Hassan Farsam (September 27, 1932 in Tehran – February 5, 2016) [was] an Iranian pharmacist and medical chemist. He studied pharmacy at Tehran University and became a medical chemistry specialist in 1960. Farsam received post doctorate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Paris University (1964) and University of California (1988). He was a Professor of Medical Chemistry in Faculty of Pharmacy of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. He was also a permanent member of the Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences. He published more than 100 original research papers in international and local journals, and he also trained several generations of pharmacy students. He supervised many students and inspired them to peruse research career in the pharmaceutical fields.
[1] Many scientists and faculty members in the pharmacy schools and pharmaceutical industry in Iran has been his students or supervised by Dr. Farsam.
Scientific profile
Education
1956 B.S. Pharmacy, Tehran Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
1957 Pharm. D., Tehran Faculty of Pharmacy, The Tehran University
1958 Certificate of Malarialogy, Institute of Health Research, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
1959 Certificate. of Med. Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Tehran, Iran.
1960 Specialist in “ Pharmaceutical Chemistry”, Tehran Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
1964 Post Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Paris University, France.
1964 Clinical Biochemistry, Paris Faculty of Medicine, Paris University, France.
1994 Medical Laboratory. School of Medicine, Tehran University
1968 Proficiency in English Language, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
1988 Post doctorate UCSF, USA
Memberships
International Associations
America Association of Pharmaceutical Scientist, AAPS
Society for Medicinal Plant Research
WHO Temporary advisor in Traditional Medicine & Medicinal Plants
Member of New York Academy of Science
National Association
Permanent member of Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences.
Iranian Association of Physiology and Pharmacology
References
^Kamalinia, Golnaz; Ahmadian, Mohammad Mahdi. "Professor of the university of human making (Interview with Dr. Hassan Frsam)". Shbchragh Science Quarterly (in Persian). 2. Iran: 36–48.