Dr. Osman Salih Osman Ahmed

     Dr. Osman graduated from Khartoum University, Sudan conferring the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 2006. After graduation, he joined the Biochemistry Department at Khartoum University as a Teaching Assistant. In 2009, he was conferred MSc in Medical Biochemistry and get promoted to Lecturer. Dr. Osman obtained his PhD on the role of cholesterol metabolism in hepatic steatosis and glucose tolerance from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden (2013 – 2019).  His PhD work led to the discovery of a group of molecules (PCSK9 and SOAT2 inhibitors) that have been patented for the treatment of cardiometabolic diseases. After his PhD, he was awarded the prestigious and internationally competitive Novo Nordisk Fellowship in Diabetes and Metabolism at Karolinska Institutet (2019 -2024). His postdoctoral work on neural control of liver inflammation and metabolism resulted in five publications. In 2024, Dr. Osman joined the Biochemistry Department at Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain as Assistant Professor.