Dr. Omer Fantoukh is the Head of the Pharmacognosy Department and an Assistant Prof. of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products at the College of Pharmacy, King Saud University. He was awarded a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (GPA: 3.97/4.00). He studied a Master's in Health and Hospital Administration at the College of Business at King Saud University (GPA: 4.88/5.00), but he suspended his studies to pursue his Ph.D. dream in the United States. He studied for a Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm) at the College of Pharmacy, King Saud University. He is working now as a consultant and head of the Phytochemistry unit at the Medicinal, Aromatic, and Poisonous Plants Center. He is the president of the Pharmaceutical Scientists Group in the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society (@PSG_SPS). He is a supervisor of Training Agreements at the College of Pharmacy. He is a co-founder of the Health Corrector Project (@H_corrector). He previously worked for the Saudi Food and Drug Authority for a year and a half. He has published many scientific papers in the fields of herbs, natural products, and the analysis of herbal preparations. His research interests center around the phytochemistry, safety, and quality of herbal products. In addition to his contributions to reviewing many research papers for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals with a high impact factor, he teaches postgraduate student courses on scientific research methods and selected topics on the chemistry of natural products.
Institute, Department or Faculty Head
King Saud University
01 May 2019 - present