Biography:

Dr. Ahmed Hashash has completed his PhD from Manchester University, UK. He was a fellow of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and New York University Medical School (MSSM), USA. Dr. Ahmed Hashash worked as a senior biomedical research scientist at Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He was Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine at Keck School of Medicine and Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California, USA. In 2022, Dr. Hashash joined Texas A &M University as Associate Professor of Biomedicine/ Biology. From Jan 2017 to 2021, Dr. Hashash joined the University of Edinburgh (UK)-Zhejiang Univ. Joint Institute of Biomedicine (now known as ZJU-UoE Institute), as Associate Professor of Biomedicine. Dr Hashash joined the University of North Carolina campus in Elizabeth City (ECSU) in 2025 as Endowed Chair/ Distinguished Professor in Jan 2025. He is a member of several associations and societies including the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) and Human Anatomy & Physiology Society.

Dr. Hashash has strong commitment to biomedical/biological education, and research experience at various programs and universities. He has several years of experience in teaching biomedicine and biology topics utilizing evidence-based teaching methods and an established record of scholarship and experience in undergraduate biomedical and biological education research. During his work at TAMU and ZJU-UoE, Dr Hashash have been teaching core courses on Human Anatomy & Physiology, Human Diseases: From Research to Clinic, Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Applied Biomedical Sciences, Building an Organism, Integrated Functional Biological Systems, Introduction to Cell & Molecular Biology and Introductory Biology courses. He has several educational research projects on promoting student active learning and critical thinking by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and guided project format in teaching courses, facilitating high-impact student learning through community-engaged teaching and learning (CETL) approaches, and prompting student understanding, equity and inclusion. Dr Hashash’s teaching at various institutions worldwide has enhanced his ability to work, collaborate, mentor, and communicate effectively with faculty, staff, and students from diverse communities, cultures and communities.

Dr. Hashash has several studies and publications on the genes/enzymes that control stem cell behavior and biology and regenerative medicine. He has published more than 34 papers in reputed international journals and serving as an editorial board member of repute, in addition to over 17 book chapters. Dr. Hashash has received several international awards and recognitions over the years, including being the nominee for Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science’s (KFAS) Prize in Applied Medical Sciences, and Manchester University Fellowship Award (UK). In, addiction, Dr. El-Hashash acts as a discussion leader at the prestigious Gordon Research Seminar/ Conference in USA, and a Peer Reviewer and International Extramural Review for The Medical Research Council (MRC) grant applications, London, UK. He is invited to speak at several international conferences in USA, Spain, Italy, Greece, Egypt, India, and China. He is the editor or author of over 10 books on stem cell and regenerative medicine that have been published by the prestigious publisher Elsevier and Springer. Dr. Hashash is currently Book Series Editor at Elsevier publisher, USA (2019-2028).