Fawaz Aldabbagh

Fawaz Aldabbagh obtained a PhD on organic radicals with Professor W. R. Bowman at Loughborough University, UK in 1997. Subsequently he completed 2 years postdoctoral work on nitroxide-mediated polymerizations with Professors W. K. Busfield and I. D. Jenkins at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. He gained his first independent academic position at the age of 28 at the National University of Ireland Galway in 2000. As a lecturer and then senior lecturer in chemistry, he supervised 22 PhDs to completion. He has published almost 80 peer-reviewed articles and reviews on heterocyclic chemistry, cancer research, and polymer chemistry. In June 2017, Fawaz accepted the offer of Professor of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Kingston University, London, UK.