Mahmoud A. ElSohly
Born
Egypt
Alma materUniversity of Cairo (BS, MS)
University of Pittsburgh (Ph.D.)
Known forDirector of the University of Mississippi's Marijuana Research Project
Scientific career
FieldsCannabis research
InstitutionsUniversity of Mississippi
WebsiteFaculty Profile

Mahmoud A. ElSohly is an Egyptian-born American pharmacologist known for his research into cannabis. He is a professor of pharmaceutics and research professor at the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Mississippi. He is also the director of the University of Mississippi's Marijuana Research Project, the only legal source of marijuana that can be used for medical research in the United States.[1][2] He is also the president and laboratory director of ElSohly Laboratories, Incorporated.[3]

Education and career

Medicinal cannabis farmed by Dr. ElSohly's Marijuana Research Project at the University of Mississippi.

ElSohly received his B.S. and M.S. from Cairo University, after which he received his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He began working at the University of Mississippi in 1976. In 1980, he became the director of their Marijuana Project.[3][4]

In addition to his work on cannabis, ElSohly's research on urushiol led to the development of PDC-APB, a candidate for a vaccine against skin irritation from poison ivy.[5]

Books

  • Suman Chandra, Hemant Lata and Mahmoud A. ElSohly (2017). Cannabis sativa– Botany and Biotechnology. Springer International Publishing. p. 474. ISBN 9783319545646.
  • Brian F. Thomas and Mahmoud A. ElSohly (2015). The Analytical Chemistry of Cannabis. Emerging Issues in Analytical Chemistry. Elsevier Science. p. 132. ISBN 9780128046708.
  • Mahmoud A. ElSohly (2007). Marijuana and Cannabinoids. Humana Press. p. 322. ISBN 9781592599479.


References

  1. ↑ Halper, Evan (29 May 2014). "Mississippi, home to federal government's official stash of marijuana". Los Angeles Times (published 28 May 2014).
  2. ↑ Malave, Ted (21 August 2013). "Growth in medical marijuana use has major impact on Ole Miss cannabis studies". KFOR (published 20 August 2013).
  3. 1 2 "Meet our people". Elsohly.com.
  4. ↑ "Finding Cures for Killers". Change Agents. University of Mississippi. 2009.
  5. ↑ Niemeyer, Kenneth (10 July 2019). "Poison ivy vaccine making progress, still years away". The Daily Mississippian. Retrieved 27 July 2022.


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