Mahmoud Elsohly

Mahmoud Elsohly is a Research Professor at the National Center for Natural Products Research and Professor of Pharmaceutics at the School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi. His career spans decades in natural products research, focusing on pharmacognosy and drug discovery from plant-based sources.

• B.A. in Pharmacy from Cairo University (1966)
• M.S. in Pharmacognosy from Cairo University (1971)
• Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy from the University of Pittsburgh (1975)

Elsohly's research interests center on the chemical and pharmacological characterization of natural products, particularly cannabis and related compounds, with applications in pharmacology, toxicology, and medicinal chemistry. He leads initiatives in analytical chemistry for drug standardization and quality control.

As an instructor, Elsohly contributes to academic and laboratory training at the National Center for Natural Products Research, located in the Coy Waller Complex (Office: 135) at the University of Mississippi's Oxford campus. His work bridges traditional pharmacognosy with modern pharmaceutical sciences.