Dr. Youssef Sari his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Pierre and Marie Curie University (Sorbonne University), Institute of Neurosciences (Paris, France). Dr. Sari’s research has contributed significantly to the field of drugs of abuse, including alcohol, nicotine, cocaine, opioids, and methamphetamine. He has over 121 publications in good- to high-quality peer-reviewed research journals and over 8 published book chapters. He has an H-index of 45. Because of his outstanding achievement in his field, Expertscape Inc. has listed him as Top #1 Expert Worldwide in the area of Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 2 in the brain. He has received several awards and honors in recognition of his excellent contributions to the scientific literature in the field of drugs of abuse. Dr. Sari’s research programs have been funded for several years by prestigious NIH grants. He is a member of several editorial boards, including those of the journals Frontiers in Neuropharmacology and Toxics. He has an outstanding track record of mentoring and interacting with his mentees and other junior colleagues in and outside the laboratory. Most of his mentees are currently hold the titles of Assistant Professor, Head of the Department, and Associate Professor at national and international universities. Importantly, he received the US Fulbright Scholar Award in 2021/2022 to conduct research on opioid overdose at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.