Prof. Galal Elgemeie is a professor of organic chemistry at Helwan University, Egypt. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science (D. Sc.). He was a postdoctoral fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany (1983-85), where he worked at Darmstadt University. He also obtained the Fulbright postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University, USA (1986), the British Council postdoctoral fellowship at the University of East Anglia, England (1989), and then the German Research Foundation (DFG) fellowship at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany (1998). He is an international elected member of the Scientific Board of the International Basic Sciences Programme (IBSP), UNESCO, in Paris, France “2004-2008”. In January 2006 until June 2009, Prof. Elgemeie was appointed to the position of Cultural Counselor and Director of the Educational Mission of the Embassy of Egypt in Berlin, Germany. From July 2011 until November 2013, he worked as the First Deputy Minister of State, Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt and also, he acted as a Chairman for the Board of Directors of the Fulbright Foundation in Cairo. Prof. Elgemeie is the author of over 270 scientific international papers on organic and medicinal chemistry. Prof. Elgemeie's research activities were acknowledged through the following Awards: The African Union Scientific Award "Continental Scientific Award" for Outstanding Achievements in Science and Technology "2010", the Egypt State Honor Award "NILE" "2014" and the ISESCO Scientific Award " Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Scientific Award" "2016".