cancer therapy, multitarget anti-Alzheimer compounds, and antiviral agents targeting SARS-CoV-2. Dr. Sonousi also brings rich teaching experience in advanced medicinal chemistry, computer-aided drug design, and pharmaceutical organic chemistry.