Prof. Dr. Tsige Gebre-Mariam

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPharmacy
KeywordsÄthiopische Stärke, Phytopharmaka, Tablettierung, Pharmazeutische Hilfsstoffe

Current contact address

CountryEthiopia
CityAddis Ababa
InstitutionAddis Ababa University (AAU)
InstituteSchool of Pharmacy

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Peter Christian SchmidtArbeitskreis Pharmazeutische Technologie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Reinhard NeubertInstitut für Pharmazie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale)
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/1994

Programme(s)

1993Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme
2016Georg Forster Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Gebre-Mariam is well-known internationally for his outstanding research in the field of pharmaceutical technology. He has made important contributions to the comprehensive characterization of Ethiopian plant based drugs and pharmaceutical excipients. Professor Gebre-Mariam combines a large variety of experimental methods to evaluate the pharmacological effectiveness of these drugs and to get new insights into the molecular structure of the excipients. During his stay in Germany, he intends to elaborate on Ethiopian plan based anthelmintics and phytoceramides.