UNESCO/ L'Oreal Rising Talent Award won by graduate student alumna

Dr. Areej Abuhammad

Areej Abuhammad, who started her career as a graduate student (2009-2013) working jointly in the Biochemistry (Garman group) and Pharmacology (Sim group) Departments, has won a 2018 UNESCO/L’Oreal Rising Talent Award.

Areej will receive her award on Wednesday 21st March at UNESCO in Paris.

She was funded by the University of Jordan and was at University College. She is now Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Faculty of Pharmacy in the University of Jordan. Her research is in protein structure for useful targets for drug discovery in disease.

Elspeth Garman
19th March 2018