Dr. Maha Nasr is a renowned professor of pharmaceutics and industrial pharmacy with extensive experience of more than 20 years in higher education, spanning academic roles, pioneering research, and international collaborations. Her key contributions to science include pioneering research in nanotechnology and drug delivery (more than 150 published papers, h index 44), capacity building, educational innovation and clinical trials. Dr. Maha has won several awards including the African Kwame Nkrumah regional award in the field of Life Sciences, the state excellence prize in the field of advanced technological sciences serving the medical sciences, and the prestigious Khalifa award for Education (Distinguished University Professor at the level of the Arab world in the field of Higher Education). She was also elected President of the Arab-German academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA), Berlin, and she is among the top 2% of scientists of all disciplines worldwide. She is also a member of the Drug Research Council by a Ministerial decision, and a member of the National Drug committee.