Ahmed Al-Harrasi

Ahmed Sulaiman Al-Harrasi (Arabic: أحمد سليمان الحراصي; born 13 October 1974) is an Omani scientist and a professor of organic chemistry at the University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman.[1]


Ahmed Sulaiman Al-Harrasi
Born (1974-10-13) 13 October 1974
Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman
Alma materFreie Universität Berlin
Known forBoswellic acids research
AwardsFulbright Award, National Research Award-TRC
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry, Synthetic organic chemistry, Chemical biology
InstitutionsUniversity of Nizwa
ThesisNew transformations of enantiopure 3,6-dihydro-2H-1,2-oxazines ring cleavages, ring enlargements and a novel approach to carbohydrate mimetics

Education

Ahmed Al-Harrasi completed his Ph.D. from Freie Universität Berlin in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (New transformations of enantiopure 3,6-dihydro-2H-1,2-oxazines ring cleavages, ring enlargements and a novel approach to carbohydrate mimetics) in 2005.[2] His name has appeared as the alumni Ph.D. Student of the Reissig Research Group at Freie Universität Berlin.[3]

During 2007–2008 he served as an associate research professor under the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program from Cornell University, Ithaca, the United States, with a project titled "Synthesis of Isotopically Labeled Thiamin Pyrophosphate for ESR Studies on the Hydroxyethylidene-Thiamine Pyrophosphate Radical Intermediate".[4]

Career

Ahmed Al-Harrasi is the vice-chancellor for graduate studies, research and external relations, and chairman of the Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center (NMSRC) at the University of Nizwa.[1]

His name appeared in the list of Elsevier BV Data for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators" in 2019.[5][6] In 2021, he was listed as one of the greatest chemists and scholars of all time in Germany.[7] He is a member of the editorial board of the Elsevier Phytochemistry journal,[8] and a member of the Global Frankincense Alliance (GFA) advisory board.[9] He is nominated as a member of the Scientific Board of the International Basic Science Programme (IBSP).[10] He is a board member of the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority and Quality Assurance (OAAAQA)[11] and nominated as a member of an advisory committee of the First Gulf Chemistry Association (GCA 2022).[12] He is a member of the scientific committee of the Middle East International Dermatology & Aesthetic Medicine Conference & Exhibition (MEIDAM).[13]

Research

Under his chairmanship of Oman's Medicinal Plants and Marine Natural Products, he and his team of researchers successfully isolated and enhanced the percentage of AKBA (beta-boswellic acid, keto-beta-boswellic acid, and acetyl-keto-beta-boswellic acid).[14] He is investigating the potential use of extracts from frankincense to prevent or treat COVID-19 infection.[15] He conducted a genome sequencing of naturally grown garlic and ginger to understand the plants' biosynthesis and how they synthesize antibiotics naturally.[16] He is also involved in the genetic sequencing of COVID-19 variants in Oman, and detected a rare strain of COVID-19 in Oman.[17]

Participations

Ahmed Al-Harrasi was the winner of the 2016 National Research Award (NRA) in the Environment and Biological Resources category, given by The Research Council (TRC), Oman.[18] He signed a research cooperation programme between Sultan Qaboos University and the University of Nizwa to enhance research and development.[19]

  • He was the chair of the first International Conference on Frankincense and Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Research and Industry held at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.[20]
  • He presented various scientific topics in natural and medical sciences at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Doha, Qatar.[21]
  • He participated in the annual session of the eighth meeting of the Education and Research Committee by the State Council, Sultanate of Oman, to discuss scientific research and development in private universities of the Sultanate of Oman.[22]

Patent

Books
  • Chemistry and Bioactivity of Boswellic Acids and Other Terpenoids of the Genus Boswellia,[25] Authors: Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Hidayat Hussain, René Csuk, Husain Khan Print ISBN 9780081024416, Electronic ISBN 9780081024485
  • Biology of Genus Boswellia,[26] Authors: Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Abdul Latif Khan, Sajjad Asaf, Ahmed Al-Rawahi, Springer. ISBN 978303016725-7
  • Role of Essential Oils in the Management of COVID-19,[27] Authors:Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Saurabh Bhatia, Tapan Behl, Deepak Kaushik, Md. Khalid Anwer, Mohammed Muqtader Ahmed, P.B. Sharma, Md. Tanvir Kabir, Vineet Mittal, Ajay Sharma, Routledge. ISBN 978103200817-2

References
  1. "Professor. Ahmed Sulaiman Al-Harrasi". University of Nizwa. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. OCLC 181527905
  3. "THE REISSIG RESEARCH GROUP, Alumni Ph. D. Students". FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. "Fulbright Scholar Program, Ahmed Sulaiman Fadhil Al Harrasi". Fulbright. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  5. Baas, Jeroen; Boyack, Kevin; Ioannidis, John P. A. (8 October 2020). "Bibliometrics". Data for Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators. Vol. 2. Elsevier BV. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.2. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  6. "Table-S7-singleyr-2019" (xls). Elsevier BV. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  7. "Omani chemist included in German list for notable work". Muscat Daily. 9 January 2021.
  8. "Phytochemistry, Editorial Board". Elsevier. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  9. "Advisory board". Global Frankincense Alliance (GFA). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  10. "Biographies and Photos of Newly Appointed IBSP Board Members" (docx). Universidad de la República (Udelar). 10 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  11. "Current OAAAQA Board Member". Sultanate of Oman Authority of Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  12. "Advisory Committee". First Gulf Chemistry Association (GCA 2022). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  13. "Scientific Committee". MEIDAM-House of Dermatology. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  14. "Oman researchers find cancer treatment in frankincense, High quality frankincense resin yields medicinally important compound". Gulf News. 6 November 2013.
  15. "Research project hopes to produce COVID-19 medicine from frankincense". The Times of Oman. 16 January 2021.
  16. "Omani plants being studied as possible antibiotics source". The Times of Oman. 26 January 2021.
  17. "Nizwa University study in Oman detect rare strain of coronavirus". The Times of Oman. 3 February 2021.
  18. "Winners of the NRA 2016" (PDF). The Research Council (TRC). p. 22. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  19. "SQU, Nizwa varsity to enhance ties". Oman Observer. 25 February 2018.
  20. "Oman home to 250 species of medicinal plants". Oman Observer. 30 October 2018.
  21. "HBKU, Oman's University of Nizwa sign agreement". Qatar Tribune. 22 January 2019.
  22. "Education and Research Com. discusses scientific research development with university officials". State Council, Sultanate of Oman. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  23. Philip, Anil K.; Samuel, Betty Annie; Al Senani, Hamna Naseer; Weli, Afaf Mohammed; Al Harrasi, Ahmed-Sulaiman Fadhil; Al Rawahi, Ahmed bin Khalfan (25 May 2021), Budesonide Nano Prodrug, retrieved 2 January 2022
  24. "Budesonide Nano Prodrug" (PDF). patentimages.storage.googleapis.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  25. Chemistry and Bioactivity of Boswellic Acids and Other Terpenoids of the Genus Boswellia. Elsevier. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  26. Al-Harrasi, Ahmed; Khan, Abdul Latif; Asaf, Sajjad; Al-Rawahi, Ahmed (2019). Biology of Genus Boswellia. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-16725-7. ISBN 978-3-030-16725-7. S2CID 146808017. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  27. Role of Essential Oils in the Management of COVID-19. Routledge. 2022. ISBN 978-1-032-00817-2. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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