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Abdelaziz
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Another great Tigrean scientist in America: Dr Haregeweyni.

Post by Abdelaziz » 24 Aug 2019, 05:39

Gold Medalist throughout her academic life. Top student always. 1984 graduating in Pharmacology in Ethiopia Mengistu awarded her Gold Medal. She remained there in AAU as lecturer and worked there for for 9 years. Got married and had two children then in 1993 she went to America to do her doctorate in Medicinal chemistry.
As always ranking top in her classes in her masters' doctoral and post-doctoral studies in America. Immediately qualified to be scientist one, then two, thre, associate and fullblown scientist. She them became full scientist of a major US pharmaceutical company and a lecturer plus a national researcher . She designed a drug for her company, the second drug in more than 20 years for her company's history.
She is now top medicinal chemist in America/world, a top drug designer. Her children are now grown up. Amazing woman!



Her daughter, Hermela Aregawi, is an online actress in LA and is hired by CBSN.
Her son specializes in artificial intelligence and machine learning.