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A senior lecturer in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry at Parkville campus,
Dr Ossama El-Kabbani's research on diabetes has the potential to help more than
400,000 Australians known to have the disease.
Born in Egypt, Ossama studied biochemistry at the University of Alexandria. This led him to subsequently undertake a PhD in the X-ray crystallography of proteins, a method of constructing 3D protein molecules through forming crystals, at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada.
He then moved to the US for the next 10 years, where he worked for Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Alabama.
During his academic career, four visits to Australia had convinced Ossama that this was where he wanted to live. So in 1996, he moved here before securing a position as a guest scientist at the Pharmacy College.
Now firmly established at Monash, Ossama enjoys teaching students at all levels. He considers his greatest achievement here to be establishing the first university-based macromolecular X-ray facility in Melbourne, which enables him to further his diabetes research.
"It is a fascinating area because it attracts worldwide interest and has broad applications, such as preventing diseases of the eye, kidney and nervous system," says Ossama.
Outside of work, Ossama likes travelling, experiencing other cultures, classical music and a good game of chess.
- Lisa Pawlicka
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