Dr. John Refaat Fahim got his B.Sc. of pharmaceutical sciences from Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Egypt in 2003. He received his M.Sc. in pharmaceutical sciences (Pharmacognosy) from Minia University, Egypt in 2009, investigating the phytochemical and biological profiles of some Amaryllidaceae plants, especially for their alkaloids. He also obtained his Ph.D. in natural products in 2014 from the same institution, studying the phenolic composition and bioactivities of certain Bombacaceae species. Currently, he is aa associate professor of pharmacognosy and medicinal plants at the same institution. In 2012, he received a research grant in natural products at University of Tsukuba, Japan, in cooperation with the organization of ARENA. He also contributed to the publication of several research and review artciles concerning the chemistry and pharmacology of medicinal plants and marine natural products. His current research focuses on studying the chemical and biological aspects of secondary metabolites of plant and marine origins, and includes collaborations with researchers from Egypt, Germany, USA, UK, and Japan.