**Meet the editor**

Professor Farid A. Badria, Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy (Microbial Transformation) from the University of Mississippi, USA, with a B.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, and 2 Masters of Science from Mansoura University and the University of Minnesota.TWAS-Prize (2013), World Intellectual Property Organization Gold Medal, 2011[the best Inventor in Egypt]; State Recognition Outstanding

Award in Medicine (Egyptian Academy of Science) 2001; Outstanding Arab Scholar, Kuwait (2000); Khawarazmi International Award, Iran (2000), are just to mention some of the awards he received. He's also been a scholar of: the Arab Development Fund, Kuwait (2000); ICRO-UNESCO, Chile (1999); UNESCO Biotechnology Fellowship, France (1994); Honorary Fellowship, University of Mississippi, USA (1987-90). Prof. Badria has submitted 44 patents to the Egyptian Academy of Sciences and one to WIPO, of which 17 had been granted final certificates. With over 128 publications, he continues to lead research projects on: developing new therapy for liver dis-orders, immunity, skin disorders, and biomarkers for cancer.
