Aladin Siddig joined the faculty of the School of Pharmacy in July 2007. He came from Mercer University, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia. He received his B. Sc. in Chemistry and Zoology from the University of Khartoum, a Masters in Biology from Jackson State University, and a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. In 2001, Dr. Siddig joined the HIV and Retrovirology Branch at Centers of Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia. His work was focused on Evaluation of the efficacy of several synthetic and natural Microbicides against HIV infection. He also studied the immune response and inflammation in genital tract micorevironment upon HIV infection. In 2004, Dr. Siddig worked in microencapsulation of drugs, proteins and vaccines at Mercer University. In 2006, Dr. Siddig joined the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Mercer University as a postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Siddig work focused on the Pharmacokinetics of microencapsulated drugs and proteins in animal models. Dr. Siddig is a member of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientist (AAPS). He is looking forward to teaching Pharmacokinetics and Pharmaceutical Calculations and Pharmaceutics to the students of the UC School of Pharmacy. |
