Conversation with veteran professor, Dr Abbas shafiei, new pharmacy architect in Iran
TUMSAO News: Dr Abbase shafei, veteran professor of pharmacy school says: asking is ability and we can promote University’s ranking in the world.
TUMSAO News: Accordance to University’s contact with alumni office, Dr shafei was born in qom in religious family and graduated there, after that he followed his graduation in the field of chemistry course after that he could be succeed in the field of pharmacy.
Because he had very good scores in his graduation course and was fluent in his English, he could be accepted in Tehran University‘s scholarship and destined to Colombia University in USA.
Veteran professor of pharmacy school, after passing one period of four years course, destined to Chicago for getting mph course. One of University in USA requested for cooperation but Dr shafei responded that I am dependent to Iran and Iranian people and I must come back to Iran and at last I came back to Iran and I employed in pharmacy school as member of faculty.
In addition to this responsibility, Dr shafei was selected as dean of pharmacy school in 1365. He was also selected as country research council and member of research council in Tehran University medical sciences, manager of drug journal, member of central distinguishing board in health ministry, Secretary of pharmacy educational council and advisor of WHO in the field of pharmacy.
Dr shafei with noting to training possibility of students in specialized courses said:’ we must spend money in our country that was given to students for education in abroad countries. With this work we can prevent that students go abroad and these talent students can reach our country with cooperation of each other to world first ranking.’
In this field, he noted to sanction of budget rule, for research in congress that in accordance to it students can follow their research in each field that they like.
Group manager of pharmaceutical sciences in country medical sciences academy said:’ we have production ability of each drug in our country but producing of many of them is not economical. If it is appropriate to import 10 productions for producing new drug, it is more economical to import with lower price from abroad.’
Veteran professor and persistent face of country medical sciences said that new and qualified drugs and cooperation in the field of pharmaceutical industry are the results of establishing competitive environment.
Dr shafei evaluated conditions of internal drugs with high quality and about using illegal external drugs warned that:’ At the present due to some illegal external drugs, some drugs have been selling with high price that for being illegal after analyzing and testing will be determined that there is not any effective material. Attention to this case for special patients is very vital and important.’
Past head of pharmacy school of Tehran University Medical sciences said that now there are 64 faculties are working in pharmacy school and unlike to other medical sciences, they have not any clinical concerns and activate only in the fields of educational and research affairs.
This professor has received many prizes, titles and scientific medals that some of them are:
- First prize of research in USA for post graduate students in year of 1967.
- First prize of research projects from culture and high education ministry.
- Secondary medal of research in 1977.
- Secondary medal of culture in 1977.
- First prize of best article in the Khwarizmi festival.
- Prize of year book with title of drugs analysis in biological fluids in 1993.
- Prominent chemist in year of 1995.
- Winner of first prize in Raze festival in 1997.
- Secondary medal of research in 1999.
These are honors of this professor.
This prominent professor, at the end of his speeches said:’ asking is ability and we must effort for reaching to first rank in the world.
To professor shafei has been given new pharmaceutical science medal for his worthwhile services.
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