Education and Professional Experience Education

Jan.1990-Dec. 1994: PhD (Reproductive Physiology and Endocrinology). Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
Oct. 1987-July 1987: Equivalence to the German Agricultural Sciences Diploma "Diplom Agrarwissenschaft". Georg-August University, Gttingen, Germany.
Apr. 1987-Sept. 1987: German Language Qualification Degree. Goethe Institute, Freiburg, Germany.
Mar. 1981-June 1984: Master of Science (Major: Animal Science) and "Ingenieur Agricole Diploma.
Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon.
Oct. 1977-June 1980: Bachelor of Science (Major: Natural Sciences). Faculty of Sciences, Lebanese University, Mansourieh, Lebanon.

Professional Experience

Oct. 2002-to date: Lecturer, Biology Department, AUB.
Oct. 1994-Sept. 2002: Assistant Professor of Reproductive Physiology and Endocrinology, Biology Department, AUB.
July 1998-Aug. 1998: Visiting Professor, Reproductive Biology Unit, Departments of OB/GYN and Cellular and Molecular Medicine. Loeb Research Institute, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Canada.
Aug. 1997-Sept. 1997: DAAD fellow at the Biotechnology Department of the "Institut fr Tierzucht und Tierverhalten, Bundesforschuganstalt", (F.A.L.) Neustadt1, Germany.
July 1996-Sept. 1996: Visiting Professor, OB/GYN Department, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Canada.
Jan. 1994-Aug. 1994: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, USA
Jan. 1990-Dec. 1993: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, USA.
Oct 1987-Oct. 1990: DAAD Scholar at the Biotechnology Department of the "Institut fr Tierzucht und Tierverhalten, Bundesforschuganstalt", (F.A.L.) Neustadt1, Germany.
Oct. 1984-Mar. 1987: Instructor, AUB
Jan. 1983-Aug. 1984: Research Assistant, Department of Animal Science, AUB.